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Populist leader shifts to Telegram as critics decry app’s lack of accountability
Auction of oil and gas a watershed moment for government’s programme of infrastructure concessions
With a tough election battle next year, the far-right president has turned to the establishment for salvation
Sérgio Moro targets voters who will shun current and former leaders Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Government claims $2bn in fees from offshore fields in test of companies’ appetite for crude
Fund will no longer have a representative in the country after criticism by finance minister
Third-quarter GDP contracts 0.1% in sign of how recovery has lost momentum
Lack of action by institutional investors comes as rate of rainforest clearing hits 15-year high
Paulo Guedes says forecasts of recession are wrong and country is in ‘V-shaped’ recovery
Data show more than 13,200 sq km of rainforest torn down in the 12 months to July
Critics say Brazilian government is abandoning fiscal rules to court voters at next year’s poll
Despite pledges at the COP26 summit, enforcement officials working in the rainforest say they lack resources and political support
Henry Ford’s abandoned town holds lessons for those who seek to tap the region’s economic potential
Emerging dangers in the region represent a warning for the whole planet
Suspension of shipments following mad cow cases threatens $4bn a year trade
Congressional probe alleges missteps and misconduct in deaths of 600,000 Brazilians during pandemic
Country is fertile ground for novel sustainable methods but must overcome cost and cultural barriers
Populist leader is playing a dangerous game by provoking supporters to question country’s institutions, say critics
Observers worry rightwing president will lose control of most radical supporters as election nears
Eduardo Leite, who came out as gay in July, is appealing to business with a liberal economic agenda
Tens of thousands flock to largest cities to show backing for populist president
World’s biggest producer says no risk to humans after confirming ‘atypical’ incidents in two states
Central bank forced to restrict use of its Pix money transfer app amid crime spree
Annual growth estimates for Latin America’s largest economy downgraded as drought and looming election also bite
Stocks and currency have pulled back from recent highs as analysts see ‘increase in risk’
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