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  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Global InsightBrazilian politics
    Brazil is letting the Amazon rainforest become lawless

    Murders of British journalist and Brazilian researcher show crime is festering and hindering the fight against deforestation

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Brazil: how far will Bolsonaro go to win re-election?

    Trailing in the polls, the president is having to appeal to voters beyond his base — and is seeding the idea of electoral fraud

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
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    Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds in the US

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Brazil
    Suspect admits killing UK journalist and local researcher in the Amazon

    Brazilian police say fisherman confessed to murdering Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula would scrap Brazil’s public spending cap, says draft manifesto

    Leftwing ex-president to give state a bigger role in investment if he beats Bolsonaro in October election

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro tries to burnish diplomatic credentials with Biden meeting

    Brazilian and US leaders set for their first bilateral since taking office at Summit of the Americas

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Brazil
    Brazilian army launches search for missing UK journalist and local researcher

    Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira disappeared deep inside the Amazon rainforest on Sunday

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Social media platforms crack down on fake news ahead of Brazil election

    Disinformation is a potent political weapon in Latin America’s biggest country

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Brazilian economy
    Weak economic outlook clouds Bolsonaro’s election prospects in Brazil

    Economists warn strong first-quarter growth unlikely to continue

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    News in-depthBrazil
    Brazil’s indigenous tribes suffer new degradations at hands of illegal miners

    Yanomami people among most frequent victims of prospectors who have flocked to their demarcated lands in search of gold

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Former São Paulo governor withdraws from Brazil election race

    Candidate’s departure is a blow to the political centre as Bolsonaro and Lula dominate ahead of October vote

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Conservative young Brazilians complicate Lula’s path to presidency

    Rise of evangelical churches widens gulf between left and right in Latin America’s biggest country

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula launches charm offensive to woo Brazil’s business chiefs

    The former president has alienated corporate leaders as he campaigns to win a third term

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula targets centrist voters at launch of re-election campaign in Brazil

    Leftwing former president vows to defend national sovereignty as he takes on Jair Bolsonaro

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Lula falters as former Brazil president prepares to launch re-election bid

    Leftwing candidate has squandered big poll lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro after missteps

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro seeks to woo Brazilian voters in Lula’s left-wing stronghold

    President aims to offset loss of support in south by gaining votes in opponent’s home region in the north-east

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
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    Meatpacker JBS comes under fire over 50% emissions rise

    Environmental study finds Brazilian company’s carbon footprint is larger than all of Italy

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
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    ‘Destructive hunger’: South America’s farmers seek to head off global food crisis

    Supply problems and rising costs make it difficult to replace lost agricultural output caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    News in-depthBrazil
    Adviser to Lula’s party urges overhaul of fiscal rules to raise spending in Brazil

    Investors see spending cap as a safeguard against rampant debt in Latin America’s biggest economy

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    Petrobras
    Petrobras nominee rejects top job after football team is defeated

    Rodolfo Landim says he needs to focus on Rio de Janeiro club he runs after it lost the state championship

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Centrist Moro pulls out of Brazil’s polarised presidential race

    Departure of former judge leaves contest between Bolsonaro on right and Lula on left

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro and Lula eye running mates for Brazil election

    Rightwing president appeals to voter base while leftwing ex-leader aims to broaden support

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    Petrobras
    Bolsonaro to replace Petrobras chief as fuel prices soar

    Brazil’s populist president names economist to lead Latin America’s largest oil producer as election looms

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro’s fuel dilemma puts Petrobras chief on shaky ground

    Brazilian president examines his options to contain rising prices ahead of October polls

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Telegram Messaging
    Brazil’s supreme court blocks messaging app Telegram

    Decision will deal a blow to president Jair Bolsonaro, who has urged his supporters to use the platform

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