Lula Cabinet Pick Signals Sharp Left Turn as Approval Falls
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tapped the head of his Workers’ Party to a key cabinet role in a sign his government is ...
Brazil eases rules for workers' severance fund disbursements
Brazil's government on Friday issued an executive order temporarily relaxing rules for disbursements from workers' severance ...
Analysis-Brazil's finance minister isolated as market fears of a leftist pivot mount
Brazil's latest cabinet shuffle has left Finance Minister Fernando Haddad with no strong supporters in President Luiz Inacio ...
Safra recorde reduzirá preços de alimentos, diz presidente do BB
Os indicadores econômicos já apontam para uma colheita recorde no Brasil este ano, um alívio bem-vindo para os consumidores ...
Brazil's Lula taps Hoffmann as institutional relations minister
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has chosen the head of his Workers Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, to serve as institutional relations minister, the government said in a statement on Friday.
Brazil’s Best Picture Nominee Sparks New Fight for Justice
For decades, nobody was held accountable for killings and forced disappearances at the hands of Brazil’s military junta. “I’m ...
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Bolsonaro Faces Criminal Charges
Q: On February 18, Brazilian prosecutors charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with overseeing an aborted scheme to poison Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and retain power despite losing the 2022 election ...
Petrobras plunges as higher capex surprises, Ibama staff recommends no Foz do Amazonas drilling
Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) closed -5.6% on Thursday after reporting FY 2024 capital spending surged to $16.6B, ~$2.1B above the ...
Milei, Lula, Et Al.
On political currents in Argentina and Brazil.
Lula’s Falling Approval Is Making It Hard to Tame Inflation in Brazil
Opinion polls that showed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s popularity slumping to all-time lows are complicating central ...