News of brasilia

The G20: Tackling economic issues in a turbulent world

15-11-2024 14:14 The G20 is the main forum for economic and financial cooperation – areas increasingly tested by today's shifting geopolitics.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Wars, looming Trump reign set to dominate G20 summit

15-11-2024 14:07 World leaders gather in Brazil on Monday for a G20 summit set to be dominated by differences over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine – and the incoming Donald Trump administration in the United States.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards

16-04-2024 13:10 "The possibility of a presidential meeting is always present. And we hope that at some point it will happen," Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino declares after visit to Brasília.

Former president in court

Brazil court resumes trial that could bar Bolsonaro

29-06-2023 13:21 Judges will continue delivering verdicts Thursday on charges that far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke the law with his unproven allegations against Brazil's election system, which could see him banned from holding office for eight years.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández seals deals with Brazil to finance exports for Argentina

27-06-2023 15:39 Argentina’s president enjoys support and bilateral backing from his friend in Brasília, President Inácio Lula da Silva. Advancing the financing of exports to Argentina could start imminently.

by Eleonora Gosman

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Opposition criticism as President Fernández meets with Maduro

30-05-2023 21:15 Argentina’s president calls for sanctions against Venezuela to be set aside, arguing that the search for a “political solution” cannot be subject to “external pressures or conditions.”

Alberto in Brazil

Brazil to finance Argentina’s imports to relieve pressure on reserves

04-05-2023 01:14 Lula assures that he is seeking solutions to sustain Brazilian exports to Argentina and that he will be lobbying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "to remove the knife from Argentina’s throat."

Foreign relations

Lula says he’s started talks with BRICS bank to help Argentina

03-05-2023 08:16 Lula offers strong support for Alberto Fernández after four-hour meeting in Brasília, confirming talks on financing for Brazilian exports and declaring that International Monetary Fund needs to "remove its knife from Argentina's neck."

BLOOMBERG

Brazil’s faltering economy endangers Lula’s ‘barbecue and beer’ promise

03-03-2023 12:47 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised to bring prosperity back — “barbecue and beer” for all — if he returned to Brazil’s top job. Two months into his presidency, the economy he inherited is cutting his honeymoon short.

Turmoil in Brazil

Aftermath of January 8: Bringing Brazil's rioters to account

18-01-2023 13:44 Brazil has faced a herculean task in processing hundreds of people detained in the country's biggest once-off roundup of suspects following violent riots in the capital on January 8. More than 1,000 will likely face charges.