News of brazil politics

Milei shuns Mercosur summit and awkward meet with Lula

01-07-2024 15:00 Argentina’s President Javier Milei pulls out of upcoming Mercosur summit in Asunción and potentially awkward meeting with Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Bolsonaro’s shadow looms over a revamp of the Brazilian right

08-01-2024 09:52 A tear after Brazil riots, Bolsonaro’s right-wing movement seeks a rebrand.

President-elect heads to US, invites Lula to inauguration

26-11-2023 18:47 Milei's incoming foreign minister travelled to Brazil to invite President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to December 10 inauguration.

Operation Beat Milei – Massa’s emergency election campaign

05-09-2023 14:35 Sergio Massa unveils package of measures to be competitive; With Lula's request and a gubernatorial rebuff ringing in his ears, Sergio Massa is fighting for Javier Milei's votes.

by Juan Luis González

Brazil's surprise economic rebound could provide boost for Argentina

02-09-2023 14:52 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government implemented measures to reactivate consumption that strengthened the Brazilian economy. Facts and surprises.

by Eleonora Gosman

Milei says he’d reject ‘assassin’ China, take Argentina out of Mercosur

16-08-2023 22:04 Presidential frontrunner doesn’t want to engage with leftists; Diana Mondino to run foreign ministry if president, Milei says.

Brazil court bars Bolsonaro from public office

30-06-2023 15:54 Former Brazil president says he will would appeal a court decision to bar him from public office for eight years, a ruling he described as a "stab in the back."

US envoy sees common ground with Brazil in racism fight

04-05-2023 13:38 The United States and Brazil pledged Wednesday to do more together to combat racism, citing common cause after the exit of leaders who championed white grievances.

Brazil holds interest rate, citing 'resilient' inflation

04-05-2023 11:11 Brazilian Central Bank resists pressure from President Lula to trim interest rates and announces hold for six straight time.

Brazil's Lula pursues diplomatic comeback in Portugal

21-04-2023 18:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday for his first trip to Europe since taking office in January.

Brazil rejects US criticism, defends Russia ties

18-04-2023 12:08 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hours after Washington criticized Brazilian president's recent remarks on US defence support for Ukraine.

Bold talk, slow walk as Brazil's Lula sets out to save Amazon

10-04-2023 12:46 Environmentalists call for Lula to put his money where his mouth is by ramping up funding to protect the Amazon

Ukraine conflict on Lula's agenda in delayed China visit

10-04-2023 12:08 Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this week to discuss trade and Ukraine mediation.

Lula irks foreign oil companies with new tax

23-03-2023 14:38 Brazil's new tax on crude exports set to run from March to July leads foreign oil companies to petition the federal government

Brazil's first lady turns heads, champions causes with fashion

16-03-2023 10:20 Whether sporting her party's colours on her wedding dress, breaking taboos, or rocking eco-friendly clothing, Brazil's new first lady is turning heads and making statements with her fashion choices.

Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández

13-01-2023 01:12 Politicians on both sides of the aisle use last weekend's turmoil in Brasilia to raise the spectre of unrest in Argentina this electoral year.

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help from police, military

13-01-2023 01:09 Brazilian leader alleges that rioters who sacked the presidential palace, Supreme Court and Congress last weekend likely had assistance from Bolsonaro sympathisers; Lula orders “thorough review” of all staff as Brasilia ramps up security amid new protest threats.

Bolsonaro attends first public event since election loss

28-11-2022 12:53 The outgoing far-right president attended the ceremony in Resende, about 1,000 kilometres southeast of his residence in Brazil's capital, where he has been holed up since losing the October 30 runoff.

Brazil election court throws out Bolsonaro challenge, fines party

24-11-2022 12:41 The head of the Superior Electoral Tribunal ruled the far-right president's Liberal Party had presented "absolutely false" arguments in its case, which he said was aimed at "encouraging criminal and anti-democratic movements" by Bolsonaro supporters seeking to fight the election result.