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Government borrowing costs reach record high with markets sceptical on package to shore up public finances

Leftwing administration promises fiscal containment measures in effort to calm financial markets

The leader has come under fierce criticism for his failure to commemorate the dark period

Hard-right former president faces charges of plotting coup against Lula and could spend rest of life in jail

Hard-right populist denies claims he sought to prevent leftwing rival Lula taking office

President Lula has sought to maintain ties with the US, China and Russia. But even before the re-election of Donald Trump, that diplomatic space was shrinking

Explosion of online sports betting in South American nation sparks warnings about its damaging impact

Brasília says surge in purchases of diesel and fuel oil ‘influenced by multiple factors’ amid ongoing war in Ukraine

Ageing leader’s brain surgery brings to fore the risk of a power vacuum in his party once his political career ends

Beauty group weighed exit for direct-selling brand as it unwinds global expansion plans