Brazilian president Lula in intensive care after emergency brain surgery Date Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 7:29 AM Description Government says country’s leader is recovering well in São Paulo hospital
Brazilian real hits all-time low as investors doubt cost savings plan Date Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 9:30 AM Description Government borrowing costs reach record high with markets sceptical on package to shore up public finances
Brazilian real slump pressures Lula to take action on spending Date Wednesday, November 06, 2024 - 10:01 AM Description Leftwing administration promises fiscal containment measures in effort to calm financial markets
Brazil’s 1964 coup casts a long shadow over Lula Date Wednesday, April 03, 2024 - 8:03 AM Description The leader has come under fierce criticism for his failure to commemorate the dark period
Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls for foreign help in overture to Trump Date Monday, March 24, 2025 - 11:00 PM Description Hard-right former president faces charges of plotting coup against Lula and could spend rest of life in jail
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to stand trial over alleged coup plot Date Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 10:34 AM Description Hard-right populist denies claims he sought to prevent leftwing rival Lula taking office
Brazil’s global balancing act is trickier than ever Date Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 10:01 PM Description 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
Brazil’s growing gambling habit threatens to hit economy Date Sunday, November 10, 2024 - 4:00 AM Description Explosion of online sports betting in South American nation sparks warnings about its damaging impact
Brazil’s imports of Russian oil products soar Date Monday, January 29, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Brasília says surge in purchases of diesel and fuel oil ‘influenced by multiple factors’ amid ongoing war in Ukraine
Brazil’s left forced to consider post-Lula future Date Sunday, December 15, 2024 - 9:18 AM Description Ageing leader’s brain surgery brings to fore the risk of a power vacuum in his party once his political career ends