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Brazilian demonstrators rally against Trump and urge taxing the rich

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in São Paulo on Thursday to protest against US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and demand higher taxes on the super-rich.

11/07/2025

USA

Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariff, demands Bolsonaro trial ends

Brazil’s prosecutor-general has filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.

10/07/2025

World News

BRICS summit opens in Brazil with key leaders notably absent

BRICS leaders set to discuss key global political issues in Rio de Janeiro, but questions over the bloc’s cohesion arise as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin opt to skip the summit.

06/07/2025

Europe News

Brazil official optimistic for EU-Mercosur deal amid US tariff war

Brazilian trade official Jorge Vian considered the current international trade climate favourable for concluding the EU Mercosur deal.

28/04/2025

Brazil

Brazil's former president to stand trial over coup attempt

Bolsonaro, who fought to stay in power after losing the 2022 election, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and claims he is being politically persecuted.

26/03/2025

Brazil

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup

Brazil’s prosecutor-general has filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.

19/02/2025

Green News

Brazil’s Lula backs new oil exploration ahead of UN climate summit

The President said Brazil can’t ignore the wealth beneath its feet and choose not to explore it.

17/02/2025

Brazil

Brazilian president discharged from hospital following fall

The Brazilian president is expected to stay in São Paulo until Thursday and then return to Brasilia. Lula spoke to say that he is "whole" and ready to lead the country.

15/12/2024

Brazil

Brazil's President Lula in intensive care after brain surgery

Back in October, the Brazilian leader cancelled a trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after he suffered a fall at home.

10/12/2024

Europe News

G20 Summit: Brazil's president calls for more action on climate change

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's comments came the day after representatives of the G20 nations endorsed a joint statement that called for a pact to combat hunger, more aid for Gaza, an end to the war in Ukraine and other goals.

20/11/2024

Green News

Why have so many world leaders dropped out of COP29 climate talks?

This year’s international climate conference will be much smaller than talks last year in Dubai.

08/11/2024

Venezuela

Venezuela election results remain unverified as tensions rise

The US-based Carter Centre expressed concerns over the validity of incumbent president Nicolas Maduro's apparent win.

31/07/2024

Brazil

185,000 Bolsonaro supporters stage rally to defend him amid coup probe

The former president denied that he and his supporters attempted a coup when rioters assaulted government buildings a year ago.

26/02/2024

Germany

Leaders of Germany and Brazil push for EU-Mercosur trade pact

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told reporters in Berlin that they support the trade deal for the EU and Mercosur, comprised of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

05/12/2023

Green News

UN chief says not all leaders are ‘feeling the heat’ of climate change

Secretary general Antonio Guterres said that the world's response to climate change is falling abysmally short.

19/09/2023

Brazil

Brazil: Pro-Bolsonaro rioters on trial for 8 January disorder

Four men are on trial in Brasília accused of crimes including armed criminal conspiracy, violent uprising against the rule of law and an attempted coup

14/09/2023

Brazil

Lula's u-turn on Putin arrest warrant waiver ahead of Rio's G20 summit

Brazil's president has qualified his words a day after claiming an International Criminal Court arrest warrant would be ignored if the Russian president visited Rio for the G20 summit in 2024.

11/09/2023

Brazil

Amazon summit agrees roadmap - but without concrete pledges

Speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s meeting, Brazil's President Lula da Silva said developed nations must make good on their pledges to provide monetary support for forest protection.

09/08/2023

Brazil

Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change

Eight Amazon nations called on industrialized countries to do more to help preserve the world's largest rainforest as they met at a major summit in Brazil to chart a common course on how to combat climate change.

09/08/2023

Europe News

Lula berates the EU for making 'threats' in talks for Mercosur deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised the European Union for making environmental demands during negotiations of a free trade deal.

19/07/2023