Brazil politics

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement

The former president and other defendants were required to present their final arguments by Wednesday. This marks the final procedural step before the trial concludes, which is expected by the end of the year.

14/08/2025

Brazil

Brazil judge places former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.

05/08/2025

Brazil

BRICS group slams tariffs and Iran conflict at summit in Brazil

BRICS leaders are set to discuss key global political issues, but questions over the bloc’s unity have arisen as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have opted to skip the summit.

07/07/2025

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

Tech News

X returns to some users in Brazil with server change

Some X users are back online despite a nation-wide ban against the app in Brazil.

19/09/2024

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Hundreds rally in Brazil to protest abortion bill

Demonstrators gathered in front of Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia on Wednesday to protest a bill that would further criminalise abortions.

20/06/2024

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

Tech News

City lawmakers in Brazil passed a new law secretly written by ChatGPT

Objections were sparked when politicians in the city of Porto Allegre discovered the law they had enacted was written by OpenAI's popular chatbot.

03/12/2023

Economy

How EU deforestation rules are hampering Mercosur trade deal

Despite Brazil facing challenges in adhering to EU regulations on deforestation, Greenpeace claims that the bloc is willing to compromise on certain single-use plastic standards to finalise the deal.

10/11/2023

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

Two-day Amazon summit set to focus on climate change and human rights

Eight South American countries are meeting in Brazil to thrash out co-ordinated policies for the Amazon basin.

08/08/2023

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

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Bolsonaro supporters storm into Congress

Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration last week.

09/01/2023

Culture news

Euroviews. Profile: Brazil's new Culture Minister Margareth Menezes

After what some Brazilians called ‘a nightmare’ period, Margareth Menezes appointment as Culture Minister is for many a welcome breath of fresh air into a sector that's been neglected during Jair Bolsonaro's presidency.

09/01/2023

Brazil

After losing presidential immunity, Bolsonaro may face court charges

Bolsonaro has reportedly been in Florida since late December, where he is not immediately threatened by legal probes against him in Brazil.

04/01/2023

Brazil

Lula promises to 'end devastation era' when swearing in for his term

Fighting back tears and breaking with some of the traditions, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as Brazil's president for the third time on Sunday. In a day busy with an number official duties, Lula and his team made sure his first day in office was filled with symbolism.

02/01/2023

Brazil

Brazil's Lula sworn in as president for third time

Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro is believed to have flown in a Brazilian military jet to Florida at the end of December.

01/01/2023

World News

Lula set for inauguration to preside over polarised Brazil

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital Brasilia and assume office for the third time, marking the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill supporters and enrage opponents in a fiercely polarised nation.

01/01/2023

Brazil

Bolsonaro breaks tense silence without admitting election defeat

But the right-wing leader said he authorised the 'transition' after losing Brazil's election to rival Lula.

01/11/2022

Brazil

Lula beats Bolsonaro in Brazil's historic presidential runoff

Winning what is escribed as the most divisive election in the country’s history, Lula received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country’s election authority.

30/10/2022