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Brazil's Lula recognises 1,200 square km of Indigenous land

Brazil has recognised six Indigenous areas, most of which are in the threatened Amazon rainforest.

Spain

South American trade on the agenda as Brazil's Lula visits Spain

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Spain on Tuesday on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a long-delayed trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

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Brazil's president Lula faces protests in Portugal's parliament

Right-wing lawmakers protested in Portugal's parliament during a speech by Brazil's President Lula.

Europe Decoded

What to expect from Brazilian President Lula's visit to Spain

Brazilian President Lula’s remarks created divisions ahead of his first European trip even as Spain was hoping to deepen ties.

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Portugal

Lula on Ukraine war: 'I know what an invasion is'

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday was again at odds with Europe over Ukraine while pressing his first European tour since resuming office in January.

Brazil

Could the West fall out of love with Lula?

Is the West falling out of love with Brazil’s Lula after his controversial comments on the war in Ukraine? Euronews asked the experts to find out.

Brazil

US accuses Brazil of 'parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda'

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace.

China

Brazil's Lula in China to boost ties with country's top trading partne

Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to forge closer ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing on Friday.

Ukraine

Ukraine urged to give up Crimea by Brazil's Lula

Zelenskyy "cannot want everything", said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday.

Brazil

Former President Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil

Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn’t think leftists will be in power in the country for long.

Europe Decoded

Here's why European nations are considering joining the Amazon Fund

Here's why European nations are considering joining the Amazon Fund

Culture news

Brazil celebrates the return of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival

Brazil's iconic carnival week is back in full swing for the first time in three years following the Covid-19 pandemic. Millions are expected to take part in the festivities which include parades, 'blocos' and samba dancers.

USA

Jair Bolsonaro speaks in Miami still confused he lost election

Only a few weeks after his supporters stormed the seat of his country's government, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed bafflement at how he could have lost October's election.

World News

Euroviews. EU has neglected Latin America as a trade partner. That has to change

A leap in relations will help the EU secure vital resources for the green transition, counter Chinese influence in the region, and diversify trade to avoid strategic dependencies, economist Carla Subirana explains.

Europe News

Explained: Why the EU-Mercosur trade deal could be ratified this year

Negotiations between the two blocs — Mercosur includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay — started in 2000 and were concluded in June 2019.

Argentina

Brazil's Lula meets Argentina's leader in bid to restore relations

Brazil's President Lula begins his international tour in Argentina before he departs for more visits with his other South American neighbours and later, Washington in February.

Earth News

Brazil: Illegal mining has caused Indigenous ‘genocide’, Lula says

President Lula wants to reduce deforestation and gold mining in the Amazon. He has done so in the past - during his 2003-2010 tenure in office, Amazon deforestation dropped by 72 per cent.

Culture news

Artisans in Brasilia repair art works damaged by right-wing rioters

Heritage workers in Brazil's capital city are repairing and restoring dozens of art works and antiques damaged on 8 January when right-wing Bolsonaristas ransacked Brasilia's government buildings.

Earth News

Brazil makes official bid to host UN climate talks in Amazonia

The north eastern city of Belem has been named as the potential host of COP30 as President Lula fulfils promises made at COP27.

Brazil

'A collective delusion': Brazillians share their views on riots

It’s been one week since protesters clashed with police and stormed Brazil’s government buildings in the capital Brasilia. In Sao Paolo, Euronews’ Anelise Borges has been speaking to Brazillians about how the feel about the events..