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Lula Says Government to Seek Lower Fuel Prices at Petrobras
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his government will maintain its stake in Petroleo Brasileiro SA while working to reduce fuel and gasoline prices at Brazil’s state-owned oil giant.
Top Lula Aide Meets Zelenskiy as Brazil Continues Peace Efforts
A top foreign affairs adviser to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Wednesday, as the Brazilian president continues to push for an end to Russia’s …
Lula’s China Embrace Promises Environmental—and Moral—Pollution | Opinion
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made environmental protection a central promise of his campaign for the presidency of Brazil.
Brazil’s Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula’s green ambitions
After his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 1, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp to the presidential palace arm in arm with Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, instantly recognizable by …
Home of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro raided, six people arrested in fake vaccine card probe
Brazilian authorities raided the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday as part of an investigation of a group that allegedly forged COVID-19 vaccine cards. At least six people were …
Lula government embraces “forever COVID” in Brazil after WHO scraps coronavirus public health emergency
Last Friday’s decision by the World Health Organization (WHO), taken without any scientific basis, to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency of International Concern was hailed by the Workers Party …
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 68% in April from the previous year, preliminary government data showed on Friday, a positive reading for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as it represents the first major drop under his watch.
Bolsonaro-Lula, le choc des titans
Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist candidate, was elected to lead Brazil. At the time, former President Lula was serving a prison sentence for corruption. But during the 2022 election, the two men …
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China May Cancel More US Corn in Shift to Cheaper Brazil Cargoes
Top corn importer China could cancel more purchases of the grain from the US because the country can buy more cheaply from Brazil and as some local producers of hog feed replace corn with wheat in their rations.
Brazil’s crusading justice Moraes ratchets up fight with global tech giants
The head of Brazil’s electoral authority, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, delivered a stern warning to the world’s top tech companies on Wednesday, saying he would not let them undermine Brazil’s democracy.