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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2026
Lula scraps for every vote in a part of Brazil he’s dominated for decades
Even a marginal erosion of support in the Brazilian president’s biggest political stronghold could cost him reelection.
Brazilians attend a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 8, 2026
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro ties Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in polls ahead of vote
A court crisis has handed the senator a potent rallying cry: the fate of the justice who oversaw the imprisonment of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
ByteDance’s data center under construction at the Pecem Industrial and Port Complex in Ceara, Brazil, in May
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 2, 2026
Reviled in the U.S., data centers win support in Brazil’s presidential election
Both Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are making data centers central to their pitches to bolster the economy.
An error message appears on the Instagram app in Australia, whose government recently banned youth from social media in 2025. Brazil is now considering similar restrictions on online gambling and pornography.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Brazil moves to ban teen access to online gambling and pornography
The move will make Brazil the latest nation to take significant measures meant to address concerns about toxic content, exploitation and other harms.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech in Panama City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
‘Davos of Latin America’ tests Lula’s regional clout
The Brazilian leader is coming face-to-face with a new generation of younger, conservative presidents at the Latin America and Caribbean International Economic Forum.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ?Johannesburg Expo Center for the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 24, 2025
Trump’s attacks push India, Brazil and South Africa closer together
The U.S. president has upended Washington’s decades of careful diplomacy to cultivate relations with the three major emerging markets.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on July 8
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 15, 2025
Trump’s trade hostilities unite Lula and Modi in search for new markets
Government officials and business executives from Brazil and India converge this week in New Delhi to forge new ties and triple the countries’ $12 billion trade partnership.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the White House in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2025
Trump seems to turn page on Bolsonaro in ‘very good’ Lula call
In a 30-minute conversation, the two leaders discussed lifting trade levies and U.S. sanctions on Brazilian officials, without mentioning former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro discusses his efforts to put U.S. pressure on Brazil to halt the trial of his father, right-wing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in Washington, on Aug. 14.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2025
Bolsonaro’s family dynasty creaks under pressure of Brazil coup trial
The tariff fight has also given Lula a shot in the arm, allowing the leftist to seize a nationalistic mantle and paint himself as a defender of Brazil.
The Parque da Cidade, the main venue for the COP30 summit, under construction in Belem, Brazil, on May 5.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2025
Lula’s plan for COP30 in Amazon risks becoming a logistical mess
With fewer than 100 days to go, Brazil is under fire from countries concerned about a shortage of hotel rooms and soaring accommodation costs.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on July 8
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
Modi speaks with Lula and plans Xi meeting as ties with U.S. sour
Lula’s government noted that “Brazil and India are, to date, the two countries most affected” by the wave of levies the U.S. has unleashed.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, departs from the National Congress in Brasilia.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025
Bolsonaro ordered into house arrest for defying Brazil court
The move came a day after Bolsonaro supporters staged rallies across the country against Brazil’s top court.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago on March 7, 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2025
Brazil’s top court defies Trump and signals no retreat on Bolsonaro
After the U.S. threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, a group of justices advocated for the court to issue a statement challenging President Donald Trump ’s assertion of a “Witch Hunt.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace at the G20 Leaders' Summit In Rio De Janeiro in 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2025
Brazil’s Lula hosts Modi in bid to turn India into a major trade partner
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is desperate to finally crack the code on a relationship that has never fully taken off thanks to a litany of incompatibilities.
Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2024
Lula’s rival-turned-vice president finds himself in unwanted limelight
Many business leaders consider VP Geraldo Alckmin better equipped than Lula to respond to the growing economic and political challenges that are besieging Brazil.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in April 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Lula’s embrace of Xi sets up a clash over Trump’s China policy
Brazil’s geography and colonial history meant that it has traditionally looked to the Atlantic for commerce. Now it’s deepening ties with the Asia Pacific.
Elon Musk during an event in Manhattan in November 2023
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2024
Musk’s Starlink backs down, vowing to block X in Brazil
Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink reversed course and said it would comply with an order by Brazil’s top court to block access to X.
Elon Musk, the owner of X, during an event in November last year. Brazil blocked the social network after Musk refused to comply with a Brazilian judge's orders to suspend certain accounts.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2024
Musk’s X goes dark in Brazil after supreme court’s ruling
While the U.S. tends toward strong free-speech protections, many countries are taking aggressive steps to make companies more accountable for their online content.
Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, march on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2024
Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Brazil amid police probes
Dozens of conservative congressmen and governors attended, demonstrating Bolsonaro’s grip on the Brazilian right.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2023
Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing after police raid in COVID probe
Police said in a statement that they are investigating allegations that false data was entered into public health systems and vaccination cards were changed.

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