On the eve of COP30, participants are beginning to roll out their flagship initiatives to be unveiled at the conference — in finance, governance and livestock traceability.
How social media is changing Congress. Brazil’s tax system hurt Netflix’s bottom line. Despite ESG claims, banks continue to fund oil ventures in the Amazon.
Brazil’s state-controlled postal service faces its third year in the red, and the government prepares a BRL 20 billion bailout.
Supreme Court wants another go at Bolsonaro ally. Lula is facing unprecedented pressure over his next Supreme Court nomination. The fate of the income tax reform.
Bolivia’s new president was backed by Morales’s base, but he will need right-wingers to govern. And violence escalates in Ecuador as indigenous groups protest cuts to fuel subsidies.
Petrobras to drill for oil off the Amazon coast. Lula heads to Asia, where he could meet with Trump. Lula names a new cabinet member.
Agribusiness does not want to be responsible for the lion’s share of Brazil’s carbon emission goals.
A higher court faces a corruption scandal. A vote for decriminalizing abortions. Telenovelas have lost their cultural clout — but are still money-printing machines.
Brazil has aimed to grow its tourism figures. As visitor numbers soar, questions about the quality of this tourism boom are growing louder.
Were he still alive, Pelé would be turning 85 years old this week. As one of the greatest footballers of all time, he is idolized around the world — except, it turns out, in his birthplace.
The two candidates fighting for Bolivia’s presidency in Sunday's runoff. And tension in Venezuela grows as the US flaunts CIA and military involvement.
Vieira-Rubio meeting lays the groundwork for a Lula-Trump summit. An orbital satellite launch from Brazilian soil. Government hopes for a favorable decision on payroll tax breaks.
Justice Luís Roberto Barroso is retiring. We unpack how factors such as trust, political ties, and electoral considerations may guide President Lula’s next choice for the court.
Kicking off our COP30 coverage, we look at this week’s meetings in Brasília: the last chance for negotiations before the big day.
State-run IT firm Serpro is developing an AI model for government use. The Batista brothers buy up a stake in nuclear power. New Saab facility strengthens Brazil’s defense aviation chops.
The Brazilian stock exchange has gone four years without an IPO. But some companies are taking a shortcut to the market.
