Naiara Galarraga Gortázar

A study compared civil service salary caps in 11 countries as Congress debates public administration reform in a nation with particularly high social inequality

One of the two suspects has been arrested after taking artworks that were part of an art book titled ‘Jazz,’ and which had already been stolen in the past

President Lula da Silva presents the $38 billion project as he tries to strike a delicate balance between Beijing and Washington, his largest trade partners

The native people, who fear the social and environmental impact of the project, accuse the company of not consulting them about installing multi-billion dollar infrastructure on their traditional lands

The Brazilian city that hosted the climate summit illustrates the challenges faced by Global South cities in adapting to the effects of global warming

A conservative network that originated in Brazil and spread through Argentina has reached Mexico, acting as a political weapon

Despite the number of inmates serving time at home, the country’s penitentiaries remain overcrowded

Rio’s governor echoes Trump’s rhetoric on ‘narco-terrorists’ and places the issue at the center of 2026 presidential campaign

The Rio de Janeiro gang, the target of a bloody police operation, was born in prison almost half a century ago

Residents found more than 70 bodies following the previous day’s raid aimed at halting the spread of organized crime

Authorities were targeting Comando Vermelho, which has become Brazil’s second most powerful criminal organization

Governor Castro is considering vetoing the measure, which was in effect in the 1990s and is being reintroduced just as police fatality rates have fallen

The Brazilian Supreme Court reached a majority verdict to convict high-ranking military officers for attempting to prevent the transfer of power to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after losing the 2022 election

The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this week on the former president and several military officers accused of leading a conspiracy against Lula

The former president of Brazil, who is not required to appear, is monitoring the Supreme Court’s final deliberations from his home, where he remains under house arrest

The Supreme Court begins hearings Tuesday to rule on the former president and several military officers accused of leading a conspiracy against Lula

Chinese companies’ commitment to the South American country has accelerated, placing it as the second destination for direct investment in the first half of 2025, behind only Indonesia

Investigators are asking that the former president and his son Eduardo be charged with attempting to coerce the court judging him

With 90 days to go until COP30 in Belém, skyrocketing hotel prices and a shortage of beds are monopolizing preparatory contacts

The Brazilian president prioritizes negotiations in the trade dispute, but announces that if the White House carries out the threat, he will respond with reciprocal levies

The US has slapped the country with a 50% levy — more than any other nation — as the Republican president calls the former leader’s trial a ‘witch hunt’

The leaders of India and Indonesian are taking advantage of the BRICS summit to make official visits to Brazil

Police warn of increasing radicalization among young people through virtual platforms that encourage suicide, animal torture, and self-harm

Two exhibitions allow viewers to appreciate the similarities and differences between the work of the American icon and the tropical version

Embrapa, the public agricultural research agency, is committed to combining livestock, crops, and trees to turn around a sector that pollutes more than Japan

Using artificial intelligence, a vast municipal video surveillance network scans the faces of passersby day and night, hunting for fugitives and criminals