Naiara Galarraga Gortázar

The founder of Banco Master is accused of a multimillion-dollar fraud. A second attempt to strike a plea deal has been rejected because he did not name accomplices or provide conclusive evidence

The country’s most common surname, which comes from ‘forest’, spread after slavery and is now being increasingly reclaimed after being long dismissed as too ‘ordinary’

Progressive governments in the region, facing imminent or ongoing elections, have denounced interference as pressure from the White House has escalated

The Brazilian president wants to negotiate with Donald Trump, but he also warns that, if not, he will seek new partners

Jair Bolsonaro’s son, who hopes to defeat the leftist president in the elections, sought a photo with the Republican to overcome a crisis and consolidate his candidacy

The right-wing candidate is slipping in the polls — though he remains in the race — amid a crisis over his ties to the mastermind behind a corruption scandal

The transfer of the 14 patients who remained at Hospital-Colônia de Barbacena ends an era marked by the institutionalization of sane people rejected by society, including alcoholics, epileptics and single mothers

The discovery of 158 accounts in the state-owned bank Caixa Econômica has triggered an investigation to clarify where the money ended up and is fueling the debate about the legacy of inequality in the country

Around 80% of homes owe money, the result of a perfect storm cause by a cocktail of high interest rates and digital betting, but also job insecurity, the digitalization of finance, easy access to credit, and a rising cost of living

A German foundation is taking the pulse of the region, which has become the main stage for the power struggle between the two superpowers

In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders

The former Brazilian model and ex-ambassador to the United Nations speaks in an interview about her expulsion from the United States, which she attributes to maneuvers by her former partner, and about a flight on Epstein’s plane

The Carmelite friar has 28 million followers on his social media accounts. He embodies a movement to bring Catholics back to the fold of the Church

The veteran scientist talks about her nearly 200 volunteers and the study she coordinates on healthy aging in a diverse country with very unequal access to healthcare

‘The Secret Agent’ and Wagner Moura are nominated in four categories just one year after Brazil won its first ever Academy Award

President Lula da Silva’s government aims to expand the Care Station, a pilot project tested in the city of Fortaleza. By the end of the year, 400 more units are set to open 

The leftist president and the right-wing senator, who is the eldest child of the imprisoned ex-president, face enormous opposition seven months before the vote

Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a verdict on the most significant political killing of the decade, nearly eight years after the crime

The Penal Code, which considers sex with minors under 14 a crime, fails to eradicate the deeply rooted practice of child marriage

President Lula looks to put an end to the 6x1 schedule, and Congress is debating over how much the 44-hour work week will be cut

Brazil is home to the largest community of descendants of Japanese people abroad 

The institutions that obtained the worst scores in a new national examination are private or municipally-run, and some charge very high tuition fees

The South American country, which has huge reserves of graphite, niobium and nickel, maintains contacts with Washington and Brussels and wants to go beyond extraction

The city where the event took place, a ufology conference, and a documentary celebrate the alleged encounter in 1996 with the country’s most famous extraterrestrial

The former president of Brazil will be moved from the police station where he is being held to a larger cell in the military wing of the Papuda penitentiary complex

Personal interviews indicate that two-thirds would leave the drug trade if they had a legal alternative