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
Chavismo recognizes the mediation work, in some cases lasting for years, carried out by the Arab state, by the Brazilian president and by a former prime minister of Spain
The most unsettling issue is not that the authoritarians are winning. It’s that those who should be opposing them seem to have forgotten why
The clan’s eldest son is presenting himself as a moderate version of his father, while the traditional right is calling for a candidate who is not from the family
The South American giant is exceeding the government’s most optimistic forecasts. For now, locals are welcoming the influx despite signs of gentrification in cities like Rio de Janeiro
Bolsonaro-aligned members of parliament argue that an advertisement featuring Fernanda Torres is an attack on conservatives
The letter accuses the U.S. president of using tariffs to influence the court that convicted Bolsonaro for attempting a coup
The leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have responded in very different ways to the return of the far right to the South American country, which held a runoff vote on Sunday
A series of brutally cruel cases is forcing society to confront the deadliest side of misogyny, which kills four women every day
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 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
This year’s summit is being held in a country that has defied both authoritarianism and environmental collapse, a reminder that democracy triumphs where despotism destroys
Despite the number of inmates serving time at home, the country’s penitentiaries remain overcrowded
The coordinator of the Center for Security and Citizenship Studies considers the operation an example of the lack of a clear strategy on the part of the authorities
Rio’s governor echoes Trump’s rhetoric on ‘narco-terrorists’ and places the issue at the center of 2026 presidential campaign
Residents found more than 70 bodies following the previous day’s raid aimed at halting the spread of organized crime
This year’s summit in Belém will not only test the durability of the Paris Agreement, now a decade old—it will test whether the world can still come together to confront global threats at a time of fracture and distrust
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 historic curse of pardoning politicians and military officers looms in Brazil as the Supreme Court tries the former president for an attempted coup
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
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 annual report criticizes Germany for its laws against far-right speech and refrains from censuring Israel’s actions in Gaza