Lula da Silva

On Monday, Lula and other officials will gather in Congress for the peculiar exhibit called “Unshakeable Democracy” in a symbolic ceremony aimed at reassuring Brazilians of the strength of their democratic system of government

Economic growth has bolstered the president, who has just completed one year in power. His administration has prioritized the fight against hunger and poverty, while investing in public works and environmental protection

The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system, widely considered overly burdensome for both individuals and businesses, and boost economic growth that has drifted between downturns and doldrums for the last decade

Lula da Silva’s government praised the results of the COP28, while auctioning off 602 blocks and working to increase crude oil and gas production

President Lula announced a $200 million plan to provide them with social assistance, although only 150 housing units are expected to be built

Instead of adulation, at this year’s climate talks Brazil received a Fossil of the Day award from an NGO and sharp criticism from environmental groups

Lula da Silva is an advocate of the agreement that has been in the works for two decades. His main partners so far have been Spain, which holds the presidency of the EU, and Germany

Via a law announced Tuesday, Venezuela will create a new province or state in the disputed territory, having already appointed a single provisional authority: Major-General Alexis Rodríguez Cabello

Neighborhoods in the city of Maceio are threatening to collapse due to the company’s decades-long extraction of rock salt

The Latin America country’s position goes against that of neighbor Brazil, which holds the presidency of Mercosur, and Spain, which holds the presidency of the EU

The Nobel Prize-winning climate activist said al-Jaber’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is ‘one of the largest and one of the dirtiest, by many measures, oil companies in the world.’

Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres

An NGO warns that the increase in violence due to the establishment of drug gangs in the largest tropical forest in the world must be included in the environmental debate

The move appears to be a preview of the drastic shift in foreign policy that will be implemented in Argentina once right-wing populist takes office

The reductions have not made lasting changes to oil prices because of concerns about oversupply in a weakening global economy

The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture representative for Latin America and the Caribbean discusses new challenges in combating hunger across the region. ‘The world in 2015 is completely different from the world in 2023,’ he says

The largest rainforest in the world lost 9,001 km², an area equivalent to the size of Cyprus

The South American nation hosted the men’s tournament in 1950 and 2014

The diplomatic moves by Chile, Colombia and Bolivia, all of which are led by leftist leaders, come as others in the region have ramped up their criticism of Israel’s military activity

Surveys from the most recent elections in Argentina, Poland, Brazil and Spain confirm that women vote less for extreme parties, as noted by many academic studies

The ex-president is accused of crimes that could lead to a 29-year prison sentence; 22 high-ranking military officers could also be charged

One week after Lula took office, thousands of former President Jair Bolsonaro supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace, refusing to accept his election defeat

The petroleum company celebrates its seventh decade of existence with its sights set on the equatorial sea around the Amazon, as it tackles the energy transition and the shadow of corruption

The leaders of the United States and Brazil have formed a partnership aimed at protecting the rights of working families

The annual festival gathers a million people in the countryside of São Paulo, embodying the power of the national economic engine