The response to attacks on democracy is to improve people’s lives
Rarely has support among the world’s progressive forces — such as Spain and Brazil — been as necessary as it is today
Michelle Bolsonaro eyes the presidency of Brazil
It already seems clear that the wife of the former Brazilian president will begin her entry into active politics as soon as possible. She will likely start with the municipal elections scheduled for October
The war in Gaza has blurred the line between the United Nations’ diplomatic and humanitarian roles
The killing of over 100 people receiving aid in the Strip is the latest example of the effects of the organization’s paralysis. Countries in the Global South have criticized the West’s double standards in relation to the conflict in Ukraine
Nicolás Maduro assures Lula that there will be elections in Venezuela after June
The Venezuelan president held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart at the CELAC summit, in which he invited Brazil to participate as an observer in the upcoming elections
Brazil’s G20 presidency kicks off in Rio with foreign ministers meeting
One of Brazil’s key proposals, set by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is a reform of global governance institutions such as the UN, WTO and multilateral banks, where he wants to push for stronger representation of developing nations
Unprecedented jailbreak in Brazil puts maximum security prisons to the test
Two dangerous inmates from the Comando Vermelho criminal organization have escaped in the first jailbreak in the history of the federal prison system, which was created in 2006
Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Percussionists had ‘Miners out’ written across the skins of their drums as participants marched through the Sambadrome on Sunday evening
Brazilian police accuse Jair Bolsonaro and military officers in his inner circle of plotting a coup
Investigators accused the former president of drafting a decree to annul the 2022 elections, forbade him to leave the country and confiscated his passport
Eliane Brum, journalist and climate activist: ‘Capitalism has destroyed our survival instinct’
She decided to fight on behalf of the Amazon on the frontlines of its destruction, moving from São Paulo to Altamira. In her writing, she warns that putting the world’s largest tropical rainforest at risk could mean a holocaust for many species, including our own
The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says
The group on Monday released an annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the World Economic Forum’s gathering of political and business elites at the Swiss ski resort of Davos
Brazil’s Lula da Silva and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro: United on preserving the Amazon rainforest, divided on oil
The presidents’ discourses on the energy transition are going in opposite directions. Both men have reduced deforestation, but while Brasilia is joining OPEC as an observer, Bogota is committed to leaving fossil fuels behind
A year after the attempted coup in Brazil, Lula’s relationship with the military remains tense
On Monday, the president is leading an event with Congress and the Supreme Court to celebrate the country’s democracy on the first anniversary of Bolsonaro supporters’ assault in Brasília
A year after pro-Bolsonaro riots and dozens of arrests, Brazil is still recovering
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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
Lula returns democratic normality to Brazil after Bolsonaro’s chaotic term
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
Brazil approves a major tax reform overhaul that Lula says will ‘facilitate investment’
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
Brazil holds oil auction just as climate summit comes to an end
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
Homelessness in Brazil has increased tenfold in a decade to more than 200,000 people
President Lula announced a $200 million plan to provide them with social assistance, although only 150 housing units are expected to be built
Brazil’s Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year
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
Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil
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
Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Maduro mobilizes the army and announces annexation of Essequibo
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
Brazil fines petrochemical company $13.5 million for mining under Maceio, a sinking city
Neighborhoods in the city of Maceio are threatening to collapse due to the company’s decades-long extraction of rock salt
Argentina’s outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it
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
Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges at UN summit
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.’
Pacts, conspiracies and betrayals: The best-loved restaurants of politicians and elites from Paris to Bogotá
Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres
Organized crime in Brazil’s Amazon threatens the fight against climate change
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
Argentina won’t join BRICS as scheduled, says member of Milei’s transition team
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
Saudi Arabia extends cut in oil it sends to the world in bid to boost prices
The reductions have not made lasting changes to oil prices because of concerns about oversupply in a weakening global economy
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