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Capital

Brasília

Head of State

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Head of Government

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (at centre microphone) speaks during a Brics meeting in Brasília in February. The South American country holds the bloc’s rotating presidency in 2025. Photo: dpa

US-China relations

Brics countries eye mechanism to help global economy: Brazilian official

Plan would follow World Bank agency’s guarantee model and help developing nations lure foreign direct investment amid Trump’s US tariffs.

26 Apr 2025 - 2:39AMvideocam

Scams and swindles

Southeast Asia’s scam gangs go global as crackdown bites

22 Apr 2025 - 2:07PMvideocam

US-China trade war

China is weaning itself off US soybeans as decade-long outlook comes into view

21 Apr 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Pupy the elephant arrives at Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo

The 35-year-old African elephant arrived ‘in perfect health’ and will remain in an outdoor shed while she begins to adapt to her new home.

19 Apr 2025 - 10:05AM

African elephant Pupy is seen in her enclosure at the Buenos Aires Ecopark, a few days before her transfer to the Brazilian Elephant Sanctuary, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 11. Photo: Reuters

China trade

Brazil briefly has trade deficit with China before ending quarter with surplus

The deficit, which hit $3.2 billion in February, is largely attributed to surge in Chinese imports, including solar panels.

18 Apr 2025 - 6:04AMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers face tariff dilemma as Beijing intervenes in go-global plans

China wants decisions by carmakers to be made strategically, prioritising geopolitically favourable countries, Trivium China’s Ries says.

17 Apr 2025 - 6:45PMvideocam

US-China trade war

With US-China decoupling closer than ever, firms are reshaping supply chains

With full US-China decoupling looking closer than ever – though not a certainty – suppliers are rapidly evaluating their relationships and options.

17 Apr 2025 - 9:18AMvideocam

Mainland China

Exclusive | China delegation visits Brazil to discuss railway link to Peru megaport

Post learns major infrastructure projects on table during week-long tour across country as Beijing eyes boost in trade ties.

17 Apr 2025 - 6:04AMvideocam

US-China trade war

China, Brazil to discuss farm exports amid US tariff escalation with Beijing

Agriculture officials from the nations gather as US-China tariff wars prioritise Beijing’s need for alternative sources of soybean and beef.

16 Apr 2025 - 5:30AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain, in ‘stable’ condition

Former president has had recurring health problems since September 2018 when an attacker stabbed him at a presidential campaign rally.

12 Apr 2025 - 1:40PM

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, speaks during a demonstration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 6. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China trade war

Will Trump’s tariffs force Global South to show ‘true colours’ on US and China?

Beijing’s ties with developing world to face test as Washington may push countries to take tougher China stance, analysts say.

9 Apr 2025 - 11:43PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist after announcing reciprocal tariffs on American trade partners at the White House in Washington on April 2. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

China’s retaliatory tariffs on US show Beijing has adapted since 2018: analysts

But global supply chains could face ‘significant damage’ that no country is fully protected against, the more a trade war drags out and intensifies.

7 Apr 2025 - 11:10PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet designer Raquel Stroll, wife of Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll

The Brazilian beauty moved to Italy at 19 and was a swimsuit model before studying design – Stroll’s second wife also supports her stepson in the pit lane, and creates clothes loved by fashion insiders.

4 Apr 2025 - 6:00AM

Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

28 Mar 2025 - 8:03PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs

Companies should balance exports and overseas production while seeking to achieve win-wins with foreign partners, former vice-minister says.

28 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM

A file photo taken on September 11, 2023, shows BYD EVs waiting to be loaded on a ship at the international container terminal of Taicang Port at Suzhou Port, in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

A conviction could spell the end of the ex-president’s hopes of making a Trump-style comeback and land him in prison for over 40 years.

27 Mar 2025 - 12:31PM

United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

23 Mar 2025 - 2:20PMvideocam

Climate change

Opinion | Asia is ground zero for the impact of global glacier loss

Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.

22 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Ukraine war

China, Brazil back US-led push for ceasefire in Ukraine war

Endorsement follows meeting in New York led by two countries’ UN ambassadors amid ‘potential turning point’.

21 Mar 2025 - 7:03AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Exclusive | Renewed US-China trade war could yield bumper harvest for Brazilian farmers

The South American country is hoping to boost sorghum and maize sales in the wake of Beijing and Washington’s tit-for-tat tariffs.

8 Mar 2025 - 2:14AMvideocam

Business of climate change

China miners accelerate overseas buying spree

Last month, MMG said it would buy British miner Anglo American’s nickel business in Brazil.

6 Mar 2025 - 10:20PMvideocam

A Leapmotor EV production line in Jinhua, China. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Opinion | China is ready to be an anchor in a brave new multipolar world

What seems clear from Munich Security Conference talk is an evolution towards a pluralistic world order. We need an effective governance framework.

4 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US-China relations

Brics more relevant than ever, summit host Brazil says amid Trump tariff threats

The best response for ‘the crisis of multilateralism is more multilateralism’, according to Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

26 Feb 2025 - 2:45PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Crypto derivatives missing from Hong Kong’s virtual-asset push, Deribit says

Dubai-based exchange aims to expand in the city as the regulator is set to consider letting professional investors trade crypto derivatives.

24 Feb 2025 - 7:30AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

JPMorgan boosts BYD share price target by 60% on strong growth projections

The US investment bank sees BYD’s Hong Kong and Shenzhen share prices at HK$600 and 560 yuan, respectively, by June 2026.

21 Feb 2025 - 8:30AMvideocam

JPMorgan is extremely bullish on the outlook of BYD’s shares in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot that included plan to poison Lula

The Supreme Court will decide whether to begin a criminal trial against the embattled former president.

19 Feb 2025 - 1:57PM

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Photo: AFP

TikTok

TikTok to expand e-commerce in more countries as US business remains in limbo

TikTok Shop is expected to enter Italy, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil this year, according to sources.

19 Feb 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

IPO

China’s Sany Heavy Industry eyes US$1.5 billion Hong Kong IPO: sources

The Shanghai-listed heavy machinery manufacturer could raise funds in the second half of this year.

18 Feb 2025 - 3:48PMvideocam

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