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Capital

Brasília

Head of State

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Head of Government

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Singer Anitta is dating Brazilian footballer Vinicius Souza. Photo: @viniciusouza_8/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is singer Anitta’s football beau, Vinicius Souza?

The pair hard-launched their relationship with an Instagram carousel and appearance at Paris Fashion Week; Souza is a sought-after professional footballer currently playing in the EFL Championship.

25 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

BYD

Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD site in Brazil

24 Dec 2024 - 12:22PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Small plane crashes in Brazil tourist city, killing at least 10

23 Dec 2024 - 11:09AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41

The bus was hit by a large block of granite that apparently fell from a truck travelling in the opposite direction.

22 Dec 2024 - 11:42PM

A crane works on the site of a crash in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Photo: AFP/Minas Gerais Fire Department

History

Brazil-Angola cruise along slave trade route to shed light on dark past

The Great Passage cruise will make the transatlantic trip millions were forced into in reverse, in the name of education and accountability.

21 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM

Technology

Opinion | From TikTok to Apple, companies must tread carefully amid digital nationalism

Restrictive policies could hinder innovation, limit consumer choice and fragment the global digital economy.

17 Dec 2024 - 6:38PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Lula discharged from hospital after emergency head surgery

President Lula wore a fedora-style hat that covered signs of operations related to a fall he took at his home.

16 Dec 2024 - 12:54PM

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leaving a hospital on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Electric & new energy vehicles

Brazilian ports jammed with 70,000 Chinese EVs as tariffs loom

Chinese carmakers flood the world’s sixth-biggest car market as they try to avoid new tariffs.

14 Dec 2024 - 1:18AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Latest operation on Brazil’s Lula a ‘success’, doctor says

The ‘low risk’ procedure is meant to minimise the risk of future bleeding under the president’s skull after he hurt his head in a fall.

12 Dec 2024 - 10:02PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Lula alert, ‘progressed well’ since emergency brain surgery

Doctors successfully drained a bleed on the president’s brain, related to a fall in October.

11 Dec 2024 - 11:28PM

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on November 28. Photo: Reuters

Currencies

Opinion | Trump’s fuming over unlikely ‘Brics currency’ belies risks of de-dollarisation

Trump’s threat of tariffs over a currency that will likely never exist is a reminder of how much clout the dollar has in the developing world.

4 Dec 2024 - 5:59PM

Russia only started pushing to reduce global reliance on the US dollar after its banking system was cut off from the world’s reserve currency. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Trump threatens Brics countries with huge tariff if they undercut US dollar

The group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and others, discussed boosting non-dollar transactions at a recent summit.

1 Dec 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘actively’ took part in coup plot against Lula, police say

The ex-president was also ‘fully aware’ of an alleged plan by elite soldiers to assassinate his successor, the 884-page report adds.

27 Nov 2024 - 5:53AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Xi’s South American tour: China takes centre stage as US heads for the wings

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s nine-day trip to Peru and Brazil shows Beijing’s growing profile while US awaits the coming of Trump 2.0.

26 Nov 2024 - 10:59AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil police indict Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Ex-president Bolsonaro accused of plot to overthrow election result, but he rejects the accusations against him.

22 Nov 2024 - 12:04PM

Brazil’s then-President Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. File photo: AFP

US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:12AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:23AM

Diplomacy

Xi Jinping and Brazilian president Lula sign 37 trade and development deals

In remarks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Xi praises Sino-Brazilian relations as “at their best in history”.

21 Nov 2024 - 7:16AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping is received with state honours by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accompanied by his wife, Rosangela ‘Janja’ da Silva, in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

G20

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

20 Nov 2024 - 5:23AMvideocam

China trade

Brazilian envoy says Chinese new energy investments welcome

Brazilian diplomat says country’s ‘huge’ potential in new energy makes it an appealing venue for Chinese investment.

21 Nov 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

19 Nov 2024 - 11:31PM

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on during the second session of the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18. Photo: AFP

G20

Biden, Trudeau miss G20 family photo with world leaders

A US official blamed ‘logistical issues’ and said the group photo was taken early.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM

US President Joe Biden and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived late for the group photo. Photo: AP

G20

G20 leaders’ declaration urges ‘action’ on wars, climate change

Statement hopeful about ‘soft landing’ for global economy as its silence on North Korean support for Russia reveals China’s sway.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:40AMvideocam

G20

G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities

Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:44AMvideocam

G20

UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

Keir Starmer will be the first UK prime minister to meet China’s president since Theresa May in 2018.

18 Nov 2024 - 3:52PM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on board a government plane to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Reuters

Climate change

UN chief urges G20 ‘leadership’ on stalled climate talks

Antonio Guterres said the spotlight was on G20 countries, which account for 80 per cent of global emissions.

18 Nov 2024 - 8:20AM

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of the G20 Summit. Photo: AFP

Belt and Road Initiative

Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20

Xi says six-point Ukraine framework gets ‘a positive response from the international community’, even though Zelensky has rejected it.

18 Nov 2024 - 3:33AMvideocam

Joe Biden

Biden becomes first sitting US president to visit Amazon rainforest

US president flew over the jungle in a helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders, before heading to the G20 summit in Rio.

18 Nov 2024 - 4:39PM

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