Brazil

Brazil's chief prosecutor has called on the country's Supreme Court to find former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiring to stage a coup following the 2022 election, which was won by his left-wing rival, the current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The call came during closing arguments in a trial that included an attempt by US President Donald Trump to intervene in support of his right-wing ally.

The Brazilian leader has rebuffed Donald Trump’s new tariff threats

Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.

Brazil sack manager Dorival Junior after losing 4-1 to arch-rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying.

Bossa nova and samba are out. Funk is in

The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to power

Neymar's return to his boyhood club, Santos, is complete.

Footage of a bikini-clad woman straddling a man on a popular beach in Brazil has gone viral, with many slamming the act as “classless”.

Nigeria has officially joined the economic bloc as its ninth “partner state,” Brazil has announced

Brazil's federal police arrested former defence minister Braga Netto on Saturday on suspicion of obstructing the investigation into 2022's alleged attempt to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration. A November police report recommended the indictment of former president Jair Bolsonaro and several dozen allies, including Netto. 

Hospital statement says Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had operation after brain bleed detected during scan

He hopes this week’s summit will spark a sanctions-busting big bang.

Elon Musk's X will recuperate its 22 million users in Brazil as the country's Supreme Court lifted its month-long ban on the controversial social media platform on Tuesday. In addition to the company's $5.2 million settlement, Judge Alexandre de Moraes asserted that it had complied with Moraes' conditions to end its suspension.

The social media platform was shut down in the country for three weeks for failing to censor accounts spreading “disinformation”

Firefighters and police in Rondônia battle fires intensified by both the climate crisis and a criminal assault on the rainforest.

Congress’s capture of the budget is making Brazil less governable

Justices back their colleague, Alexandre de Moraes, after he faces criticism for shutting down the popular social-media platform