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Brazil - Page 2

October 18, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Lula’s Campaign Accuses Meta of Election Interference, Seeking Investigations in Brazil and at UN

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign has formally accused Meta of allegedly favouring his presidential rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the final days of the country’s election campaign, asking the United

Artificial Intelligence

Meta Employees Acknowledge Restrictions on Lula’s Accounts Ahead of Brazil Election

Meta employees have acknowledged in internal messages that restrictions affected the social media accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the days leading up to the country’s presidential election, according to a report by Folha de S.Paulo.

October 17, 2026

Lula’s party accuses Meta of election interference ahead of Brazil’s presidential run-off

Business

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s party plans to file a complaint against Meta with the Organisation of American States (OAS), accusing the

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Movement Gains Ground as Lula Faces Run-Off Election

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Brazil’s presidential election has strengthened the political movement founded by former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, with his son Flávio entering the run-off against incumbent

Volkswagen Ordered to Compensate Former Workers Four Decades After Amazon Abuse

June 22, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics/Judiciary

For more than four decades, Raimundo Batista de Souza carried memories of a place he believed he would never escape alive. Speaking from Porto Nacional in Brazil’s Tocantins state, where he now

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Brazil’s Most Common Surname Finds New Meaning as Millions Embrace the Legacy of Silva

June 6, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

In Brazil, a surname shared by nearly one in every six citizens has become the focus of a broader conversation about identity, heritage, and social change. Silva, the most common family name

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Trump Reassures Lula: No U.S. Invasion Plan for Cuba

May 8, 2026
Cuba/World

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump assured him during an extended bilateral meeting that the United States has no intention of invading Cuba.

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Brazil’s Debt Crisis Deepens as 81 Million Defaults Reveal a Nation Trapped in Red Ink

April 27, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Brazil is confronting a mounting household debt crisis that has left millions of families struggling to stay afloat in an economy marked by inequality, high borrowing costs, and aggressive financial expansion. According

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Lula Blasts Trump as Global Tensions Push World “Adrift”

April 16, 2026
Brazil/Geopolitics/World

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has issued a stark warning about the state of global politics, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of reckless behavior and declaring that no leader “has

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Billionaire Challenges $35 Million Legal Bill in High-Profile Family Feud

April 9, 2026
Business

Brazilian billionaire Alberto Safra, son of the late Joseph Safra—once hailed as the “world’s richest banker”—has won a review of more than $35 million in legal fees charged by US law firm

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Brazil Blacklists BYD Over ‘Slave-Like’ Labor Scandal

April 7, 2026
Business/Human Rights

Brazil has added Chinese automaker BYD to a government registry of employers accused of subjecting workers to conditions similar to modern slavery, following a 2024 labor scandal involving 163 Chinese workers. The

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US Moves to Lock Down Critical Minerals Amid Global Supply Fears

April 2, 2026
Business

The United States has secured access to rare earth metals from Brazil through a $565 million loan to the mining company Serra Verde, ensuring that American industries—from defense to technology—can obtain the

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China Enters Brazil’s $20 Billion Food Delivery Battle

March 16, 2026
Business

Brazil’s booming $20 billion online food delivery sector has become the latest front in a high-stakes clash between local incumbent iFood and Chinese-backed newcomers Keeta and 99, according to reporting by the

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India and Brazil Sign Major Mining Pact to Boost Steel Sector

February 22, 2026
Business/Trade Wars

India and Brazil took a significant step to strengthen bilateral trade on Saturday, signing a pact aimed at expanding cooperation in mining and minerals. The agreement, inked during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio

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Chalco and Rio Tinto Acquire Controlling Stake in Brazil’s CBA for $886 Million

February 3, 2026
Geopolitics/News

China’s state-owned aluminium giant Chalco and Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto have agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Brazil’s Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) in a transaction valued at US$886 million, marking

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Brazil’s Rare Earths Could Become Trump’s Newest Bargaining Chip

January 19, 2026
Business

As Washington and Brasília mend diplomatic fences, the United States is quietly eyeing Brazil’s vast but untapped rare earth reserves as a strategic alternative to China’s dominance in the sector, according to

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TikTok to Invest $37.7 Billion in First Latin America Data Center

December 4, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. will invest more than 200 billion reais ($37.7 billion) to build a large-scale data center in Brazil, marking the company’s first infrastructure project in Latin America. The

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New Coronavirus in Brazilian Bats Shares Key Feature with Covid and MERS

October 29, 2025
Health

Scientists have identified a previously unknown coronavirus in bats in Brazil that carries a genetic feature found in the viruses responsible for Covid-19 and MERS, raising fresh attention to the global reach

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The Pix Factor: How Brazil’s Payment Revolution Shook Washington

October 22, 2025
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The Trump administration’s July 2025 decision to have the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigate Brazil’s “attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices,” followed

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