Brazil

Lula's cabinet appointment can only deepen the quagmire in which President Dilma Rousseff finds herself

Although weighed down heavily by Brazil, debt and fiscal indicators are generally less than encouraging

Claims against both Rousseff and Lula raise the risk of short-term political and economic deterioration

Rousseff's unpopularity and the sense that Lula is being protected from the courts worsen the political outlook

The president's political and economic woes are mounting, but opponents are not immune from corruption backlash

While most commodity markets are oversupplied, some metals sourced from conflict-ridden areas might face disruptions

The president will face ever-greater political pressures from all sides as Lula's legal situation deteriorates

Odebrecht's long sentence could see new information revealed about Petrobras