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Brazil fiscal framework vote will boost confidence
The Senate has comfortably approved the government's new fiscal framework, already backed by the Lower House
BrazilBrazil coup claims will weigh on Bolsonaro trial
A former aide-de-camp to the former president is alleged to have participated in possible coup plots
BrazilBrazil warns of Mercosur-EU trade deal obstacles
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the Mercosur-EU deal to be ratified on a visit to Brasilia
BrazilBrazil Amazon illegal mining will exacerbate violence
The extent of illegal gold extraction in the Amazon rainforest has soared in recent years
BrazilBrazil economic momentum will slow in coming quarters
GDP expanded by 1.9% quarter-on-quarter and 4.0% year-on-year in the first quarter
BrazilBrazil deforestation drops but pushback will persist
Deforestation fell by nearly one-third in the first five months of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's term
BrazilEnvironmental promises may prove elusive in Brazil
The president has launched ambitious plans to end Amazon deforestation by 2030
BrazilBrazil Supreme Court nomination will court controversy
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has nominated his former defence lawyer to the Supreme Court
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