Brazil

  • Mar 24, 2021
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Lula ruling and COVID rise will shake Brazil outlook

The Supreme Court yesterday threw out evidence against the former president, as the incumbent faces COVID-19 pressure

Brazil
  • Mar 23, 2021
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Brazil business wearies of Bolsonaro as COVID spreads

Hundreds of leading establishment figures published a letter yesterday slamming the government's pandemic policies

Brazil
  • Mar 22, 2021
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Brazil's Bolsonaro demands opening as COVID gains pace

Speaking at his birthday celebrations yesterday, the president called for governors to relax COVID-related restrictions

Brazil
  • Mar 18, 2021
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Rate rise could dampen COVID-hit recovery in Brazil

The Central Bank raised its benchmark rate by 75 basis points yesterday as COVID-19 cases hit a new daily record

Brazil
  • Mar 17, 2021
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Surging Brazil COVID cases prompt small policy shifts

President Jair Bolsonaro may be backing away from putting military officers in charge of COVID management as cases soar

Brazil
  • Mar 16, 2021
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New Brazil health minister will grapple with pandemic

President Jair Bolsonaro will replace beleaguered General Eduardo Pazuello as health minister

Brazil
  • Mar 15, 2021
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Lula and COVID will polarise Brazil's election outlook

The Prosecutor-General appeals the decision overturning the former president's corruption convictions amid controversy

Brazil
  • Mar 12, 2021
  • 7 min read

Lula’s ‘return’ will upend Brazilian politics

The former president's possible 2022 candidacy has radically changed the election calculus for other potential hopefuls

Brazil