Brazil

  • Apr 8
  • 2 min read

Musk move will fuel political polarisation in Brazil

Elon Musk faces a Supreme Court probe after rejecting an order to close X accounts and demanding the judge's impeachment

Brazil
  • Apr 4
  • 2 min read

Illegal mining puts Brazil's indigenous people at risk

A new report highlights the widespread presence of mercury contamination among members of the Yanomami indigenous group

Brazil
  • Mar 26
  • 2 min read

Brazil's Bolsonaro may seek exile as charges mount

The former president spent 48 hours in the Hungarian Embassy last month after his passport was confiscated by police

Brazil
  • Mar 25
  • 7 min read

Brazil's Central Bank will expand Pix payments system

The Central Bank's instant payments system, launched in 2020, now has over 160 million registered users

Brazil
  • Mar 22
  • 8 min read

Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

Droughts are becoming increasingly severe and common, and could push the Amazon to breaking point

Latin America
  • Mar 21
  • 2 min read

Brazil's Bolsonaro may face charges over vaccine claim

The former president has been indicted on allegations that he falsified his vaccination records to travel to Florida

Brazil
  • Mar 18
  • 2 min read

Brazil coup testimonies may bring Bolsonaro to trial

The former army chief has told police that former President Jair Bolsonaro approached the high command to stage a coup

Brazil
  • Mar 14
  • 7 min read

Brazil labour market improves but doubts will persist

Unemployment fell to an nine-year low at the end of 2023, but informality remains high and growth is cooling

Brazil