Brazil
Lula gains time as top Brazil Court suspends sentence
The former president's twelve-year prison sentence has been suspended pending a Supreme Court hearing in early April
BrazilBrazil's bank lending will pick up after sharp decline
The banking sector expects growth this year, albeit below pre-recession rates
BrazilBrazil murder protests will lack long-term traction
The apparent targeted assassination of a Rio councilwoman prompted major protests last night
BrazilTariffs backlash may hit Brazil-US aviation deals
Retaliation against US steel import tariffs could affect the pending Boeing-Embraer and open skies deals
BrazilEnvironmental fears may cut Brazil alumina output
The Alunorte alumina plant may face-long term production cuts following claims of environmental damage
BrazilCandidacies point to divisive election in Brazil
A crowd of unlikely presidential candidates may make the next Congress even more fragmented than the last
BrazilBrazil's former Petrobras CEO jailed as probe widens
Yet another corruption conviction has put both Petrobras and construction giant Odebrecht under the spotlight
BrazilLula loses ruling but leads Brazil voting intentions
The former president could yet be re-elected if his legal woes and pending prison sentence can be kept at bay
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