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    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russian concerns on Ukraine must ‘be taken into account’, says Brazil

      Foreign policy adviser to leftwing president Lula warns western leaders’ stance risks provoking a wider conflict

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Lula nominates personal lawyer to Brazil’s supreme court

      Appointment of ‘friend and comrade’ angers rightwing opposition and legal experts

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Brazil’s Speaker vows to stop Lula going ‘backward’ on reform

      Powerful leader of Brazil’s lower house tells FT he will defend market-friendly laws

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      Lula’s move to scrap spending cap sparks fears of debt build-up

      Government says push to expand the role of the state will be accompanied by commitments for balanced budgets

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Brazil
      Jair Bolsonaro’s home raided by police as part of vaccine probe

      Former Brazilian president’s residence searched in investigation into alleged falsification of immunisation records

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Social Media
      Google draws backlash from Brazil with lobbying against ‘fake news’ bill

      Tech giant is among the fiercest opponent to legislation being pushed by Lula administration

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      Brazil’s lawmakers to vote on ‘fake news’ bill opposed by tech groups

      Critics decry measures as draconian and open to abuse by special interests

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      ‘Public security is impossible’: Lula takes on Brazil’s gun owners

      Leftwing president hopes tighter laws will reduce surge in use of firearms, including attacks on schools

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Brazil launches parliamentary probe into January 8 riot

      Inquiry into ‘coup attempt’ sets stage for battle between president Lula and rightwing lawmakers

    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: geopolitics
      Lula’s stance on Ukraine war mars his Iberian trip

      Brazilian president’s intransigence highlights EU’s difficulty convincing global south to hold Russia accountable

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Brazil criticised by west over stance on Ukraine

      US accuses Lula of ‘parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda’

    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      Global InsightBryan Harris
      ‘Anxious and frustrated’ Lula takes swerve to the left in Brazil

      President has in effect abandoned his ‘big tent’ coalition only a few months into his third term

    • Saturday, 15 April, 2023
      Geopolitics
      Lula vows partnership with China to ‘balance world geopolitics’

      Brazil’s president uses three-day visit to strengthen ties with Beijing and chart path towards more multipolar global order

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      Brazil’s Lula calls for end to dollar trade dominance

      Leftist president lends his voice to Beijing’s efforts to boost renminbi’s role in global commerce

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      Brazil workers’ movement steps up land invasions under Lula

      Surge in ‘occupations’ by radical group with ties to leftwing president alarms farmers and conservative politicians

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Bolsonaro summoned in Saudi jewel probe on return to Brazil

      Rightwing former president’s homecoming is complicated by multiple investigations against him

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Brazil braced for Jair Bolsonaro’s return to energise the far right

      Ex-leader faces several investigations including embezzlement probe over jewellery

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Brazil president to propose Ukraine ‘peace club’ on China visit

      Lula seeks diplomatic role as Latin American nations resist aligning with west over conflict

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      Brazil rules out amnesty for rioters who stormed centres of power

      Justice minister Flávio Dino says insurrection by Bolsonaro supporters was coup attempt

    • Saturday, 11 February, 2023
      Brazil
      Lula’s attacks on Brazil central bank alarm investors

      President questions independent monetary policy and bank’s continuing independence

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Lula and Biden seek to reset Brazil-US relations at White House meeting

      Talks on Friday to focus on environmental protection and how to tackle far-right extremism

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Interview
      How Lula’s government plans to boost racial equality in Brazil

      Minister Anielle Franco, sister of murdered Rio politician, aims to tackle prejudices that harm country’s non-white population

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Brazil
      Bolsonaro seeks six-month US tourist visa to extend Florida stay

      Former Brazilian president is facing multiple investigations at home

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      Brazil’s Lula dismisses army chief in aftermath of Brasília riots

      Leftist president has been critical of armed forces since Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Jair Bolsonaro
      Bolsonaro in Florida: KFC, a McMansion and trips to the supermarket

      Supporters gather outside house where former Brazilian president is staying amid chaos at home

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