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  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    AnalysisBrazilian politics
    How Brazil swayed towards conservative values under Bolsonaro

    President at forefront of rightwing revival after years of leftwing rule

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro seeks to open Brazil’s indigenous land to mining

    President says plan would tackle poverty but critics fear extra threat to Amazon

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil charges US journalist Glenn Greenwald

    Case against The Intercept founder stirs concern about freedom of press under Bolsonaro

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Vale SA
    Brazil prosecutors to charge Vale over dam disaster

    Announcement expected almost a year on from deadly collapse that killed over 250 people

  • Wednesday, 25 December, 2019
    Brazil
    Brazilian football pays penalty as clubs resist reform

    Mismanagement and corruption leave some of nation’s biggest teams on brink of collapse

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    Mercosur
    South American tensions threaten Mercosur trade deal

    Spats between Brazil and Argentina could roil critical summit

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    Deforestation
    Brazil urged to renew limits on Amazon soya production

    Businesses and investors call on government to continue to back moratorium signed in 2006

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Brazil needs to keep up the reform momentum

    Jair Bolsonaro should back a controversial pro-growth package

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    AnalysisBrazilian politics
    Lula’s return to fray set to deepen Brazil divisions

    Ex-president more radical than ever and his release from jail could galvanise the right

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil’s Lula da Silva released from jail

    Former president is freed pending appeal following decision by Supreme Court 

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Brazil Apart, by Perry Anderson

    A blinkered explanation for the rise of Jair Bolsonaro

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    FT CollectionsLatin American upheaval
    Can Brazil’s pension reform kick-start the economy? 

    Passing of legislation represents significant victory for Bolsonaro

  • Sunday, 22 September, 2019
    Amazon rainforest
    Brazil tries to refresh its image after Amazon fires

    Campaign to tout green credentials could be undercut by Bolsonaro’s clashes with Europe

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    Brazilian politics
    Legacy of corruption fuels renewal movement in Brazil

    RenovaBR wants to train ethical politicians but many are sceptical of its motives

  • Thursday, 22 August, 2019
    Brazil
    Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks resources to fight Amazon fires

    President points finger at non-governmental organisations, citing funding cuts

  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2019
    AnalysisBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro treads line between pragmatism and culture wars

    Trade and pensions victories do not necessarily signal less ideological style, say observers

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2019
    Global trade
    Environmental criticism mounts over EU-South America trade deal

    Mercosur ‘cows for cars’ accord will worsen deforestation, detractors claim

  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2019
    Brazil reports sharp rise in dengue fever cases

    Extreme weather patterns fuel 600% jump in cases of potentially deadly disease

  • Monday, 1 July, 2019
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro fights lawmakers turning him into ‘Queen of England’

    Brazil’s far-right president struggles to pass legislation through parliament

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Special Report
    G20: Japan and the World

    As the Osaka summit convenes, we analyse the key risks to global economic growth, US-China trade war and currency conflict, the Fukushima effect on Japan’s climate policy, Asia’s need to lead more on the world stage, how robots cannot alone solve the problems of ageing, and other themes

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Special ReportG20: Japan and the World
    Brazilian Japanese mix the traditional with the tropical

    Brazil’s ‘nikkei’ revere sushi history but not all are averse to a little local flavour

  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2019
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro’s foreign envoy favours Trump and Netanyahu

    Brazil’s Araújo tells FT he is forging ties with rightwing governments in US and Europe

  • Monday, 24 June, 2019
    Brazilian economy
    Investment woes highlight Brazil’s bleak outlook

    Policy paralysis undercuts surge in business optimism after Bolsonaro’s election

  • Thursday, 13 June, 2019
    Brazil
    Moro scandal will not derail reform, say Brazil lawmakers

    Pensions bill seems set to withstand protests and latest Bolsonaro controversy

  • Monday, 10 June, 2019
    Brazilian politics
    Lawyers for Brazil’s Lula seek his release from jail

    Leaked messages stir controversy about bribery case against former president

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