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Brazil Correspondent
Michael Pooler is a Brazil correspondent with the FT, based in São Paulo. He was previously a reporter on the industry team in London covering steel, engineering, chemicals and logistics for five years.
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  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    News in-depthBanco BTG Pactual SA
    ‘Back to where he never left’: founder of Brazil’s BTG Pactual returns to fold

    Billionaire banker André Esteves’s comeback has been formalised, several years after arrest led to resignation

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA
    Eletrobras privatisation plan wins approval from Brazil court

    Reduction of state shareholding would be a significant milestone for Bolsonaro government

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
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    Lula launches charm offensive to woo Brazil’s business chiefs

    The former president has alienated corporate leaders as he campaigns to win a third term

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
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    How far will the Fed and the Bank of England raise interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    US watchdog says Brazilian iron ore producer concealed safety issues relating to waste storage facilities

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
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    Plan to allow users to send payments to companies via messaging app runs into clashes with partners

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    News in-depthAgricultural production
    ‘Destructive hunger’: South America’s farmers seek to head off global food crisis

    Supply problems and rising costs make it difficult to replace lost agricultural output caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Petrobras
    Petrobras moves on from leadership fiasco with new chief

    Technocrat José Mauro Coelho takes top job at Brazilian oil major after Bolsonaro sacked two previous bosses

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
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    The US targets Russia’s largest financial institutions in latest round of sanctions

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Petrobras
    Petrobras faces fresh turmoil as Brazilian government’s pick for chief withdraws

    Adriano Pires’s decision comes a day after nominated chair of oil group declined role

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Centrist Moro pulls out of Brazil’s polarised presidential race

    Departure of former judge leaves contest between Bolsonaro on right and Lula on left

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
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    Bolsonaro and Lula eye running mates for Brazil election

    Rightwing president appeals to voter base while leftwing ex-leader aims to broaden support

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    Petrobras
    Bolsonaro to replace Petrobras chief as fuel prices soar

    Brazil’s populist president names economist to lead Latin America’s largest oil producer as election looms

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro’s fuel dilemma puts Petrobras chief on shaky ground

    Brazilian president examines his options to contain rising prices ahead of October polls

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
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    How fostering street kittens helped me adapt to a new life in São Paulo

    An FT correspondent found relief from coronavirus, inflation and the Bolsonaro ‘telenovela’ through nurturing cats

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
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    Big price rises for petrol, diesel and cooking gas spark anger from both Bolsonaro and Lula

  • Saturday, 19 March, 2022
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    Gambling groups hedge their bets as Brazilian market opens

    Legalisation of online sports betting has created tempting opportunities, but a lack of detail has led to uncertainty

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Telegram Messaging
    Brazil’s supreme court blocks messaging app Telegram

    Decision will deal a blow to president Jair Bolsonaro, who has urged his supporters to use the platform

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
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    Tech unicorn faces growing competition in nascent groceries sector 

  • Saturday, 12 March, 2022
    Emerging market investing
    Latin American stocks shine in gloomy year for global markets

    Shares in the region have been buoyed by surging commodity prices and cheap valuations

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    Agricultural commodities
    Wheat prices hit record highs as war halts exports from Ukraine and Russia

    ‘No end in sight to the upswing’ as supply shortage concerns grow

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
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    Brazil’s beef industry starts to tackle methane emissions

    New farming practices could help the country achieve one of its COP26 promises

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
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    Cesar Carvalho feared the pandemic would close his ‘wellness’ platform — until he expanded its digital offering

  • Saturday, 12 February, 2022
    News in-depthFootball
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    Long resistant to change, some clubs are preparing to move away from their traditional model

  • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Lula leaves clues about plans for Brazil’s economy if re-elected

    Experts debate whether the two-time president can enact his social agenda without blowing the budget

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