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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Conservative young Brazilians complicate Lula’s path to presidency

    Rise of evangelical churches widens gulf between left and right in Latin America’s biggest country

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    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, 24 April, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro seeks to woo Brazilian voters in Lula’s left-wing stronghold

    President aims to offset loss of support in south by gaining votes in opponent’s home region in the north-east

  • 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

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    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

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro and Lula leave little space for Brazil’s ‘third way’ candidates

    A handful of centrists are struggling to break the front-runners’ dominant grip on voters

  • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro crafts new social media strategy ahead of Brazil election

    Populist leader shifts to Telegram as critics decry app’s lack of accountability

  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    The Big Read
    Brazil: Bolsonaro embraces the politics he once vowed to abolish

    With a tough election battle next year, the far-right president has turned to the establishment for salvation

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro hopes new social welfare scheme will lift re-election prospects

    Critics say Brazilian government is abandoning fiscal rules to court voters at next year’s poll

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Bryan Harris
    Fordlândia is a reminder of how the Amazon rainforest resists business interests

    Henry Ford’s abandoned town holds lessons for those who seek to tap the region’s economic potential

  • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
    COP26
    Global leaders sign pledge to halt deforestation

    More than 100 countries promise to ban practice by 2030 but enforcement remains unclear

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Jair Bolsonaro’s faults go well beyond the pandemic

    Brazil’s far-right leader will be remembered for bungling the economy too

  • Friday, 22 October, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil economy officials quit and investors unnerved by welfare spending plans

    Departures of high-ranking aides come amid market unease on fiscal discipline

  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Report calls for Brazil’s Bolsonaro to face charges over pandemic response

    Senate committee assessment recommends president should face criminal indictment

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Brazil Covid inquiry set to recommend indictment of Jair Bolsonaro

    Congressional probe alleges missteps and misconduct in deaths of 600,000 Brazilians during pandemic

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    The Big Read
    Bolsonaro tests Brazilian democracy: ‘Only God can take me from presidency’

    Populist leader is playing a dangerous game by provoking supporters to question country’s institutions, say critics

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro’s ‘hyper-radicalised base’ stirs unease in Brazil

    Observers worry rightwing president will lose control of most radical supporters as election nears

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    Inside BusinessMichael Pooler
    Business relations with Brazil’s Bolsonaro fray

    Many in the corporate and financial world who once backed the president are now losing faith

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Pro-Bolsonaro rallies put Brazil on edge

    Tens of thousands flock to largest cities to show backing for populist president

  • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Trump’s allies want to help Bolsonaro make Brazil great again

    The former US president’s acolytes descend on Brasília to support a firebrand fellow traveller

  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil’s ‘third way’ candidates gear up to challenge Bolsonaro

    Choice beyond hard right’s radicalism and left’s corruption scandals in next year’s polls

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    Global InsightBryan Harris
    Bolsonaro pushes the limits of democracy in Brazil

    With his approval ratings sliding, the president is crafting a strategy reminiscent of Donald Trump

  • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil military parade ahead of electoral vote an ‘attack on democracy’

    Bolsonaro condemned for trying to intimidate politicians before unsuccessful attempt to introduce printed ballot receipts

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