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Leftist administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants greater flexibility on budget surplus goals
Group valued at $2.4bn, whose backers include SoftBank, says it has begun work for an eventual float
The leader has come under fierce criticism for his failure to commemorate the dark period
Government involvement in Petrobras and Vale alarms investors as president calls market ‘voracious dinosaur’
Region has already begun unwinding its response to soaring inflation that has affected monetary policy around the world
New class action pursues mining group and project partner BHP over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters
Hundreds failed to lay out goals aligned with Paris agreement to limit warming to 1.5C
José Luciano Duarte Penido claims wrangling over CEO selection did not serve the best interests of the company
Carmaker will focus on electrifying flexible fuel models as rivals pour money into Latin America’s largest economy
Environmentalists accuse Brazilian meatpacker of fuelling Amazon destruction
The country is unrivalled as a talent factory, but its clubs are barely known overseas. International investors hope a new league could change that
State-owned Brazilian energy group’s CEO embraces exploration, global expansion and renewables
Brazilian fintech is predicted to make $1bn in annual profits as it plans to expand in Mexico and beyond
Domestic stock market has experienced the longest stretch without a new flotation for at least two decades
Indebted property group fails to agree restructuring plan with creditors
Disaster at Samarco iron ore mine in 2015 killed 19 people and ranks among country’s worst environmental catastrophes
Also in today’s newsletter, Shell becomes the latest international operator to agree terms to exit onshore oil in Nigeria
The president has big plans to kick-start the economy but critics say he is trying to revive a long-discredited strategy
Surge in destruction of plant life for farming sullies country’s successes in protecting Amazon rainforest
Group is hunting for lithium assets in the country with aim of assembling an integrated supply chain
Country remains deeply divided a year after rightwingers attacked government buildings
Attempt to transform dangerous central district recalls 20th century regeneration of cities such as New York
Activists worry that a carve-out for agriculture will limit the scheme’s environmental value
Constitutional amendment will simplify one of world’s most complex regimes
Beauty group weighed exit for direct-selling brand as it unwinds global expansion plans
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