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Brazil's debt outlook worsens as Treasury projects sharp rise through Lula's term
The Brazil Treasury's outlook for the country's gross public debt has worsened, with a forecast rise by 10.6 percentage ...
Brazil's Rogue Court Is Receiving Global Blowback
Brazil’s judiciary has started sweeping crackdowns on speech and political rivals. A U.S. tariff response signals the crisis ...
Brazil lawmakers gut environmental licensing ahead of UN climate summit
Brazil's congress passed legislation on Thursday loosening environmental licensing, a potential blow to President Luiz Inacio ...
Brazil's top court backs Lula's tax hike, exempts forfait
Brazil's highest court on Wednesday upheld most of a controversial presidential decree raising the country's Financial ...
US Trade Probe of Brazil Weaponizes Negotiations, Lula Aide Says
A US trade probe suddenly ordered by President Donald Trump on Brazil sent shockwaves through President Luiz Inacio da ...
Netflix’s Sobering Apocalypse in the Tropics Depicts the Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Brazilian Politics
Petra Costa's sobering new Netflix documentary depicts the hold evangelical Christianity has over far-right politics in ...
Brazil still waiting for US reply to May trade proposal, vice president says
Brazil has yet to hear a response from Washington about an offer it made in trade talks two months ago, Vice President ...
Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
The only economic rationale mentioned in Trump’s letter, that of a deficit that his country is said to face with Brazil, is belied by the numbers. The U.S. has sustained consistent surpluses in trade ...