BRAZILIAN COURTS Bolsonaro to surrender passport as Brazil probes 'coup' 08-02-2024 12:33 Probe into Bolsonaro supporters' invasion of the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court in January 2023 continues.
DOMESTIC REACTION Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández 13-01-2023 01:12 Politicians on both sides of the aisle use last weekend's turmoil in Brasilia to raise the spectre of unrest in Argentina this electoral year.
PRESIDENT ON MERCOSUR President: ‘Agricultural protectionism’ blocking EU-Mercosur deal 01-01-2023 03:00 President Alberto Fernández on tensions within the Mercosur, the future of the regional trade bloc and what is really blocking its controversial free-trade deal with the European Union. by Jorge Fontevecchia
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil's Lula finds quick welcome and likely ally in Biden 02-11-2022 15:28 Lula and Biden – both septuagenarian political veterans who returned to the ballot on avowed missions to save democracy – stand to form a close partnership on issues, starting with climate change.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil protesters block roads, airport as Bolsonaro stays silent 01-11-2022 11:57 Protests led by truck-drivers escalate; Bolsonaro has refused to make any public comment after losing the presidential run-off to Lula by less than two percentage points – the narrowest margin for a presidential election in the country’s modern history.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Henrique Meirelles: ‘Whether the president-elect is Lula or Bolsonaro, they face a difficult situation’ 30-09-2022 09:32 Brazil's former economy minister and Central Bank governor Henrique Meirelles on the challenges facing his country, Lula’s run for office and whether Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy. by Jorge Fontevecchia
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Scandals, Covid, deforestation: Brazil under Bolsonaro 29-09-2022 00:38 A recap of the defining moments of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency so far.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Hunger returns to haunt Brazil amid divisive vote 15-09-2022 02:52 More than 33 million Brazilians live in hunger and the figure has become the subject of a bitter political battle as Latin America's biggest economy heads for a crucial October election.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Poll: Brazil's Lula holds wide lead over incumbent Bolsonaro 24-06-2022 13:00 In Datafolha poll, 47% of respondents said they intended to support Lula in the upcoming presidential election, compared to only 28% for Bolsonaro.
Summit of the Americas Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit 10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints. by Rosario Ayerdi
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Lula, the tarnished icon, seeking a comeback as president in Brazil 09-05-2022 15:59 Capping a lifetime of dramatic twists of fate, 76-year-old leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking his unlikeliest turnaround yet: a presidential comeback.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Bolsonaro and Lula already in campaign mode in Brazil 04-04-2022 07:24 There are more than four months to go until the race for Brazil's October elections officially starts, but the leading candidates are already on the campaign trail.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Ex-Brazilian judge Sergio Moro ends campaign for president 31-03-2022 22:03 Sergio Moro, the famed 'Lava Jato' federal judge and ex-justice minister drops out of race for Presidency.