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Lula and Fernández hail ‘new history’ as Argentina and Brazil reunite

27-01-2023 14:20 Brazil leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underlined the significance of his visit to Argentina on Monday, declaring it marked “the beginning of a new history” between the two nations.

Lula urges sealing of EU-Mercosur trade deal before China talks

26-01-2023 00:49 Lula demands Mercosur seal a free-trade agreement with the European Union before moving onto talks with China.

Latin American leaders host CELAC summit with Brazil back in the fold

24-01-2023 09:23 Latin American heads of state and government meet Tuesday in Buenos Aires for a regional summit welcoming back Brazil into the fold.

Relaunching the strategic alliance between Argentina and Brazil

24-01-2023 00:17 In a special text for PERFIL, the Argentina and Brazilian presidents detail the strategic alliance which they signed Monday in Buenos Aires, defending democracy, Mercosur and economic integration.

'For the first time' – Lula admits he rooted for Argentina in World Cup final

23-01-2023 17:33 Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva surprised everyone by confessing on Monday that he cheered on La Albiceleste during the Qatar 2022 World Cup. 

Brazil: Uruguay's agreement with China would 'destroy' Mercosur

23-01-2023 15:57 Free-trade agreement between Uruguay and China would destroy Mercosur by contradicting the bloc's integration policies, declares Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

Brazil and Argentina are discussing whether to combine currencies

23-01-2023 09:31 Argentina and Brazil are in the preliminary stages of renewing discussions on forming a common currency for financial and commercial transactions, the leaders of the two nations reveal.

Brazil's unemployment continues to fall to seven-year low

19-01-2023 12:57 Brazil's unemployment continued to fall in the three months from September to November 2022, hitting a new seven-year low of 8.1%, official figures published on Thursday showed.

Inclusive is also elusive

14-01-2023 06:49 The opinion polls in the immediate wake of last weekend’s invasion of the centres of all three branches of government in Brazil show a majority reject both the mob violence and its underlying denial of Lula’s election victory, but by underwhelming margins.

‘Argentinisches Tageblatt’ newspaper stops printing after 134 years

13-01-2023 15:37 Following the death of its editor, 'Argentinisches Tageblatt' – the weekly German-language newspaper that has been printed in Buenos Aires for more than a century – published its final edition this Friday.

by Erica Davis

Lula, CELAC and Scholz head president’s packed international agenda

09-01-2023 23:17 President Alberto Fernández will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazil’s re-elected leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before the month is out, with more than 30 heads of state also expected to attend the upcoming CELAC summit in Buenos Aires. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have also been invited, though their attendance is not confirmed.

Lula slams far-right 'terrorism' as Brazil clears protest camps

09-01-2023 21:54 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemns "acts of terrorism," a day after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the Brazilian capital.

Chaos as Bolsonaro supporters storm seat of power in Brazil

08-01-2023 23:22 Police in Brasília wrestle back control seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters; Supporters of former president stormed Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in attack; Lula brands incident as a 'fascist' assault on democracy.

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasília in challenge to Lula

08-01-2023 22:32 Thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s top government institutions on Sunday in an insurrection just a week after the former president left office.

Lula, Maduro show solidarity with CFK after conviction

07-12-2022 18:53 "We express our firm rejection of the permanent media and political persecution to which the vice-president has been subjected," the Venezuelan leader wrote on Twitter.

Bolsonaro attends first public event since election loss

28-11-2022 12:53 The outgoing far-right president attended the ceremony in Resende, about 1,000 kilometres southeast of his residence in Brazil's capital, where he has been holed up since losing the October 30 runoff.

Thousands of Brazilians demand army support to block Lula taking power

15-11-2022 17:05 Bolsonaro faithfuls allege fraud, call for military intervention in lead-up to presidential transition.

Lula moves to put Brazil at vanguard of climate negotiations

14-11-2022 09:43 Lula will present his vision for the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest , at COP27 on Wednesday morning.

Jail term to a third term – the story of Lula's historic comeback

02-11-2022 22:00 Books, love and diehard support helped Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva survive jail and take back Brazil’s Presidency. But he inherits a changed country, and the challenges still ahead are daunting.

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.