• September 4 2025
  Business InsightMichael Pooler

  Brazilian banks caught in Trump’s crossfire with judge

  Lenders either risk flouting American sanctions or disobeying the highest court in the land

  
• August 18 2025
  Brazil deadlocked with US over 50% tariffs, finance minister says

  Reduction in high levies depends on Washington being open to talks, according to Fernando Haddad

  
• August 9 2025
  Environment

  Lula partially vetoes Brazil’s contentious environmental bill

  Campaigners warn law will damage Brasília’s ecological credentials ahead of COP30 summit in the Amazon

  
• August 4 2025
  Deforestation

  Brazilian environment minister battles over new law gutting deforestation protections

  Marina Silva to propose changes to legislation rammed through congress ahead of UN climate summit in Belém

  
• July 30 2025
  Trump tariffs

  Trump’s tariffs spread alarm among Brazilian farmers and ranchers

  Threat of 50% US import tax leaves producers of orange juice, coffee and beef in fear of lost sales

  
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• July 27 2025
  Brazilian politics

  Brazil to double down on Brics in defiance of Donald Trump

  Country vows to strengthen ties after US president threatens punitive tariffs against any nation aligned with ‘anti-American’ bloc

  
• July 21 2025
  News in-depth

  Brazil rallies to defend much-loved payment system from Trump’s attack

  US president says the country’s popular Pix system unfairly discriminates against US credit card companies

  
• July 1 2025
  Global trade

  Mexico and Brazil seek deeper trade ties to expand beyond US and China

  Latin America’s top economies in talks to build on existing agreement

  
• June 10 2025
  FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen

  Trump cracks down on Los Angeles protests

  California says it will sue the US president for calling in the National Guard

  
• June 9 2025
  Brazil plans panda bond as Lula looks to bolster ties with China

  Planned issuance also includes debt in Europe and will test investor appetite amid concerns over government policies

  
• May 21 2025
  Global InsightMichael Stott

  Beijing or Broadway? Brazil plays both stages in superpower tussle

  The country is hedging its bets astutely between the US and China and is needed by both

  
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• April 23 2025
  Brazil

  China and Brics will ‘defend’ global order as Trump withdraws, Brazil says

  Developing nations are ‘main defenders’ of global diplomacy, argues president’s top foreign policy adviser

  
• April 17 2025
  Markets InsightGustavo Medeiros

  Betting on Brazil’s economic collapse is a mistake

  The country offers investors an enticing value opportunity, but fiscal reform is urgently required

  
• March 30 2025
  Brazil in ‘privileged’ position to withstand trade war, says finance minister

  Fernando Haddad maintains commodity exporter’s links to China, US and EU will shield it from protectionism

  
• March 7 2025
  Brazil to scrap import tariffs on basic foods

  Initiative aims to curb rising grocery bills eating into popularity of leftwing leader Lula

  
• February 23 2025
  Decaffeinated Brazilians blame Lula for surging cost of morning brew

  Food inflation weighs on the ratings of leftwing leader of Latin America’s largest nation

  
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• January 17 2025
  News in-depthFootball

  Botafogo’s transformation sets bar for Brazilian football investment

  Rio club’s successes highlight commercial changes under way in nation’s domestic game

  
• December 22 2024
  News in-depth

  ‘Fear in the market’: Brazil’s fiscal shortfall sends currency plumbing new lows

  President faces greatest challenge in his third term as leader

  
• December 18 2024
  Brazil currency sell-off piles fiscal reform pressure on Lula

  Investors issue warning after central bank burns through billions of dollars and lifts rates in attempt to prop up real

  
• December 15 2024
  Brazilian politics

  Brazil’s left forced to consider post-Lula future

  Ageing leader’s brain surgery brings to fore the risk of a power vacuum in his party once his political career ends

  
• November 28 2024
  Brazilian real hits all-time low as investors doubt cost-savings plan

  Government borrowing costs surge with markets sceptical on package to shore up public finances

  
• November 10 2024
  Brazil

  Brazil’s growing gambling habit threatens to hit economy

  Explosion of online sports betting in South American nation sparks warnings about its damaging impact

  
• November 6 2024
  Currencies

  Brazilian real slump pressures Lula to take action on spending

  Leftwing administration promises fiscal containment measures in effort to calm financial markets

  
• September 20 2024
  News in-depthSpace Exploration Technologies Corp

  Elon Musk’s Starlink faces legal jeopardy in Brazil after X ban

  Billionaire’s satellite service is considered vital in remote areas but is coming under new scrutiny in Latin American country

  
• July 17 2024
  Brazilian politics

  Brazil to spend record $900mn on local vote as politicians raid budget

  Sums allocated to campaign activities soar despite pressure to rein in national spending