Foreign Investment Slump Hits Brazil, as Public Debt Soars
In 2023, Brazil saw a notable $12.6 billion drop in foreign investments from the previous year, totaling $62 billion.
February 5, 2024Topic
President Lula
Weekly Highlights in Brazil: Key Events and Decisions
his week, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets Paraguay's President, Santiago Peña.
January 15, 2024
In retaliation to Brazil, Germany prevented the export of armored Guarani
In retaliation for Brazil's refusal to deliver weapons to Ukraine, Germany imposed an embargo on Brazilian exports of 28 Guarani...
February 24, 2023
Unesco invites Lula, Barroso, and Felipe Neto to a forum on social media regulation
Unesco has invited President Lula, Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso, and youtuber Felipe Neto to a forum on social...
February 14, 2023
Opinion: Brazil as Lu-La Land
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – All of Brazil has come to a screeching halt this month....
January 18, 2018
Rumor Sparks Mass Withdrawals: Daily
A rumor that the Bolsa Família anti-poverty program was set to close has led to hundreds of thousands of families...
May 21, 2013
Mensalão Corruption Trial Begins in Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court began to hear the huge cash-for-votes corruption case that threatens to tarnish former President Lula’s and Workers’...
August 7, 2012
Christ the Redemeer, by Ricardo Stuckert/ Wikimedia Creative Commons License
[caption id="attachment_85592" align="alignleft" width="640" caption="Ex-president Lula in front of Cristo, photo by Ricardo Stuckert/Agencia Brasil."][/caption]
March 20, 2012
Lula Diagnosed with Throat Cancer: Daily
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been diagnosed with throat cancer, according to a statement by São Paulo’s...
October 30, 2011