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Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travelled from the COP27 summit in Egypt to Portugal on Friday to meet officials, showing that improving foreign ties...
Lula’s COP27 visit seen as restoring Brazil’s climate credibility
The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next president is already boosting the country’s credibility at this year’s UN climate negotiations, with the left-wing...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro avoids concession to Lula, but transition to begin
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday avoided conceding defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday’s election, saying protests since then were the...
Brazil protests escalate, disrupting fuel, grain and meat industries
Demonstrators protesting Brazil’s election results have disrupted fuel distribution and meat production, as well as the country’s ability to send grains to port, companies and...
Lula cheered for new climate policies after Brazil election
By Jake Spring Environmentalists, world leaders and sustainable investors on Monday cheered the victory of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised...
Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former...
Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff
Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a tense election to choose between re-electing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro or returning leftist former President...
Bolsonaro, Lula trade blows in bruising final Brazil election debate
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist election rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded barbs late on Friday in their final televised debate...
World’s top finance firms continue to fuel deforestation, report warns
By Juliette Portala The world’s largest financial institutions increased their backing of companies in the agriculture, forestry and land use sectors most responsible for deforestation...
Lula may clinch Brazil election on Sunday, final polls show
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a solid polling lead going into Sunday’s election against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, with a chance of...