Brazilian officials say conditions were ‘extremely degrading’ at construction site for Chinese carmaker
President faces greatest challenge in his third term as leader
Investors issue warning after central bank burns through billions of dollars and lifts rates in attempt to prop up real
Plus Brazil’s currency crisis
Ageing leader’s brain surgery brings to fore the risk of a power vacuum in his party once his political career ends
Government says country’s leader is recovering well in São Paulo hospital
Alexandre de Moraes tells FT summit that platforms must be regulated after winning rare victory over X
Government borrowing costs surge with markets sceptical on package to shore up public finances
Former rightwing president among dozens accused of involvement in scheme to prevent Lula taking office
Billionaire Trump ally had clashed with Brasília this year over alleged misinformation on X
Federal police say group had eyed killings of then president-elect along with his deputy and a supreme court judge
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s controversial law on surrogacy enters into force
President Lula has sought to maintain ties with the US, China and Russia. But even before the re-election of Donald Trump, that diplomatic space was shrinking
Explosion of online sports betting in South American nation sparks warnings about its damaging impact
Leftwing administration promises fiscal containment measures in effort to calm financial markets
Defeat of candidates backed by leftwing president at regional level weakens his own re-election prospects
Deal relating to damages following 2015 Mariana incident comes as groups face separate lawsuit in London’s High Court
A fashion photographer and a teacher shift the focus onto a close-knit community
The coalition is the west’s answer to China’s control of minerals that are critical to the energy transition
Australian miner is fighting a multi-billion-pound claim brought by about 620,000 alleged victims
Ban lifted as billionaire backs down on his refusal to remove extremist content from platform
The former lawyer and treasury official has been championing Black Brazilian artists
Billionaire’s satellite service is considered vital in remote areas but is coming under new scrutiny in Latin American country
Platform says temporary restoration was ‘inadvertent’ but will keep fighting court order that banned it in the country
Baseball cap-wearing populist Pablo Marçal has become serious contender to lead western hemisphere’s biggest city
