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Former bank executive Gabriel Galípolo will serve as monetary policy director
Government says push to expand the role of the state will be accompanied by commitments for balanced budgets
Leftwing president hopes tighter laws will reduce surge in use of firearms, including attacks on schools
Inquiry into ‘coup attempt’ sets stage for battle between president Lula and rightwing lawmakers
Brazilian president’s intransigence highlights EU’s difficulty convincing global south to hold Russia accountable
Chinese trade and investment in Brazil exerts a pull on the country’s geopolitical alignment
US accuses Lula of ‘parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda’
President has in effect abandoned his ‘big tent’ coalition only a few months into his third term
Brazil’s president uses three-day visit to strengthen ties with Beijing and chart path towards more multipolar global order
Leftist president lends his voice to Beijing’s efforts to boost renminbi’s role in global commerce
Surge in ‘occupations’ by radical group with ties to leftwing president alarms farmers and conservative politicians
The leaders of the region’s biggest economies cannot agree on questions of gender, climate and democracy
Brussels’ request for more protections against deforestation angers Brasília
Lula seeks diplomatic role as Latin American nations resist aligning with west over conflict
Justice minister Flávio Dino says insurrection by Bolsonaro supporters was coup attempt
President questions independent monetary policy and bank’s continuing independence
Talks on Friday to focus on environmental protection and how to tackle far-right extremism
Leftist president has been critical of armed forces since Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings
Implementing leftist president’s programme ‘to be considered very carefully’, Fernando Haddad tells FT in Davos
Threat of prosecution hangs over far-right former president, whose support has dwindled since election loss
Many of the country’s institutions, from the military to the Supreme Court, are creaking under accusations of divided loyalties
Lula administration announces package of tax rises and spending cuts
New president gets popularity boost in short term but faces long-term challenges in governing
Brazilian government warns of demonstrations on Wednesday by ex-president’s supporters aimed at ‘takeover of power’
Timeline of protesters’ shortlived attempt to take over Brasília’s institutions of power
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