Towns weigh up their future after climate-fuelled disaster strikes agricultural powerhouse of Rio Grande do Sul
Dias Toffoli infuriates campaigners by helping dismantle legacy of ‘Car Wash’ investigation in Brazil
Shut out of the US by tariffs and facing a backlash in Europe, Chinese carmakers could end up dominating many emerging markets
A CEO’s departure stirred memories of damaging political interference at the Brazilian state-controlled oil major
Manufacturers are betting on ‘flex-fuel hybrid’ as South American nation charts alternative path to decarbonisation
Reversal of high-profile rulings comes as country backtracks on graft probe
Minas Gerais deposits of the mineral are turning a once forlorn region of the state into a prospecting hotspot
US research highlights Chinese involvement in metal’s production
State drive is under way to address vulnerability of nation’s agriculture to international events
Jean Paul Prates is fifth CEO of state-controlled oil major to leave in 3 years
J Safra Sarasin taps BoA and Goldman Sachs as it looks to expand into advising on M&A and equity capital raises
Labour stoppages by 4,000 public servants disrupt wide range of industries and infrastructure
Extreme rainfall displaces 200,000 as scientists link disaster with climate change
Arm of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund also backs launch of new stock exchange in South American nation
Brazilian aerospace group studies plans for narrow-body passenger plane or long-range business jet
Leftist administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants greater flexibility on budget surplus goals
Group valued at $2.4bn, whose backers include SoftBank, says it has begun work for an eventual float
The leader has come under fierce criticism for his failure to commemorate the dark period
Government involvement in Petrobras and Vale alarms investors as president calls market ‘voracious dinosaur’
Region has already begun unwinding its response to soaring inflation that has affected monetary policy around the world
New class action pursues mining group and project partner BHP over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters
Hundreds failed to lay out goals aligned with Paris agreement to limit warming to 1.5C
José Luciano Duarte Penido claims wrangling over CEO selection did not serve the best interests of the company
Carmaker will focus on electrifying flexible fuel models as rivals pour money into Latin America’s largest economy
Environmentalists accuse Brazilian meatpacker of fuelling Amazon destruction
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