Brazil's latest cabinet shuffle has left Finance Minister Fernando Haddad with no strong supporters in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inner circle for his moderate fiscal approach, fueling fears of a populist pivot to revive the aging leftist leader's popularity.

Brazil's government on Friday issued an executive order temporarily relaxing rules for disbursements from workers' severance fund FGTS, a measure that could release as much as 12 billion reais ($2.04 billion) to about 12 million workers.

Brazil's government is considering cutting import taxes on ethanol in a bid to appease U.S. President Donald Trump and as a way to help tame inflation, newspaper O Globo reported on Friday, citing sources.

For decades, nobody was held accountable for killings and forced disappearances at the hands of Brazil’s military junta. “I’m Still Here” may be changing that.

Marcelo Rubens Paiva, a popular author in Brazil for four decades, has had intense days and exchanges since the movie based on his 2015 book “I’m Still Here” became a box-office success.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has chosen the head of his Workers Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, to serve as institutional relations minister, the government said in a statement on Friday.

The best picture and best actress nominations for “I’m Still Here” have inspired national pride in a country whose culture has long been overlooked.

The frantic preparations for Carnival, driven by lucrative private investments, underly the dangerous working conditions at the factory.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief of staff said on Wednesday that the government will take no exceptional measure to boost economic growth, and reaffirmed its commitment to the country's fiscal framework.

Police in Brazil have released new information in its investigation into the disappearance of British journalist Charlotte Peet, 32, who went missing in the country on Feb. 8, saying that she boarded a bus to Rio de Janeiro and had been staying at hotels there.

Transgender woman Negriny Venture dances during a Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school rehearsal for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Celia Regina, left, dances with a sex worker during a pre-Carnival block party in the Vila Mimosa red-light district in Rio de Janeiro,

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's government is considering cutting import taxes on ethanol in a nod to U.S. President Donald Trump and as a way to help tame inflation, newspaper O Globo reported on Friday, citing sources.