Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals
Opinion
Brazil led the way. Now the UK should get behind the assault on hunger and poverty
Kevin Watkins
July 2024
Argentina’s president butts heads with South American leftist leaders
Turning from his ferocious attacks on domestic opponents, Javier Milei aims his scorn at the heads of Brazil and Bolivia
May 2024
Brazil floods: Lula flies over Rio Grande do Sul as army races to rescue stranded families – video
Brazil's president flew with several cabinet members over the southern Rio Grande do Sul state to witness the floods that have killed at least 75 people
April 2024
Economics viewpoint
At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty
Larry Elliott
Lula is styling himself as the new leader of the global south – and shifting attention away from the west
Jordana Timerman
March 2024
Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary
Brazil’s president has nixed commemorations of the 1964 coup, possibly to avoid irking the military as senior officers facing jail for allegedly conspiring to stop Lula taking power after 2022 election
Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit
Photos of French president’s three-day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observers