Brazil

CITIES IN PERIL: Adapting the concrete heart of São Paulo to a changing climate

Jonathan López in São Paulo June 9, 2025

When the rains come to Latin America’s largest metropolis, water reclaims ancient paths buried beneath layers of concrete.

Lula urges Macron to drop opposition to EU-Mercosur agreement

bnl editorial staff June 6, 2025

Lula-Macron presidential meeting in Paris highlights European divisions over pact that could reshape transatlantic commerce.

EU selects 13 global strategic raw materials projects to boost supply security


bne IntelliNews June 4, 2025

European Commission publishes list with projects in Emerging Europe, Central Asia, Africa and elsewhere as bloc strives to reduce dependency on a handful of global suppliers.

Brazil’s GDP to slow to around 2% in 2025 on structural challenges, say IMF and OECD

bnl Sao Paulo bureau June 4, 2025

International financial institutions have revised Brazil's GDP growth projections for 2025, with the IMF predicting now higher growth than in the last forecast, at 2.3%, and the OECD forecasting that GDP is to expand 2.1%.

Brazil’s Lula state visit to France to focus on climate and trade

bnl Sao Paulo bureau June 4, 2025

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has landed in France to begin a state visit scheduled until June 9, with trade and climate hot topics on his agenda.

Moody’s warns of Brazil’s rising debt burden, downgrades credit outlook

bnl Sao Paulo bureau June 3, 2025

Brazil’s debt affordability is deteriorating and progress on fiscal reforms has proved slower than expected, clouding the sovereign credit outlook, credit rating agency Moody’s said.

Fires could turn Amazon rainforest into a desert

bne IntelliNews June 3, 2025

Fires could turn the Amazon rainforest into a desert as human activity and climate change threaten ‘lungs of the world’, says a study.

BRICS nations formulate first ever joint Climate Crisis policy

bne IntelliNews June 3, 2025

The BRICS bloc approved its first coordinated climate finance framework on May 30, marking the group’s first unified policy to fund climate action and setting the foundation for a shared position ahead of the COP30 meeting due to be held in Brazil.

COVID is back - a new "NB.1.8.1" strain is spreading across continents

bnm Tehran bureau, bne Moscow bureau, bno Taiwan bureau May 30, 2025

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is back. Reports from health authorities around the world have detected a new highly contagious strain of the virus that has been spreading through Asia and has now reached Russia.

LATAM BLOG: The elusive dream of connecting two oceans by rail

Alek Buttermann in Berlin May 29, 2025

The Bi-Oceanic Railway promises to connect Brazil’s Atlantic coast with Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay. Yet this grand vision remains more geopolitical statement than reality, facing immense logistical, environmental, and political challenges.

Brazil's airline Azul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure pandemic debt

bnl Sao Paulo bureau May 28, 2025

Brazilian airline Azul has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US as it seeks to restructure billions of dollars in mostly pandemic-era debt.

Latin America faces investment drought as fiscal space shrinks, ECLAC says

bne IntelliNews May 28, 2025

ECLAC report highlights the region's struggle with low public investment amid mounting debt pressures.

COMMENT: Ranking the top 60 economies’ exposure to US tariffs

bne IntelliNews May 25, 2025

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 50% tariff hike on the EU has put the cat amongst the pigeons again. If he follows through then Europe, which is highly dependent on US trade, will be amongst the most damaged economies in the world.

Countdown to disaster: timelines to cross temperature thresholds tabulated

Ben Aris in Berlin May 23, 2025

The Climate Crisis is accelerating and all the main players predict that the world will warm by more than the 1.5C Paris Agreement target by next year and the 2C maximum will be broached by 2037 – far earlier than previously forecast.

Brazil dismantles Russian 'spy factory' in major counterintelligence operation, NYT reports

bne IntelliNews May 23, 2025

Brazilian federal agents have exposed a sophisticated Russian intelligence operation that used the South American country as an "assembly line for deep-cover operatives."

Sunlight heating effect on earth more than doubles in the last decade

Ben Aris in Berlin May 23, 2025

Global warming results from man-made greenhouse gas emissions that have doubled the heating effect from incoming sunlight, which is now more than the heat radiated by earth into space in the last decade, according to a research paper.

COMMENT: How Europe can win the digital nomad race

Aleksandra Jelesijevic in Belgrad May 21, 2025

Record levels of immigration are dominating political debate in the world’s wealthiest countries. But there is a latent trend, still bubbling under the surface, which might soon occupy the minds of Western policymakers: emigration.

EVs to account for one in four car sales this year

bne IntelliNews May 20, 2025

Global electric vehicle sales are expected to more than triple by 2030, reaching 45mn units annually, driven by expanding markets in China and strengthening policy support in advanced and emerging economies, according to the IEA.

COMMENT: China and Latin America forge ‘shared future’ as US wields coercive diplomacy

Ricardo Martins in Utrecht May 20, 2025

China hosted Latin American leaders at the China-CELAC Forum, pledging $9.2bn and deeper ties. As US influence fades, Beijing’s “shared future” vision gains ground, fueling a shift in global alliances and challenging Washington’s dominance.

Brazil poultry sector hit as bird flu prompts global export bans

bne IntelliNews May 20, 2025

Brazil, the world's largest poultry exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a commercial farm, triggering immediate import bans from major markets including China and the EU.

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