Brazil trims 2025 growth, inflation forecasts amid slowdown

Brazil's Finance Ministry on Thursday trimmed its 2025 economic growth forecast to 2.2% from 2.3%, citing weaker than previously expected third-quarter results that also weighed on its outlook for the final three months of the year.

UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Conditions at COP30

A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in the city of Belém.

Expert: Brazil firms ties with China, Russia; reduces reliance on U.S.

The Brazilian government is deepening its political and economic ties with China and Russia to reduce its dependence on the United States-

COP30 starts in Brazil and more top photos this week from the Caribbean and Latin America

An Indigenous group attended the opening ceremony of the People’s Summit offsite from the COP30 climate conference, while other people walked along the river at sunset in Belem, Brazil. Jose Rivera prayed before an image of the Virgin Mary painted on a tree in Armero,

Trump administration skips COP30 climate summit, leaving California's Newsom to hurl criticism from Brazil

The Trump administration sent nobody to the U.N. global climate summit, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom to ask, "What the hell is going on here?"

Brazil expects US to answer proposal regarding tariffs possibly as soon as Friday, minister says

The United States is analyzing the negotiation proposal sent by Brazil regarding tariffs and a response is expected soon, the Brazilian foreign minister said on Thursday, citing the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who he had met earlier in the day.

China buys more Brazil soybeans as US purchases stall

China is grappling with a glut of soybeans after months of record imports, curbing prospects for U.S. exports despite a recent trade truce that Washington said includes a pledge by Beijing to resume heavy purchases.

U.N. climate talks start in Brazil with a call for faster action, but without the U.S.

U.N. climate negotiations get underway in Brazil, with leaders urging urgency and cooperation to curb global warming. The Trump administration is not participating.

Brazil foreign minister meets Rubio to assess tariff talks, source says

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday in Niagara Falls on the sidelines of the G7 meeting to discuss progress in ongoing tariff talks, a diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the conversation said.
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Could Brazil’s mega-election herald the end of polarisation?

Brazilians will head to the polls in October. Candidates will have to win over voters who are tiring of both Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil Sees Provisional US Trade Deal Soon as Relations Improve

Brazil hopes to reach a preliminary trade deal with the US as soon as this month, the South American nation’s top diplomat said, as relations between the two countries improve after a months-long feud.
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