We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Many executives still prefer the hard-right former army captain to Lula
Violence against politicians and their supporters is on the rise in a campaign marred by harsh rhetoric
Three years ago Brazil’s former president was languishing in jail. If a divisive election goes the way polls predict, he will soon be back in power
Brazilian president has repeatedly refused to say whether he will accept election results if he loses
The country is currently at a good entry point for bargain hunters
Spouse enters spotlight to increase president’s appeal to women and consolidate his religious base
First meeting of leftwing ex-president and far-right incumbent marks start of divisive election campaign
In Minas Gerais, the far-right president’s social measures may not be enough to sway voters loyal to leftist rival
Business leaders deny planning takeover to stop leftist taking presidency
Dutch investment group Prosus acquires remaining third of Latin American delivery business it does not own
Far-right president seeks to reinvigorate support for his election campaign but believers are now more divided
Decades of intensive agriculture threaten the Cerrado region, which acts as an important carbon dioxide ‘sink’ and helps fend off global warming
Powerful group of lawmakers has lent its support to the embattled president in exchange for clout and public funds
Centre-left politician has tough words for his opponents: ‘Nowhere else in the world would these two be candidates’
Voters rank economy above crime and corruption as the most important issue
As far-right president starts re-election bid, Eduardo has emerged as his father’s trusted envoy and ideologue
Executives, public figures and artists push back against far-right president’s claims voting system could be rigged
President tries to shore up base as polls showing him trailing rival Lula ahead of October vote
Extra welfare payments worth billions could boost Bolsonaro’s re-election prospects
Murders of British journalist and Brazilian researcher show crime is festering and hindering the fight against deforestation
Trailing in the polls, the president is having to appeal to voters beyond his base — and is seeding the idea of electoral fraud
Winners of FT Schools/World Bank youth blog competition offer solutions to issues with online study
Chief executive says digital lender is on the hunt for bargain acquisitions
Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds in the US
Brazilian police say fisherman confessed to murdering Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
International Edition
