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    Bryan Harris

    Brazil bureau chief

    Bryan Harris is the Brazil bureau chief of the Financial Times based in São Paulo. He was previously a correspondent in South Korea and worked on the FT's newsdesk in Hong Kong. Prior to joining the FT, Bryan worked as a reporter in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Brazil
      Brazil’s conservative carnival tries to put on brave face in era of resurgent left

      Fear and loathing towards Lula and the Supreme Court grips Latin America’s CPAC gathering

      An anti-Lula protester at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Brazilian society
      First person convicted for Brazil’s January 8 riot gets 17-year sentence

      Court signals a tough stance on those found to have taken part in storming and vandalising government buildings

      Pedestrians walk past a broken window that was damaged during riots in Brasília in January 2023
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil begins trials of ‘coup’ rioters who stormed centres of power

      Supreme Court signals it will take a hard line against those charged for January 8 attempted insurrection

      Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro wave Brazilian flags inside the presidential palace in Brasilia
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s Lula seals pact with opposition parties in hopes of political boost

      President exchanges two cabinet posts for support from rightwing parties

      Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s congress approves looser spending rules in boost for Lula

      New fiscal framework under leftwing administration means budgets must rise by more than rate of inflation

      Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian society
      Neo-Nazi groups spread in Brazil’s south

      Far-right extremism rises in historic German areas with raised-arm salute defended as ‘culturally common’ gesture

      Montage of Nazi flag, Brazil map and a gathering of people
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Deforestation
      Amazon nations fail to agree deforestation target

      Brazilian president had aimed to persuade neighbours to agree to halt illegal destruction of forests by 2030

      Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Brazil
      The flight from Salvador, a city withered by disease and disorder

      The historic migration from Brazil’s interior cities to the coast is now in sharp reverse

      The buildings of a coastal city reach the shoreline and the choppy sea
    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
      News in-depthAmericas economy
      South America braced for economic hit from return of El Niño

      Extreme weather phenomenon could spark inflationary surge due to food and energy shortages

      People try to salvage belongings in flooded part of Ecuador
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      Climate change
      Brazil to launch ‘most ambitious’ green transition package

      Investors welcome bold environmentalist programme from leftwing president

      Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with indigenous women on a stage
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Global InsightBrazil
      Lula brings retro playbook to a modern Brazil

      Subsidies for manufacturers and a non-aligned foreign policy are rooted in the former trade union leader’s formative years

    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Brazil
      Brazil’s tax reform wins approval in lower house of Congress

      Senate vote now needed to simplify one of world’s most complicated tax regimes

      Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, right, and finance minister Fernando Haddad
    • Friday, 30 June, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazilian court votes to bar Bolsonaro from political office until 2030

      Decision a blow to rightwing former president’s hopes of a swift comeback

    • Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
      Deforestation
      Tropical forest loss increased by 10% in 2022

      Tree cover the size of Switzerland destroyed globally last year with Brazil top of the list for largest decline

      Deforested land in the rural city of Humaita, Amazonas
    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Bolsonaro faces ban from politics as electoral trial begins in Brazil

      Rightwing populist accused of abusing his presidential powers during election

      A close-up of Jair Bolsonaro
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      The Big Read
      The discreet US campaign to defend Brazil’s election

      Amid widespread speculation about a coup attempt, the Biden administration pressured politicians and generals to respect the result

    • Monday, 19 June, 2023
      Accounting & Consulting services
      PwC and KPMG drawn deeper into Brazilian retailer’s accounting scandal

      Audit firms scrutinised over collapse of Americanas which has shocked corporate Brazil

    • Sunday, 18 June, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Lula struggles with rightwing Congress as Brazil’s ‘broad coalition’ unravels

      Leftwing leader must manage ties with emboldened parliamentary bloc after damaging defeats

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russian concerns on Ukraine must ‘be taken into account’, says Brazil

      Foreign policy adviser to leftwing president Lula warns western leaders’ stance risks provoking a wider conflict

      Celso Amorim
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula nominates personal lawyer to Brazil’s supreme court

      Appointment of ‘friend and comrade’ angers rightwing opposition and legal experts

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula’s move to scrap spending cap sparks fears of debt build-up

      Government says push to expand the role of the state will be accompanied by commitments for balanced budgets

      Fernando Haddad greets President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Social Media
      Google draws backlash from Brazil with lobbying against ‘fake news’ bill

      Tech giant is among the fiercest opponent to legislation being pushed by Lula administration

      The Google logo at a Google Store in New York City
    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s lawmakers to vote on ‘fake news’ bill opposed by tech groups

      Critics decry measures as draconian and open to abuse by special interests

      Protesters outside Brazil’s Congress
    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      ‘Public security is impossible’: Lula takes on Brazil’s gun owners

      Leftwing president hopes tighter laws will reduce surge in use of firearms, including attacks on schools

      A man holding an automatic pistol
    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil launches parliamentary probe into January 8 riot

      Inquiry into ‘coup attempt’ sets stage for battle between president Lula and rightwing lawmakers

      A crowd of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro invaded government buildings, including the presidential palace
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