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Former bank executive Gabriel Galípolo will serve as monetary policy director
Leftwing president hopes tighter laws will reduce surge in use of firearms, including attacks on schools
Indigenous affairs minister calls for penalties against buyers of illicit metal from the Amazon region
Surge in ‘occupations’ by radical group with ties to leftwing president alarms farmers and conservative politicians
Justice minister Flávio Dino says insurrection by Bolsonaro supporters was coup attempt
Tradition of non-interventionism prompts region’s leftwing leaders to snub pleas from US and Europe
Minister Anielle Franco, sister of murdered Rio politician, aims to tackle prejudices that harm country’s non-white population
Latin America’s largest crude supplier says it does not want to ‘go woke, go broke’ as president-elect Lula pushes for change
Choice of defence minister comes as pro-Bolsonaro supporters protest the outcome of the country’s election
Choice of Fernando Haddad will disappoint investors hoping for a more market-friendly figure
Leftwing former president defeats Jair Bolsonaro by narrow margin after bitterly divisive campaign
A clampdown on electoral disinformation has renewed accusations that the judiciary is too politicised
Without dominant majority for either left or right, alliances will prove crucial for Latin American country’s next president
Leftwing challenger came out of close first-round vote on top but incumbent beat predictions
Fractious campaign to continue in ‘very tight’ run-off that could lead to contested outcome
Leftwing former president is favourite over Jair Bolsonaro after campaign marred by violence
Sunday’s vote has been called the most consequential since democratisation in the 1980s
Surveys consistently show a lead by leftist ex-president Lula in October 2 election
Extra welfare payments worth billions could boost Bolsonaro’s re-election prospects
Brazilian police say fisherman confessed to murdering Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Economists expect a rise on Wednesday and Selic to hit 12.75 per cent by end of the year
New farming practices could help the country achieve one of its COP26 promises
A handful of centrists are struggling to break the front-runners’ dominant grip on voters
Misinformation on remedies, seeded by officials and fuelled via social media, has had dire consequences for public health
Experts debate whether the two-time president can enact his social agenda without blowing the budget
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