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    Michael Pooler

    Brazil Correspondent

    Michael Pooler is a Brazil correspondent with the FT, based in São Paulo. He was previously a reporter on the industry team in London.
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    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      South America
      Plan to plough $1bn into sustainable farming in South America misses initial target

      Fund for beef and soy farmers who protect rainforest struggles to make loans as planned

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Brazilian economy
      Brazil fourth-quarter GDP declines as economic challenges mount for Lula

      Weak investment and slowdown in industry and services end five consecutive quarters of growth

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      News in-depthNatura Cosmeticos SA
      Cosmetics group Natura embarks on makeover

      Body Shop and Avon owner is concentrating on revamping its brands during consumer spending squeeze

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Brazil’s Congress riot: how Bolsonaro supporters stormed the capital

      Timeline of protesters’ shortlived attempt to take over Brasília’s institutions of power

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Bolsonaro plans return to Brazil as prosecutors seek to seize assets

      Former president has faced calls for expulsion from Florida after riots by his supporters

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Vale SA
      Vale weighs offers for stake in base metals business

      Brazilian mining group says talks have been held with sovereign funds, carmakers and industrial groups

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazilian police dismantle anti-government protest camps

      Move comes day after supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided Congress, Supreme Court and palace

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s capital

      America’s biggest banks are set to report another quarter of bumper profits this week

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      ExplainerBrazilian politics
      Who are the rioters who stormed Brazil’s government offices?

      Jair Bolsonaro has fomented bitter distrust in the electoral system among his supporters

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil police arrest 300 after pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Congress

      Authorities regain control after supporters overrun complex in protest against incumbent’s election loss

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Person in the News
      Marina Silva, an unflinching campaigner to save Brazil’s rainforest

      In her new spell as president Lula’s environment minister she will face challenges even greater than in her first term

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Brazil
      Investors fret over Lula’s approach to Brazil’s state companies

      Petrobras and Banco de Brasil shares hit by volatility in new president’s first week

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Inside BusinessFootball
      Brazilian football’s new goal: a league that can take on the world

      A pair of opposing consortiums are vying to create a new domestic competition

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula tightens Brazil’s gun controls and curbs gold mining in Amazon

      Newly elected president takes aim at Jair Bolsonaro’s legacy in first decrees

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula launches stinging attack on Bolsonaro in inaugural address

      Leftwing leader returns to power for third term in divided South American nation

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula sworn in as Brazil’s new president amid tight security

      Alleged bomb plot adds to tensions surrounding return to leftwing rule in divided nation

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Oil & Gas industry
      Lula picks political ally as next Petrobras chief

      Senator Jean Paul Prates promises changes to fuel pricing policy at Brazilian state-controlled oil producer

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Brazil
      Brazilians unite in grief following death of football icon Pelé

      Player widely regarded as greatest to ever play the game died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Pelé
      Pelé dead at 82 after stellar football career for Brazil

      Player hailed by many as greatest of all time dies in São Paulo hospital after battle with cancer

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Green champion Marina Silva returns to Brazil’s environment ministry

      New leftwing government has pledged to end deforestation of Amazon by end of decade

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      News in-depthCentrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA
      Eletrobras plays down risk of renationalisation under new Brazilian government

      Chief executive of Latin America’s largest power utility says legal protections and cost would make reversal unlikely

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil lawmakers approve $28bn increase in spending cap for Lula plans

      Constitutional amendment will allow incoming president to fulfil promise to spend more on welfare and infrastructure

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s supreme court declares ‘secret budget’ unconstitutional

      Rejection of Bolsonaro-era mechanism and second ruling on welfare spending boosts Lula in run-up to inauguration

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Petrobras
      Petrobras defends decarbonisation strategy as political pressure rises

      Latin America’s largest crude supplier says it does not want to ‘go woke, go broke’ as president-elect Lula pushes for change

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Lula looks to reduce role of armed forces in Brazilian politics

      Choice of defence minister comes as pro-Bolsonaro supporters protest the outcome of the country’s election

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