Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested on Friday that he will stand for re-election in 2026, but stopped short of making a formal announcement.
Leaders of the growing BRICS group of developing nations will meet in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, urging reform of Western institutions and promoting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism worldwide.
COP30 president Brazil proposed expanding emissions pledges to include companies, states, and cities, aiming to boost climate goals after the U.S. left the Paris Agreement.
The World Organization for Animal Health has recognized Brazil, the world's leading beef exporter, as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, a Brazilian official said.
Brazil's government may cut ethanol import taxes to appease U.S. President Trump and as a way to help tame inflation, newspaper O Globo reported on Friday, citing sources.
The city of Buriticupu, in Brazil's Amazon, is slowly sinking, and huge sinkholes have forced the municipal government to declare a state of emergency.
