S ince leaving hospital in December, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula (pictured), has cut a smart figure. Brazil’s president has taken to wearing a Panama hat to hide deep scars from two emergency brain surgeries.

The Brazilian real holds the ignominious title of worst-performing major currency in 2024, down by more than 20%. The selloff has eased somewhat recently but Brazil's fiscal woes still have financial markets on edge.

Brazil is expected to announce on Tuesday that ambassador Andre Correa do Lago will be president of the 2025 COP30 global climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem, three people with knowledge of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plans told Reuters.

I hope Trump has a fruitful term, promoting progress for both Brazilians and Americans while keeping the US as Brazil’s historic partner,” Lula stated.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has decided to name Andre Correa do Lago, the secretary of energy and environment at Brazil’s foreign affairs ministry, as head of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference the country will host later this year.

Lago serves as the Secretary for Climate at Brazil´s Foreign Affairs Ministry and will be tasked with leading negotiations toward a global agreement on climate issues.

Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, banned from leaving Brazil due to allegations he plotted a coup, has appealed to the Supreme Court to attend the Jan. 20 ceremony in Washington.

Brazilians this year, the president said, should see the fruit of policies initiated after what he termed the reconstitution of various ministries, which he said had been dismantled during the previous government.

Os esforços de Cláudia Sheinbaum para atenuar os ataques implacáveis do presidente Donald Trump ao México estão ganhando admiradores no Brasil, inspirando a abordagem ao combativo líder americano.

Information about services hasn’t reached the grassroots. The people haven’t been able to see the government’s virtues,” the new secretary said.

Brazilian government officials on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to balancing public accounts, as financial markets continue to question the ability of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration to meet its fiscal targets.

The final version of the Brazilian tax reform sanctioned on Thursday by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is slightly higher than the one approved by the lower house before it went to the senate,