The Latest Breaking News from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’

President-elect Milei will seek to align Latin America’s third largest economy with the US, Israel and ‘the free world’.

As world leaders gather at Cop28, these charts show how far away the major economies are from their targets

Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expressed support for the deal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have both expressed hope that negotiations about a wide-ranging free trade agreement can be finalized in the near future

Brazilian president’s plans to approve new fossil fuel projects sit awkwardly with pledge to meet 1.5C target

UK monarch addresses world leaders at climate summit where more than 100 states have committed to transforming food systems

Gordon Brown leads those signing letter to Cop28 and G20 presidents calling for levy to help fill ‘loss and damage’ fund

Memoranda of understanding have been signed, greenwashing claims have been made. Quite a bit is at stake in the coming weeks in Dubai.

Residents of Brazil’s poorest neighbourhoods say they see their struggles reflected in Israel’s treatment of Gaza.

The far-right candidate’s attacks on the electoral process raises fears that he might not accept a negative result in Sunday’s vote