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Bolsonaro returns to Brazil to lead opposition against Lula

BRASILIA, Brazil — After three months of vacation in Florida, Jair Bolsonaro is finally returning to Brazil on Thursday to assume the role of opposition leader and challenge the leftist government of his foe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Tribune News Service

Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not lead opposition, but will work with his party

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he will not lead the opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but will collaborate with his political party, the conservative Liberal Party.

Reuters

Brazil meat industry lobby laments Lula's absence from China trip -sources

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inability to accompany a government mission to China frustrated meat industry lobbyists who had hoped his presence this week would help persuade Beijing to issue more export licenses for Brazilian companies, according to two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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Brazil's monetary policy director leaves office amid government uncertainty over replacement

Brazil's central bank monetary policy director Bruno Serra has left his position at his request, according to the official gazette on Monday, backdated to March 23, while the new administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has yet to announce a replacement candidate.

Reuters

Former Brazilian Leader Elected President of Multilateral Bank NDB

Dilma Rousseff will helm the Shanghai-headquartered New Development Bank, which was set up to finance projects in emerging markets and developing countries

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Brazil pushes China for closer farm ties with beef taking centre stage

Hundreds of Brazilian agribusiness leaders flooded Beijing this week even before the arrival of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who's betting a high-stakes trip to China will further open the world's biggest commodities importer for his country's products, helping him make peace with a sector that overwhelmingly supported his…

Irish Independent

China to decide new date for Brazil's Lula visit, agreements postponed: minister

Brazil's Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Sunday that the Chinese government would decide on a new date for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to the country, adding that the signing of agreements between Beijing and Brasilia has been postponed.

Reuters

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Brazil's Lula, ill with pneumonia, postpones China trip

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was due to head to China for key talks with President Xi Jinping, has indefinitely postponed his trip to recover from pneumonia, the government said Saturday.

AFP

Brazil's Lula cancels trip to China due to pneumonia -press secretary

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a high-profile trip to China due to medical reasons, and the March 27-31 visit will be rescheduled for a later date, his press secretary said on Saturday.

Reuters

Bolsonaro says he will finally return to Brazil by end of the month

Former President Jair Bolsonaro said he’ll end his extended U.S. vacation at the end of March to return to Brazil, where he’ll face a dozen criminal investigations involving allegations of corruption and fomenting anti-democratic acts.

Tribune News Service

Brazil's Lula 'fine' after pneumonia diagnosis, will travel to China Sunday

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been diagnosed with mild pneumonia and will delay a planned trip to China by a day, leaving on Sunday, the presidential palace and his doctor said.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula in good health, should travel to China on Sunday -Lula's doctor

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in good health after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia, is responding well to antibiotics and should travel to China on Sunday as previously expected, his doctor, Roberto Kalil, told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Lula's China trip to promote BYD takeover plan for Brazil Ford factory

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to China next week with plans to promote Chinese manufacturer BYD's takeover of a former Ford factory in northeast Brazil, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

Reuters

Seeking a reset, Brazil's Lula heads to China

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, where he hopes to reinforce trade, discuss international mediation in Ukraine, and reclaim his country's role in global geopolitics.

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Reuters

Lula's China visit to refresh Brazil ties with pragmatic approach

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to China this weekend for a five-day visit to refresh relations with his country's largest export market and seek new Chinese investment in the Latin American country.

Bloomberg

Lula Slams Brazil’s Central Bank as House Speaker Urges Truce

Brazil’s lower house Speaker Arthur Lira called for peace between the government and the central bank after it signaled no interest rate cut in the short term, while President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva renewed criticism of the autonomous monetary authority and its chief.

Irish Independent

China agrees to resume Brazilian beef imports after BSE case

China will restart beef imports from Brazil, the world's biggest exporter, a month after the trade was halted over a case of mad cow disease.

Irish Independent

With stakes high, Brazil meat industry dominates Lula delegation to China

More than a quarter of business leaders traveling to China with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva next week come from Brazil's booming meat industry, highlighting the high stakes for a sector reliant on Chinese demand for most of its exports.

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AFP

Brazil's Lula irks foreign oil companies with new tax

Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has not even been in power for 100 days but has already provoked the wrath of foreign oil companies with the creation of a new tax on crude exports.

Bloomberg

Brazil Central Bank Bucks Lula’s Pressure With Hawkish Rate Hold

Brazil’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged, defying intense pressure from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his team for looser monetary policy.

Reuters

With stakes high, Brazil meat industry dominates Lula delegation to China

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to announce fiscal framework after China visit

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the proposal for new fiscal rules will only be announced after his visit to China, frustrating expectations that the measures would be unveiled this week.

Reuters

Lula government discusses Brazil's new fiscal framework with lawmakers

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to unveil a long-awaited new fiscal framework before he travels to China at the end of the week but wants the proposal discussed privately with congressional leaders first, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday.

Bloomberg

Lula’s Cabinet Members Clash Over Plan to Shore Up Budget

A proposal to shore up Brazil’s fiscal accounts is already running into resistance from members of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s cabinet, even though it delays the task of stabilizing public debt until the end of his term.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to go to China with 240 business representatives, says official

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit China this month accompanied by a delegation of 240 business representatives, including 90 from agriculture sector, a senior Foreign Ministry official said on Friday.

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