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.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is under pressure from the soaring cost of living as he starts the second half of his term.

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.

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.

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.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he hoped the United States would remain a "historical partner" of his country after Donald Trump's return to the White House Monday.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday he had "fully recovered" from emergency surgery six weeks ago to stop a brain bleed.

Investors already concerned about Brazil's ballooning public debt load under veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are being forced to reckon with an additional risk: a government debt profile with growing sensitivity to high interest rates.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill on Monday restricting smartphone use in schools, aligning with a global movement to limit devices in educational settings. The law, set to take effect in February,

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

Brazil’s government is weighing measures such as providing reduced-cost food products through a network of stores in an attempt to combat inflation and boost President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s popularity.