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Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back

Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassals

The Guardian - US

From Target To Triumph: Leonardo DiCaprio Backs Amazon Activist Once Falsely Accused By Bolsonaro

Leonardo DiCaprio backs a Brazilian activist once accused by Bolsonaro of burning the Amazon, turning a smear into a global environmental partnership.

International Business Times UK

Brazilian environmentalist gets funded by DiCaprio after false forest fire accusation by Bolsonaro

Being falsely accused of setting fire in the Amazon with funds from Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has become a blessing in disguise for Caetano Scannavino

The Independent UK

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Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court votes to reject Bolsonaro's appeal, upholding 27-year sentence

Most justices on Brazil's Supreme Court panel have rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal

The Independent UK

Trump’s former trade architect says the president can’t backtrack on tariffs because he’s ‘too committed’ now: ‘That would be a pretty horrific decision’

The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Wednesday over whether President Donald Trump overstepped by using emergency powers to impose tariffs on more than 100 countries.

Fortune

Trump’s breaking-the-china strategy isn’t working: Despite the global collateral damage, only modest progress has been made with China

Trump’s China visit revealed the weakness behind his tariff tactics, with major consequences for American businesses and consumers.

Fortune

‘Some serious activity on Truth Social tonight’: 5 Republicans go against dictator Trump to overturn 50% tariffs on Brazil, people call it a ‘good start’ for change

It appears that the Republican Party is experiencing some internal strife. Late on Tuesday, five GOP members voted in favour of a bill aimed at ending Trump’s tariff war on Brazil.

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US Senate passes bill with Republican support to block Trump tariffs on Brazil

Republicans break ranks as vote passes 52-48 in rare bipartisan rebuke of US president’s trade policies

The Guardian - US

Lawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro appeal his 27-year prison sentence

Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential race to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a plot that prosecutors alleged included plans to kill Lula.

Euronews

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro appeals his 27-year prison sentence

Lawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat

The Independent UK

Milei’s win in Argentina had Trump’s fingerprints all over it. But just how long will their friendship last?

The Argentine president’s libertarian experiment is in tatters, and his hold on power seems increasingly dependent on volatile US support, says journalist Jordana Timerman

The Guardian - UK

What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them

A report says at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain worldwide and face growing threats from logging, mining, missionaries and organized crime

The Independent UK

Argentina goes to polls amid economic crisis and Trump ‘interference’

Poor showing in Sunday’s election would deal hammer blow to country’s radical libertarian president, Javier Milei

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s election

The Guardian - US

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Why some populist supporters want a strong-arm leader and others just want change

The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Marine Le Pen in France, Giorgia Meloni in Italy, Santiago Abascal in Spain and Jair Bolsonaro in…

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope he goes to jail’: Brazil’s Cannes-winning director on Bolsonaro and political amnesia

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping thriller The Secret Agent is set in the 70s but casts light on present-day politics

International Business Times

In Brazil, Michelle Bolsonaro Leaves It To God, And Jair

Brazil's right is scrambling for a candidate in next year's election after leader Jair Bolsonaro was convicted over a botched coup -- and one of the names that keeps cropping up is that of his wife, Michelle.

International Business Times

Who Is Setting Fire To The Amazon?

"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.

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The Guardian - US

Brazil’s Bolsonaro was convicted but the military appetite for a coup lingers

Armed forces academies teach troops that military control would be better for the country, historians and experts say

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian governor apologies after joking about deadly methanol poisoning crisis

São Paulo’s teetotal governor, Tarcísio de Freitas, says of scandal that has killed three that he would only worry when ‘they start faking Coca-Cola’

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s president asks US to scrap tariffs in ‘friendly’ call with Trump

Presidents spoke on a video call as expert speculates that Haiti could be an area where the two leaders can cooperate

International Business Times

Brazil's Lula Asks Trump To Remove Tariffs In 'Friendly' Phone Call

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged US President Donald Trump to remove punitive tariffs on Brazil in the first-ever official talks between the two leaders.

The Guardian - US

Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump?

As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power – with disastrous consequences

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s bullying of Latin America isn’t part of any plan – he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing

The president’s threats to attack Venezuela are regressive, dangerous and almost certain to backfire, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - US

The US government is facing a crisis of legitimacy

As the constitutional order frays, the US could look to Brazil as a demonstration of a functioning democracy

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