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Lula warns Trump against meddling in Brazil election after criticism of judiciary

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday warned President Donald Trump against interfering in Brazil's October presidential election after renewed US criticism of judicial actions against Lula's political opponents. The exchange underscores rising tensions as Washington pushes new tariffs and labels two drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organisations.

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Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

Brazilian officials have announced a significant drop in deforestation rates

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Lula Brands Marco Rubio 'Mortal Enemy' of Latin America as Trump Admin Targets Brazil With New Tariff Threats

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Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

Gold prices are at an all-time high, and we are very worried. As disease ecologists, it’s not the economic instability that concerns us, but the fact that a surge in gold mining could have a devastating impact on human health.

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Trump and Lula at the White House: a relationship built on pragmatism and a broader regional calculus

For about three hours of closed-door talks between Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump at the White House on May 7, 2026, many observers in the two countries held their breath. Since there was no official joint statement or press conference, they did not…

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The centre left is not dead. A progressive new counter-Trumpian movement is on the way

Social democrats are at last facing up to the failures of globalisation to create equality or deliver for workers, says Florian Ranft, of thinktank Das Progressive Zentrum

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In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is…

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Where Is Davos? Denmark Snubs Economic Forum As Donald Trump Escalates Greenland Row

With Denmark boycotting Davos and geopolitical tensions soaring over Trump's Greenland annexation push, the World Economic Forum descends into political theatre. Key leaders and nations are conspicuously absent from this year's gathering.

International Business Times UK

Brazilian President Lula da Silva Proposes Acting as Mediator Between Maduro and Trump

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has volunteered to serve as a mediator between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and U.S. President Donald Trump

Latin Times

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers in tractors have blocked roads, thrown potatoes and eggs, and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union leaders’ summit

The Independent UK

Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?

Ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Belém last month, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva urged world leaders to agree to roadmaps away from fossil fuels and deforestation and pledge the resources to meet these goals.

The Conversation

Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30

Emotions ran high at the UN climate summit in Brazil, which was hit by its first major protest in four years

The Guardian - UK

From deforestation to fossil fuels: What did countries actually agree on at COP30?

COP30 may go down in history as a fiery flop, as divisions quashed all hope for a commitment to fossil fuel phaseout.

Euronews

Cop30 conference centre evacuated as fire breaks out – as it happened

UN secretary-general António Guterres earlier used speech at Belem summit to urge countries to find compromises in final hours of negotiations

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Could Brazil's Bolsonaro Be Edging Closer to Prison After His Latest Supreme Court Setback?

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro could be edging closer to serving 27 years in prison after the country's Supreme Court rejected an appeal made by his legal defense earlier this month. However, he could still avoid spending time behind bars. Here are the different scenarios.

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Indigenous voices at COP30: The Amazon speaks – will the world listen?

For the first time in the history of UN climate conferences, COP30 will take place in a rainforest. President Lula da Silva has described this symbolic venue as a clear political message: the world should listen to the Amazon and its people. His Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, adds…

The Guardian - UK

Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister

Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry

The Guardian - UK

Protesters blockade Cop30 summit over plight of Indigenous peoples

Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil’s president, saying they are never listened to

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Euronews

COP30: Brazil promotes largest Indigenous participation in history of the conference

Brazil invested in a number of initiatives and programmes to strengthen the representation of Indigenous peoples. Around 3,000 Indigenous people are expected to attend the 12-day summit in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belém.

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Europeans largely skip Latin American summit under Donald Trump's shadow

Top European leadership is set to skip the EU-CELAC summit on Sunday marked by tensions between the United States and Colombia. Donald Trump is also pursuing an aggressive policy on Venezuela, with Nicolás Maduro in focus. Europeans cite low attendance to cancel summit participation.

The Guardian - UK

‘Giving up would be a betrayal’: Miliband says 1.5C target still alive before Cop30

Exclusive: Environment secretary says global tipping points are possible as he rejects far-right climate ‘defeatism’

The Guardian - UK

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

The Guardian - 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

‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit

Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack him

The Independent UK

The world according to Trump: You’re all ‘going to hell’ — and I’m your only hope

NEWS ANALYSIS: President let the insults fly in blistering UN General Assembly address as he tried to make global leaders accept his truth — that it's Trump’s world and they are just living in it, writes Andrew Feinberg

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