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Brasília

Head of State

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Head of Government

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Dani Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. Photo: AFP

Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

28 Mar 2025 - 8:03PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs

28 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

27 Mar 2025 - 12:31PM

United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

23 Mar 2025 - 2:20PMvideocam

Climate change

Opinion | Asia is ground zero for the impact of global glacier loss

Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.

22 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Ukraine war

China, Brazil back US-led push for ceasefire in Ukraine war

Endorsement follows meeting in New York led by two countries’ UN ambassadors amid ‘potential turning point’.

21 Mar 2025 - 7:03AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Exclusive | Renewed US-China trade war could yield bumper harvest for Brazilian farmers

The South American country is hoping to boost sorghum and maize sales in the wake of Beijing and Washington’s tit-for-tat tariffs.

8 Mar 2025 - 2:14AMvideocam

China imports 83 per cent of the world’s sorghum, mainly from the US. Photo: Shutterstock

Business of climate change

China miners accelerate overseas buying spree

Last month, MMG said it would buy British miner Anglo American’s nickel business in Brazil.

6 Mar 2025 - 10:20PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | China is ready to be an anchor in a brave new multipolar world

What seems clear from Munich Security Conference talk is an evolution towards a pluralistic world order. We need an effective governance framework.

4 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US-China relations

Brics more relevant than ever, summit host Brazil says amid Trump tariff threats

The best response for ‘the crisis of multilateralism is more multilateralism’, according to Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

26 Feb 2025 - 2:45PMvideocam

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (right) and Brazilian representative Mauricio Lyrio talk during the Brics sherpa meeting in Brasilia on Tuesday. Vieira says “Brics must advocate for an open, fair and balanced multilateral trade system”. Photo: AFP

Banking & finance

Crypto derivatives missing from Hong Kong’s virtual-asset push, Deribit says

Dubai-based exchange aims to expand in the city as the regulator is set to consider letting professional investors trade crypto derivatives.

24 Feb 2025 - 7:30AM

A shop advertises cryptocurrency education in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 7, 2023. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Electric & new energy vehicles

JPMorgan boosts BYD share price target by 60% on strong growth projections

The US investment bank sees BYD’s Hong Kong and Shenzhen share prices at HK$600 and 560 yuan, respectively, by June 2026.

21 Feb 2025 - 8:30AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot that included plan to poison Lula

The Supreme Court will decide whether to begin a criminal trial against the embattled former president.

19 Feb 2025 - 1:57PM

TikTok

TikTok to expand e-commerce in more countries as US business remains in limbo

TikTok Shop is expected to enter Italy, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil this year, according to sources.

19 Feb 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

TikTok Shop, the in-app retailing feature on the popular short video platform, had started approaching Chinese sellers to open stores for the new markets. Photo: Shutterstock

IPO

China’s Sany Heavy Industry eyes US$1.5 billion Hong Kong IPO: sources

The Shanghai-listed heavy machinery manufacturer could raise funds in the second half of this year.

18 Feb 2025 - 3:48PMvideocam

Employees work on the assembly line at Sany Heavy Industry’s factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV maker Geely joins BYD in Brazil push via deal with Renault

Production and distribution partnership comes as China’s carmakers look for friendly global markets amid US and European tariffs.

18 Feb 2025 - 12:45PM

Asean

Opinion | Southeast Asia’s rice crisis is a ticking time bomb

Ensuring food security for the region and beyond requires urgent action to modernise agriculture, diversify suppliers and strengthen cooperation.

16 Feb 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Brazil’s Lula chides Beijing, EU, US for practices that gave China its tech edge

The Brazilian president also hinted that he may file a WTO complaint against Washington’s tariffs.

15 Feb 2025 - 5:39AMvideocam

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening ceremony of the 99th National Meeting of the Construction Industry at National Confederation of Industry headquarters, in Brasilia in November. Photo: EPA-EFE

Brics

Brics summit to tackle AI governance, global health and financial reform: Brazil

Note from bloc’s chair this year reflects plan to promote equitable global governance rather than control by ‘just big corporations’.

14 Feb 2025 - 6:23AMvideocam

US-China relations

Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports with ‘no exceptions’

US president says ‘it’s time for our great industries to come back to America’ after promising broader reciprocal tariffs.

11 Feb 2025 - 3:12PMvideocam

Automotive industry

China carmakers merit dumping probe and tariffs: Brazil auto industry group

BYD and Great Wall Motors among mainland brands alleged to sell below cost to undermine competitors from US, Europe, Japan and South Korea.

30 Jan 2025 - 7:10AMvideocam

An SUV by Great Wall Motors rolls off a production line in Chongqing. The Chinese carmaker has drawn criticism from Brazil’s National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Meet Izabel Araujo, now into her second decade of dating NSYNC’s Joey Fatone

Learn the story behind Joey Fatone and Izabel Araujo’s first date at Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights – and about a love story that has blossomed ever since.

29 Jan 2025 - 4:00AM

Joey Fatone and Izabel Araujo have been seeing each other since 2014. Photos: @missizzybela/Instagram

Donald Trump

Trump holds off on Colombia tariff, sanctions threat after deportations deal

Colombia backed down and agreed to the ‘unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens’, hours after Trump threat.

27 Jan 2025 - 3:21PM

US-China relations

Trump tells Davos he is hopeful about US-China ties as he warns on tariffs

American leader touts ‘very good’ relationship with Xi Jinping amid ‘massive’ trade deficits with Beijing.

24 Jan 2025 - 6:29PMvideocam

United States

Opinion | On the Panama Canal, Donald Trump has much to learn from Jimmy Carter

Carter’s restrained statesmanship at the height of US dominance stands in contrast to Trump’s bellicose rhetoric as his country’s influence declines.

21 Jan 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

A protest against Donald Trump at the Monument to the Martyrs of the 1964 demonstration against US sovereignty over the Panama Canal, is held in Panama City on December 31 as the country marks the 25th anniversary of the US handover of the canal. Photo: AFP

China trade

Will Trump’s hard line on China tariffs put US farmers in Beijing’s crosshairs?

China, the world’s largest soybean consumer, now gets most of its supply from Brazil, but securing a new trade deal with the US could protect American farmers’ interests.

13 Jan 2025 - 11:09PM

China is the world’s largest consumer of soybeans, but less of its supply has been coming from American farmers. Photo: Getty Images

Extreme weather

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides caused by torrential rain

At least 80mm of rain fell in the space of one hour in the city of Ipatinga, where nine died.

13 Jan 2025 - 10:18AM

Ukraine war

US imposes new Russia sanctions, hoping to reduce oil sales to China, India

Sweeping measures target every stage of Russian energy production and distribution chain but will they deter Moscow’s biggest customers?

11 Jan 2025 - 1:25AMvideocam

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