Luiz Inácio News

By Ueslei Marcelino

Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year after returning to the job

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Sunday unveiled government measures aimed at providing companies with tax benefits so they can buy new machinery and invest in transportation.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is known, on Wednesday accused the billionaire who owns the platform formerly known as Twitter of using irony to downplay what she called a misogynistic hacking of her account last week. Also Read: Brazil has digital public infrastructure that India could learn from “He minimizes a serious event that doesn’t just affect me, but thousands of women on his platform every day," she said in a statement.

Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system

The heads of state from South America’s Mercosur trade bloc are in Rio de Janeiro for a meeting that is expected to disappoint members hoping to finalize a deal with the European Union

slicing down and burning the rainforest. Not only did he make no effort to stop them; he went out of his way to hobble the agencies charged with policing environmental crimes. His ejection by voters last year gave the Amazon a much-needed respite.

DUBAI—World leaders gathered for climate talks in this oil-rich corner of the globe amid sharp divisions over how quickly governments need to wean their economies off fossil fuels to prevent the planet from blowing past the Paris accord’s temperature targets. Vice President Kamala Harris was expected to join Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, French President Emmanuel Macron and a host of leaders from across the Gulf region Friday at the start of a two-day summit to kick off the United Nations’ annual climate talks, known as COP28.

Guterres on the sidelines of the UN climate summit here and highlighted India's initiatives and progress in achieving climate goals. During the meeting, Modi thanked Guterres for his support during India's G20 Presidency. «Both leaders exchanged views on priorities and concerns of the Global South related to Climate Action, climate finance, technology and reforms of the multilateral governance and financial institutions, including the UN,» a statement by the External Affairs Ministry said in New Delhi.

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Roberto Samora and Sabrina Valle

Brazilians may soon be required to pay up to 15% tax on income derived from cryptocurrencies held on exchanges outside the country, after new income tax rules were approved by the Brazil Senate on Nov. 29.

Isaac Herzog and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas will both address the COP28 UN climate talks in Dubai this week, seven weeks into the Israel and Hamas war, officials said on Tuesday. Herzog and Abbas are both scheduled to make speeches lasting three minutes maximum on Friday. Abbas is expected to be in the room when Herzog is speaking, as he is scheduled to address the room only three speakers later. Abbas, head of the Fatah party that leads the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, has only met Israeli officials on rare occasions. More than 140 heads of state and government are due to address COP28 on Thursday and Friday, the start of nearly two weeks of talks to address the climate crisis, according to a UN list made available on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the leaders of the Group 20 (G20) block of large economies they ought to work together for global regulation of artificial intelligence (AI).

BRASILIA (Reuters) — Brazil's Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad, said on Monday that revenue shortfalls resulting from past tax changes have an impact on new fiscal rules approved by Congress during President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration.

BRASILIA (Reuters) — Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that as long as he is in his job he will look to ensure «fiscal balance», but stopped short of saying the government's goal of erasing the budget deficit in 2024 remains in place.

By Lisandra Paraguassu

BRASILIA (Reuters) — Approval of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's performance has fallen in the last two months as Brazilians worry that Latin America's largest economy is worsening, a new Genial/Quaest poll showed on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Brazil's federal police on Friday arrested two intelligence officials from the country's spy agency Abin for allegedly using phone hacking tools without judicial approval.

NEW DELHI : Brazilian agriculture and livestock minister Carlos Favaro is expected to meet Indian consumer affairs, food and public distribution minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi during a 1-3 November visit. Favaro’s visit comes as countries eye open, unimpeded and reliable food supply chains amid pressures to ensure that agricultural trade is not affected by unilateral restrictions and protectionist measures.