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☆ Brazil's Lula likely to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss investments
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he is likely to travel to Saudi Arabia soon to discuss investments from the kingdom in his country as part of the "growth acceleration" plan recently launched by his administration. Lula said in a live broadcast on social media he would probably make a stop in Saudi Arabia on his way to the United Arab Emirates to attend the COP28 global climate meeting next month. The leftist leader is recovering from hip surgery he underwent late last month and has yet to be cleared by his doctors to travel. He said he was feeling fine. Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Steven GrattanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Gabriel Araujo, Steven Grattan Organizations: SAO PAULO, United, Thomson Locations: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

☆ Brazil's Lula vetoes bill restricting Indigenous land claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The president vetoed everything that was unconstitutional and not consistent with our Indigenous peoples policy," his Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha announced. "The important thing is that Indigenous rights are guaranteed by the veto," she said at a news conference with Padilha after a meeting with Lula to decide the matter. Indigenous communities across the country claim land that farmers have settled and developed, in some cases for decades. Farmers have said the bill would ensure greater legal security of their land ownership, curtailing land conflicts. Minister Guajajara responded in an interview with Reuters that it would undermine the ancestral land rights of Indigenous people and threaten their way of life, and she urged Lula to veto it completely.

Persons: Sonia Guajajara, Adriano Machado, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Alexandre Padilha, Brazil's, Lula, Guajajara, Anthony Boadle, David Gregorio, Richard Chang Organizations: Indigenous, National, REUTERS, Rights, Institutional, Padilha, Farmers, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA

FDI in Brazil fell 36% in the first eight months of 2023 to $37.9 billion. Currently, investors in long-term projects in Brazil with exposure to foreign currency pay taxes on currency appreciation over the course of the project - which the central bank has long flagged as a deterrent for FDI. Haddad said he was confident that policymakers had found a tool to shield investors from currency risks keeping them away. Executive orders in Brazil have immediate validity but must be endorsed by lawmakers within four months or they expire. Without that measure, Haddad said it will be "very challenging" to erase the deficit in next year's budget bill.

Persons: Fernando Haddad, Haddad, Luiz Inacio Lula da, Marcela Ayres, Bernardo Caram, Brad Haynes, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Finance, Reuters, Sao Paulo, leftist Workers Party, Executive, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil, Brasilia, Sao, United States

☆ Brazil congressional probe calls for Bolsonaro to face criminal charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks with the media as he leaves the Federal Police headquarters after testifying about the January 8 riots, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 18, 2023. On Tuesday, Gama, the rapporteur of the inquiry, had recommended that Bolsonaro should face charges of criminal association, political violence, disrupting the democratic order and an attempted coup d'état. The inquiry has no power to punish Bolsonaro or his allies but can issue recommendations for prosecutors to file criminal or civil charges. The findings of the congressional inquiry only add to Bolsonaro's legal woes, which have grown since he begrudgingly stepped down last year. Mauro Cid was allegedly a key player in two high-profile criminal probes into Bolsonaro.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Jair, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Eliziane Gama's, Bolsonaro, Walter Braga Netto, Augusto Heleno, Gama, begrudgingly, Lula, Mauro Cid, Maria Carolina Marcello Organizations: Federal Police, REUTERS, Rights, Wednesday, Supreme, Police, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, Gama, United States, Saudi

☆ Bolsonaro faces mounting legal woes in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the Federal Police headquarters after testifying about the January 8 riots, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 18, 2023. The far-right former army captain was already the subject of police probes before and during his four years in office. Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied breaking any laws, and calls allegations against him a witch hunt by his political opponents. Among the legal headaches now facing Bolsonaro:BARRED FROM OFFICE TILL 2030In June, Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) barred Bolsonaro from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year's election. The inquiry has no power to punish Bolsonaro or others, but can issue recommendations for them to face criminal or civil charges.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Jair, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro's, Mauro Cid, Cid, Gabriel Stargardter, Brad Haynes, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Federal Police, REUTERS, DE, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, DE JANEIRO, United States, Saudi

☆ Factbox-Bolsonaro Faces Mounting Legal Woes in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

The far-right former army captain was already the subject of police probes before and during his four years in office. But his efforts to undermine faith in Brazil's voting system, which culminated in a Jan. 8 insurrection by thousands of his supporters in Brasilia, have only added to his problems. Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied breaking any laws, and calls allegations against him a witch hunt by his political opponents. Among the legal headaches now facing Bolsonaro:BARRED FROM OFFICE TILL 2030In June, Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) barred Bolsonaro from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year's election. Last month, after months in jail, Cid agreed to cooperate with the federal police and was freed from behind bars.

Persons: Jair, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro's, Mauro Cid, Cid, Gabriel Stargardter, Brad Haynes, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: RIO DE, Reuters, Supreme Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brasilia, United States, Saudi

☆ Belt and Road Forum: Beijing to host global gathering as Xi Jinping lays out China's vision
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, whose on-going assault on Ukraine is another major point of global instability and division, is expected to attend. The last time he was in Beijing was for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in early 2022. Winning backing for China’s global leadership from a broad swath of developing and emerging economies is key to Xi’s strategy to push back against perceived international threats, analysts say. Overseas development finance from China’s two major development banks has also decreased significantly since a peak in 2016, the report’s data show. Ten years on, Chinese decision makers are becoming “more selective and more calculating” about the benefits of their financing, she said.

Persons: Xi Jinping, laud China’s, –, weren’t, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, ”, Craig Singleton, “, Kenya . Han Xu, Li Mingjiang, ” Jonathan Fulton, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Cyril Ramaphosa, Narendra Modi, Sergei Lavrov, Alet Pretorius, ” It’s, Liang, Yun Sun Organizations: CNN, Global, Initiative, Foundation for Defense, Democracies, Getty, Communist Party, Hamas, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, Officials, Atlantic Council, Indian, Russia's, Boston University Global Development, Center, World Bank, Overseas, China’s National, Reform, China Program, Stimson Locations: China, Beijing, United States, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Ukraine’s, Washington, Kenya ., Xinhua, Russia, Moscow, China’s, Abu Dhabi, Fulton, Johannesburg, New Delhi, saddling

☆ Brazil's Gilberto Gil pays tribute to London, his home in exile, in joyous show
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Angus Macswan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

That's why I came to London," he told the audience at the Royal Albert Hall. He introduced "Ladeira da Preguica" saying: "This a a song I wrote in London while I was missing my homeland." The military junta deemed them subversive and arrested them, detaining them for nine months before forcing them to choose exile or jail. Veloso was miserable but Gil, settling in Notting Hill Gate, immersed himself in London life. "I used to eat Jamaican food at the Mangrove," Gil told the audience, referring to a famed cafe in Notting Hill Gate.

Persons: Gilberto Gil, Gil, Caetano Veloso, Veloso, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Bob Marley's, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Toda, Angus MacSwan, Alex Richardson Organizations: London, Royal Albert Hall, Thomson Locations: London, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Notting Hill, Glastonbury, Rio de Janeiro

Energy ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, the three largest members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), have gathered in the Saudi capital Riyadh for the U.N. MENA climate week. The UAE will host the COP28 climate summit scheduled to take place in Dubai between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12. He has argued for a more inclusive COP that brings the oil and gas industry into the climate debate and allows it to be part of the solution through decarbonisation initiatives. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman also said the industry should not be stigmatised and the world still needed hydrocarbons. "There is a case for us to be in oil and gas," he told the audience.

Persons: Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Ueslei Marcelino, Jaber, Suhail, Mazrouei, Sultan al, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Pesha Majid, Maha El, Toby Chopra, Barbara Lewis Organizations: UAE Industry, Amazon, REUTERS, UAE, Energy, United Arab, Organization of Petroleum Exporting, UAE Energy, Saudi Energy, Thomson Locations: Hangar, Belem , Para State, Brazil, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Saudi, Riyadh, UAE, Dubai, OPEC, COP28

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest's waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. These are just the first grim visions of extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon. Raimundo Silva do Carmo, 67, makes his living as a fisherman, but these days has been struggling to simply find water. Like most rural residents in Brazil's Amazon, do Carmo typically retrieves water untreated from the biome's abundant waterways. The drought has affected most of the main rivers in the Amazon, the world’s largest basin, which accounts for 20% of the planet’s fresh water.

Persons: Raimundo Silva, Carmo, ” Joaquim Mendes da Silva, ”, Edvaldo de Lira, Ana Paula Cunha, Marcus Suassuna Santos, Brazil’s, Ane Alencar, Alencar, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s, Geraldo Alckmin, Ayan Fleischmann, Fleischmann, Flávia Costa, Fabiano Maisonnave, Eléonore Hughes, Diane Jeantet Organizations: Associated Press, Geological Survey, Amazon Environmental Research Institute, Bolsa, Sustainable Development Institute, National Institute for Space Research, National Institute of, AP Locations: MANAUS, Brazil, Brazil's, Puraquequara, Amazonas state's, Manaus, “, CEMADEN, Amazonas, Parana, Lake Puraquequara, Equatorial, Rio Grande do Sul, Madeira, Bolivia, Porto Velho, Santo Antonio, Negro, Bolsa Familia, Solimoes, Madeira —, Lake Tefe, rocketed, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Adaptation must be "front and centre" of climate agenda, UAE's COP28 president-designate says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsRIYADH, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The president designate of COP28, to be held in the United Arab Emirates later this year, Sultan Al Jaber, said on Sunday that adaptation must be "front and centre" of the climate agenda. Adaptation means investing in ways to adapt to climate change like early warning systems, food systems and crop yields. The COP28 summit is scheduled to take place in Dubai between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12. Jaber was a controversial pick to lead the summit because his country is an OPEC member and a major oil exporter. He has argued for a more inclusive COP that brings the oil and gas industry into the climate debate.

Persons: Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Ueslei Marcelino, Sultan Al Jaber, Jaber, ” Jaber, Maha El Dahan, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Rachna Uppal, Toby Chopra Organizations: UAE Industry, Amazon, REUTERS, Rights, United Arab, Thomson Locations: Hangar, Belem , Para State, Brazil, Rights RIYADH, United Arab Emirates, Derna, MENA, Saudi, Riyadh, Dubai, OPEC

☆ Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Amazon Fund II LP FollowSAO PAULO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic drought. In September, Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva announced at the United Nations Summit in New York more ambitious climate targets for the country. Deforestation and fires usually spike in the Amazon in August and September, when the weather turns drier. Fires in the region last month fell 36%, improving from the worst September in more than a decade in 2022. Last month, Switzerland and the United States donated $8.4 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to help preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest.

Persons: Ueslei Marcelino, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Jair, Marina Silva, Peter Frontini, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Amazon Fund, SAO PAULO, Brazil's, United Nations Summit, Thomson Locations: Seca, Uruara, Para State, Brazil, New York, Switzerland, United States

☆ Biden administration will begin deporting Venezuelan migrants directly to Venezuela
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Biden administration will restart deporting Venezuelans directly to Venezuela in an attempt to curb the record influx of crossings at the US-Mexico border, according to senior administration officials, marking a major shift in policy. “Repatriations are a key piece to this balanced approach.”Thursday’s announcement is the latest effort by the Biden administration to try to discourage migration to the US-Mexico border, while highlighting other lawful pathways available to certain migrants who want to migrate to the US. It’s also a recognition of the complicated – and unique – challenge for the Biden administration as it faces a historic wave of Venezuelan migrants. Mexico has agreed to take some, but it remains a difficult issue for administration and for cities receiving migrants. Venezuela was among the topics of discussion between President Joe Biden and Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva last month.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Antony Blinken, we’re, ” Blinken, It’s, Alejandro Mayorkas, ” Mayorkas, ”, John Sandweg, Joe Biden, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, General Merrick Garland Organizations: CNN, Los, Homeland, Officials, “, Customs, Department of Homeland Security, redesignating, DHS, Homeland Security, Migrants, Brazil, United Locations: Venezuela, Mexico, United States, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Venezuelan, redesignating Venezuela, Ukraine, Mayorkas

☆ Lula government's approval rating dips nine months into office in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The CNT/MDA poll said 40.6% of the people surveyed said the performance of the Lula government was "great" or "good" compared with 43% in the previous poll in May. Lula narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in a runoff election last October and took office in January. Still, 46% of those polled say the new government is better than Bolsonaro's, which had a 12-percentage-point lower approval rating after nine months in office. Approval of Lula's own performance as president has also dipped, to 54.9% from 57%, with disapproval rising to 39% from 35%. MDA, commissioned by the national transport lobby CNT, polled 2,002 people across Brazil between Sept. 27 and Oct. 1.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula, Marcelo Souza, Bolsonaro, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Rod Nickel Organizations: CNT, MDA, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil, Brasilia

☆ Brazil's Lula Leaves Hospital After Hip Surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left hospital on Sunday two days after hip surgery and will spend three weeks recovering at the Alvorada presidential residence, his office and doctors said. Lula underwent surgery at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital on Friday for arthrosis of the right hip caused by the extremely painful wear and tear of the cartilage on the head of the femur. His doctors had expected him to remain in the hospital until Tuesday, but he began to walk on Saturday in physiotherapy sessions. The hospital reported he had walked up and down stairs on Sunday. The arthroplasty, carried out under general anesthetic, involved removing the head of the femur to implant a prosthesis.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Giancarlo Polesello, Anthony Boadle, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Reuters, Libanes, United Locations: BRASILIA, United Arab Emirates, Alvorada

☆ Brazil's Lula Stable After Hip Surgery, Starts Walking in Physio Sessions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is clinically stable one day after hip surgery and has begun to walk in physiotherapy sessions, the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Brazil's capital said on Saturday. Lula underwent surgery on Friday for arthrosis of the right hip caused by the extremely painful wear and tear of the cartilage on the head of the femur. His doctors expect him to remain in hospital until Tuesday when he will move to the presidential residence from where he will govern for three weeks as he recovers. The arthroplasty procedure, under general anesthetic, involved removing the head of the femur to implant a prosthesis. Lula will only resume presidential trips abroad at the end of November, when he plans to travel to the United Arab Emirates to attend the COP28 global climate meeting.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Giancarlo Polesello, Bernardo Caram, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Reuters, Libanes, United Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil's, United Arab Emirates

☆ Lula admitted to Brasilia hospital for hip surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during an inauguration ceremony of the new President of Supreme Court, Roberto Barroso, in Brasilia, Brazil September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was admitted to hospital on Friday to undergo surgery for hip arthrosis caused by wear and tear of the cartilage on the head of the femur that has caused him much pain in recent months. The two-hour surgery with general anesthetic is aimed at restoring the function of his right hip by arthroplasty, which involves removing the head of the femur to implant a prosthesis. While the surgery is not risky, 77-year-old Lula will remain in hospital until Tuesday and then spend three weeks at the presidential residence recovering. Lula said he put off the surgery because he wanted to take office first and lead the country back to normality after political turmoil under his predecessor, and recover Brazil's international standing.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Roberto Barroso, Ueslei Marcelino, Lula, Geraldo Alckmin, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Christina Fincher Organizations: Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, arthroplasty, United, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, United Arab Emirates

☆ Brazil touts climate credentials as Amazon deforestation falls — but draws criticism over oil bet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

It's welcome news for Lula, who has promised to achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030 and is seeking to repair his country's environmental reputation. The government, however, has received criticism over its plans to open new oil fields near the mouth of the Amazon River. Dave Benett | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe Amazon is critical in absorbing the planet's carbon dioxide — making it a vital bulwark in the fight against climate change. Txai Surui, an indigenous leader and activist from the Brazilian Amazon, welcomed the trend of falling Amazon deforestation but criticized Lula's administration for its willingness to potentially develop offshore oil. "How are you doing agreements about deforestation and all these things and yet you want to explore [for oil]?"

Persons: Michael Dantas, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, Jair Bolsonaro's, Guajajara, Bolsonaro, Sonia Guajajara, Txai Surui, Dave Benett, Buda Mendes, Rui Costa, Costa, Lula's, Surui, Brazil's, Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Andressa Anholete, Guillermo Lasso, Tipping, Brazil's Guajajara Organizations: Afp, Getty, CNBC, IBAMA, FUNAI, Indigenous Peoples, Petrobras, Reuters, Amazon, Nature Sustainability, U.N Locations: Manaquiri, Amazonas, London, Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, Annabel's, England, Brazil, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Buda, Planalto, Brasilia, Ecuador

But he says he gradually gained new fans in his soccer-crazed South American country for representing his Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé and challenging religious intolerance. And it’s nice to feel they see something good in what I do.”Just a small minority in Brazil practices Candomblé. Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Paulinho said he suffered prejudice because of his faith -- like his mother and grandmother before him. Paulinho now plays for Brazil’s Atlético Mineiro, a club that during the 1980s had some of the first outspoken evangelical soccer players in the country. Paulinho was one of the few active soccer players to publicly endorse President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 elections.

Persons: Paulinho, –, Oxóssi, …, it’s, nonbelievers, wasn’t, Candomblé, Vasco da Gama, Ana Christina Sampaio, “, ”, “ Candomblé, Reginaldo Prandi, That’s, ” Prandi, ” Paulinho, emboldening, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Caetano Veloso, Prandi, Rodrigo Nestor, Iansã, ” Nestor, “ That’s Organizations: LAGOA, Tokyo, Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro, Vasco, Candomblé, Portuguese, Bayer Leverkusen, Brazil’s Atlético Mineiro, Atletico Mineiro, Black, Sao Paulo FC, Rodrigo, Brazilian, Flamengo, Globo, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: LAGOA SANTA, Brazil, American, Christianity, Belo Horizonte, “, Rio de Janeiro, European, England, Spain, India, Bahia, Bolsonaro, Sao, Paris

The Supreme Court last week voted against establishing a cut-off date for new reservations on lands Indigenous people did not live on by Oct. 5, 1988 when the Constitution was enacted. The offensive could deepen a divide between a conservative-led Congress and a Supreme Court that many lawmakers criticize for judicial over-reach. Across Brazil, Indigenous communities claim land that farmers have settled and developed, in some cases for decades. "If the government wants to demarcate (Indigenous lands), it must know that it will have to pay," he said. The farm lobby is confident it can muster the votes for the legislation it seeks.

Persons: Agriculture Pedro Lupion, Adriano Machado, Pedro Lupion, Marcos Rogerio, Lupion, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Anthony Boadle, Barbara Lewis, Grant McCool Organizations: Front, Agriculture, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Justice Committee, Supreme, Indigenous Peoples, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA

☆ Brazil police carry out raids as part of Jan. 8 riots probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Brazil's flag is reflected on a broken window, after the supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro participated in an anti-democratic riot at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023. Police, according to a statement, were serving three arrest warrants and 10 search-and-seizure warrants ordered by the Supreme Court in four states - Sao Paulo, Parana, Minas Gerais and Goias. The raids represent the 17th phase of an operation launched in mid-January to identify people who participated in, funded or fostered the riots, in which a crowd invaded and ransacked the Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court voted to convict the first three people to stand trial for the riots, sentencing them each to at least 14 years in prison. Bolsonaro himself has faced a congressional inquiry surrounding the Jan. 8 insurrection and multiple police probes overseen by the Supreme Court.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, d'état, Bolsonaro, Gabriel Araujo, Bernadette Baum 私 Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Police, Supreme Locations: Planalto, Brasilia, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Parana, Minas Gerais, Goias

☆ After Xi's G20 absence, China says willing to play role in APEC's success
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China is willing to play a "constructive" role in the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, its top diplomat said on Tuesday, after President Xi Jinping's absence at the annual Group of 20 summit in India. "As the world's largest developing country and an important member of APEC, China is willing to comply with the expectations of the international community and play a constructive role in the success of APEC this year," said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Xi, with no official explanation, did not go to the G20 summit in New Delhi this month, with the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, attending in his place. That prompted the United States to say China was "giving up" on the G20 and was building an alternative world order. "Of course, we and all parties hope that the United States will recognize its responsibility as the host, demonstrate openness, fairness, inclusiveness, and responsibility, and create better conditions for the smooth holding of the meeting," Wang said at a news conference, when asked whether Xi would attend APEC.

Persons: Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China Xi Jinping, India Narendra Modi, Sergei Lavrov, Xi, Wang Yi, Li Qiang, Wang Organizations: Russia's, United Arab, Economic Cooperation, APEC Locations: China, India, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, Asia, San Francisco, New Delhi, United States

☆ Vietnam interested in trade deal with Mercosur, says Brazil's Lula
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a news statement at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 25, 2023. The move comes as the Mercosur bloc tries to finalize a long-awaited trade deal with the European Union, which the leftist leader has been pushing to be concluded by the end of this year. Canada, South Korea and Singapore are other countries in talks for trade deals with Mercosur. Lula had previously hinted at potential agreements with China, Indonesia, Vietnam and countries in Central America and the Caribbean. A memorandum of understanding on defense, Lula added, was the "first step" towards a future deal that would open room for his country to export defense products to the Asian nation, "including aircraft".

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Pham Minh Chinh, Adriano Machado, Lula, Pham Minh, Minh Chinh, Vietnam's, Minh, Lisandra Paraguassu, Steven Grattan Organizations: Vietnam's, REUTERS, Rights, Mercosur, Vietnamese, European Union, EU, Saturday, Brazilian, Embraer, EMBR3, United Nations Security Council, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, Vietnam, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Canada, South Korea, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Central America, Caribbean, Sao Paulo, Hanoi

☆ Paraguay president to halt Mercosur-EU talks if no deal by December
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Daniela Desantis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Paraguay's president Santiago Pena addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. Pena has criticized the progress of talks between the two trade blocs since before he took office in August. The deal between Mercosur - the trade bloc composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay - and the EU hit snags in 2019 after a so-called side letter from the EU requiring environmental safeguards. Lula, as well as EU Ambassador to Paraguay Javier Garcia de Viedma, have said they believe an EU-Mercosur deal was feasible by the end of 2023. "I think we are very close," Garcia de Viedma told reporters on Monday.

Persons: Santiago Pena, Eduardo Munoz, Pena, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Paraguay Javier Garcia de Viedma, Garcia de Viedma, Daniela Desantis, Sarah Morland, Mark Potter Organizations: General Assembly, REUTERS, Rights, European Union, Reuters, EU, Mercosur, United Nations General Assembly, United, United Arab Emirates, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Rights ASUNCION, Paraguayan, Mercosur, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, New York, Singapore, United Arab, EU

☆ Renault to maintain mixed ethanol combustion engines in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Renault is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 15, 2023. "It still pays to invest in combustion in Brazil," top executive Ricardo Gondo said at an event, adding that the industry will need more federal incentives to accelerate its EV transition. Renault is planning to launch Brazilian sales of an electric version of its French-made Kangoo van in October, when it will also launch its Kardian combustion engine SUV, set to be manufactured locally. Earlier this month, Renault CEO Luca de Meo warned a "very competitive" industry in China and that it will need to "catch up fast". ($1 = 4.9256 reais)Reporting by Alberto Alerigi Jr.; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Sarah Morland and Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Ricardo Gondo, Gondo, van, JAC, Luca de Meo, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, Alberto Alerigi Jr, Carolina Pulice, Sarah Morland, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Renault, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, EV, Wall Motor Co, Chery, Qualcomm, Nissan, Brazilian, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, Brazil, French, Parana, China

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