For decades, the United States was the champion of democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Of course, there were glaring discrepancies between rhetoric and reality: during the Cold War, the US ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has said that the court will not yield to sanctions or foreign pressure ...

A United Nations climate committee has given Brazil, the host nation for COP30, a mid-August deadline to find concrete ...

Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, citing political motives. Though softened by key exemptions, the ...

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On the 2024 campaign trail, President Trump promised to “end inflation” and increase affordability, while touting economic ...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped a 50% tariff on most Brazilian goods to fight what he has called a "witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro, but softened the blow by ...

U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Brazilian judge overseeing case against former President Jair Bolsonaro days after ...

Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ...

A recent poll shows Brazilian President Lula da Silva's approval rating exceeding disapproval for the first time in nine ...

President Trump's threat, posted early Thursday on social media, is the latest way he has sought to use his trade war to ...

Trump seemingly hopes to use the impending trade deal deadline to bully Canada into backing down on its pledge to uphold ...