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ESG

Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30

"If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our societies will lose faith, not only in the COPs, but in multilateralism and international politics more broadly," says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Opinion & Features

COP30, the moment of truth

US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talk as they meet on the sidelines of the 47th Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Global Enterprise

Brazil and US to meet ‘immediately’ in search of tariff solutions, Lula says

While the Asean leaders are a disparate group, they will have one overriding message – to persuade Trump of the strategic importance of the region and to seek more favourable tariff deals with Washington.
Opinion & Features

Is Asean prepared for Trump’s disruptive diplomacy?

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drew a parallel with the Cold War’s Non-Aligned Movement, a group of developing nations that resisted formally joining either side of a polarised global order.
Global Enterprise

Brics leaders meet in Rio to defend multilateralism ‘under attack’

Opening the last session of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested countries bring forward their targets to reach climate neutrality by 2040 or 2045, instead of 2050 as Brazil and many others have pledged.
ESG

Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets

Local media said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had fallen in his bathroom on Saturday night, causing a cut that required stitches.
International

Lula cancels trip to summit in Russia after injuring head

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is out to ensure a successful G20 year and ride on the prestige of the forum to stamp his mark as a key leader of the Global South.
Opinion & Features

Brazil’s big G20 agenda for 2024

According to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE, 5,153 square km of the Amazon are cleared in 2023, a 49.9 per cent drop from 2022.
ESG

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon down by 50% to five-year low in 2023

A Brazilian judge's latest ruling on the "Car Wash" corruption probe is the latest unravelling of an investigation that at its height felled a host of powerful politicians and executives, including Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (pictured).
International

Brazil judge throws out evidence in Odebrecht scandal

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