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South Africa has taken over the G20 presidency from Brazil – what lessons can it learn?

South Africa has taken over the G20 presidency from Brazil – what lessons can it learn?: South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the current, previous and next holders. The three members cooperate with …

Why the west needs to offer Brazil, India and South Africa a new deal

Why the west needs to offer Brazil, India and South Africa a new deal: The unwillingness of some countries to back the west’s position on Ukraine is a wake-up call. Western leaders must now determine what they can offer to powerful states including Brazil, India and South Africa to keep them onside. A new generation …

Sixteen-pound baby born in Brazil: here’s what increases the risk of giving birth to a giant baby

Sixteen-pound baby born in Brazil: here’s what increases the risk of giving birth to a giant baby: Zastolskiy Victor/Shutterstock A mother in Brazil recently gave birth to a two-foot-tall baby weighing 16lb (7.3kg). Angerson Santos was born via caesarean section at Hospital Padre Colombo in Parintins, Amazonas State. Angerson eclipsed the heaviest baby girl on …

Five big challenges for Lula’s presidency of Brazil

Five big challenges for Lula’s presidency of Brazil: The storming of democratic intuitions in Brazil’s capital – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – on January 8 further exposed the deep divide that the nation’s new government has to address. Newly elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, now faces even …

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government: The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – is the kind of event that could shape the country’s history. While Brazil has gone through military coups and social …

Brazil: swift and robust response to the insurrection highlights the strength of democracy

Brazil: swift and robust response to the insurrection highlights the strength of democracy: Brazil’s state institutions, including the recently installed government of Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, have reacted swiftly in the wake of the riots in Brasilia last weekend. Hundreds of rioters have already been arrested and the state governor of the federal district …

Brazil: the new president inherits massive economic and environmental problems

Brazil: the new president inherits massive economic and environmental problems: Plenty for the president-elect to think about. Shutterstock/Marcus Mendes The newly elected president of Brazil is an experienced politician, having already served two terms in the role. But Lula da Silva will take the reins of a country that looks very different from the one …

Brazil election: what I saw on the streets made me cautiously optimistic

Brazil election: what I saw on the streets made me cautiously optimistic: I was in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, as the votes were being counted for the nation’s presidential election. The atmosphere was tense among supporters of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after the first round …

Brazil election: victorious Lula faces an uphill struggle – a damaged economy and a deeply divided country

Brazil election: victorious Lula faces an uphill struggle – a damaged economy and a deeply divided country: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has achieved a remarkable political comeback by regaining the presidency of Brazil. His narrow victory, in the second round run-off, was the closest margin of victory in an election since Brazil reverted to …

Brazil election: how the political violence of the country’s history has re-emerged

Brazil election: how the political violence of the country’s history has re-emerged: Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro delivered a message to his nation this year on the anniversary of its independence day, September 7. He recalled what he saw as the nation’s good times, and bad, and declared: “Now, 2022, history may repeat itself. Good has …