Brazil has announced a historic step to protect tropical forests. At a United Nations event in New York, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confirmed that Brazil will invest $1 billion into a new international fund called the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF).

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the BBC in an exclusive interview that he has "no relationship" with US President Donald Trump. Lula has frequently criticised Trump, but this is the clearest signal yet that he thinks communication between him and his US counterpart is now broken.

A storm is brewing in global trade as U.S. lawmakers propose a staggering 500% tariff on India, China, and Brazil over their purchase of Russian oil. Senator Lindsey Graham claims the move is designed to weaken “Putin’s war machine,

A US lawmaker has announced that he will urge his colleagues to advance the Russia sanctions Bill in the House and Senate to impose 500% secondary tariffs on India, China and Brazil.

US Ambassador Matthew Whitaker claims that Russia's military operations in Ukraine are financed through oil sales to countries like India, China, and Brazil, urging for coordinated sanctions to increase pressure on Moscow.

In Pará, Brazil’s top palm oil-producing state, Indigenous and traditional communities face mounting threats as companies expand into contested lands. Between 2021 and 2023, Mongabay’s Karla Mendes reported from the region,

China logged another month of bumper soybean imports in August as companies boosted their stockpiles amid risks of a protracted trade war.