Lula’s political struggles in Brazil show that even populist politicians can be felled by antiestablishment sentiments.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s likely defeat shows that even populist politicians can be felled by anti-establishment sentiments.

Lula’s loss will be a disaster for the Amazon rainforest, and could accelerate global warming dramatically.

Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair, is poised to win Brazil’s presidency, putting another Trump ally in charge in South America.

The administration is ratcheting up efforts to tilt Brazil’s upcoming election to Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of populist hard-liner Jair Bolsonaro.

The Brazilian president addressed the United Nations right before Trump—and used the opportunity to call out the United States.

Donald Trump and Lula were supposed to have a public meeting. Instead, we got three hours of radio silence.

His dear buddy Viktor Orbán got crushed at the polls. And even Nigel Farage wants nothing to do with him. The upshot: This helps the domestic opposition.

Brazil’s President Lula has been relentlessly upbeat about hosting COP30. But international enthusiasm for this fight is fading.

The Brazilian president made a clear jab at Donald Trump before his big speech at the United Nations.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is hitting back at Donald Trump, even as the U.S. announces harsh new tariffs on the country.

It’s not just about defending his buddy Jair Bolsonaro or protecting social-media companies from Brazilian laws. It’s much bigger than that: Trump’s grievance is global.

As diplomatic conflict and trade-war talk ramps up, the continent’s often fractious leaders could end up sharing an antagonist in common.

Lula da Silva’s administration is in crisis over how to balance economic development with environmental priorities.

Democracies have the right to act in their own defense—even if that means some people temporarily have to go without tweeting.

Politicians’ lives weren’t at risk, but the yellow-and-green swarm of government buildings on Sunday was the latest evidence that many Brazilians never cared much for democracy in the first place.

Lula won because the left and the center feared a second term for the extremist Jair Bolsonaro. But the right won Congress and the governorships. Sound like any place you know?

The candidate of the left has establishment backing for Sunday’s vote. But below the level of the presidency, signs are more ominous.

Jair Bolsonaro has already made it clear he will not accept defeat.

The murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira highlight the vast gulf between Bolsonaro’s lawless and exploitative approach to the rain forest and his opponent’s proposed reforms.