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Brazil’s Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

Brazil’s Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

Brazil’s Congress has reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence, a move that will likely be appealed to the country’s Supreme Court

Brazil’s Lula plans new nomination to Supreme Court after historic defeat, sources say

Brazil’s Lula plans new nomination to Supreme Court after historic defeat, sources say

(Refiles with new headline) By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, April 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to soon submit a new nomination to the Senate for an open seat in the Supreme Court, two people with knowledge of his thinking told Reuters, after

Brazil's Senate blocks Lula's Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years

Brazil's Senate blocks Lula's Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years

Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his appointee to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years

Brazil's Lula suffers heavy defeat as Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee

Brazil's Lula suffers heavy defeat as Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Solicitor General Jorge Messias for an open seat on the Supreme Court, making President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva the first leader in more than a century to have a top court nominee rejected by

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

Brazil's labor prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing it of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions

The Latest: Supreme Court weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

The Latest: Supreme Court weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped combat racial discrimination in voting for over 50 years

Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget

Brazil central bank trims interest rates again, eyeing Iran conflict

Brazil central bank trims interest rates again, eyeing Iran conflict

By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday for a second straight meeting without introducing forward guidance, conditioning its next moves on new information about the economic effects of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousands of Black and Hispanic representatives at all levels of government

The Latest: Supreme Court ruling weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

The Latest: Supreme Court ruling weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped combat racial discrimination in voting for over 50 years

Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are neck and neck in presidential runoff, poll finds

Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are neck and neck in presidential runoff, poll finds

SAO PAULO, April 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro were tied in a simulated run-off, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Tuesday, ahead of this year's presidential election.

Countries end Colombia fossil fuel summit with focus on next steps and financing

Countries end Colombia fossil fuel summit with focus on next steps and financing

Countries have wrapped up a first-of-its-kind summit in Colombia on phasing out fossil fuels with no binding commitments but a growing momentum to shift from pledges to action