Brazil's lower house approves Lula-backed proposal to cut work week

SAO PAULO, May 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house approved late on Wednesday a constitutional amendment reducing the ...

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

The latest news and top stories on Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. A former metalworker and prominent trade ...

Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek

Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek.

Illegal miners extract billions in Amazon gold despite Brazil crackdown, Greenpeace finds

By Adriano Machado, Lais Morais and Ricardo Brito ITAITUBA, Brazil, May 29 (Reuters) - Billions of dollars worth of gold is ...
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Brazil’s president warns of retaliation after Trump unveils 50 percent tariffs

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned on Wednesday that his government is prepared to retaliate after President Trump announced plans to impose 50 percent tariffs on goods ...
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Brazil's Lula starts radiotherapy after removal of skin lesion

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday began a course of preventive radiotherapy after a cancerous skin ...

Brazil's Lula starts preventive radiotherapy after skin lesion removal

SAO PAULO, May 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started preventive radiotherapy treatment on Monday after having a skin lesion removed, doctors treating the 80-year-old ...