The rapidly growing economy is commanding more and more influence
Chile and Brazil are leading the pack with their recent interest rate cuts but South Africa is on its own timeline
A forum held this week, ahead of the next month’s Brics summit, focused on the development of partnerships to build resilient cities
What does the former president’s ineligibility for re-election mean for the country?
A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice
In the real world, diplomacy is driven by economic interests
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the United States should not support a war and rather promote peace
The architecture of the global financial system hurts emerging market economies but the alliance has yet to offer an alternative
Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the invasions as a “fascist” attack
Hundreds of supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday
A funeral procession will be held on Tuesday through Santos and past the house of Pele’s mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes
After the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Fifa set up a human rights panel with the intention of stopping abuse and exploitation
But backing the president is a useless strategy if the left can’t pull together, be open new ideas and find a way to get in tune with the majority
The World Cup can trigger intense emotions in a way that no other sporting mega-event can
A few upsets and some Messi magic aside, the showcase has struggled to dazzle
With the exception of one or two hidings, games at this World Cup have been much closer than expected
The first round of games are done. Who stood out, who flopped and what to watch out for
Recent and past successes of the Workers’ Party in Brazil shows that self-emancipation of the oppressed is possible
In a speech that lasted just over two minutes, the far-right incumbent neither acknowledged defeat, nor congratulated Lula on his victory
A country cannot survive in isolation, particularly given that leaders of rightwing parties have ascended in countries around the world
The far-right president has not spoken publicly or on his beloved social media accounts since the result was announced, raising fears over how he will react, after months of alleging fraud in the electoral system and a conspiracy against him
Burning tires, as well as vehicles such as trucks, cars and vans were blocking several points in the central-western agricultural state of Mato Grosso, which largely supports Bolsonaro
Seeking to make a spectacular comeback, ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva failed to garner the votes needed to avoid a runoff
Strategic ties to Russia will be worth little if it resorts to the use of nuclear bombs in its war in Ukraine
Seven right-wing governments have been defeated, while Brazil is set to join the wave of liberation next month
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections on 2 October. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will ramifications around the world
South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years
Big corporations can absorb fines as a cost of doing business but a more rigorous system needs to be put in place to combat corruption and bribery
People in countries such as Brazil, India and China are two to three times more likely to be entrepreneurs than South Africans.
The weather remains topical across the Southern Hemisphere but has resulted in mixed fortunes
A new study shows the past 20 years of forest regeneration and reforestation efforts globally have contributed to the restoration of carbon sinks
Without tighter capital controls, regulating the flow of money in and out of their economies, Turkey and South Africa are vulnerable to the whims of the financial markets