Scandal explodes as country’s election campaign peaks, with polls suggesting dead heat between candidates

Brazil’s president was union chief who led metalworkers’ strikes of 1979-80 that paved the way for return of democracy

The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous land

People from across the world queue for hours to get a video taken on the famous ‘Gateway to Heaven’ rooftop in the heart of Brazil’s most iconic city

In interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieces together how an operation targeting a criminal gang left 122 people dead last October

They cover fake wars, true crimes and chatbot romances

Nobel peace laureate’s decision to flee on people-smuggling route is highly symbolic, but will her influence wane if unable to return?

Brazil aide says Trump’s closure of Venezuelan airspace amounts to an ‘act of war’ that could escalate

Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big time trafficker off the hook?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison

Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses

Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace

The former president’s far-right supporters have discovered a new interest in prison conditions as incarceration looms

José Antonio Kast, 59, is appealing to voters with a hard-right pitch on crime and immigration

José Antonio Kast, 59, is appealing to voters with a hard-right pitch on crime and immigration

José Antonio Kast, 59, is appealing to voters with a hard-right pitch on crime and immigration

Some see anti-Noriega operation as model for deposing Maduro but others say US-orchestrated military coup is more likely option

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killed

Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assault

Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assault

Governor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised drones

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s election

Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro

After speculation and conflicting pressures, prime minister will attend climate summit next month

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping thriller The Secret Agent is set in the 70s but casts light on present day politics

Relatives of Trinidadian man believed killed in US military strike on alleged drug boat say he was denied due process

Drug traffickers gaining influence by stepping in and offering donations after Milei’s sweeping social cuts

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic change

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic change

Opponent of Maduro regime receives award and praise for keeping ‘flame of democracy burning’

São Paulo’s teetotal governor, Tarcísio de Freitas, says of scandal that has killed three that he would only worry when ‘they start faking Coca-Cola’

Allies of President Nicolás Maduro vow to resist any military intervention but experts suspect Venezuela’s leaders were rattled by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran

Presidents spoke on a video call as expert speculates that Haiti could be an area where the two leaders can cooperate

From capuchin monkeys to mantled hawks - Instituto Vida Livre has treated a myriad of shot animals in a city blighted by gun crime

From capuchin monkeys to mantled hawks - Instituto Vida Livre has treated a myriad of shot animals in a city blighted by gun crime

Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack him

The 62-year-old Chinese landscape architect was killed with three others while filming in the Pantanal wetlands