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Brasília
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Head of Government
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
China technology
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Why the Global South is embracing Chinese AI
The US champions AI as an autonomous agent, a content creator. China exports a vision of AI as a digital nervous system for the real economy.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:26AM
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China-Latin America relations
US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’
10 Dec 2025 - 7:28AM
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US-China trade war
‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout
9 Dec 2025 - 8:08AM
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Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro’s son says he could drop his Brazil presidency bid ‘for a price’
Flavio Bolsonaro’s announcement comes as his allies push for amnesty for his father, the jailed former president.
8 Dec 2025 - 11:02AM
China exports
Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom
Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:24AM
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South Korea
‘Relive the magic’? K-drama dating service probed for sex crimes in Brazil
The KDramaDate platform offers curated outings with Korean men, including one of an ‘intimate experience’ at a motel or client’s home.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:05PM
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China trade
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As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?
Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:21AM
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TikTok
TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre
China is Brazil’s top trading partner and is seeking to expand economic and political ties across the region amid tensions with the US.
4 Dec 2025 - 10:45AM
China-Latin America relations
China unlikely to aid Maduro if US acts, but may benefit from fallout: analysts
Beijing condemns US pressure on Caracas but offers limited support, prioritising its economic interests and long-term gains.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:01AM
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Banking & finance
Opinion
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How yuan internationalisation is helping to close the climate finance gap
Through fast-growing markets for yuan-denominated bonds, China is showing it can support sustainability projects across the Global South.
3 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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China-Latin America relations
Trump seizes on China ‘ban’ in Brazil soy trade, but data shows US gains small
China halted imports of soybeans from five Brazil-based exporters after pesticide-treated wheat was found mixed into cargo bound for Beijing.
3 Dec 2025 - 7:34AM
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China manufacturing
Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions
With many of their clients moving or building sites abroad, China’s factory owners are following suit, seizing a ‘last chance’ for new revenues.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:20AM
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Mental health
Teen mauled to death after climbing into lion enclosure at Brazil zoo
Authorities say 19-year-old Gerson de Melo Machado, who had mental health struggles, scaled a six-metre wall to enter the enclosure.
2 Dec 2025 - 1:47PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s central bank chief says China’s low-cost imports have eased inflation
Gabriel Galipolo confirms imports from China have grown while their prices have fallen, easing inflation in Brazil in the short term.
2 Dec 2025 - 4:50AM
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SCMP Highlights
China halts Brazilian soy imports, disbelief over robot clip: 5 weekend reads
From portraits of courage from Hong Kong’s deadly fire to Brazilian soy imports, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
1 Dec 2025 - 1:49PM
Music
Video killed the radio star and now streaming has killed MTV across Europe
MTV Music, MTV Hits and its 80s and 90s music shows will be shut down in the UK and other European countries in the coming months.
30 Nov 2025 - 3:20PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela airspace should be considered ‘closed in its entirety’, Trump says
The South American nation slammed the US president’s ‘colonialist threat’, and said his comments were incompatible with international law.
30 Nov 2025 - 1:57PM
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China-Latin America relations
China halts soy imports from Brazil plants, pivots to US amid food safety probe
China’s ban follows detection of pesticide-treated wheat in soy cargo as Beijing ramps up US farm purchases after trade talks.
29 Nov 2025 - 3:49AM
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Climate change
Opinion
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How Cop30 laid bare the new geopolitics of climate action
Fractures, even among the Global South, show the energy transition is not just a technical challenge but a deeply political negotiation.
28 Nov 2025 - 8:30PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV makers step on gas abroad amid weakening mainland sales
A growing export drive by Chinese EV makers aims to soak up overcapacity and secure better profits as incentives fade.
28 Nov 2025 - 7:30AM
Asean
Opinion
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In its year under Malaysia, Asean tried to set systemic reform in motion
Despite grumbles about loss of focus and misgivings about the longevity of new networks, Malaysia, ironically, perhaps didn’t go far enough.
27 Nov 2025 - 5:30AM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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Why next year’s G20 could be make or break for global development
As the US prepares to chair the G20, it faces a strategic choice: engage or revert to a narrower agenda.
26 Nov 2025 - 7:57AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
Top court closes the case against Brazil’s far-right former president, who was convicted of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat.
26 Nov 2025 - 1:05PM
Crime
Brazil’s top court upholds jailing of Bolsonaro after ‘attempt to flee’
Top court panel unanimously rules the former president should remain arrested after admitting he broke his ankle monitor.
25 Nov 2025 - 2:19PM
Climate change
Opinion
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China’s quiet climate leadership offers hope for Global South and world
The Global North is failing to deliver on its climate pledges while Beijing patiently lays the groundwork for a greener future.
25 Nov 2025 - 7:44AM
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Climate change
‘Important steps’: what Cop30 deal means for climate unity and Global South
Despite the limited outcome, the summit also reveals how developing nations can still influence the global transition, analysts say.
24 Nov 2025 - 5:29PM
Venezuela
Several international airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after US warning
Flights cancelled following an FAA warning of a ‘potential risk’ amid a major buildup of American forces in the region.
24 Nov 2025 - 10:39AM
India
Ambani zoo, India cleared of probe curbing endangered animal imports
Vantara, a 3,500-acre zoo in Gujarat run by the Ambani family, faced allegations of improper imports of some endangered animals.
23 Nov 2025 - 6:21PM
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