BRASILIA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Thursday that bringing interest rates down remains the country's "big challenge," while arguing that public finances in Latin America's largest economy are balanced.

Brazil and China have launched a program to allow Chinese tourists and consumers to pay with the UnionPay app at Brazilian businesses that accept Pix.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Thursday formally accused 16 current and former employees of airline Voepass for the Aug. 9, 2024 plane crash that killed all 62 people on board. Investigators named several acts of alleged malpractice,

SAO PAULO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The chief executives of two of Brazil's biggest banks said on Thursday they expect further interest-rate cuts, which would be good for the economy. Brazil's central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday by 25 basis points to 14%,

Brazil’s steel dynasty is stepping up efforts to combat China’s drive into Latin America, a case study in how the Asian juggernaut is pressuring competitors worldwide.

The announcement comes as Lula warns of foreign interference and polls show a tightening presidential race.

By Amanda Perobelli SAO PAULO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Marcio Karai straddles a tree trunk near his home on the outskirts of Brazil’s Sao Paulo, setting a small cube before him. The wooden box will serve as a new hive for a colony of native Mirim stingless bees,

Brazil covers nearly half of South America, yet its scale barely hints at what's inside it. Rainforests, wetlands, waterfalls, coral-fringed islands, and mountain ranges sit within the same national borders,