Há dois meses, um amigo venezuelano me disse: "Me desculpe, mas odeio Lula. Por tudo o que ele fez em apoio à ditadura no meu país." Entendo sua posição. As declarações do presidente são um horror. Muito abaixo do significado histórico de Lula para a democracia brasileira.

what’s currently happening in the UK: a non-exhaustive thread

+ and i NEVER want to hear anyone say that Britain doesn’t have a racism problem or that it’s ‘not as bad’ especially when I, an Indian young woman who has been called several slurs including ‘a p*ki’ and has been told to ‘go back to my own country’, is now scared to leave my +

Progress made on Mercosur deal as EU Commission prepares to override French opposition. Usual caveats apply after years of delay. With ⁦⁦Michael Pooler⁩ ⁦Ciara Nugent⁩ via Financial Times on.ft.com/46CmaPQ

The comments in the @Guardian piece are mine @ElonMusk. If you've got a beef, take it up with me.

Brazil is battling illegal gold mining on Yanomani indigenous land. Michael Pooler explains why state capacity matters for protecting human rights and the environment. #HumanRights #EnviromentalLaw Michael Pooler @ft ft.com/content/5eb641…

Brazil launched a crackdown on illegal mining in its largest indigenous reserve last year, but after initial success the trespassers began to return Now authorities are redoubling efforts to protect the Yanomami lands. My dispatch from a recent mission on.ft.com/3yARstV

Brazil and Colombia have suggested fresh elections to end the crisis in Venezuela The opposition claim last month's ballot was rigged by Nicolas Maduro, who was declared the winner without any evidence So would it be any different another time around? on.ft.com/3X2WKaO

The usual geniuses keep using this photo, to make their usual dumb/hateful anti-immigration arguments. Quite ironic, to say the least. A few facts about this photo, for anyone interested in who those women were - and what their stories might tell you about Ireland. /1

Me lembro como era viver no Brasil pouco promissor do começo dos anos 90, morando um bairro periférico, e ter no programa Silvio Santos uma das poucas diversões gratuitas. Entendo as críticas, muitas justas, mas perder essa perspectiva de quem teve pouco é perder o personagem.

are they going to do a Mighty Max version too?

🇧🇷 Oí, se você cresceu em uma família que recebia Bolsa Família e hoje é um adulto que não recebe assistência social, gostaria falar com você (manda DM). Obrigada. Agradeço o RT

Good morning from Rio where G20 negotiators worked past 4am seeking a deal, but: Trump’s win is already threatening G20 initiatives on tax, climate and gender equality into disarray, as his Argentine acolyte Milei does his bidding ft.com/content/b7c1e6… @ft w Michael Pooler

Brazil's ex president Jair #Bolsonaro, accused of plotting a coup, told us the country needs "support from abroad" to prevent a slide into dictatorship. "American help is welcome," said the rightwinger, in an apparent appeal to the Trump administration on.ft.com/4iYsPJ5

The upcoming trial of rightwing populist Jair Bolsonaro for an alleged coup plot has divided Brazil. What is the prosecution's case - and what does it mean for Latin America's biggest democracy? Today's big read in the Financial Times - free link: on.ft.com/42ew9ZZ

The Goldman of the Tropics wants Brazil to help feed the world. Latin America's top investment banker Andre Esteves told us about his plan for BTG Pactual, the lender he runs, to take on the globe's biggest commodity trading houses. Read it in the FT: on.ft.com/4iTokiD

Brazil's billionaire beef barons are back. A US share listing for JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, signalled the return from disgrace of the Batista brothers. But they face sharp scrutiny over its environmental impact to their political dealings. on.ft.com/4jUKZLW

Por que a América Latina exporta minério de ferro mas importa carros? Porque produzimos o que o mundo já sabe fazer e consumimos o que não conseguimos criar. Aqui está a explicação completa, em 1min: 🧵

Mexico and Brazil have held preliminary talks about deepening their existing trade agreement. An expanded deal for Latin America's two largest economies would help them diversify beyond the US and China, their main trading partners Full story in the FT: on.ft.com/46kuyFu

Trump accused the Brics of "anti-American" policies and threatened extra trade tariffs. Brazil's president Lula called the remarks "very mistaken and irresponsible". “The world has changed. We don’t want an emperor. We are sovereign countries”. Story: on.ft.com/45Y9ZP9