Gabriel Araujo

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was recovering in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, doctors said, after being rushed to a Sao Paulo hospital for emergency surgery to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October.

Pop star Lady Gaga is set to hold a free concert at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach in May 2025, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, a show expected to draw hundreds of thousands of fans.

Brazil's consumer prices rose more than expected in the month to mid-November, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday, fueling bets that the central bank may accelerate the pace of its ongoing monetary tightening cycle.

Brazilian power firm Eletrobras is expected to invest some 9 billion reais ($1.55 billion) in 2024, Chief Executive Ivan Monteiro said on Monday.

Brazilian planemaker Embraer's defense unit is planning to open an office in Europe, as sales of its C-390 Millennium military cargo aircraft gain pace in the region.

Sweden has selected Embraer's C-390 Millennium as its next military cargo aircraft, while Brazil intends to buy more Gripen fighter jets from Swedish defense company Saab , the European country's government said.

Biden, Trump to meet at the White House on Wednesday

Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon when he travels to Manaus later this month, a symbolic trip given the United States is likely to see a dramatic change in climate policy under President-elect Donald Trump.

Lando Norris cut Max Verstappen's Formula One lead to 44 points after his McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri obeyed orders and gifted the Briton a sprint-race victory in Sao Paulo on Saturday.

Formula One title contender Lando Norris said he expected a cleaner battle in Brazil this weekend after clashes with championship leader Max Verstappen in Mexico last Sunday.