Brazil taps COP30 head

Brazil taps COP30 head, warns of Trump's impact on climate talks
Brazil's newly nominated head of the planned 2025 COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement would cast a shadow over the talks.
Lula Taps Longtime Climate Diplomat as Brazil’s COP30 Chief
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has decided to name Andre Correa do Lago, the secretary of energy and environment at Brazil’s foreign affairs ministry, as head of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference the country will host later this year.
Brazil taps veteran diplomat to lead COP30 as Trump quits UN climate accord
Brazil has chosen a veteran diplomat for the top job at the UN COP30 climate summit as the country attempts to balance action on global warming with the US’s exit from the Paris climate agreement under President Trump.
Lula Expected to Announce Brazil's Top Climate Diplomat as COP30 President
Brazil is expected to announce on Tuesday that ambassador Andre Correa do Lago will be president of the 2025 COP30 global climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem, three people with knowledge of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plans told Reuters.
Trump's climate retreat will have 'significant impact' on COP30: Brazil
Brazil warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement would have a major impact on COP30 talks to be held in the Amazon
Economists ramp up projections for Brazil's interest rates to above 15%
Economists have launched a fresh wave of upward revisions to projections for Brazil's interest rate this year, citing ...
Brazil Saw 79% Jump In Area Burned By Fires In 2024: Monitor
Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally ...
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Brazil’s ‘innovative’ reforestation agenda discussed in Davos (commentary)
In the quiet Swiss town of Davos, Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain unfolds as young Hans Castorp’s brief visit to a ...
Global airlines in talks with Brazil's Gol as part of bankruptcy exit, report says
Major global airlines are in talks with Gol to invest in the Brazilian carrier, which is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro frustrated after court blocks attendance at Trump’s inauguration
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the country’s supreme court of persecuting him on Saturday after his appeal ...
Banned from traveling, Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees off his wife heading to Trump’s inauguration
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro says he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the ...
Governor of Brazil's top farm state to veto law that sought to weaken environmental protections
The governor of Brazil's largest farm state Mato Grosso said on Monday he would veto a state bill that sought to weaken ...
A Champion Of Brazil’s One-Person Businesses Brings Entrepreneurship Education To The Country’s Fast-Growing Solopreneur Community
Jevandro Barros is launching Projeto Apollo to help microbusinesses succeed, offering mentoring and practical education ...
With Trump returning to the White House, Brazil displays a judicial path not taken by the US
Brazil moved swiftly to rule Bolsonaro ineligible for office until 2030, a penalty that could be extended by ongoing criminal ...
Brazil Analysts Raise 2026 Key Rate and Inflation Estimates
Brazil economists raised their forecasts for the benchmark interest rate and inflation at the end of next year as factors including a weak currency make consumer price pressures hard to tame.