Latest allegations around Banco Master have pulled in conservative frontrunner Flávio Bolsonaro

   As its relative economic and political weight in Brazil has waned over the decades, the state of 11mn people must grapple with many of the challenges...

   Having ridden a surge in gun sales at home and in the US, Porto Alegre company is now targeting overseas defence contracts

   City has ambitions to become regional centre for innovation, but is competing with more established rivals

   Southernmost state grapples with low birth rates and declining population, but with the resources of a middle-income nation

   Repeated blows from climate change add to high debt levels, but state is investing in irrigation systems

   Serra Gaà cha region is ideal for winemaking, particularly sparkling wine

   From demographics to climate change, the state faces many challenges set to hit rest of country

   Reconstruction initially boosted economy but was followed by a fall in business confidence

   Sà o Paulo exchange emerges as indirect beneficiary of turmoil in the Gulf

   A hundred years after Ford gave workers a two-day weekend, Latin America’s largest country wants to follow suit

   Leftist president had sought to stymie legislation changing how criminal sentences are calculated

   TikTok’s plan for 9.5bn data centre on Brazil’s coast reflects national ambitions but is hit by environmental concerns

   USA Rare Earth’s deal for Serra Verde highlights America’s push to secure access to critical minerals

   Alberto Safra was charged more than 162,000 on one day alone by US law firm WilmerHale

   Commitment eases concerns that Middle East war will cause Gulf states to review foreign investments

   The former Brazilian president’s eldest son, Flávio, has emerged as a strong candidate

   Investment chief at US International Development Finance Corporation says agreement includes offtake controls

   Nearly 50 years after its completion, the spherical home in Sà o Paulo is opening its doors

   Rising diesel prices and worries about fuel shortages pose risks to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an election year

   Italy’s state-controlled postal service hopes to become big player in Italian and Brazilian telecoms markets

   Local courier group iFood and China-backed Keeta trade claims of corporate espionage and underhand tactics

   US accused of undue interference’ in country’s affairs as bilateral relations take turn for the worse

   Richard Lapper’s richly rewarding biography charts his route from firebrand to pragmatic president

   A joint venture between the UK oil major and a Brazilian biofuels producer is saddled with 11bn in debt