Brazil’s lower house has passed a controversial bill that overhauls environmental legislation. Critics argue it undermines safeguards and harms Brazil’s credibility ahead of hosting U.N. climate talks in November.

The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

A prosecutor has asked Brazil's Supreme Court to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a violent coup after a trial that saw President Trump try to intervene.

Brazil's congress passed legislation on Thursday loosening environmental licensing, a potential blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks to burnish his country's green credentials before hosting the United Nations global climate summit,

Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social media.

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -U.S.-based grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland is closing a pet food plant in Brazil, according to a statement sent this week to Reuters in response to questions, as part of broader efforts to streamline costs and operations.