India signs critical minerals deal with Brazil to curb dependance on China
Brazilian President Lula called the critical minerals and rare earths deal the ‘core of the pioneering agreement’.

Brazilian President Lula called the critical minerals and rare earths deal the ‘core of the pioneering agreement’.









Lula criticises US actions in Venezuela, calling the capture of Maduro an unacceptable line against regional stability.
Lula’s comments come as Trump invites Netanyahu to join ‘Board of Peace’, with no mention of Gaza in charter.
South Africa is hosting the BRICS exercises, but two founding members are not participating amid tensions with the US.
The opposition-controlled Congress voted in December to pass a bill that would reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence.
The ex-president’s wife says he fell out of his prison bed while sleeping and hit his head.

Protesters have rallied worldwide after Donald Trump announced the US would ‘run’ Venezuela.
Bolsonaro’s latest petition, one in a series, comes after he spent the week in hospital for a hernia and hiccups.

As Brazil heads toward elections in 2026, millions live in fear. Nearly one in five Brazilians is affected by gangs.
Move comes after a former police chief convicted in the coup plot was caught in Paraguay trying to flee to El Salvador.
Ex-Brazilian police chief caught using fake Paraguay passport in attempt to board flight to Panama, sent back to Brazil.