Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that rich countries must pay for environmental damage inflicted on poorer countries with their "historic debt" to the planet.

At least 11 people were killed and 20 were missing after cyclone swept across southern Brazil.

BRICS represents about one-fifth of the world’s economy.

Latin American countries have held a summit in the Brazilian city of Brasilia to discuss the creation of a common currency.

The five foreign ministers of the BRICS member states will be joined by 15 other foreign ministers representing Africa, the Global South, and Friends of BRICS nations.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls for instituting a regional trade currency during a meeting with South American heads of state.

Venezuelan president visits Brazil to take part in a regional summit, marking a thaw in ties between Caracas and Brasilia and foiling US efforts to isolate the nation.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has summoned his environmental and indigenous affairs ministers for emergency talks after a push by the congress to dilute environmental powers.

Brazilian president Lula da Silva denounces the lack of collected efforts to release the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and called for his immediate release, during his visit to London to attend the coronation ceremony of king Charles III.

Argentina and Brazil aim to devise a mechanism to omit the US dollar in bilateral trade.