If life were a morality tale, the Covid-19 antics would turn Brazilians against the populist president

Dias Toffoli infuriates campaigners by helping dismantle legacy of ‘Car Wash’ investigation in Brazil

Success for former PM’s supporters deals blow to military establishment and heralds more instability

With domestic politics marring his polished international image, William Ruto offers lessons for other leaders

The PTI leader is still the central figure in this week’s election, even though he is in jail and barred from running

Reversal of high-profile rulings comes as country backtracks on graft probe

Rival parties begin coalition talks after poll marred by delays, mobile blackouts and vote-tampering allegations

Carles Puigdemont finds there is much to be said for staying in Brussels

The shocking election result is a repudiation of military control

Action against Transparency International follows moves to unwind legacy of sprawling ‘Car Wash’ bribery investigation

The 61-year-old former governor emerges as first credible third-party candidate since return to democracy in 1999

X owner calls for impeachment of Supreme Court judge over order banning certain profiles on platform

Independents from former PM’s party will be largest group in parliament but will struggle to form government

At least 33 killed and more than 140 injured in strikes across Ukraine

Senior PT figures file lawsuit against Roberto Campos Neto over alleged political bias

In Sunday’s constitutional referendum, voters spurned a flawed vision of utopia

Appointment of ‘friend and comrade’ angers rightwing opposition and legal experts

Judge’s request raises stakes in case prime minister has described as rightwing smear campaign

Latin American and African nations have been sharply critical of Jewish state

Ginés González García personally helped get jabs for government allies

The multi-platinum Korean boy band have become art patrons with a globe-spanning project estimated at £10m

Libertarian leader accuses international organisations of embracing ‘collectivism’

Decision by country’s leftist president follows move by Turkey to suspend trade ties

High debt, low growth and raging inflation will challenge a new government lacking a public mandate

Enforcement Directorate detains Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as part of money laundering probe

Allowing political parties to buy boats and planes out of public funds is just one of Brasília’s moves away from accountability

Owner Axel Springer says it ‘stands by’ publication amid dispute with academic and her husband Bill Ackman

163 signatories to letter say party ‘deserves to form the next government’

Success of start-ups such as food delivery group Getir has been many years in the making

Leftist administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants greater flexibility on budget surplus goals

The coalition deal should be condemned by international defenders of democratic principles

Votes boost libertarian president but lawmakers strike down plan to restore income tax for high earners

Indian conglomerate rejects accusations of inflating prices in transactions with state utility

Conservative party sets high threshold for race to become new premier as Sunak emerges as the early frontrunner

Probe of Luis Hermosilla, who advised government ministers and business leaders, has already ensnared several officials

Opposition groups say reforms threaten country’s hard-won democratic checks and balances

Deal is ecommerce group’s biggest investment in autonomous vehicle sector

Pedro Sánchez says he will announce decision on his political future next week

Three aides to former leader arrested as police set out details of alleged plan to prevent Lula taking office after 2022 polls

Despite laws banning foreign funding of politics in Pakistan, documents show a money trail from Oxfordshire via the UAE to the coffers of Khan’s party

UK warns any escalation is in no one’s interest and would deepen insecurity in region

With fierce protests testing the territory’s legal system, its attraction as a financial hub is at stake

Puigdemont says new republic must be defended ‘with a sense of civic responsibility’

The philanthropist has become a standard bearer for liberal democracy, an idea under siege from populists

Arrest comes amid wider election finance scandal hurting Gustavo Petro’s leftist government

The president’s attacks on national institutions threaten democracy and stability

The Republicans refusal to supply arms is sabotaging Kyiv’s war effort

Argentina’s leader set to benefit as abuse claims hammer his predecessor

William Ruto is latest president of developing country caught between multilateral lenders and angry population