Brazilian police say that that at least two people have been killed and a dozen others are missing after the collapse of a bridge that linked two northern states.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his government had taken steps to safeguard Brazil’s fiscal rules and reaffirmed his support of incoming central bank chief Gabriel Galipolo, his first public comments since returning to Brasilia following emergency surgery.

At least one person died in the collapse, which happened as a city councilman who had complained about the bridge's problems was shooting video.

Lawmakers in Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday a bill that includes regulations needed to implement a constitutional tax reform, following a Senate vote to approve the bill. Lawmakers in the lower house added sweetened beverages back to the list after the senators removed it.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday following up on an unplanned surgery earlier this week for a brain bleed.

Brazil’s real has fallen to its weakest level against the dollar since the currency was introduced in 1994, undercut by investors’ frustration with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's efforts to rei

Brazil central bankers said they have all the tools needed ... Both outgoing Governor Roberto Campos Neto and his successor Gabriel Galipolo told reporters in Brasilia on Thursday that monetary policy will put inflation on a path to slow to the 3% target.

Brazil's lower house of Congress on Thursday gave its final approval to a watered-down proposal to cut public spending, part of a broader package to rein in spending that had already been poorly received by markets for being seen as too modest.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been discharged from the hospital following emergency brain surgery and should stay in Sao Paulo recovering until Thursday before returning to the capital,

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Market anxiety dragged Brazil's real currency to a historic low on Monday as significant central bank interventions again failed to counter market concerns over government spending.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was to return to Brasilia on Thursday and his regular duties, after getting the go-ahead from his doctors following emergency head surgery, officials