Bloomberg Far-right ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro garnered more support in the wake of a crippling truckers’ strike that brought parts of Brazil to a standstill, a Datafolha opinion survey showed. The poll released by Folha de S.Paulo newspaper has Bolsonaro with 19 percent of vote intentions, up from 17 percent in an April poll. Former Environment Minister Marina Silva was ...

Bloomberg US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s latest indictment is significant beyond the new charges, in that it links senior officials on President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to Russian intelligence in a criminal matter. Mueller’s indictment released against Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, adds charges to allegations that Manafort did illegal lobbying work for Ukraine and laundered millions of dollars ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to quash Cabinet squabbling over her Brexit strategy by hosting another away-day at her countryside retreat early next month, as a potentially explosive new proposal emerged. May is facing a torrid time trying to reconcile Brexit backers and pro-Europeans in her top team, with the fight laid bare spectacularly. First there was widespread ...