Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
Authorities in southern Brazil are rushing to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents are refusing to leave belongings behind while others are returning to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms.
Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
Brazilโs Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaroโs two-night stay at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest.
Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally accused of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.
Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat
Judicial documents show that top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it.
Israel says Brazil's president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
Israelโs foreign minister says Brazilโs president will not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israelโs war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a โvery serious anti-Semitic attack.โ.
Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Carnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazilโs largest Indigenous group and pressure President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining.
Bid by meatpacker JBS to join New York Stock Exchange faces opposition over Amazon deforestation
Lawmakers in the United States and the United Kingdom are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission not to allow JBS, the worldโs largest meatpacking company, to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
Brazil has observed the anniversary of last yearโs uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva from office.
No Santos player will wear Pelรฉ's No. 10 until the club returns to Serie A, new club president says
The new president of Brazil's Santos soccer club says no player will wear the team's number 10 shirt made globally famous by the late Pelรฉ as long as the team plays in the countryโs second division.
Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land
Indigenous women in Brazilโs capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim womenโs rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030
Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the countryโs electronic voting system.
Brazil's prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
Prosecutors in Brazil have blocked a decision to authorize the installment of ziplines at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, claiming they will damage the environment around one of the United Nations worldโs heritage sites.
G7 'outreach' an effort to build consensus on global issues like Ukraine, China, climate change
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are sitting down with a carefully chosen set of counterparts from other countries during their summit in Japan in an effort to expand the G7โs sway and to include voices from the so-called Global South.
Rita Lee, Brazil's long-reigning Queen of Rock, dies at 75
Rita Lee Jones, Brazilโs million-selling โQueen of Rockโ who gained an international following through her colorful and candid style and such hits as โOvelha Negra,โ โMania de Vocรชโ and โNow Only Missing You,โ has died at 75.
Argentina's Fernandez seeks dollar relief from Brazil's Lula
Argentine President Alberto Fernรกndez and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva, vowed Tuesday to keep working to come up with a mechanism that would allow them to skip the U.S. dollar in trade between the neighboring nations.
Brazil's welcome of Russian minister prompts US blowback
Russiaโs Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov traveled to the Brazilian capital Monday and expressed gratitude for Brazilโs push for an end to hosilities in Ukraine โ even as that same effort has irked both Kyiv and the West, and by afternoon had prompted an unusually sharp rebuke from the White House.
Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities
A representative of Brazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday has handed a set of diamond jewelry over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog and amid investigations into the presidentโs involvement in bringing the jewels from Saudi Arabia.
Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair died
A delegation from the Brazilian government that includes widows of two slain men who had worked for justice for Indigenous Amazon peoples arrived in the remote region where the two were slain Monday in a symbolic retake of the place, now that a new government has taken office in Brazil.