Brazil’s former president Fernando Collor granted house arrest
São Paulo, Brazil – Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s former president and a central figure in one of the country’s most turbulent political chapters, was granted house arrest on Thursday—just six...
View ArticleBrazil’s Jair Bolsonaro discharged from hospital after 21 days
São Paulo, Brazil – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a private hospital in the capital on Sunday after spending 21 days recovering from a major intestinal surgery. The...
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Lady Gaga draws 2.1 million in Rio de Janeiro, police say they foiled a bomb...
São Paulo, Brazil – In a dazzling display of pop spectacle, Lady Gaga took to the sands of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach on Saturday night, performing before an estimated 2.1 million...
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Lula’s visit to Russia signals strategic ties despite Ukraine war
São Paulo, Brazil – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil met with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow on Friday as part of a visit timed to coincide with commemorations marking the...
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Brazil strengthens strategic alliance with China on trade and diplomacy
São Paulo, Brazil – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva concluded his latest round of international diplomacy on Tuesday after a series of high-level meetings in Beijing. His trip to China followed a...
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Brazil lost over 3 million acres of vegetation in 2024 despite 32% drop in...
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil recorded a sharp 32.4% decrease in deforestation across its biomes in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a report released Thursday by MapBiomas, a...
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Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Brazil’s Poultry Industry, Threatening Exports
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, is grappling with its first confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) at a commercial poultry farm. Commonly...
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U.S. considers sanctioning Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes
São Paulo, Brazil – A social media post by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday ignited a political firestorm in Brazil, raising the specter of a diplomatic crisis between the two nations....
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Brazilian lawmaker Carla Zambelli faces arrest, seeks refuge in U.S.
São Paulo, Brazil – Carla Zambelli, a Brazilian congresswoman and one of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s most loyal allies, has fled the country following her conviction and sentencing by Brazil’s...
View ArticleBrazilian comedian sentenced to jail for racist, homophobic jokes
São Paulo, Brazil – A São Paulo court on Tuesday sentenced Brazilian comedian Léo Lins, 42, to eight years and three months in prison for charges of defamation and hate speech, following a criminal...
View ArticleBrazil seeks extradition of congresswoman following 10-year prison sentence
São Paulo, Brazil – Authorities in Brazil are seeking the extradition of a federal lawmaker who fled to Italy. Carla Zambelli, a congresswoman and one of the most vocal allies of former President...
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Brazilian activist returning home after Israeli Navy seized humanitarian...
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who was on board a vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and intercepted by Israeli security forces off the coast of Gaza, is on...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro testifies in coup trial, rejects Supreme Court’s charges
São Paulo, Brazil – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was questioned on Tuesday by the country’s Supreme Court as part of a criminal case in which he stands accused of plotting to overturn the...
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15 Entrepreneurs to watch in Brazil in 2025
Starting a business entails embarking on a journey into the unknown. Regardless of exhaustive planning, desire and goodwill, uncertainty looms. In this, entrepreneurship requires determination and...
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Amazon tree fall reveals pre-Columbian Indigenous burial site in Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil – The fall of a tree deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest has revealed a valuable secret that is now being carefully analyzed by a team of Brazilian researchers and...
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