Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs

#PrayforAmazonas is the top trending hashtag in the world on Wednesday, with more than 249,000… Read More

How Brazil and Vietnam are tightening their grip on world’s coffee

With increasing use of mechanization and other new technologies, the world’s top two coffee producers,… Read More

Brazil bus hijacker, armed with toy gun, shot dead by police

Around 31 people were stuck on the vehicle throughout the terrifying, four-hour ordeal Read More

Brazil appeals judge lifts temporary arrest of former billionaire Eike Batista

Federal prosecutors said they identified some 800 million reais ($203 million) in illicit transactions. Read More

Trump says he will seek US trade accord with Brazil

“We’re going to work on a free trade agreement with Brazil,” Trump told reporters at… Read More

Brazil police end Neymar rape probe

Neymar has vehemently denied allegations he raped a Brazilian woman in a Paris hotel in… Read More

At least 52 dead in Brazil prison riot

Around 300 prisoners were being held at the jail, the official said. Read More

Teachers occupy Brazil squares offering free classes

Adopt a Student has helped nearly 300 people of all ages to brush up their… Read More

Desert-dwelling carnivorous dinosaur found in Brazil

The northeastern region of Parana was once a desert and the dinosaur's remains suggest that… Read More

Court slashes fine for Facebook’s refusal to share WhatsApp data

The decision overturned a fine of around 2.035 billion reais ($528 million) imposed in June… Read More

Brazilian football star Neymar faces rape allegations

“I’m being accused of rape,” he says in the video. “Whoever knows me, knows of… Read More

Chelsea’s David Luiz wishes Imad Wasim luck for the Cricket World Cup

Luiz can be heard in the short video saying: "Imad Wasim, good luck for the… Read More

Emirates announces partnership with LATAM on 17 Brazilian routes

Emirates passengers travelling to and from Brazil will now be able to connect with 17… Read More

Exploding bank’s ATMs with dynamite becomes new norm in Brazil

A gang detonated the dynamite in an attempt to blow up ATM machines and vaults… Read More

Recovering Pele set to return to Brazil on Monday: advisor

Brazilian football legend Pele, who has been in hospital in Paris, will return to Brazil… Read More

Twin cyclones batter Australia

The storm was downgraded to a category 3 shortly after making landfall, and was expected… Read More

‘Can’t be called water’: Brazil marks two months since dam disaster

The disaster was the second involving Vale in three years in the mineral-rich region. The… Read More

Nine dead, including five children, in Brazil shooting; 17 others also shot

At least eight children were shot on Wednesday at a school on the eastern outskirts… Read More

Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil’s tribal lands

'The placard is emblazoned with the acronym FUNAI, a federal agency charged with protecting indigenous… Read More

Brazil’s BRF recalls chicken export products over salmonella fears

Brazilian food processor BRF SA recalled almost 500 tonnes of fresh chicken products on Wednesday… Read More