Brazil's Amazon rainforest sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years, data...
Brazil's Amazon rainforest saw its worst six-month period of wildfires in 20 years despite a decrease in deforestation, satellite data showed Monday. The 13,489 wildfires – likely sparked by...
View ArticleBolsonaro embezzled $1.2 million worth of undeclared jewelry, Brazil's police...
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of embezzling roughly $1.2 million worth of jewelry during his time in office, including a diamond-encrusted Rolex and Patek Phillipe watches.
View ArticleMilei's absence from Mercosur presidential summit sows doubt about bloc's future
South American free trade bloc Mercosur held its presidential summit on Monday in Paraguay without Argentina's President Javier Milei, who was in Brazil for a conference of Latin American...
View ArticleUS rejects G20 plan to tax super-rich under consideration at Rio summit
G20 finance ministers gathering in Brazil Thursday are set to discuss the much-debated topic of taxing billionaires amid widening global inequality. According to a Oxfam study, the world’s top one...
View ArticleG20 agrees on joint effort to tax the super-rich, avoids broader deal
G20 nations committed to working together to ensure the super-rich pay their taxes but fell short of reaching a comprehensive agreement, according to a declaration adopted Friday after a finance...
View ArticleLula and Biden call on Venezuela to release full presidential election results
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Joe Biden have jointly called for the complete publication of the Venezuelan presidential election results, which are being disputed by...
View Article‘Not independent’: Maduro's call for Venezuela high court to audit election...
Following widespread calls from global leaders to verify the results of Sunday's presidential election, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tasked the country's top court with auditing the election....
View Article'No survivors' as plane carrying 61 crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
An airliner with 61 people on board crashed in a residential area of Sao Paulo state in Brazil on Friday. The mayor of Vinhedo, where the aircraft crashed, said that there were no survivors.
View ArticleBrasilia wildfire rages across national park, threatening protected environments
Wildfires engulfed the conservation area of Brasilia National Park on Monday and smothered the capital in smoke as the country grapples with a historic drought. The fire was reported to be...
View ArticleBolsonaro's right-wing party makes significant gains in Brazil's municipal...
Former president Jair Bolsonaro’s rightwing party led Brazil's municipal elections, narrowly edging out leftist candidate Guilherme Boulos in Sao Paulo. Outgoing mayor Ricardo Nunes secured 29.4...
View ArticleX returns to Brazil after Supreme Court ends disinformation ban
Elon Musk's X will recuperate its 22 million users in Brazil as the country's Supreme Court lifted its month-long ban on the controversial social media platform on Tuesday. In addition to the...
View ArticleAmazon deforestation drops to nine-year low, says Brazil
Yearly deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by almost a third since August 2023, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, plummeting to a nine-year low after historic droughts and wildfires...
View ArticleMan dies while trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court with explosives
A man died on Wednesday after explosives he was carrying detonated as he attempted to breach the Brazilian Supreme Court, shortly after another blast detonated from a car located outside the building....
View ArticleArgentina orders arrest of Brazilian Bolsonaro supporters over 2023 coup bid
Argentina's courts on Friday ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilian nationals in Argentina facing jail sentences for their involvement in a January 2023 riot which saw supporters of Brazil's former...
View ArticleBiden becomes first US president to visit Amazon as Trump signals climate...
Joe Biden became the first US president to visit the Amazon on Sunday, flying over drought-hit regions and fire-damaged rainforests, in a bid to highlight climate change's toll on the vital ecosystem....
View ArticleBrazil focuses G20 summit on fighting hunger amid global conflicts and...
G20 leaders arrived for a summit in Brazil on Monday to try to reignite deadlocked climate talks and overcome their differences on the Middle East and Ukraine wars ahead of Donald Trump's return to...
View ArticleG20 Rio summit ends with Ukraine blame game as Lula pushes climate action
At the G20 on Tuesday, Ukraine's allies and Russia blamed each other for escalating Europe's war, overshadowing the summit's final day. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged global...
View ArticleAmbassador Ashraf commends G20's championing of diverse viewpoints and...
In a bid to further strengthen India's alliances and global strategic partnerships, PM Modi has embarked on a veritable diplomatic blitz on the sidelines of the G20. For in-depth analysis and a deeper...
View ArticleBrazilian police call for former president Bolsonaro's indictment over 2022...
Brazilian police issued a statement on Thursday calling for the indictment of former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula...
View ArticleBrazil's Bolsonaro 'fully aware' of 2022 assassination plot against Lula,...
Brazil's former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro was alleged to have "actively participated" in a 2022 coup plot to prevent his elected leftist successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking...
View ArticleReport on 2022 coup plot in Brazil 'very methodical, detailed and loaded with...
Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a newly unsealed...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula says 'strong' after surgery to relieve intracranial bleeding
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was on Monday diagnosed with a hemorrhage between his brain and the dura mater membrane that protects it, prompting doctors to carry out a trepanation,...
View ArticleBrazil's former defence minister arrested in 2022 coup plot investigation
Brazil's federal police arrested former defence minister Braga Netto on Saturday on suspicion of obstructing the investigation into 2022's alleged attempt to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da...
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