Monday was the second time this month that the Brazilian president mentioned privatising the state-run oil firm.State-run oil company Petrobras has seen its stock price trade...
Both social media platforms said the video, in which the Brazilian president made false claims, violated their policies.Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a...
Brazilian Senate inquiry says Jair Bolsonaro should face crimes against humanity charges for mishandling the pandemic.
A Brazilian Senate report has recommended pursuing crimes against humanity and other charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 66-year-old...
Draft report says president was ‘principally responsible’ for catalogue of errors over pandemic that cost thousands of lives.The senator leading a congressional investigation into Brazil’s handling...
The new social programme aimed to help Brazil’s poorest will give handouts of as much as $72 per person, according to people familiar with the matter.By Martha...
Far-right president’s comment comes just days after Brazil surpassed 600,000 coronavirus deaths, spurring public anger.Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has said he did not want to...
President Bolsonaro continues to face widespread criticism and anger over his government’s handling of the pandemic.Brazil has become only the second country in the world to...
An increasing number of African migrants moving through Latin America to seek asylum in the United States demands greater attention and humanitarian responses, a new report...
Report said senior officials used their power to select referees and judges.Boxing bouts for medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant”...
Seven out of 10 Brazilians blame the government of President Jair Bolsonaro for their loss of purchasing power, according to a recent Datafolha poll.By Simone Iglesias and...
On September 7, Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro marked the country’s independence day by delivering two inflammatory speeches, one in the capital Brasilia and another in...
Marcelo Queiroga tested positive after attending the gathering of world leaders.Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the United Nations General...
Last month, Tokyo handed over the Olympic flame to Paris after the culmination of the rearranged 2020 Olympics. Watching proceedings were people in Rio – which...
The 80-year-old was hospitalised again due to respiratory problems days after surgery for a suspected colon tumour.Brazilian football icon Pele is in a “stable” condition following...
Indigenous groups say Brazilian Supreme Court decision will be critical as they seek to defend ancestral land rights.Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a high-profile land...
