Brazil

Climate

Brazilian beach resort slipping under the water due to human action

The resort, northeast of Rio de Janeiro, is being slowly swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean.

23/08/2021

Brazil

Brazilian leader accused of genocide at International Criminal Court

Indigenous people in Brazil have filed a complaint against far-right president Jair Bolsonaro at the International Criminal Court at the Hague. Tribes say his negligence led to at least 1,160 deaths.

12/08/2021

Destinations

This tropical landscape garden in Brazil has just won a major accolade

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx has been named the latest UNESCO World Heritage site in Brazil.

01/08/2021

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Rare snowfall in Brazil after southern cold snap

A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil on Wednesday night. More than 30 cities in Rio Grande do Sul state registered the phenomenon, according to weather forecast company Somar Metereologia

29/07/2021

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital over persistent hiccups

Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign which caused intestinal damage and serious internal bleeding and the president has gone through several surgeries since, some unrelated to the attack.

15/07/2021

World

Brazil's 2022 vote is between 'fascism and democracy', Lula warns

Lula, 75, led the Latin American country between 2003 and 2010 and is now considering mounting a challenge to Bolsonaro for a third and final term after his corruption convictions were overturned.

09/07/2021

Brazil

Protests against Bolsonaro held across Brazil after court decision

Demonstrators gathered by the thousands in more than 40 cities to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment or greater access to vaccines against COVID-19.

04/07/2021

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Brazilians protest against Bolsonaro over Covid-19 situation

Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left over half a million dead in the country.

03/07/2021

Brazil

Brazil court approves investigation into Bolsonaro over vaccine deal

Prosecutors will investigate whether Brazil's president committed the crime of “prevarication" by not reporting a complaint to the federal police.

03/07/2021

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Indigenous protest Brazil bill that could weaken land rights

Hundreds of Indigenous people gathered outside Brazil's Congress on Wednesday to push for rejection of a bill that could loosen protections for their lands — a proposal that has already prompted clashes with police.

24/06/2021

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Copacabana beach protest as death toll passes 500K

Activists set 500 red roses on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Sunday, commemorating the deaths of 500,000 Brazilians from COVID-19 as Brazil passed the devastating milestone.

20/06/2021

Brazil

Hundreds of protesters call for Brazil's president to step down

Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation's confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million.

20/06/2021

Brazil

Bolsonaro fined 75 euros for not wearing a face mask at biker rally

Brazil's far-right president spoke to 12,000 bikers at an event in Sao Paulo where he cast doubt on the death toll from coronavirus.

13/06/2021

Brazil

Energy-starved Rio favela enjoys solar panels on World Environment Day

Many poor neighbourhoods aren't properly connected to Brazil's energy grid, making electricity hard to access and expensive to connect to.

05/06/2021

Brazil

Brazil: Tens of thousands protest Bolsonaro's response to COVID-19

Protesters are calling for the president to be impeached. Brazil has the world's second-highest death toll with more than 461,000 lives lost since the beginning of the pandemic.

30/05/2021

Brazil

'King of cocaine': Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil

Italian mafia leader Rocco Morabito was one of the top ten most wanted men in the world.

25/05/2021

Brazil

Brazil's fight against Covid-19 hampered by flooding and favela growth

In its struggle with the pandemic Brazil is battling on several fronts as flooding hampers vaccination efforts in remote areas and poverty deepens in cities.

16/05/2021

Brazil

Brazil: Rio's deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

25 people died in a massive police raid against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela.

07/05/2021

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'Darth Vader' encourages Brazilians to get Covid-19 vaccine

An actor dressed as the Darth Vader character from the Star Wars films encourages and congratulates people queueing to get Covid-19 vaccines at the Planetarium vaccination centre in Rio de Janeiro

05/05/2021

Brazil

Brazilian regulator rejects use of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

"Due to the lack of consistent and reliable data, Anvisa's Board of directors unanimously decided not to recommend the exceptional importation of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine," the watchdog said on Monday.

27/04/2021

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Sao Paulo police raid bar where more than 100 people gathered

Sao Paulo police raid and close a bar where more than 100 people were gathered during an operation against illegal parties as Brazil's economic capital prohibits the opening of bars and restaurants in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

21/04/2021

Brazil

Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid COVID vaccine delays

The Health Ministry has cut its outlook for vaccine supplies in April three times already, to half their initial level, and the country’s two biggest laboratories are facing supply constraints.

11/04/2021

Brazil

Countries hit new records of COVID case numbers and deaths

Numbers have been surging in countries even where the pandemic is thought to be kept in check.

09/04/2021

Brazil

Brazil's daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 mark for first time

Only the US and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000. Brazil's pandemic toll is quickly approaching 340,000, the second-highest in the world.

07/04/2021

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Bolsonaro supporters, protesters clash at Brazil demo

Minor scuffles broke out in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with opponents at a public demonstration held on the anniversary of the country's military coup.

01/04/2021

Brazil

Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned following President Jair Bolsonaro's replacement of the defence minister

31/03/2021