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Widows of COVID-19 victims pay homage in Brazil

Dozens of widows who lost their partners to COVID-19 gathered in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Tuesday to commemorate the "Day of the Dead" and pay homage to their loved ones

Italy

Italians protest against Bolsonaro's honorary citizenship in village

Around 200 people demonstrated in the town of Anguillara Veneta, where Bolsonaro's ancestors are from.

Brazil

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID handling

A Senate committee formally approved a report calling for prosecutors to try Bolsonaro on charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity.

Europe Decoded

Social media firms sanction Bolsonaro over COVID vaccine claims

YouTube said it had suspended the Brazilian President for one week, while Facebook and Instagram have removed his live broadcast from last week.

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Brazil: a mural made with the ashes of the Amazon

Brazilian street artist Mundano painted a mural in Sao Paolo using ashes collected from the rainforest to raise awareness about climate change.

Sport

Day 2 of the 50th Paris Judo Grand Slam 2021

Japan, France, and Russia receive gold medals on the second day of the Paris Grand Slam.

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Brazil event commemorates 600,000 COVID victims

An activist group held a memorial on Copacabana Beach on Friday as Brazil surpassed 600-thousand deaths from coronavirus. This milestone puts the country second in the world for lives lost to COVID-19, just behind the US.

Climate

Stopping deforestation doesn't just save lives, it revives economies

New research has shown that deforestation isn’t just a problem for removing carbon from the atmosphere, it’s also fundamentally changing the climate crucial for Brazil’s agriculture to thrive.

Brazil

Fake news fear as Bolsonaro bids to limit social media content removal

"What (Bolsonaro) wants is to prevent the disinformation and hate speech he and his supporters spread from continuing to be removed by platforms," said opposition politician Alessandro Molon.

Brazil

Brazilian football legend Pele feels well after colon tumor removed

Pele has been in hospital for six days with an undisclosed health issue, according to Brazilian media.

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Indigenous rally ahead of Brazil land rights ruling

Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in Brasilia, ahead of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on land rights.

World News

COVID-19: Lockdown protests in Australia as Cuba approves new vaccines

Sydney has extended its two-month lockdown for another month while Cuba releases two home-grown vaccines. Here's a look at the COVID-19 pandemic around the world.

Green News

Giving Indigenous groups land rights 'vital' to tackling deforestation

For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how their territories contain about one third of all carbon stored in the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

World News

Modifying mosquitoes reduces diseases such as dengue by 77% - study

A groundbreaking study by the World Mosquito Program has found that inserting a natural and safe bacteria into mosquitos can block the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases and reduce one of the world’s fastest-growing tropical diseases.

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.