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Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died
SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. It was the fourth...
Brazil's Lula invites Japan's prime minister to eat his country's beef, and become a believer
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit to the country, with the two meeting in the capital of Brasilia and the South American leader pushing his counterpart to buy his country's beef. ...
Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the...
Brazil's federal police arrest 2 fugitives from maximum-security prison after 50-day manhunt
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday that they arrested two fugitives who escaped a maximum-security prison in northeastern Brazil, bringing a 50-day manhunt to an end. Authorities also detained 14 people for helping the inmates since their getaway. In February,...
Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro's two-night stay last month at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest. A...
Former soccer star Robinho starts 9-year prison sentence in Brazil for 2013 rape in Italy
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former soccer star Robinho started serving a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman in Italy. The 40-year-old Robinho left his apartment building in the beachfront city of Santos,...
Brazil's Bolsonaro 'not afraid of any trial' over accusations he plotted to remain president
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he was “not afraid of any trial,” a day after documents released by the Supreme Court revealed that two top military leaders said the populist plotted to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. ...
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a huge rally jamming a main avenue in Brazil's biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. The far-right leader said in a speech that he seeks "pacification to erase...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides met Thursday with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaro's successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro arrived at Federal...
Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro's youngest son with alleged fraud
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police said Thursday they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with alleged fraud, adding to the legal pressure on the family of the far-right leader who is himself facing several investigations. Police in Brazil's Federal...
