38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals near the...

Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas...

Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed. The 79-year-old president spoke alongside doctors in a press conference on Sunday morning in a show that he was doing well...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed

Brazil's Lula undergoes a second procedure to stop brain bleed

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a second procedure on Thursday morning to stop a brain bleed, his doctors said. Lula, 79, first had surgery at the hospital on Tuesday for a kind of slow bleeding that resulted from a fall at home in October....

Doctors say Brazil's Lula is recovering after surgery for a brain bleed

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing unplanned surgery for a brain bleed, doctors said Tuesday. The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader suffered complications resulting...

Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A military police officer in Brazil 's biggest metropolitan area was seen on video throwing a man off a bridge and into a river, prompting a backlash. Footage shown on local television stations shows several Sao Paulo state officers on a bridge Monday besides...

Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?

SAO PAULO (AP) — Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his electoral defeat in 2022. Their allegations threaten to torpedo Bolsonaro's hopes of returning to politics. ...

XP Inc.A: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — XP Inc.A (XP) on Tuesday reported profit of $213.9 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Sao Paulo-based company said it had profit of 39 cents. The company posted revenue of $778.9 million in the period. ...

Despegar.com: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — Despegar.com Corp. (DESP) on Thursday reported net income of $8.9 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Sao Paulo-based company said it had net income of 2 cents. The online travel company posted revenue of $193.9...