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Packers will face Eagles in Brazil in Friday night season opener
The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on Sept. 6. The matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season's opening weekend. NFL...
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...
France's Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is 'terrible' and outdated
SAO PAULO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian executives on Wednesday that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties. Speaking at a forum in Sao Paulo, Macron said the Mercosur-EU deal is...
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,...
Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad. But there was a problem, according to...
Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store. The federal police indictment released...
Brazilian military leaders told police that ex-President Bolsonaro presented a plan to reverse the 2022 election result
Ambev: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — Ambev SA (ABEV) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $885.8 million. The Sao Paulo-based company said it had net income of 6 cents per share. The beverage company posted revenue of $4.04 billion in the period. ...
XP Inc.A: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — XP Inc.A (XP) on Tuesday reported net income of $210 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Sao Paulo-based company said it had net income of 38 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, came to 42 cents per share. ...
Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for having allegedly “harassed” a humpback whale while riding a personal watercraft off Sao Paulo's coast last year. Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to meet...