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Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead and a dozen others missing
SAO PAULO (AP) — A bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, killing at least two people and leaving a dozen others missing, police said Monday. A sulphuric acid spill is complicating the rescue operation. Footage obtained by local residents showed cars and trucks...
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...
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....
Brazil’s President Lula to undergo a new procedure after initial surgery for brain bleed
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday following up on an unplanned surgery earlier this week for a brain bleed, doctors said. The minimally invasive procedure aims to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of...
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...
How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police in late November formally accused far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of planning a coup to keep him in office. The agency described a multi-step scheme, substantiated by evidence and testimony, in an 884-page report. The...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday. Federal Police last Thursday formally...
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. ...
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil ’s federal police arrested Tuesday five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, authorities said. The five also planned to...
Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said Thursday that he believes the explosion outside the court in capital Brasilia was the consequence of frequent far-right attacks and hate speech targeting the country’s institutions. “It grew under the guise of a criminal...
