Brazil

Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Controversy over Bolsonaro's possible attendance in Chile of the Libertadores Copa final

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, an admirer of Latin America's military dictatorships, courted controversy on Friday when he said he might go to next month's Copa Libertadores final in the Chilean stadium once used as a detention centre.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Bolsonaro begins tour of Gulf states to mend relations with Arab nations

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday for a tour of three Gulf states, hoping to turn the page on a diplomatic storm last year with Arab nations over a proposal to move Brazil's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:14 UTC
AFP Photo of Brazilian boy with body smeared in oil goes viral

A boy walks ashore in Brazil in filthy waist-high water with a look of exasperation and his body smeared in oil, a photographer takes a shot, and the image goes viral.
Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Alarming level of mercury contamination in Amazon dolphins: illegal gold mining

Amazon river dolphins are showing alarming levels of contamination mainly because of illegal panning for gold, conservationists say. Researchers measured contamination levels in 46 of these large freshwater creatures known for long, bottle-like snouts in major basins of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.
Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:27 UTC
Chinese and Indian tourists won't need visas to visit Brazil

President Jair Bolsonaro on a Far East visit said on Thursday Brazil will drop its requirement that visiting Chinese and Indian tourists or businesspeople obtain visas.
Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bolsonaro warns next Argentine government: Mercosur must continue with Macri's trade policies

A possible victory of opposition candidate Alberto Fernández in Argentina's presidential election on Sunday could put the Mercosur trade bloc at risk, Brazil's right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, said on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil Justices debating law that could free scores of convicts including Lula da Silva

Supreme Court judges in Brazil began voting Wednesday on whether to overturn a law requiring convicted criminals to go to jail after losing their first appeal, instead of waiting until the end of the legal process. A favorable ruling could result in the freeing of scores of convicts, including leftist former president Lula da Silva, who is serving eight years and 10 months for corruption.
Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Petrobras contracts' scam: Brazilian prosecutors investigating Argentine construction group Technit

Brazilian police conducted raids on Wednesday in a new phase of the “Car Wash” corruption investigation, targeting alleged bribery by Italo-Argentine group Techint to secure contracts from state-run oil firm Petrobras.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Brazil approves pensions' reform: markets soar and stocks hit an all time high

Brazil's Senate on Tuesday gave final approval to a landmark reform of the country's social security system, in a step seen as key to stabilizing public finances and the economy. The text was approved by a vote of 60-19.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Conservative Catholics disrupt Vatican Amazon synod and dump in the Tiber “pagan” idols

The Vatican on Tuesday accused ultra-conservative Catholic social media of fomenting hate, a day after militants stole statues they considered pagan idols from a church and dumped them in the Tiber river.