Brasilia
Governor of Brazil’s Federal District temporarily removed from post, Supreme Court says
World
January 9, 2023
Governor of Brazil’s Federal District temporarily removed from post, Supreme Court says
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered the governor of the country’s Federal District to temporarily leave his post following…
Brazil is reeling after Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings.
World
January 9, 2023
Brazil is reeling after Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings.
Brazilian authorities say they have restored order in the capital Brasilia after hundreds of supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro…
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil’s right-wing president accused…
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
World
August 15, 2019
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Iranian ship Bavand sets sail from Brazil, second vessel following soon
Middle East
July 30, 2019
Iranian ship Bavand sets sail from Brazil, second vessel following soon
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – An Iranian ship called Bavand, which had been at the heart of a geopolitical spat between…
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
World
April 25, 2019
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
Thousands of indigenous people decorated with traditional feathers and body paint converged on Brazil’s capital Wednesday to defend hard-won land…
Rio Carnival revels in last night of partying and political protest
Culture
March 5, 2019
Rio Carnival revels in last night of partying and political protest
Rio threw the second and final night of its celebrated carnivalright through to dawn Tuesday in a show that blended…