Small plane crashes into Brazilian tourist city, killing at least 10
A small plane with 10 people aboard crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of Gramado in southern Brazil on Sunday, civil defense officials said, and initial…
22 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais…
Brazil’s Lula undergoes brain surgery, stable in ICU
SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery in Sao Paulo to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall at home in October,…
Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and ex-ministers of 2022 coup plot
BRASILIA – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation…
Biden begins historic Amazon trip amid Trump climate fears
US President Joe Biden began an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change amid fears Donald Trump will tear up his…
Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court
A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said. “This citizen approached the Federal Supreme Court, tried to…
Brazil’s Lula cancels trip to COP16 after head injury
BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to the United Nations COP16 summit in Colombia, his office said on Friday, following medical advice after…
Brazil lifts ban on Musk’s X, ending standoff over disinformation
AFP Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk’s social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month…
Musk’s X seeks resumption of Brazil service as fines paid
Reuters SAO PAULO – Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has filed a fresh request to resume services in Brazil after paying some pending fines that had been imposed by…
After court order, X goes offline again in Brazil
AFP Elon Musk’s X social media platform went back offline in Brazil Thursday, a day after it resumed service in contravention of a judicial ban, internet providers said. Brazil’s Supreme…