Brazil
Brazil lands prize it craved: Gold in Olympic soccer is lift for troubled nation
Brazil has won the Olympic medal it most craved, claiming its first gold in soccer and providing a lift to a beleaguered nation in the process.
Brazil’s new government loses key minister to Rousseff scandal
Brazil’s interim government has been rocked by the loss of one of its key figures, Planning Minister Romero Juca, who stepped aside amid accusations...
Former Brazil president Lula arrested as police ratchet up corruption inquiry
Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was being questioned by police in Brazil on Friday after they raided his home.
At least 25 people remain missing after mine dams burst flooding villages
At least 25 people are missing after two dams burst at an iron mine in south-eastern Brazil unleashing a torrent of mud.
Homes swamped, dozens dead and missing as dam bursts at mine in Brazil
At least 16 people have died after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, flooding a small town nearby and submerging homes and vehicles.
US spy agency targeted top Brazilian officials: WikiLeaks
Aside from listening in on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s phone calls, US spies also targeted top political and financial officials, according...
Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil after 30 years on the run
The former boss of the Camorra, one of Italy’s largest and oldest crime syndicates, has been arrested in Brazil – after more than 30 years...
China to invest $50 billion in Brazil
China will invest $50 billion to help overhaul Brazil’s aging infrastructure, Brasilia said Thursday, ahead of an official visit by Chinese Prime...
Brazil clashes after 10-year-old boy shot dead by police
Clashes have taken place in Brazil after a 10-year-old boy was allegedly shot dead by police during an operation against drug gangs.
Brazil uncovers multibillion-dollar tax fraud at Finance Ministry
Brazilian authorities on Thursday said they uncovered a tax fraud scheme at the Finance Ministry’s tax appeals board that may have cost taxpayers...
At least 42 killed after tourist bus in Brazil plunges into ravine
At least 42 people were killed when a tour bus plunged into a wooded ravine in southern Brazil.
Four police die in 24 hours as favelas clean-up gathers pace ahead of Olympics
Four Brazilian police officers have been killed in a 24-hour period as security forces battle to wrestle back control of the city’s crime-ridden...
Biggest reservoir for Brazil’s largest city is running dry
Halfway through the rainy season, the key reservoir for the hemisphere’s largest city holds just six percent of its capacity, and experts warned...
Brazilian police detain 50 during protests over bus fare hikes
Tensions were high in Sao Paulo after police resorted to tear gas and detained some 50 protesters, as thousands took to the streets against the country’s...
Shock figures show Brazilian police kill six people every day
Police in Brazil have been killing an average of six people every day, new figures show.
Brazil to escape U.S. ‘snooping’ with its own 5,600km Internet cable
Brazil is beating the National Security Agency’s (NSA) web snoops by building its own 5,600km internet cable under the Atlantic.
Demonstrators in Brazil want impeachment of president
An estimated 2,500 people took to Sao Paulo’s streets Saturday to push for the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff, with some charging that she should...
Huge challenges ahead for Rousseff after narrow victory in Brazilian election
Brazil’s newly re-elected President Dilma Rousseff faces huge challenges to govern the sprawling South American country after winning a deeply divisive...
Brazilians narrowly re-elect leftist Rousseff as president
Brazilian voters re-elected Dilma Rousseff as president on Sunday in one of the country’s closest, most divisive campaigns in decades.
Run-off Sunday: Back to the polls for Brazil’s president
Brazil returns to the polls on Sunday to decide between President Dilma Rousseff’s Workers Party (PT), and Fernando opposition candidate Aecio Neves.
Brazil hospital guard killed 39 ‘in anger at everyone and everything’
A hospital worker killed 39 people in 10 months out of “anger at everything and everyone”, police in Brazil have said.
Brazil elections: Rousseff forced into runoff race against unexpected foe
Brazil’s unpredictable election took another twist Sunday, with left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff being forced into a runoff race as expected,...
Brazil goes to polls today after dramatic campaign season
Brazilians go to the ballot box today in a national election where President Dilma Rousseff says her top challengers threaten social gains achieved during...
No kidding: Five Obamas, ‘Crazy Dick’ star in Brazil protest vote
Five Barack Obamas, three Bin Ladens, a Jesus, a Wonder Woman, a 007: the ballot for Sunday’s elections in Brazil can look more like the inventory...
BRIC wall: Brazil recession a headache for President Rousseff’s re-election hopes
Brazil’s economy has fallen into recession as millions of new middle class citizens tighten their belts and further dampen a credit-driven spending...
Brazil cracks ‘biggest’ Amazon deforestation gang
Police in Brazil have broken up an Amazon deforestation gang considered the worst currently active, officials said.
Deal reached to end Brazil prison riot in which two inmates were beheaded
Authorities in Brazil say they have reached a deal to end the riot at a jail in which two prisoners were beheaded.
Three prisoners beheaded in horrifying Brazilian prison riot
Three prisoners have been beheaded and at least five other people injured in a riot that erupted in a southern Brazilian prison.
Silva surges in Brazil election poll, runoff looks certain
Environmentalist Marina Silva could unseat incumbent Dilma Rousseff in Brazil’s October presidential vote, according to a poll on Monday.
Sorry Brazil flop again in heavy loss to Netherlands
Brazil signed off from their home World Cup to a cacophony of boos on Saturday as the defensive errors that crushed their bid for a sixth title resurfaced...
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