At least 20 severely decomposed bodies have been found in a boat off the coast of northeastern Brazil, officials say.
The boat was found on the coast of Bragança, northeast of Pará, on April 13, the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry announced (...)
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon Musk after the multi-billionaire said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the judge had ordered to be blocked.
Musk posted on the (...)
Former Brazil international football player Robinho has been arrested to serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape.
He was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a night club in Milan in (...)
Brazilian police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud relating to his COVID vaccination records, paving the way for possible criminal charges in the Supreme Court.
His health records say he received the vaccine in Sao Paulo (...)
Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged.
The country's Supreme Court released the testimonies from former army (...)
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he has been a victim of political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago.
He told tens of thousands of supporters in São Paulo that coup allegations against him were a "lie".
He (...)
A federal judge in Brazil has ordered mining giants BHP, Vale and their Samarco iron ore joint venture to pay 47.6bn reais ($9.67bn) in damages over a deadly dam burst in 2015.
The collapse of the Fundão dam in the southeast of the country caused a (...)
Brazil has recorded its hottest ever temperature — 44.8C (112.6F) — as parts of the country endure a stifling heatwave.
The record was hit on Sunday in the town of Araçuaí, in Brazil's south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.
The unprecedented weather (...)
Qatar Airways took centre stage in the excitement of October, with events such as Formula 1 and the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) showcasing the airline's deep commitment to global sports and technological excellence. Fuelled by the roar of (...)
Neymar, the 31-year-old football sensation, etched his name in history as he surpassed Pelé's long-standing record to become the top goal scorer for Brazil's national team. In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Neymar reached a career (...)
Torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone have left at least 27 people dead in southern Brazil, with more flooding expected.
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was the state's worst-ever weather disaster.
Thousands have been forced from (...)
Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human health, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Wednesday.
The news came as the (...)
SÃO PAULO — A Saudi-Brazilian roundtable meeting discussed investment opportunities and efforts aimed at enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries.
The roundtable session, which was held in São Paulo in the presence of Saudi Arabia's (...)
SÃO PAULO — More than 25 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between government agencies of Saudi Arabia and Brazil during the Brazil-Saudi Investment Forum in Sao Paulo.
The forum was organized by the Kingdom's Ministry of Investments (...)
At least 41 people have been killed in a riot at a women's prison in Honduras on Tuesday.
It is understood that a fight broke out between rival gangs, after which one gang set a cell alight.
Officials say the fire caused the majority of the deaths (...)
English will retain its position as the world's most widely spoken language over the next decade and teachers will continue to be at the heart of English learning, even in the face of increased automation, AI and machine learning.
These are two of (...)
Federal police in Brazil have arrested nine suspected members of a criminal group after raids across the country to foil an alleged murder and kidnapping plot.
Several politicians and public figures were among the targets of the plans, police (...)
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Brasilia expressed the Kingdom's condolences to the Federative Republic of Brazil, and to the families of the victims who were killed due to the torrential rains, floods and landslides that hit the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has offered condolences to Brazil and the families of the victims who were killed in São Paulo' floods and landslides following the heavy rains in the region.
In a statement published by the Kingdom's embassy in Brazil, it has (...)
At least 36 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in Brazil's São Paulo state, officials say.
Dozens of people are missing and while the number of dead is expected to rise, rescue workers say they hope to pull some of those trapped in (...)
Tens of thousands of people in Brazil have held pro-democracy rallies, in an angry response to the storming of Congress by ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters.
In the country's largest city of São Paulo, crowds chanted that Bolsonaro must go to (...)
Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress and police have used tear gas in an attempt to repel them.
The dramatic scenes came a week after left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (...)
Pelé, the Brazilian King of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.
The standard-bearer of "the beautiful game" had undergone treatment for colon (...)
Brazilian soccer legend great Pelé passed away today at the age of 82, according to his family's announcement.
Pelé was hospitalized for a colon tumor detected in September 2021.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, the magical (...)
Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November, reports AP.
Doctors said earlier this week that Pelé's cancer had (...)