Thousands of students occupy the center of Rio de Janeiro in a protest against Flávio Bolsonaro and in favor of the continuity of the Lula da Silva government in Brazil
4 day agoBrazil's presidential election is headed to a runoff on October 25. Flávio Bolsonaro (son of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro) led the first round with 47% versus incumbent Lula's 45%, a roughly 2.2 million vote gap that beat most polling projections. Bolsonaro's PL party also won the largest congressional bloc. In São Paulo, Bolsonaro ally Tarcísio de Freitas was reelected governor with about 63%
5 day agoBrazil's presidential election is heading to a runoff after a surprise first-round victory for right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro who will face leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after neither secured more than 50% of the vote, the threshold required to win outright
Brazil election heads for run-off as Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round over President Lula
Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro make final appeals to voters as Brazil chooses its next president; a runoff is likely if no candidate wins over 50% of valid votes
The US imposes a 25% tariff on some goods imported from Brazil.
5 month agoSmall plane crashes into building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Drivers protest in São Paulo against regulation of the app-based service
Thousands of Indigenous protesters from across Brazil marched in Brasilia as part of the 22nd edition of the Free Land Camp protesting against legislation they claim threatens their constitutional rights and ancestral lands
The Brazilian president suggested to the US president that the "Peace Council's" mandate should be limited to issues specific to the Gaza Strip.
Brazil calls the capture of Maduro at the OAS meeting a "kidnapping".
Department of State: This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened
9 month agoA Airbus H160 helicopter carrying eight people made an emergency landing at sea off the coast of Cabo Frio, Brazil, on Friday, prompting a rapid search and rescue operation by the Brazilian Navy. All occupants were rescued safely
Lula after the US attack: "The bombings in Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president have crossed an unacceptable line"
9 month agoSouth Korean rocket explodes violently after launch failure at Brazil's Alcántara Space Center
9 month agoToday, major flooding following heavy rainfall in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
White House: Trump's strategy seeks to restore Washington's dominance in Latin America
An Airbus A319, usually used by Maduro, landed in Santa Elena de Uairén, on the Venezuela-Brazil border. So far, there is no information that Brazilian authorities have been contacted, - @CNNBrasil
Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered that former president Jair Bolsonaro begin serving his prison sentence of 27 years and three months for plotting a coup after he lost the last election
Lula da Silva: "I am concerned because South America is considered a zone of peace"
COP30: Indigenous protesters storm the COP30 climate summit venue. They demand access to the complex where envoys from around the world are gathered. They chant slogans such as "Our land is not for sale."
The US expressed condolences to Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state for the four police officers killed in a raid that left over 100 people dead last week, while also offering any support needed
Mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro: Thousands of protesters mobilized in rejection of the police operation that left more than 120 dead
Rio’s governor says the police raids that killed more than 130 people 'delivered a hard blow to crime'
The death toll from the operation against the Comando Vermelho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has risen to over 130.
UN: We are horrified by violent raids by Rio de Janeiro police
A massive police raid targeting organized crime in Rio de Janeiro left at least 64 dead
11 month agoMajor police operation in Rio de Janeiro on October 28, 2025, where at least 60 people, including four officers and civilians, died during raids on drug gangs like Comando Vermelho
Brazil warns that there will be "no other agreement" between the EU and Mercosur if the current negotiations fail.
Brazil's Senate scraps a bid to expand criminal immunity for lawmakers after the proposal unleashed mass protests over the weekend
YemenHouthi-held Hodeidah airport, telecommunication networks on Mount Bard in Kusmah district, Raymah governorate and in Bani Matar in Sana'a were targeted by airstrikes. Photo from Hodeidah airport
