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Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
Brazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested.The New York Times - 1d -
Plane Crash in São Paulo, Brazil, Kills Two
Six people on the ground were also injured by the plane, part of which struck a bus on the road when it crashed in São Paulo.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
How the NFL is expanding its fanbase in Brazil
Football fans will have their eyes on New Orleans on Sunday, but the NFL is looking overseas. A record 62.5 million people outside the U.S. watched the Super Bowl last year, and the league is ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Watch: Thousands of baby turtles released in Brazil
The project aims to boost numbers of threatened tracajás turtles in Amazonas state.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
Armed Bandits in Brazil Pursue New Loot: Ozempic
Criminals are targeting pharmacies and stealing weight-loss medication in a country with body image insecurities and where many cannot afford the drugs.The New York Times - 3d -
British journalist Charlotte Peet reported missing in Brazil
The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in Brazil says it is concerned over her disappearance.BBC News - 1d -
British journalist missing in Brazil for 11 days
Foreign correspondents’ association urges authorities to step up search for Charlotte Alice Peet, 32. A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for 11 days, a foreign correspondents’ ...The Guardian - 1d -
Turf war: Neymar, Depay want grass in Brazil
Neymar, Memphis Depay and Thiago Silva are among the leading Brazilian footballers protesting against using artificial turf for league matches instead of natural grass.ESPN - 18h -
New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schoolsABC News - Feb. 6 -
Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
Record highs delay start of classes in Rio Grande do Sul, where floods linked to climate crisis left 180 dead last May. During historic floods last May that left more than 180 dead in Brazil’s ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Small plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing two
Authorities say a small plane has crashed in Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state, killing two people on boardABC News - 4d -
Brazil to host next BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in July
The Brazilian government announced Saturday that the next BRICS summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7ABC News - 4d -
Brazil mayor was shot in ‘fake attack’ for election boost – but still lost in landslide
José Aprígio da Silva was seriously hurt in October by assailants with assault rifles but police say it was faked. As campaign strategies go it was unorthodox and illegal: buy an AK-47, hire a pair ...The Guardian - 2d -
Brazil charges ex-president Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot
Attorney-general accuses hard-right politician in connection with plan to assassinate rival Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaFinancial Times - 1d -
Brazil prosecutor charges ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot
Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election.BBC News - 1d -
Brazil's Bolsonaro charged for alleged plot for coup, poison try on successor
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged for an alleged plot to stage a coup and try to poison his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva .CBS News - 1d -
Chargers to serve as host for NFL's second regular-season game in Brazil in 2025
The Eagles and Packers played at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo during Week 1 in 2024.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail
The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to power. At the height of Jair Bolsonaro ’s haywire presidency, Brazilian activists projected ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump’s media group sues Brazil justice weighing Bolsonaro indictment
Florida lawsuit accuses Alexandre de Moraes of violating free speech rights of far-right Brazilian influencer. Donald Trump’s media group and the video platform Rumble have jointly filed a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro slams 'vague' accusations after attempted coup indictment
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied accusations that he orchestrated a coup to stay in office and said the charges were the result of an authoritarian regime manufacturing ...ABC News - 1d -
Oscar nominees Fernanda Torres and Walter Salles on Brazil’s 1970s junta and ‘resistance through affection’
The actress and director discuss ‘I’m Still Here’, their portrait of a family torn apart by political persecution — but still defiantFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Former president has denied breaking the law, while attorney general alleges plot included a plan to poison Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with ...The Guardian - 1d -
Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included plan to poison Lula
Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included a plan to ...NBC News - 1d -
2025 NFL schedule: Chargers headed to Brazil after being tabbed as home team for game in South America
The Los Angeles Chargers are headed to BrazilCBS Sports - 1d -
Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court judge who battled Elon Musk
The Truth Social parent company, along with fellow right-leaning platform Rumble, accused the justice of attempted censorship.NBC News - 1d -
Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court justice who once crossed Musk
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is alleged to have been targeted for death in a plot that included former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.CNBC - 1d -
I’m Still Here — Oscar-nominated portrait of Brazil has darkly good timing
Walter Salles’ film about the disappearance of Rubens Paiva in 1971 is not just a slice of historyFinancial Times - 8h