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Slovakia's parliament passes legislation that could ban doctors from protesting low pay
Slovakia’s parliament has approved legislation drafted by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico that could effectively ban doctors from protesting against low payABC News - 13h -
Brazil's President Lula da Silva Recovering After Emergency Brain Surgery
The hospital treating da Silva, one of Latin America’s leading leftists, said the 79-year-old is in stable condition.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Brazil’s President Lula to undergo a new procedure after initial surgery for brain bleed
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday following up on an unplanned surgery earlier this week for a brain bleedABC News - 10h -
Slovakia's parliament passes legislation that could ban doctors from protesting low pay
Slovakia’s parliament has approved legislation drafted by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico that could effectively ban doctors from protesting against low payABC News - 13h -
Brazil president Lula to undergo second operation after emergency brain surgery
Minimally invasive procedure is to ‘minimize the risk of future bleeding’ after no complications from first surgery . Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , will undergo another operation ...The Guardian - 13h -
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Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violenceABC News - 22h -
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Brazil legend Marta not aiming for 2027 World Cup
Brazil legend Marta has said she does not plan to play at the 2027 Women's World Cup which will be held in her home country.ESPN - 1d -
Brazil’s President Lula Is in ICU After Emergency Brain Surgery
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil was in the hospital following the procedure. Doctors said the bleeding appeared to be linked to a fall in October.The New York Times - 1d -
Why did ‘Brazil’s George Floyd’ receive less public outcry – even in Brazil?
Genivaldo de Jesus Santos was asphyxiated in a police car – but his killers’ lengthy sentences received little attention. Stopped at a checkpoint for riding a motorcycle without a helmet, Genivaldo ...The Guardian - 2d -
Brazil's president 'well' after brain bleed surgery
The 79-year-old leader's bleed stems from an injury he sustained during a fall in October.BBC News - 2d -
Brazil's President Lula undergoes emergency brain surgery
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has undergone emergency surgery to drain bleeding on his brain.NBC News - 2d -
Brazil's Lula recovering after surgery to drain head hemorrhage, hospital says
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery due to an intracranial hemorrhage, hospital Sirio-Libanes said in a statementABC News - 2d -
Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads | Long read
As a sociologist, my career couldn’t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It’s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I’ve started to ...The Guardian - 2d -
USWNT to play pair of April friendlies with Brazil
The United States women will play a pair of friendlies against Brazil in April in a rematch of the 2024 Olympic gold medal game, which the Americans won 1-0.ESPN - 2d -
Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil's first podium in a World Cup ski race
It’s not just soccer anymoreABC News - 2d -
‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK
Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south. Valdemar Postanovicz was at home after a day tending to his ...The Guardian - 4d -
Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk
A judge has handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over the 2022 death a Black man who was killed by asphyxiation inside an SUV’s smoke-filled trunkABC News - 4d -
Report: Brazil, Nike extend $100m-a-year kit deal
Brazil extended their kit deal with Nike through to 2038 on Friday, the country's football federation (CBF) announced on Friday.ESPN - 4d -
Brazil extends Nike kit deal to 2038 and it's worth $100 million per year, AP source says
Brazil soccer has extended its kit deal with Nike by 12 years to 2038ABC News - 5d -
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Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past
Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways.The New York Times - 6d -
Brazil judge who battled Musk says social media poses risk to democracy
Alexandre de Moraes tells FT summit that platforms must be regulated after winning rare victory over XFinancial Times - 6d -
Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’
Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here. They came for Rubens Paiva one Wednesday lunchtime in January 1971, barging into his ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
'I'm Still Here' became unexpectedly timely with Brazil's rightward shift
Director Walter Salles had ties to the political family in 'I'm Still Here.' Their story reveals the collective journey of a country.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge
A military police officer in Sao Paulo has been seen on video footage throwing a man off a bridge and into a river, prompting a backlashABC News - Dec. 3
