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Defying Lula, Brazil's Congress advances conservative agenda
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBrazil's majority conservative Congress has scored a series of victories in recent weeks, advancing...
Brazil's Lula would seek re-election at 80 to block 'a fascist'
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday he was open to running in the next...
Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil’s government will have heavier hand
NBC 17 Raleigh· 1 day agoRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was...
Brazil erupts in protests over proposed bill to treat abortion as homicide
Axios· 12 hours agoBrazil's Congress is considering a bill that would allow authorities to charge with homicide anyone...
Journalists under threat in Amazon rainforest – report
WSAU Wausau· 2 days agoBy Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The murder of British reporter Dom Phillips in the Amazon rainforest two years ago was not an isolated crime in a region where violence against journalists ...
Brazil Central Bank Pauses Cycle of Interest Rate Cuts in Unanimous Decision Sought by Markets
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 17 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s central bank held its key interest rate in a unanimous vote, fueling a rally...
Whistleblower alleges Airbnb weakened its policies on extremists and hate groups
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA whistleblower alleges that Airbnb weakened its policies on extremists and hate groups. The company...
Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
WSB Radio· 5 days agoSAO PAULO — (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday as...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 2 days agoThe Brazilian foreign ministry has announced it will resume entry visa requirements for visitors from the US, Japan, Australia, and Canada. The move reverses a 2019 decision by then-president ...
Senator Sergio Moro: Suspects in kidnapping of famous Brazil judge killed
BBC News· 3 days agoTwo men suspected of being involved in a plot to kidnap a famous Brazilian judge have been killed in...