Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Pauloโs main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging โcensorship ordersโ from Supreme Court justice
Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.
Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to climate change.
Brazilโs intelligence agency under Bolsonaro spied on judiciary and lawmakers, police say
An investigation into Brazilโs federal police alleges that the countryโs intelligence agency spied on members of the judiciary, lawmakers and journalists under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil's police say Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 million in undeclared jewelry from Saudi Arabia
Brazilโs Federal Police allege former President Jair Bolsonaro embezzled jewelry worth about $1.2 million during his time in office.
Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia
The indictment of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leaderโs second formal accusation with more potentially in store.
Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources say
Brazilian police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations.
New Petrobras chief is sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand
Magda Chambriard has been sworn in as the head of Brazilโs state-run oil giant Petrobras as market concerns of increased government intervention in the company mount.
Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbols
The iconic yellow and green of Brazilโs flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sundayโs LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo.
Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro
Conservative Brazilians heaped praise on Elon Musk at a rally in the capital of Rio de Janeiro supporting far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
A U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X.
What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge
Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.
Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstruction
A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and investigating him separately for alleged obstruction.
Brazil's Krenak Indigenous group gets literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes
It was a historic week for Brazilโs Krenak Indigenous group after decades of being overlooked at best, and at worst, subjugated and tortured.
The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon
The Brazilian and the French presidents announced on Tuesday a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) on the Amazon, including its part in neighboring French Guiana.
Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
Brazilโs Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaroโs two-night stay at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest.
Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaroโs term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad.
Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally accused of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.
Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat
Judicial documents show that top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it.
Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao Paulo
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for allegedly harassing a humpback whale while riding a personal watercraft off Sao Pauloโs coast last year.
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have staged a huge demonstration jamming a main avenue in the country's biggest city to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail.
Brazilโs Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides have met with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaroโs successor, Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva.
Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plot
Brazilian police have searched homes and offices of former President Jair Bolsonaroโs top aides in an investigation alleging they plotted a coup and that the ex-president was aware of the plan.
Brazil's police investigate Bolsonaro's intelligence boss over alleged political spying
Court records show that Brazilโs federal police are investigating the countryโs former intelligence chief as part of a wider probe into alleged spying on political opponents under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
Brazil has observed the anniversary of last yearโs uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva from office.
Takeaways from lawsuits accusing meat giant JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation
Authorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected area.
Brazilโs Congress overrides president's veto to reinstate legislation threatening Indigenous rights
Brazilโs Congress has overturned a veto by President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva so it can reinstate legislation that undoes protections of Indigenous peoplesโ land rights.
Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year
At last year's climate talks, then Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was received as a hero with chants of โLula.
Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires
Former President Donald Trump has told Argentinaโs President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet.
Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown
Millions of disaffected voters in Argentina are planning to cast their ballots Sunday for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei.
Brazil's Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup, congressional panel says
A Brazilian congressional panel has accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the countryโs Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup.
Congressional draft report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 insurrection
A draft congressional report on Brazilโs Jan. 8 riots has accused ex-President Jair Bolsonaro of being the insurrectionโs mastermind.
Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late
Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex.
Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights.
Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights while publicly playing down differences
President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva, focused on workersโ rights as the leaders of the Western Hemisphereโs largest democracies met Wednesday in New York.
Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital
Brazilโs Supreme Court has handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office.
Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land
Indigenous women in Brazilโs capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim womenโs rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.
Brazil's Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide's lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
A lawyer for an aide to then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says the leader ordered the aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry received as a gift and funnel the money to him.
Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote
A Brazilian hacker claims then-President Jair Bolsonaro asked him to hack the countryโs electronic voting system to expose its alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential election.
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year-old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the countryโs next president.
Brazil's police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry gifts
Brazilโs federal police allege former President Jair Bolsonaro received cash from the sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office.
Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says
The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress was standing on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazilโs Amazon and addressing the crowd.
Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
In late June, the Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River โas a living entity and subject to rights.โ.
In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest dropped 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silvaโs term, providing an encouraging sign for his administration's environmental efforts.
Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty
Thousands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a migration to urban areas that is reshaping their lives, their villages and their new cities.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030
Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the countryโs electronic voting system.
Bolsonaroโs political future hangs in the balance as Brazilian court case begins
Brazilโs top electoral court has started hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former President Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years.
Brazil's Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country "global reference" on climate
Brazilโs President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva has unveiled a plan to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a critical step in addressing the countryโs significant carbon emissions from the region.
Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula
In a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazilโs Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists.
Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards
Brazilโs Federal Police have searched former President Jair Bolsonaroโs home and seized his phone in what they say is an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards.
Paraguay: Populist candidate fires up protesters after vote
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Paraguayโs capital for the second straight day of demonstrations alleging that this weekendโs presidential elections were marred by fraud, a claim that President-elect Santiago Peรฑa, electoral authorities and international observers roundly dismissed.
Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon
Brazil President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation.
Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda
Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva has arrived in Spain on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a trade deal between the European and South American bloc Mercosur.
Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize
Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin.
In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian industry
The trip by Brazilโs President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva to Beijing has made clear he is counting on China to help reinvigorate the South American nationโs ailing industrial sector.
In first 100 days, Brazil's Lula aims to revive his legacy
Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazilโs president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessorโs legacy.
Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities
A representative of Brazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday has handed a set of diamond jewelry over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog and amid investigations into the presidentโs involvement in bringing the jewels from Saudi Arabia.
Brazil watchdog tells Bolsonaro to cede jewels from Saudis
A Brazilian government watchdog is giving former President Jair Bolsonaro five working days to return to authorities a set of jewels he received from Saudi Arabia in 2021.
Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope
Supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination of Black, bisexual councilwoman Marielle Franco amid hope that investigations into her death will accelerate under Brazilโs new leftist president.
Lula meets with Indigenous in Brazil's Amazon, pledges lands
On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva has expressed support for the creation of new territories for those communities.
Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair died
A delegation from the Brazilian government that includes widows of two slain men who had worked for justice for Indigenous Amazon peoples arrived in the remote region where the two were slain Monday in a symbolic retake of the place, now that a new government has taken office in Brazil.
Biden, Lula focus on democracy, climate during visit
President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva have met at the White House and reflected on how their nations were tested in their respective battles to preserve democracy.
Bolsonaro defends tenure, questions Brazil election defeat
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke to hundreds of supporters at a property owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump Friday and did not discourage them from claiming he lost his election due to fraud.
Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency
A Brazilian magazine has released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power.
Brazil authorities probe Amazon ties to capital attacks
An investigation into anti-democratic protests and a recent attack on Brazil's capital is centering in part on areas along an important highway that goes through the Amazon.
Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa
Brazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await.
Brazil police raid Bolsonaro nephew's home in uprising probe
Brazilโs federal police have searched the home of a nephew of former President Jair Bolsonaro in connection with the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings in the capital by far-right protesters.
Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining
Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazilโs Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency.
Brazil's new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation
Environmentalists, Indigenous people and voters sympathetic to their causes were important to Luiz Inรกcio da Silva's election to a third term as Brazil's president.
Brazil's army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
Brazil's president has fired the army chief after the leftist leader openly said some military members allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.
Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and others
Rio de Janeiro has opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime, including artists, anarchists, masons, Roma people, Jehovahโs Witnesses, gay people and the disabled.
Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
Brazilโs Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the countryโs Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.
Brazil reckons with artistic treasures ruined in riot
The horde of rioters who invaded government buildings on Jan. 8 in an attack on Brazilโs democracy left behind a trail of destruction whose full scope is only now coming into full view.
Bolsonaro eyes return to Brazil as US stay pressures Biden
The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following an attack by his supporters on Brazilโs capital.
EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprising
Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021.
Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical
The scenes of supporters of Brazil's defeated president Jair Bolsonaro breaking into government buildings that are the very symbol of their countryโs democracy brought back memories of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds home in Florida
As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its former leader has decamped to a Florida resort, where droves of supporters flocked to cheer on their ousted president.
Authorities probe who was behind uprising in Brazil capital
Brazilian authorities say they are looking into who may have been behind the shocking uprising that sent protesters storming into the nationโs halls of power in a riot that had striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil's top government offices
Authorities have reestablished control of Brazilian government buildings in the capital several hours after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace.