DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Lula has a date with Zelenskyy in NYC despite past acrimony 19-09-2023 07:49 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet on the sidelines of this week's UN General Assembly gathering in New York.
HUMAN RIGHTS Brazil high court rules homophobia punishable by prison 23-08-2023 10:57 Brazil Supreme Court ruling puts homophobic hate speech on the same legal level as racist hate speech, a decision applauded by rights activists in a country with rampant violence against the LGBTQ+ community.
International football Carlo Ancelotti to coach Brazil from 2024 Copa América, claims source 05-07-2023 11:42 Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti will take over as head coach of Brazil's national team for the 2024 Copa América, a source at the Brazilian Football Federation told AFP on Tuesday.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Brazil's census reveals smaller than expected population of 203 million 29-06-2023 13:18 Brazil got a surprise when officials published its population count Wednesday: 203.1 million people, more than 10 million fewer than forecast.
turmoil in brazil Lula slams far-right 'terrorism' as Brazil clears protest camps 09-01-2023 21:54 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemns "acts of terrorism," a day after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the Brazilian capital.
CHAOS IN BRASÍLIA President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil 09-01-2023 00:00 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner also condemns attack, attributing it to "hate speech in the media and social networks."
GLOBAL REACTION World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília 08-01-2023 23:44 President Alberto Fernández slams "coup attempt" by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian capital, as leaders from across the globe condemn "outrageous" attack on democracy.
CHAOS IN BRASÍLIA Bolsonaro backers deface Congress in ugly anti-Lula stand 08-01-2023 23:32 Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration.
TURMOIL IN BRAZIL Chaos as Bolsonaro supporters storm seat of power in Brazil 08-01-2023 23:22 Police in Brasília wrestle back control seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters; Supporters of former president stormed Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in attack; Lula brands incident as a 'fascist' assault on democracy.
Incidents in Brazil Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasília in challenge to Lula 08-01-2023 22:32 Thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s top government institutions on Sunday in an insurrection just a week after the former president left office.
Brazil Elections Brazil annual inflation rate rises to 11.89% 11-07-2022 17:01 June brings accelerated inflation to Brazil, driven mainly by increased food costs, as Jair Bolsonaro’s re-election looms.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazilian pro-gun protesters march 'for freedom' in capital 11-07-2022 16:37 Pro-arms demonstrators took to the streets of Brasilia to demand easier access to guns. Jair Bolsonaro, who is campaigning for reelection, has already loosened regulations.
CRICKET... IN BRAZIL! Step aside football: women's cricket booms in Brazil 07-06-2022 15:02 In a city nestled high in the mountains in football-mad Brazil, children are running excitedly around a sports field under a bright morning sun, indifferent to the goalposts behind them: they are swinging cricket bats instead.
CONCERNS AFTER THREATS British journalist, indigenous expert missing in Brazil 06-06-2022 21:17 A British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert have gone missing in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest after receiving threats, authorities and indigenous-rights groups said Monday, raising fears for their safety.