World Jun 07 Brazil govt yanks virus death toll as data befuddles experts Brazil's government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics call an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation.
World Apr 25 Brazil becoming coronavirus hot spot as testing falters Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation veers closer to becoming one of the world's pandemic hot spots.
World Nov 18 Amazon deforestation is worst since 2008, Brazil says The area of deforestation is about the size of the U.S. states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
World Nov 08 Brazil’s ex-president released from prison The 74-year-old politician, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is appealing his conviction of corruption and money laundering in connection with the purchase of a beachfront apartment in Sao Paulo state.
World Apr 09 Heavy rains cause deadly floods in Rio de Janeiro Torrents of water gushed down streets, sweeping up cars and uprooting trees following rains that began around rush hour Monday evening. Mayor Marcelo Crivella said the Brazilian city faced a "crisis" and said heavy rains would continue.