World Sep 02 Verdict and sentencing phase of ‘historic’ attempted coup trial of Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins A guilty verdict on the coup charge could mean up to 12 years in prison.
World Jul 15 Brazil’s Bolsonaro describes coup plot trial as a ‘witch hunt’ as prosecutors call for guilty verdict Brazil’s chief prosecutor has recommended a guilty verdict in the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of leading a coup plot that sought to overturn the 2022 election result.
World Apr 03 Once called the world’s most popular politician, Lula’s approval in Brazil plummeting Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone.
World Mar 26 Brazil Supreme Court allows charges against former President Bolsonaro for alleged coup plan They have ordered the former leader to stand trial. Brazil's prosecutor general has charged Bolsonaro and 33 others of attempting a coup that included a plan to poison his successor and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and kill…
World Feb 19 Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula Brazil’s top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
World Nov 19 Brazil’s president urges G20 members to take more action on climate change Brazil’s president has opened the second day of a meeting of the world’s 20 major economies by calling for more action to slow global warming.
World Nov 18 WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil The gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is being held amid two major wars and around two weeks after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.
World Oct 06 More than 6,000 people in Haiti forced to flee their homes after deadly gang attack Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency.
World Oct 05 Brazil’s trailblazing transgender candidates face violence and death threats as they campaign As trans people have set their sights on political office, many have been met with intimidation efforts bent on turning them away, including a candidate in Brazil’s biggest city who survived an assassination attempt last week.
World Aug 12 8 doctors among 62 killed in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash Footage of the ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop plunging while in a flat spin sent shockwaves across Brazil. All 62 people aboard died, including eight doctors.