World May 15 A 2nd scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation Fake postings that have stirred outrage claim the army and government agencies aren't conducting rescues in Brazil's southernmost state. Others say bureaucracy is holding up donations of food, water and clothing.
World Mar 24 Brazilian authorities arrest suspected masterminds behind murder of iconic councilwoman Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice.