World Nov 07 World leaders gather for second day of COP30 meetings in Brazil, seeking climate change solutions Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday sought to mobilize funding to halt the ongoing destruction of tropical rainforests and advance the many unmet promises made at previous summits.
World Nov 06 World’s biggest polluters are no-shows at start of UN climate summit in Brazil Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known as COP30 — will yield action to advance the many unmet promises laid out at previous such meetings. But the leaders of China, the United States and India will be…
World Sep 12 What to know after Brazil’s Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt He is the first former president found guilty of trying to overturn an election in the country with the largest economy in Latin America. Bolsonaro has always denied wrongdoing.
World Sep 11 Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup attempt A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.
World Aug 20 Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina and seek asylum Brazil’s federal police said that messages found on the telephone of embattled former President Jair Bolsonaro show that at one point he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum, according to documents seen Wednesday by the Associated Press.
World Aug 06 Brazilian Supreme Court justice eases Bolsonaro’s house arrest to allow unrestricted family visits The conservative former leader is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his election loss to current leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing.
World Jul 10 Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs if Trump follows through on 50% tariff threat Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50% over the South American country's criminal trial against his predecessor, Jair…
Arts May 23 Renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at age 81 One of Brazil's most famous artists, Salgado’s life and work were portrayed in the 2014 documentary film “The Salt of the Earth," co-directed by Wim Wenders and his son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado.
World Apr 14 Brazil’s Bolsonaro in intensive care after 12-hour surgery Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour bowel obstruction surgery.
World Nov 21 Brazilian police formally accuse Bolsonaro and his aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.