Apr 03 Once called the world’s most popular politician, Lula’s approval in Brazil plummeting By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 26 Brazil Supreme Court allows charges against former President Bolsonaro for alleged coup plan By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 7:52 Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres on the emotion behind her role in ‘I’m Still Here’ By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The Brazilian film “I’m Still Here,” based on a true story, will be vying for the Academy Awards for Best International Film and Best Picture. Its star, Fernanda Torres, is also competing for an Oscar. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Feb 19 Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula By Eléonore Hughes, Maurico Savarese, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 21 Passenger bus and truck collide in southeastern Brazil, killing 37 people By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press Authorities said Saturday afternoon that all victims had been removed from the site and an investigation would determine the cause of the accident. Continue reading
Nov 21 Brazilian police formally accuse Bolsonaro and his aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 19 Brazil’s president urges G20 members to take more action on climate change By Mauricio Savarese, Eléonore Hughes, David Biller, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march… Continue watching
Nov 17 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil By Aamer Madhani, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America” even as Trump is poised to scale back efforts to combat climate… Continue reading