Oct 02 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Soccer match in Indonesia ends in tragedy In our news wrap Sunday, over 125 people died and hundreds were injured in Indonesia after a soccer match descended into chaos, polls closed in Brazil's general election, and Ukrainian officials say Russia attacked President Zelenskyy's hometown with drones, leveling… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 8:33 What’s at stake as Brazilians prepare to vote in highly divisive presidential election By Jane Ferguson, Eric O'Connor Brazilians go to the polls Sunday in a hotly contested election that has drawn the world's attention. Will voters reelect right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro? Or, return the twice-elected former president known to everyone as "Lula" to power? In partnership with… Continue watching
Sep 27 Facing electoral defeat, Brazil’s president wages campaign for evangelical vote By David Biller, Associated Press Bolsonaro is waging an all-out campaign to shore up the crucial evangelical vote that involves keyboard crusaders and the first lady ahead of Oct. 2 elections. Continue reading
Aug 18 Brazil government removes environment chief in possible reprisal By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press The action comes just days after the environmental chief granted an interview to television behemoth Globo about illegal gold mining in Yanomami Indigenous territory. Continue reading
Aug 11 Brazilians rally for democracy, seek to rein in President Jair Bolsonaro By Diane Jeantet, Débora Álvares, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The event was held Thursday at the University of Sao Paulo’s law school. It carried echoes of a gathering nearly 45 years ago when citizens amassed to denounce a brutal military dictatorship, which lasted two decades. Continue reading
Jul 13 Brazil’s former President Lula da Silva asks for calm after leftist official’s killing By Mauricio Savarese, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Da Silva's calls for peace reflect growing concerns about the presidential campaign and October election in a highly polarized Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested he may not accept the ballot, while urging Brazilians to arm themselves. Continue reading
Jul 11 Brazil leaders call for calm after prison guard kills Workers’ Party official By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press A state police report said that according to witnesses, Jorge Jose da Rocha stormed the birthday party of local Workers' Party official, Marcelo Arruda, and shot him. Continue reading
May 30 At least 91 dead and dozens lost from Brazil flooding By David Biller, Associated Press Experts say climate change contributes to more intense rainfall, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has classified Recife’s metropolitan region as one of the world’s most vulnerable cities. Continue reading
Nov 20 Sources: Brazil withheld deforestation data ’til COP26’s end By Débora Álvares, Associated Press Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Joaquim Leite both knew the Amazon region’s annual deforestation rate had surged before the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but kept results quiet to avoid hampering negotiations, according to three Cabinet ministers who… Continue reading
Oct 26 Brazil senators to vote on urging charges for Bolsonaro By Débora Álvares, Associated Press A Brazilian Senate committee is voting Tuesday on a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions that allegedly added to the world's second-highest death toll. Continue reading