Brazil's Supreme Court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, putting four accused in the dock in one of the buildings invaded that day.

The Brazilian leader says the Russian president will not be detained under his watch

Leaders of some of the developing world's most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa, a day after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge that officials had been hoping to avoid. 

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is the target of multiple criminal investigations. One includes a watch, gifted by the Saudis, sold in a Pennsylvania mall.

Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gather in Johannesburg on Tuesday for a three-day BRICS summit, a five-nation club comprising 40% of the world’s population and more than 25 percent of global GDP that positions itself as an economic counterweight to the West. Almost 15 years on from the group’s founding, FRANCE 24 takes a look at the BRICS nations in numbers and their relative weight in the global economy.

What the followers of Brazil’s far-right former president do next will be crucial for the country

Officials are reportedly discussing the idea of moving the upcoming summit to China due to ICC charges against Vladimir Putin

President Lula’s positioning of Brazil as a broker in the war is emblematic of how some of the world’s largest countries are not picking a side.

The bloc of developing countries will be a larger driver of development than the Western Group of Seven major economies

Brazilian president’s framing of the conflict is ‘not in line with the real state of affairs,’ a Ukrainian official says.

The US and the EU could have given diplomacy a chance before rushing into war, the president said

Popular politician faces accusations that he incited attacks on government buildings earlier this year

Dilma Rousseff will head the group’s New Development Bank until the end of Brazil’s presidency in 2025

Navy bought French-made carrier in the 1990s, but needed refit didn't happen

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month US tourist visa, his lawyer has told the BBC.

Following a prison term, a fraught election, and a near-coup, the third-time President takes charge of a fractured country.

A freshman US politician reportedly dressed as a drag queen named “Kitara” while living in Brazil more than a decade ago.

Democratic lawmakers called Thursday on President Joe Biden to revoke the visa of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, saying the United States should not offer refuge to anyone involved in riots against Brazil's newly elected government.

The former president said “peaceful demonstrations” are “part of democracy”

Newly-inaugurated President Lula da Silva has reportedly been evacuated to a secure location