Brazil

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

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

Months after causing widespread outrage, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has delivered another truly bizarre remark.

Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid pandemic.

The 77-year-old standard-bearer of the Latin American left faces some of his toughest challenges yet, from uniting a divided nation to protecting the Amazon and boosting the incomes of the poor.

Tributes have been pouring in for the soccer legend.

Legendary footballer Pele — regarded by many as the greatest of all time — has died surrounded by family.

More than six decades after he first wowed the world on the football pitch, Pelé is no more. The superstar Brazil nicknamed "O Rei" – the King – and winner of three World Cups died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer. His death caps a storied life as one of the greatest footballers the game has ever known.

Son of Brazilian icon arrives at São Paulo hospital on Saturday

A top judge said the president’s “bizarre” election claims were based on a “fraudulent narrative” about faulty voting machines

“Bolsonarismo is a strong opposition force and got even stronger after this election despite Bolsonaro’s loss”

More than 17 hours after Brazil's electoral chief declared Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the presidential election, defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has yet to concede.

Brazil is on tenterhooks as voters are due to decide in the coming hours if the world's fourth-largest democracy should continue to be led by the far-right incumbent or whether to vote a left-wing former president back in.