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Bolsonaro responds to Brazil riot charges

 06:56 09/01/2023

The former president said “peaceful demonstrations” are “part of democracy”
Social media footage allegedly showing the moment Bolsonaro supporters breached barricades at the National Congress in Brazil

Bolsonaro supporters swarm Brazilian Congress

 20:12 08/01/2023

Newly-inaugurated President Lula da Silva has reportedly been evacuated to a secure location
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) greets the son of Brazilian football legend Pele, Edinho (L). (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)

​FIFA boss’ head scratching Pele request ​

 18:20 02/01/2023

Months after causing widespread outrage, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has delivered another truly bizarre remark.
GETTY IMAGES / Thousands of people gathered in Wuhan and released balloons as 2023 began

New Year: Countries around the world celebrate after Covid lull

 20:05 01/01/2023

Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid pandemic.
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Brazil’s Lula Makes Remarkable Return to Power

 20:12 01/01/2023

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.
Exactly how many goals Pelé scored during his career is unclear, and his Guinness World Records tally has come under scrutiny with many scored in unofficial matches. Domicio Pinheiro/Agência Estado/AP

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82

 17:25 29/12/2022

Tributes have been pouring in for the soccer legend.
Archival footage of Pele, playing for the New York Cosmos, in a scene from documentary TV show 'Once in a Lifetime'.

‘Entire world in pain’: Heartbreaking photos as Pele dies aged 82

 16:36 29/12/2022

Legendary footballer Pele — regarded by many as the greatest of all time — has died surrounded by family.
Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as 'Pele', acknowledges the crowd before an African Cup of Nations semi-final football match at the Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville February 08, 2012. © Frank Fife, AFP

Brazilian football legend Pelé, who won a record three World Cups, dies at 82

 14:59 29/12/2022

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.
Pelé led Brazil to World Cup glory in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/FIFA/Getty Images

‘Another night together’: Pelé ‘fights with faith’ in hospital as family gather

 18:16 24/12/2022

Son of Brazilian icon arrives at São Paulo hospital on Saturday
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks from his official residence in Brasilia, Brazil, November 1, 2022. ©  AP / Eraldo Peres

Brazil's Bolsonaro fined for challenging election results

 07:50 24/11/2022

A top judge said the president’s “bizarre” election claims were based on a “fraudulent narrative” about faulty voting machines
Silvio Avila/AFP/Getty Images/Protesters are currently blocking Brazil's highways at 267 points across the country.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro signals cooperation with transfer of power, but does not concede election defeat

 08:07 02/11/2022

“Bolsonarismo is a strong opposition force and got even stronger after this election despite Bolsonaro’s loss”
REUTERS - On election day, Mr Bolsonaro was confident of winning

Brazil election: Bolsonaro yet to concede after Lula's win

 14:51 31/10/2022

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.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory means that every major country in Latin America will be led by a leftist government when he takes office. PHOTO: CARL DE SOUZA/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wins Presidential Election

 21:40 30/10/2022

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.
Brazil's presidential candidates Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro participate in the first presidential debate ahead of the second round of the presidential elections in Brazil, at the Bandeirantes television headquarters, in Sao Paulo

Brazil's Bolsonaro and Lula battle it out for top job

 07:44 30/10/2022

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.
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the country’s current President Jair Bolsonaro participate in a debate in Sao Paulo on October 16, 2022. © Mariana Greif, Reuters

Brazil’s Bolsonaro and Lula trade insults in debate ahead of runoff vote

 06:59 17/10/2022

Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded jabs and insults as they squared off Sunday in their first-ever head-to-head debate, two weeks from Brazil's presidential runoff election.
Divers recover part of the tail section from the Air France A330. Photograph: BRAZILIAN NAVY/AFP/Getty Images

Final minutes of Air France flight AF447 to be examined as trial opens

 06:50 10/10/2022

Air France and Airbus are being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter after 228 people died in the 2009 crash
REUTERS / The result was closer than polls had predicted making for a tense wait

Brazil's Lula and Bolsonaro face run-off after surprisingly tight result

 10:38 03/10/2022

Brazil's election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
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Da Silva edges Bolsonaro in Brazil election, but not by enough votes to avoid runoff

 21:16 02/10/2022

Brazil's election authority announced late Sunday that a second round was a mathematical certainty.
EPA / Jair Bolsonaro is seeking re-election after becoming president of Brazil in January 2019

Brazil election: ‘We'll vote for Bolsonaro because he is God’

 21:06 02/10/2022

In the first of two profiles of the leading candidates in the race to become Brazil's new president, Katy Watson asks if incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is - as his fans argue - a great leader, or someone who disdains democracy.
REUTERS / Bolsonaro supporter at a rally

Brazil election: Why it matters so much to the US

 07:18 22/09/2022

In less than two weeks, one of the world's biggest democracies will hold what many are describing as its most important presidential election in years. The US has been watching this vote in Brazil closely. Why?
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