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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted
It is rare for tech companies to take down a post from a head of state, but the coronavirus pandemic has led tech companies to move aggressively to filter out unfounded medical advice.
Former Brazil playmaker excels in prison futsal
Once one of the world’s best athletes who could do things on a football field that defied belief, now his life has spiralled out of control.
Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested in Paraguay on Friday for allegedly using fake passports to enter the country.
The Brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from G7 countries to help tackle fires in the Amazon rainforest.
Since his election, Jair Bolsonaro has worked to loosen environmental laws and open up vast swaths of the Amazon to industry. Now large stretches of the rainforest are on fire.
French president Emmanuel Macron has labelled Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro “extraordinarily rude” after he endorsed a Facebook post mocking Brigitte Macron’s appearance.
As a record number of fires wreak destruction in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an outlandish claim.
Brazilian inmate Clauvino da Silva wearing a wig and a mask after been captured while trying to escape the Gericino prison complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 03, 2019. Picture: AFP.Source:AFP
![‘We preserve more [rainforest] than anyone. No country in the world has the moral to talk about the Amazon,’ Bolsonaro said. Photograph: Marcos Corrêa/Palácio do Planalto](/uploads/news/2019_07/3506.jpg "Bolsonaro declares 'the Amazon is ours' and calls deforestation data 'lies'")
Far-right president said Brazil is open to partnerships exploiting biodiversity and mining in a conversation with journalists
Brazil’s Supreme Court said Monday it would re-examine an appeal by jailed former president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the wake of allegations that a prominent judge collaborated with prosecutors to convict the popular former leftist politician.
Jair Bolsonaro's visit to NYC was facing heated opposition from LGBT activists, environmentalists, and even the city's mayor.
Brazil legend Pele said he feels "so much better" after being admitted to a Paris hospital for a urinary infection.
Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been arrested in São Paulo as part of a massive corruption investigation.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazil’s new far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro forged a bond over their shared brand of conservative and populist politics on Tuesday, with Trump pledging to give more U.S. support to Brazil’s global ambitions.
At least 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, law enforcement has confirmed. The suspects are believed to be two teenagers, who shot themselves after the rampage.
More than 10 people were injured, according to local media.
As the death toll rises after a dam burst in Brazil, the quest for survivors has been halted after alarm bells signalled another possible disaster at the Vale mine.