Brazil - Page 5

He was once football’s biggest drawcard on the planet, but now a former Brazilian superstar finds himself in serious trouble with authorities.

DESPITE once being the biggest name in international football, former Brazil superstar Ronaldinho has a serious problem with cash flow.

Far-right hopeful Jair Bolsonaro holds double-digit lead over leftist Fernando Haddad

Brazilian right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro will head to the second round of the country's election, facing leftist candidate Fernando Haddad on October 28, after narrowly failing to secure fifty percent of first round votes.

In an video posted by BuzzFeed Brasil, the actor called his 2013 interview with Bolsonaro a ‘chilling confrontation’
 

A huge fire has broken out at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.

Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldo has been discharged from a hospital in Ibiza after suffering with pneumonia.

A Brazilian judge has overturned an order for the immediate release of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as "Lula".

Sao Paulo Governor Marcio Franca visited Sastre at her police station and honored her for the act of bravery.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's surrender on Saturday capped a dramatic few days in Brazil. But the political spectacle is likely to continue as the country heads towards presidential elections in October.

After speech Lula was carried off makeshift stage on the shoulders of dozens of supporters who remained with him during his two days at the Metalworkers Union building.

Supporters of ex-Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva have stopped him surrendering to police after he agreed to end a stand-off over his prison sentence.

Former Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva has appeared on stage before supporters outside Sao Paulo as he defies a court order to begin a 12-year jail term for corruption.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defied a judge's order to turn himself in to police on Friday and start serving a 12-year prison sentence for bribery that likely ends his bid to return to the presidency.

A Brazilian appeals court Wednesday upheld ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's conviction for corruption, dealing a body blow to his hopes of running for re-election this year.

Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro arrested one of the most wanted drug lords in the country on December 6. A few of the officers used the opportunity to pose for smiling selfies with him.

An Italian court sentenced former Brazil and AC Milan forward Robinho in absentia to nine years in prison on Thursday after convicting him of taking part in a gang rape of an Albanian woman in 2013.

Brazilian police have raided a number of addresses over "strong evidence" of vote-buying in the country's 2016 Olympic bid.

The Rio Olympics continue to be an example of why more and more cities are wary of hosting the games.

It is one of the simplest shoes on the planet: a piece of plastic, roughly the outline of your foot, with a crude strap holding the sole to your toes.