Brazil

• Canada seeks free trade pact with South American bloc Mercosur in new talks

  Canada and South American bloc Mercosur will resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement, Brasilia and Ottawa announced on Monday after a meeting in Brazil's capital.

  Economy

  Aug 25
  
• Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest

  The justice said in his decision that the 70-year-old former president had violated precautionary measures imposed on him by spreading content through his three lawmaker sons.

  World

  Aug 5
  
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• Brazil’s Bolsonaro must wear ankle monitor after police searches

  The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party’s headquarters in Brasília, in compliance with a Supreme Court order.

  World

  Jul 18
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• Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, citing Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’ trial

  U.S. President Donald Trump says he will implement a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil starting August 1, and cites the trial of former president Bolsonaro.

  World

  Jul 9
• Hot air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls, killing 8 and injuring 13

  The 13 survivors have been taken to hospital.

  World

  Jun 21
• ‘Biblical bars’: Beatboxing nun goes viral with a blessed show on live TV

  The Brazilian nuns revealed their musical prowess live on television, one showing off her beatboxing skills while the other broke out some impressive dance moves.

  Trending

  May 27
• Brazil’s top prosecutor charges Bolsonaro for alleged 2022 coup attempt

  Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in a plan to remain in power despite losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  World

  Feb 18
• At least 10 are killed as a small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists

  A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town that's popular with tourists on Sunday, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground.

  World

  Dec 22, 2024
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• 38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

  A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

  World

  Dec 21, 2024
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• Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro indicted for alleged 2022 coup attempt

  The former president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  World

  Nov 21, 2024