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Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next

A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election

Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next
Americas|Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Oscar fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres has made her this year's Carnival muse

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools

Oscar fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres has made her this year's Carnival muse
Americas|Business|Crime|Political|Technology

Brazil's top court justice orders X to pay $1.4 million fine for non-compliance

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered X to pay $1.4 million in fines for failing to comply with judicial orders

Americas|Crime|Election|Political|World

Lula says Bolsonaro’s push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says predecessor Jair Bolsonaro is acknowledging his guilt in a case in which he's accused of plotting a coup to stay in power by focusing on a campaign for amnesty

Lula says Bolsonaro’s push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot
Americas|Crime|World

A small plane slams into a Brazilian street and kills 2 people on board

A small aircraft has crashed on an avenue in Sao Paulo, killing the pilot and the plane's owner

A small plane slams into a Brazilian street and kills 2 people on board
Americas|Education|Health|Political|Technology

New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school

Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schools

New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Environment|Health

Patti Smith apologizes for canceling show after collapsing onstage in Brazil

Singer Patti Smith told The Associated Press by phone that she was fine after collapsing during a presentation in Brazil

Patti Smith apologizes for canceling show after collapsing onstage in Brazil
Americas|Crime|News|World

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman

Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman
Americas|News|Political|Technology|World

What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge

Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X

What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge
Americas|News|World

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died

The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died
Americas|Environment|News

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to access basic goods

More than 80% of residents in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre don't have running water one week after major flooding

Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to access basic goods
Americas|News|World

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

Authorities in southern Brazil are rushing to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents are refusing to leave belongings behind while others are returning to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
Americas|News|World

Caramelo, the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation

A horse that was perilously stranded on a rooftop by Brazil's deadly floods has been rescued

Caramelo, the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation
Americas|Environment|News|World

A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation

The vast flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside

A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation
Americas|Health|News|World

Brazil's flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities

Health officials in Brazil say the first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease have been reported in the country's south, where floodwaters are slowly receding

Brazil's flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities
Americas|Sports|Travel|Videos

An overdue Olympic pledge to restore Rio de Janeiro’s lagoons is finally taking shape

When Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympics in 2016, videos of the extensive lagoon complex surrounding the Olympic Park were everywhere

An overdue Olympic pledge to restore Rio de Janeiro’s lagoons is finally taking shape
Americas|Crime|Health|News|World

Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests sweep across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize abortions

Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
Travel

Whale-watching excursions off Rio de Janeiro's coast begin captivating tourists

Rio de Janeiro is famous for its beaches and vibrant parties in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer

Whale-watching excursions off Rio de Janeiro's coast begin captivating tourists
Americas|Crime|News|World

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use

Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use
Environment|News|World

Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't officially started but it's already breaking records

Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season but already the number of blazes reported has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades

Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't officially started but it's already breaking records
Americas|Crime|News|Political|World

Brazil police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering, criminal association, sources say

Brazilian police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations

Brazil police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering, criminal association, sources say
Americas|Crime|News|World

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia

The indictment of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation with more potentially in store

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia
Business|Economy|Finance|World

G20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich

Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a global tax on the super-rich

G20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich
Americas|News|Opinion|World

Brazil apologizes for post-World War II persecution of Japanese immigrants

The Brazilian government has apologized to the Japanese community for human rights violations in the persecution and incarceration of immigrants in the years after World War II

Brazil apologizes for post-World War II persecution of Japanese immigrants
Americas|World

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions mount

A half dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolas Maduro following the country’s disputed presidential election

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions mount

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