A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It…
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Brazil: Neymar returns to Brazil squad after 17-month absence
Neymar has been recalled to the Brazil squad after a 17-month absence for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. The Santos forward has not featured for the…
Brazil: Prosecutor charges ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged by the country’s chief prosecutor with attempting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election. The 69-year-old was handed…
Brazil: Suspect in Christmas cake poisoning found dead in jail cell
A Brazilian woman suspected of poisoning her husband’s family with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake has been found dead in her prison cell in what police think was most likely a…
Brazil: Neymar’s return to Santos is complete.
Neymar’s return to his boyhood club, Santos, is complete. One of Brazil’s greatest footballing exports, and still the world’s most expensive player, has signed a six-month contract that brings him back to…
Brazil: Neymar set for Santos after Saudi’s Al-Hilal deal was terminated
Brazilian club Santos are in talks to re-sign Neymar after his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal was cancelled by mutual consent. The 32-year-old Brazil international is expected to…
Brazil: Ex-official returns toilet she had removed from office
A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election. Footage of one of Janaína…
Brazil: Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning
Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a police chief has told…
Brazil: Toxic spill fears follow deadly bridge collapse
There are fears of water contamination after a bridge collapsed in northern Brazil at the weekend, sending lorries carrying thousands of litres of pesticides and sulphuric acid into the river…
Brazil: Authorities shut BYD factory site over ‘slavery’ conditions
Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been…