Brazil

Brazil president hospitalized as Congress debates corruption trial

by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Michel Temer was hospitalized Wednesday with urological problems in the midst of…

Brazil Congress to vote on president’s corruption case

by Damian Wroclavsky © Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's lower house of Congress is due to vote Wednesday on whether President…

Teacher who died saving kids in Brazil fire given award

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Michel Temer on Sunday honored a nursery school teacher who died while…

Guard burns four toddlers to death in Brazil horror

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A Brazilian nursery school guard burned four toddlers and their teacher to death after…

Aerosmith cut short LatAm tour due to Steven Tyler ‘medical issues’

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday it was cutting short its tour of South America…

Lady Gaga hospitalized; pulls out of Brazil’s Rock in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Lady Gaga said Thursday she had been hospitalized in "severe pain" and was pulling…

Brazil announces flood of privatizations

by Jorge Svartzman Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A wave of privatizations announced by Brazil's President Michel Temer has fired up…

Two Brazil boat wrecks in two days leave 39 dead

by Lucio Tavora with Paola Ramon in Sao Paulo Agence France-Presse SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) - Two Brazilian ferry wrecks in…

Brazilian army, police raid violent Rio favelas

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's army went into action again Monday to support police in raids on…

Neymar offers to pay $2.5 million fine to Brazil tax authorities

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian football star Neymar is willing to pay a fine of $2.5 million to settle…

US will not resume Brazil beef imports until food safety addressed

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States will not resume imports of beef from Brazil until food safety issues…

Former Brazil leader Lula sentenced to jail for graft

BRASILIA, Brazil (AF) - Former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted and sentenced on Wednesday to nine…

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