Brazil

Brazil’s Lula sacks army commander after anti-government riots

Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Sunday 1/22/2023  by Ramon SAHMKOW President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sacked the commander of…

Blame the voting machines: Brazil riots fit global pattern

by Anuj Chopra, with Luiza Queiroz in Sao Paulo and Rossen Bossev in Sofia Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)…

Brazil rioters trash priceless artwork in stormed capital buildings

by Louis GENOT Agence France-Presse BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Slashed canvas on a modern masterpiece, graffiti spray-painted on statues, a…

Brazil patrols government buildings retaken from rioting Bolsonaro supporters

BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian security forces locked down the area around Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court…

Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele

by Rodrigo ALMONACID Agence France-Presse SANTOS, Brazil (AFP) -- An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football…

Lula returns vowing to rebuild, reunify Brazil

by Ramon SAHMKOW Agence France-Presse BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office Sunday for a third…

Brazil in mourning for ‘King of Football’ Pele

Brazil started three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded…

Neymar returns as Brazil brush aside South Korea to reach World Cup quarters

by Andy SCOTT Agence France-Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1…

Colombia sending troops to southern border to fight drug gangs

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia is to deploy 400 soldiers to fight drug traffickers operating across its rural southern borders,…

Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact

  Nusa Dua, Indonesia | AFP | The world's biggest rainforest nations Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Brazil’s Lula headed to UN climate talks with vow to save Amazon

by Louis GENOT Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da…

Lula win offers hope for climate change fight: Spain

  Madrid, Spain | AFP | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday hailed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory…

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