Jair Bolsonaro, guns and rising violence in Brazil
By Katy Watson Sao Paulo, Brazil Gun culture was a key part of Jair Bolsonaro’s winning campaign to become Brazil’s…
Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling
Coronavirus pandemic A Senate committee in Brazil has voted to recommend that President Jair Bolsonaro face charges over his…
Covid: Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘should be charged with crimes against humanity’
Coronavirus pandemic Brazil’s president should be accused of a series of crimes over his handling of the country’s Covid-19…
Brazil soldiers who shot dead a musician convicted
Eight Brazilian soldiers who shot dead a musician and a bystander in a hail of bullets have been convicted of…
Covid-19 in Brazil: ‘My mum was used as a guinea pig’
By Pablo Uchoa BBC World Service Coronavirus pandemic A Brazilian healthcare provider is accused of giving unproven drugs…
Brazil on edge as Bolsonaro supporters march on Congress
Police are out in force in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, where supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro have responded to his…
South America’s drought-hit Paraná river at 77-year low
The water levels of the Paraná river, the second-longest in South America after the Amazon, are at their lowest since…
Brazil bank robbery: Hostages describe terrifying getaway car ordeal
Bank robbers in Brazil who used hostages as human shields by forcing them to lie on the roofs and bonnets…
Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine trial halted in Brazil
Coronavirus pandemic The Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported a “severe…
Brazil’s Plan To Open Indigenous Land To Mining Would Affect ‘Entire Planet’: Scientist
Indigenous groups have condemned the proposal, slamming it as showing “total disregard” for their rights. Mauricio Angelo BRASILIA (Thomson Reuters…