Brazil

Bid to ‘privatize’ Brazil beaches sparks outcry

World
David Turner

A proposed constitutional amendment that could see Brazil’s famed beaches fall into private hands has outraged environmentalists and citizens in a country ...

Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Amanda Perobelli and Lisandra Paraguassu ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) – After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and ...

Brazil surpasses Belgium as top export market for Chinese EVs, hybrids, data shows

Business
Jessica Roberts

BEIJING (Reuters) – Brazil has overtaken Belgium as the largest export market for Chinese new energy vehicles, industry data showed, as Chinese ...

Catastrophic flood destruction in Brazil could worsen with more rain on the way

World
David Turner

AccuWeather meteorologists say that massive flooding that has plagued southern Brazil for weeks could worsen as additional storms enter the flood-ravaged area. ...

Petrobras shares plunge as Brazil’s Lula swaps CEO

Business
Jessica Roberts

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Shares of Brazil’s Petrobras plunged 8% on Wednesday after the state-run oil firm said its chief executive ...

Brazil’s flooded south paralyzed as rivers swell, again

World
David Turner

Rivers in south Brazil rose anew Monday as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva conceded authorities had ...

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding

World
David Turner

By Lisandra Paraguassu PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state ...

Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil

World
David Turner

River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more than 140 people and ...

Brazil floods: Forecast to worsen in south

World
David Turner

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, ...

Brazil’s orange output to hit over 30-year low on disease, weather

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s orange production is expected to hit its lowest level in more than three decades in 2024/25, research ...