Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

(Reuters) – Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities said on Friday, ...

Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still mising

World
David Turner

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state jumped to 29 as of Thursday night, with ...

Frustrated with Brazil’s Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition

Politics
Amanda Smith

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people marched on Thursday in Brazil’s capital, calling on the government to officially recognize lands ...

Indigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police

World
David Turner

SAO PAULO (AP) — An Indigenous group in Brazil said Wednesday its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining illegally in the ...

Petrobras CEO to Remain in Charge of Brazil Oil Giant as Lula Dispute Cools

World
David Turner

(Bloomberg) — Petrobras head Jean Paul Prates is set to remain in charge of Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant for now, as an ...

Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary

World
David Turner

Relatives of the victims of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship have voiced anger and dismay over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reported ...

Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit

World
David Turner

If the official photos are anything to go by, Emmanuel Macron’s three-day trip to Brazil has been more romantic getaway than international ...

The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

World
David Turner

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) ...

Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon ...

Brazil’s ex-military chiefs told police Bolsonaro discussed coup in 2022, sources say

World
David Turner

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – The former heads of Brazil’s Army and Air Force have confirmed to federal police that ex-President ...