Brazil
1 Mar
The Brazilian economy expanded 2.9 percent in 2023 after a fourth quarter of zero growth, according to data released Friday by the IBGE national statistics agency.
26 Feb
Thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets of Sao Paulo on Sunday as ex-president Jair Bolsonaro flexed his political muscle and hit out at an election ban that has seen him barred from seeking office for eight years.
8 Feb
Brazilian police carried out dozens of raids Thursday targeting suspects accused of orchestrating an invasion of the seat of power last year, including far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, whose lawyer confirmed he would surrender his passport.
29 Jan
Seven people were killed Sunday in Brazil's southeast Minas Gerais state when the small plane they were travelling in crashed, authorities said.
8 Jan
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will mark the first anniversary Monday of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital last year, with a ceremony in Congress declaring "democracy unbowed."
6 Jan
Brazilian football has lost one of its greatest legends, Mario Zagallo, who was a player and manager for Brazil, has passed away at the age of 92. Zagallo was a five-time World Cup finalist, winning four of them, and he played an instrumental role in Brazil's victories in 1958 and 1962. He was the first…
20 Nov
Brazil, Turkey, South Africa and Egypt have indicated interests to participate in the 2023 Calabar Carnival.
27 Oct
IHS Holding Limited has announced a one-year partnership with Limitless Space Institute (LSI) to broaden access space education. Through the collaboration, 20 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators from Brazil and Nigeria are to be invited for a 12-month Limitless Global Educator Programme for a curated space education curriculum. Delivered by experts from the…
14 Sep 2023
Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday opened its first trials over the January 8 riots by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, putting four accused in the dock in one of the buildings invaded that day.
7 Sep 2023
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Wednesday a shuffle that brings into his government two center-right parties once allied with his political nemesis, far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.
18 Aug 2023
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has authorized police to access the bank account records of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and his wife, Michelle, over allegations they embezzled jewelry and other official gifts, media reports said. Bolsonaro and former aides are under investigation over allegations they tried to illegally keep and sell expensive gifts received from…
2 Aug 2023
A 34-year-old man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for smuggling 117 parcels of cocaine into Nigeria. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. NDLEA said its operatives at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State…