Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Trump targets Brazil with 50% tariff

US President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country's ex-leader, while widening a push to secure more bilateral trade deals with other partners.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Wildfires Affecting 30 Cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo State, Leave 2 Dead

Brazil’s Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Aug 23 evening, adding two people had died in an industrial plant trying to hold back the flames.

Monday, May 6, 2024

Floods in Brazil kill 78, force 115,000 from homes

Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 78 people in southern Brazil and forced nearly 115,000 to flee their homes, the country's civil defence agency has said.

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil rises to at least 39, some 70 still missing

Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 39 people, local authorities said on Friday, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens still have not been accounted for.

Friday, May 3, 2024

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Heavy rains leave 5 dead and 18 missing in Brazil

Five people died and 18 were reported missing as torrential rains lashed southern Brazil's state of Rio Grande do Sul, regional authorities said yesterday.

Monday, March 25, 2024

Brazil Races To Save Flood Victims As Storm Death Toll Rises

Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil's mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains left at least 25 people dead in two states.

Monday, February 19, 2024

Brazil recalled its ambassador to Israel

The President of Brazil ordered the recall of the Republic's ambassador to Tel Aviv for consultations amid the conflict between the countries due to the words of the Brazilian leader, who compared Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip with the crimes of Hitler. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Outlaw militias torch 35 buses in Rio after crime boss is killed

 Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro Monday, paralyzing parts of the scenic Brazilian city after one of their leaders was killed in a police operation, officials said. 

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Brazil Tightens Access To Firearms For Civilians

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has tightened civilians' access to firearms, which had been largely weakened by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, local media reported on Friday.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

7 dead in Brazil shootout between police, suspected robbers

At least seven people were killed Wednesday in a shootout between police officers and suspected criminals planning to rob highway toll booths in Brazil's Goias state, the state Military Police confirmed.

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

At least 44 killed and dozens missing in Brazil floods

Rescuers in the southeast of Brazil are searching for dozens of people reported missing after record rainfalls caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 44 people.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises, Lula visits disaster-hit region

 The death toll from devastating rainfall in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Monday, official figures showed, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the region and said homes should no longer be built in areas at risk of landslides and major floods.

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