Brazil
Brazil Reports Record Forest Fires
The Brazilian tropical forest in the Amazon is suffering a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the National Space Agency.
The National Space Research Institute (INPE) says its satellite images show an 83% increase over the same period in 2018.
- Read more about Brazil Reports Record Forest Fires
- Log in to post comments
Brazil Begins Negotiations on a Trade Agreement with the US
Brazil has officially opened talks on a trade deal with the US, said Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, quoted by Reuters.
Guedes said the negotiations are compatible with the recent trade agreement reached with the European Union.
Guaido not ruling out foreign military intervention
"I am not ruling out military intervention, because it is entirely clear what Maduro's regime is about," he told the Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, TASS is reporting.
Peru's ex-president kills himself to avoid arrest
Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head on April 17 to avoid arrest in connection with alleged bribes from Brazilian builder Odebrecht, taking his own life, in the most dramatic turn yet in Latin America's largest graft scandal.
- Read more about Peru's ex-president kills himself to avoid arrest
- Log in to post comments
Turkey rebuffs Pompeo's remarks over 'slaughtering Kurds'
This handout picture released by the Brazilian presidency shows US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on January 2, 2019. Photo by Marcos CORREA / Brazilian Presidency / AFP)
Far-right Bolsonaro Elected Brazil President
Former army captain Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil on Sunday, promising a fundamental change in direction for the giant Latin American country, the latest to take a turn to the far-right, reports AFP.
- Read more about Far-right Bolsonaro Elected Brazil President
- Log in to post comments
Growing army influence on Brazilian elections causes a stir
With an ex-army captain leading polls, a reserve general picked as his running mate, and a military chief sticking his nose into the election chaos, Brazil's army has become an increasingly conspicuous participant on the political scene.
Brazil to deploy military in state flooded with Venezuelans
Brazilian President Michel Temer announced Tuesday that he'll deploy the military to restore order in a state at the heart of the Venezuelan migrant crisis, as new data showed a surge in killings that meant the state now has the highest homicide rate in the country.
The Brazilian Police Killed more than 5,000 People Last Year
The Brazilian police have killed 5012 people last year, 19 percent more than 2016, a local news site reported and was quoted by DPA.
44 still Missing in Sao Paulo Blaze Building Collapse (Video)
Forty-four people were listed as still missing Wednesday after a 24-storey building used by squatters in central Sao Paulo was engulfed in fire and collapsed, the Brazilian city's fire department said.