Brazilian soccer under suspicion of match-fixing
São Paulo, Brazil – An investigation opened by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Goiás has shaken the top echelons of Brazilian soccer...
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Lula’s security chief resigns after video surfaces of him allegedly aiding January 8 attackers
São Paulo, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s chief of security, Army General Marco Edson Gonçalves Dias, resigned on Wednesday after security footage...
Brazil’s government to more closely monitor internet to prevent school violence
São Paulo, Brazil – Following two deadly attacks on schools in 10 days, Brazil’s government created a task force to combat school violence that is...
Brazil’s Lula changes rhetoric on Ukraine war amid visits from top Russian and Romanian government officials
São Paulo, Brazil – Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, visited Brazil on Monday, and met with Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mauro Vieira. Lavrov...
Brazil’s Lula signs 15 new agreements with China, criticizes U.S. dollar’s dominance globally
São Paulo, Brazil – On a three-day trip to China last week, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with his counterpart, President Xi...
Brazil has been under-reporting the killing of women for 40 years, study shows
São Paulo, Brazil — Homicide rates for women went under-reported in Brazil for 40 years, from 1980 to 2019. During this period, the number of...
Brazil’s HPV vaccine rate drops, government prepares measures to fight cervical cancer
São Paulo, Brazil – Low rates of vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has left Brazil far from the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating...
Hack the Favela: Brazilian fintech launches coding courses in vulnerable communities
São Paulo, Brazil – The speed with which the technology sector is expanding in Brazil attests to the fact that this is one of the...
Brazil’s jailed former Justice Minister asks to be released, citing mental health
São Paulo, Brazil – Lawyers for Anderson Torres, a former Justice Minister during the administration of Jair Bolsonaro and the security secretary for Brazil’s capital...
Brazil’s Cerrado, the second largest biome after the Amazon, could lose almost 34% of its water by 2050
São Paulo, Brazil – The Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna in Brazil and the country’s second largest biome after the Amazon rainforest, could lose 33.9%...
