Brazil

Former Brazil spy chief freed from US ICE detention, ally and source say

"Alexandre Ramagem is free," Paulo Figueiredo, a far-right Brazilian commentator based in the US, said on X.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro talks to media as Rio de Janeiro's candidate for mayor Alexandre Ramagem looks on, after Bolsonaro was voting at a polling station during the municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 6, 2024.
A sign outside of Partisan Bar in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, saying US and Israeli citizens are not welcome.

'US, Israeli citizens not welcome': Wave of antisemitic incidents hit Rio de Janeiro on Passover

How do our pets help us cope with the situation?

Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets

Hulk (Givanildo Vieira de Souza).

'It has turned into MMA': 23 red cards flashed in brutal Brazil cup final


Several international airlines cancel their flights in Venezuela after US warning

Several international airlines canceled flights from Venezuela after the US FAA warned of hazardous conditions and heightened military activity in the region.

People line up to board the plane in a terminal at the Simon Bolivar International airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela June 3, 2024.

Brazil's Bolsonaro detained over flight risk, damaged ankle monitor

Bolsonaro has been under house arrest for violating measures in a separate case involving allegations of courting US interference to aid in his criminal case.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes,  in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025.

Turkey proposes joint COP31 leadership to end host standoff with Australia, sources say

Australia and Turkey both submitted bids in 2022 to host COP31, and neither has withdrawn, leading to an attention-sapping impasse that must be overcome at this year's COP30 meeting.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before a MIKTA photo session amidst the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, November 15, 2022.

China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis

China moves to fill the diplomatic void at COP30 as the US skips the summit, leveraging its backstage role to shape global climate talks.

Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, November 14, 2025.

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon's limits

Like hospital patients, the vital signs of 61 of the trees are measured, including sap and carbon dioxide flow, respiration and temperature, with solar-powered equipment.

 The Amazon rainforest.

Thirty years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls, and a planet in peril

Ahead of the Brazil summit, the data tells a sobering story: fossil fuel use remains high, temperatures are surging, and 30 years of talks have not been enough.

Oxfam activists wearing big head masks depicting world leaders stage a "Sleeping on the Job" protest to criticize the inadequacy of decisions made by the world?s largest economies in combating the climate crisis, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belem, Brazil, November

From Brazil to Tel Aviv, Marcio Santos eyes Euroleague glory

The 22-year-old Brazilian center shares his journey from Brazil to Germany to Tel Aviv and his ambitions for Maccabi’s new season.

MACCABI TEL AVIV'S Brazilian newcomer Marcio Santos is embracing his first Euroleague season with confidence and ambition as he looks to help the yellow-and-blue chase continental success.

Brazil joins South Africa's genocide case at ICJ against Israel

The move is largely symbolic, signifying only that whatever construction emerges from the court's eventual judgment will be equally binding upon Brazil.

 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Brazil to protect 140 million from dengue with mosquito super factory

A joint venture between the World Mosquito Program, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, and the Institute of Molecular Biology of Parana, it can produce 100 million mosquito eggs per week.

An illustrative image of a mosquito with DNA and blood cells in the background.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro taken to hospital after falling ill, son says

"President Bolsonaro felt unwell a short while ago, with a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure," the post read. 

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes,  in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025.