Bolsonaro sends Brazilian army to fight Amazon forest fires amid worldwide protest
SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has ordered the armed forces to help fight a record number of forest fires in the Amazon. Brazilian…
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Bolsonaro suggests green groups started the blaze in the Amazon to blame him
BRASILIA – Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green…
Brazil: Smoke from Amazon rainforest fires causes blackout in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the country’s space research agency….
Falkland Islands and Brazil reach accord for historic commercial flight
BRASILIA – An agreement has been finalized with LATAM Airlines Brazil to introduce a second international commercial air link to the Falkland Islands with a…
Vale dam collapse: Brazilian Senate recommends 14 indictments following 350 deaths
BRASILIA – Brazilian Senate inquiry into the collapse of a Vale dam that killed nearly 350 people will recommend indictments of 14 people, including Vale…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro becomes first head of state to visit the Western Wall with an Israeli PM
JERUSALEM – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Western Wall alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, becoming the first head of state to do…
Prosur: Seven countries launch Forum for Progress of South America in Chile
SANTIAGO – South American countries on Friday launched the Forum for the Progress of South America (Prosur), a new regional bloc which seeks the “integration…
Piñera, Bolsonaro set roadmap to boost relationship between Chile and Brazil
SANTIAGO – The presidents of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, set a road map on Saturday to give new impetus to the…
Former Brazil president Michel Temer arrested over corruption
BRASILIA – The ex-president of Brazil, Michel Temer, who had been asked twice to open a trial for corruption under Lava Jato as president, has…
Brazil arrests 8 Vale officials after dam collapse toll rises to 166
BRASILIA – Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at one of its mines three weeks ago…