In a petition to the international criminal court experts said the ‘mass deforestation’ poses a clear dangerThe Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro must be held criminally responsible for a “ruthless” assault on the Amazon that has exacerbated the clima…
Mass protests in Brazil call for Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Crowds parade through cities as polling shows president’s ratings sinking to new depths Tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment, as a poll showed the Brazilian presi…
Brazil’s health minister tests positive for Covid after meeting maskless Johnson
Marcelo Queiroga sat close to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss at New York meetingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Brazilian health minister, Marcelo Queiroga, has tested positive for Covid and gone into isolation, 24 hours af…
Electric air taxis to make their debut in Brazil’s most congested city
A Dublin-based company is promising zero-emission journeys across traffic-choked São Paulo, Latin America’s biggest cityThe skies over Latin America’s largest city are set to witness a futuristic aerospace revolution after the Brazilian budget airline …
Bolsonaro vowed to show a new Brazil but ‘lie-filled’ UN speech cuts little ice
Far-right president peddled unproven Covid remedies and made baseless claims about Brazilian politics and the environmentThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, told the United Nations general assembly he had come to showcase “a new Brazil, with its c…
Brazil v Argentina abandoned as health authorities invade pitch
Argentinian quartet accused of lying when entering BrazilMatch abandoned after 10 minutes by Brazilian health officialsA World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was abandoned amid farcical, confused scenes after four Premier League players app…
Brazilian singer turned congresswoman held over husband’s murder
Flordelis dos Santos de Souza arrested in Rio after losing protection of parliamentary privilegeThe Brazilian gospel star turned congresswoman accused of masterminding the murder of her preacher husband has been arrested after she was expelled from con…