Brazilian teen bodybuilder dies due to suspected heart attack
Sep 04, 2024, at 03:56 pm
A Brazilian bodybuilder, whose former trainer thought he had a 'brilliant future' ahead was found dead at his residence after he suffered from a suspected heart attack, media reports said.
Brazil bans X; Elon Musk slams Supreme Court judge as 'evil dictator' threatening democracy
Sep 01, 2024, at 03:39 am
Brasilia: After a prolonged standoff over disinformation, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes banned Elon Musk's social media network X in the country on Friday, media reports said.
All 62 passengers on board die in Brazil turboprop plane crash
Aug 10, 2024, at 06:40 am
Sao Paulo/IBNS: A regional turboprop plane with 62 people on board crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, leaving all passengers dead, media reports said.
Apr 21, 2024, at 06:58 pm
A popular Brazilian influencer and musician, Diego Kaua Oliveira Santos, has tragically died after falling into Lake Salto Grande in America while performing a stunt for his social media followers, media reports said. He was 20.
3 killed after small plane crashes in Brazilian jungle
Mar 03, 2024, at 03:37 pm
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, the local fire department reported.
1 dead, 3 injured in Brazil's helicopter crash
Jan 03, 2024, at 06:13 pm
Sao Paulo/UNI: One person died, and three others were injured after the helicopter they were riding crashed into a lake in the city of Capitolio, located in the Brazilian southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local media reported on Wednesday.
One killed, three injured in school shooting in Brazil's Sao Paulo
Oct 24, 2023, at 03:39 am
Buenos Aires/IBNS/UNI: A student died and three others were injured after a 15-year-old teenager started shooting in a school in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the regional government said on Monday.
Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:22 pm
In Mali, one million children under five are at risk of malnutrition amid polio and measles outbreaks, increased armed violence and displacement, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
'Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality,' Brazil’s Lula da Silva tells UN Assembly
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:53 pm
Speaking at the annual debate of the UN General Assembly in New York, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva lamented growing global inequalities and discussed his country’s role spearheading climate change diplomacy within the Global South.
Brazil: 14 die as plane crashes in Barcelos
Sep 17, 2023, at 07:53 pm
At least 14 tourists have died after a plane carrying them crashed in Brazil's Barcelos city.
14 killed in Brazil's Amazon plane crash
Sep 17, 2023, at 02:52 pm
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: At least 14 people were killed when a small plane crashed on Saturday in Barcelos, an inland city of Amazonas state in northern Brazil, local authorities said.
Conceptualizing BRICS: Is the Confusion on Fusion over?
Sep 10, 2023, at 12:41 pm
The entire world was eagerly waiting for the outcome of the15th BRICS summit which concluded on 24 August, 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Brazil: At least 45 killed in police's anti-narcotics operations
Aug 03, 2023, at 06:25 pm
Sao Paulo: At least 45 people have been killed in police operations against drug cartels in three Brazilian states.
In Brazil, UN deputy chief urges greater ambition for Global Goals
Aug 02, 2023, at 09:04 pm
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on Tuesday called for urgent efforts to boost climate action, protect biodiversity, promote sustainable food systems, and ensure decent jobs and social protection.
At least 11 killed in Brazil building collapse
Jul 09, 2023, at 03:05 pm
Rio De Janeiro/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a building collapse in Recife, capital of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, rose to 11 on Saturday, while three people were still missing, authorities said on Sunday.
Brazil: 3 dies, 10 missing as building collapses
Jul 08, 2023, at 02:27 pm
Brasilia: At least three people were killed Friday and 10 were missing, including children, after the collapse of a building in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, the Civil Defense and Fire Department reported.
Death toll from floods in Brazil surpasses 10
Jun 18, 2023, at 02:52 pm
Mexico City/IBNS/UNI: At least 11 people have died and another 20 are missing amid heavy floods in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state’s civil defense authorities inform.
Brazil's Ex-President Bolsonaro testifies in anti-government riot investigation
Apr 27, 2023, at 06:26 am
Brazil/IBNS: Jair Bolsonaro, the former far-right president of Brazil, gave testimony to federal police on Wednesday regarding the January 8 riots carried out by his supporters who were against the government. reported AFP.
Nearly 60 dead in Brazil following heavy floods, landslides: Reports
Feb 26, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI: Heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Brazil’s state of Sao Paulo have resulted in nearly 60 deaths, Brazilian media report.
Brazil: Over 650 people accused of assault on seats of power
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:51 pm
Brasilia: As many as 653 people have been accused of crimes related to the assaults on the seats of power in Brasilia on Jan. 8, Brazil's attorney general's office said Saturday.
Brazil: President Lula sacks army commander in wake of Brasilia riots
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after meeting with military commanders on the recent unrest in the capital, sacked the head of Brazil’s army Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda, who had been in office for just over two weeks, media report.
Brazil’s prosecutors ask SC to probe Jair Bolsonaro
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:21 pm
Brasilia: The Attorney General's Office of Brazil has asked the country's Supreme Court to probe former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into the incitement and organization of riots that led to the temporary seizure of government buildings in the capital city of Brasilia.
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters storm key government buildings
Jan 09, 2023, at 02:23 pm
Brasília:Police have arrested at least 400 people after supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed several government buildings in the country's capital Brasília, media reports said.
Brazil's president-elect Lula da Silva joins Koo
Dec 02, 2022, at 09:51 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Brazil’s President-elect Lula da Silva on Dec. 1 announced his arrival on the Indian micro-blogging platform Koo.
President Poll: Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes comeback, Jair Bolsonaro defeated
Oct 31, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Brasília: Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential polls to make a strong comeback.
Brazil: Election goes to runoff between Lula, Bolsonaro
Oct 03, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in the presidential runoff on Oct 30, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced.
Domestic action lays foundation for addressing global challenges, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells UN
Sep 21, 2022, at 05:56 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kicked off the annual high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly citing his nation’s achievements in addressing an array of challenges including public health, economic recovery and sustainable development.
Brazil: Iconic Jiu Jitsu champion Leandro Lo shot dead
Aug 08, 2022, at 03:52 pm
Sao Paulo: Brazil's iconic Jiu Jitsu champion Leandro Lo was shot dead in the head in a night club in Sao Paulo city of the country, media reports said.
At least 18 people killed in police operation in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
Jul 22, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Brasilia/UNI/Sputnik: At least 18 people have been killed during a large-scale police operation against a gang of car thieves and robbers in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, media reported.
Brazil urged to step up search for missing journalist and indigenous activist
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:11 am
New York: Authorities in Brazil must step up efforts to find a British journalist and an indigenous rights activist who disappeared nearly a week ago in a dangerous remote area of the Amazon, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.