Brazil

Facebook to regulate political ads worldwide for elections in 2019

Facebook is restricting who can run foreign political ads around the world after abuse of its social media platform around the world, in a bid to reduce election tampering and increase accountability.

Bolsonaro open to discussing future US military base in Brazil

Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he would be open to the possibility of the United States operating a military base on his country's soil, a move that would form a sharp shift in direction for Brazilian foreign policy.

Who is Bolsonaro, the man nicknamed the Trump of the Tropics?

Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro has been sworn in as Brazil’s president after winning on an anti-graft platform. But Bolsonaro’s history of alarming opinions ranges from celebrating torture and making rape threats to mining the Amazon.

Russia allows consular access to detained US citizen - RIA

Russia's FSB security service said a day earlier it had detained the American, who it said was "carrying out an act of espionage."

Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's president, vows to 'strengthen democracy'

Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, was sworn in as Brazil's new president in front of Congress in Brasilia.

Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem matter of 'when, not if' - Netanyahu

The move by Bolsonaro's far-right government would mark a sharp shift in Brazilian foreign policy, which has traditionally backed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Guns are a major cause of death for children in the US

The United States has the second highest death rate by firearms globally. Now guns are also affecting a significant number of children.

Brazil high court suspends order that could free Lula

Brazil's top judge Jose Antonio Dias Toffoli ruled that the full court would have to take up the case of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after it returns from holiday recess.

Brazil's Amazon rainforest under siege by illegal mines

The operation was carried out against a handful of what are now known to be hundreds of illegal Amazon mines in Brazil that have been catalogued for the first time in a study released on Monday.

Researchers announce items that survived Brazil museum fire

The items recovered so far include the remains of several pieces, including Brazilian indigenous arrows, a Peruvian vase, and a pre-Colombian funeral urn.

At least 12 dead in Brazil bank robbery shootout

At least twelve people, including six hostages and as many bandits, killed in northeast Brazil as police engaged armed robbers who were staging simultaneous pre-dawn assaults on two banks in the town of Milagres.

First baby born via uterus transplanted from dead donor

While there have been at least 11 successful births following uterine transplants from living donors since 2014, this is the first time the procedure has worked using the uterus of a woman who had died.