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São Paulo, Brazil – The Brazilian government announced on Wednesday that it has permanently removed its ambassador to Israel. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s decision to remove Ambassador Frederico Meyer comes days after an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah killed 45 Palestinian civilians that were living in a refugee …
Since the beginning of May, those massive floods in Rio Grande do Sul have made world headlines. In the state’s capital, Porto Alegre, the Guaíba river is more than five meters above its normal level, breaking a record set in 1941. The death toll is 149 and growing, with 108 still missing. The floods have …
Southern Brazil devastated: hydroelectric dam collapse amid deadly flooding, 30+ lives lost 56 Dead so far Flooding will continue to get worse. Overpowering floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains are continuing to sweep southern Brazil, killing at least 56 people and forcing tens of thousands out of their homes, the government said. As well …
A woman in Brazil took a deceased man to the bank in an attempt to secure a loan 😳 pic.twitter.com/abiO2evgwg — LMAO CLIPS (@thelmaoclips) April 17, 2024 A woman was arrested in Brazil on Tuesday night after she used a wheelchair to take a dead man into a bank in an attempt to get a …
2024 is shaping up to be the year of travel reprieves. Hot on the heels of the European Union postponing (again) its much-mooted ETIAS program, which will require visitors from most non-EU countries to obtain pre-travel clearance, Brazil has pushed back the start of its new visa system for travelers from the US, Canada and …
Elon Musk faces a legal investigation in Brazil after becoming embroiled in a public row with a supreme court judge over an order requiring the social network X to take down some far-right accounts. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had issued a court order forcing the site formerly known as Twitter to block several users as …
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Brazil has put the Bermuda triangle of international diplomacy – reform of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies – at the heart of its presidency of the G20, arguing that the war in Gaza and shifts in the economic power balance finally make change possible. A two-day meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Rio …
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has surrendered his passport as part of a police investigation into the attempted coup on 8 January 2023, which sought to keep him in power, his lawyers have said. In operations that also targeted key allies of the former far-right leader, federal police agents carried out 33 searches and four …
There are changes on the way for US travelers looking to go to Brazil. Starting April 10, 2024, the country now demands that travelers from the United States must have a visa for all reasons. One of the biggest changes that caused the most alarm and headlines is that now travelers must show access to …
CIA busy again. JUST IN: Brazil’s Military placed on HIGH ALERT, making immediate preparations for Invasion.. Brazil’s military is said to be preparing in response to concerns that Venezuela might initiate a military action to seize a portion of Guyana’s land, specifically the Essequibo region. This development follows Venezuela’s ‘consultative referendum’ regarding the Essequibo, an …
Women’s Defense Committee approves bill criminalizing misogyny The Chamber of Deputies’ Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights has approved a bill that provides for criminal and procedural measures, including imprisonment, for misogynistic practices. The proposal (PL 890/23), by deputy Silvye Alves (União-GO), also includes measures to combat misogyny in the job market. The rapporteur, …
(Bloomberg) — Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has found himself in a tailspin of legal trouble since leaving office at the end of last year. Police have raided his home. He has testified to authorities on four separate occasions. Some of his closest allies have been arrested. And late Thursday, local news outlets reported that …
The U.S. government mounted an “unannounced campaign” across its “military, the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon and the White House” to undermine former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and assist the accession of his far-left successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2023, according to the Financial Times. The explosive revelations of a high-level, U.S-led, …