Hot-air balloon crash in Brazil kills at least eight people
At least eight people were killed after a hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers crashed on Saturday in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, local and...
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12 university students killed when their bus and a truck collide in Brazil
A bus carrying university students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil, killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 others, authorities said Friday....
Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed
Brazil’s government expressed outrage on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived by plane in handcuffs, calling it a “flagrant disregard”...
Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court
A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said. “This citizen approached the...
Powerful storm knocks out power to in Sao Paulo
Around 1.4 million households in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were without power on Saturday almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South...
Brazil block on X comes into effect after judge’s order
A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil went into force early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to...
X prepares for Brazil ban as judge’s deadline passes
X, formerly known as Twitter, has stated that it expects to be blocked in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline to designate a new...
Plane crashes in Brazil with 62 people on board, local media reports
A plane with 62 people on board crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil, on Friday,local TV station GloboNews reported. The ATR-72 plane operated by airline Voepass Linhas Areas was en route from Cascavel, in...
Waterborne disease outbreak after Brazil floods kills four
Authorities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have confirmed 54 cases of the waterborne leptospirosis disease after the region experienced unprecedented floods...
Death toll from floods in Brazil’s south climbs to 136
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, the local civil defense government body said on...