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Bomb Attack on Lady Gaga Concert Prevented by Brazil Police

04 May 2025

Brazilian authorities announced they had thwarted a bombing attempt targeting concert of Lady Gaga at Copacabana Beach on Saturday evening. Rio de Janeiro state's Civil Police in co-operation with the ministry of justice reported the suspects had already recruited would-be participants for bombings using home-made explosives and wanted to attract...

Indigenous Groups Rise Against Law to Defend Ancestral Land in Brazil

11 Apr 2025

Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians have gathered in Brasília this week to protest against the 2023 "Marco Temporal" law, calling on the government to take immediate measures to defend their ancestral lands. At the center of the Brazil Indigenous land rights protests 2025 is a controversial law capping land claims on...

Deforestation Drives Rare Monkey to Farmer’s Roof, Here’s What He Did

04 Apr 2025

One morning in 2024, Brazilian farmer Armando Schlindwein woke up to find an orange-bearded monkey sitting on the roof of his farmhouse on the edge of the Amazon. The animal was a Groves' Titi monkey, also referred to locally as zogue-zogue and scientifically as Plecturocebus grovesi. Found only in Mato...

Brazil Fires Dorival Júnior After Embarrassing Loss to Argentina

29 Mar 2025

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has fired head coach Dorival Júnior after a humiliating 4-1 loss to Argentina in a World Cup qualifying match played in Buenos Aires. It comes just over a year since Dorival took office in just January of last year and Brazil sacking their head coach...

New Bat Coronavirus Discovered in Brazil Sparks Pandemic Concerns

18 Mar 2025

The world is still grappling with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, making any news about emerging viruses a cause for global concern. Recently, scientists in Brazil have identified a new bat coronavirus, raising alarms about the possibility of another pandemic. This discovery highlights the urgent need for enhanced virus...

Woman Rescues Dog from Falling Using Cardboard Box: “Not All Heroes Wear Capes”

22 Feb 2025

In a heart-stopping rescue that was captured on camera, a Brazilian woman rescued a dog from a potentially fatal drop using a cardboard box. The dog had been hanging off the side of a high window on one of the upper stories of a building when the woman below placed...

Brazilian Teen Dies After Injecting Butterfly into Veins

20 Feb 2025

A 14-year-old boy from Brazil, Davi Nunes Moreira, died after giving himself an injection of butterfly remains. He lasted for seven heartbreaking days in the Vitoria de Conquista hospital with extreme pain from what is speculated to be a reaction or an infection, states New York Post. The youth admitted...

British Journalist Missing In Brazil For 11 Days, Family And Press Urge Urgent Search Efforts

19 Feb 2025

A British reporter, Charlotte Alice Peet, has been missing in Brazil for 11 days, and there are demands for stepped-up search operations, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents (ACIE) in Rio de Janeiro said on Tuesday. Peet, who is 32 years old, last heard from a friend on February 8,...

Brazil’s Former President Bolsonaro Faces Coup Conspiracy Charges

19 Feb 2025

Brazil’s attorney general has formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. Prosecutors claim they tried to block President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office. Prosecutors Present Strong Evidence Attorney General Paulo Gonet Branco filed the charges in...

Brazil Joins OPEC+ Boosting Oil Influence While Facing Climate Summit Scrutiny

19 Feb 2025

Brazil's government authorized its accession to OPEC+ on Tuesday, further solidifying its position as a leading oil producer mere months before it hosts the UN climate summit, COP30. The move comes after receiving an official invitation from the cartel in 2023. OPEC+ comprises 12 OPEC producers and 10 other oil...

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