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COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (right) argues with a UN police officer who denied him access to a room during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem

Lula arrives at COP30 to press for early climate deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Belém to press negotiators to reach an early deal at UN climate talks as nations remain far apart on contentious issues.

Climate Change • 2 hrs

Trump's attitude to climate change a 'disgrace' - Newsom

In a stinging address at a COP30 presidency press conference in Belém last night, California Governor Gavin Newsom labelled US President Donald Trump's attitude to climate change as an abomination and a disgrace.

US • 12 Nov

Governor of California Gavin Newsom at the COP30 United Nations Climate Change conference in Brazil

'Trump is temporary', says California governor at COP30

Governor of California Gavin Newsom has launched a series of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of US President Donald Trump.

Climate Change • 11 Nov

Aerial view of deforested area for on Marajó Island, Amazon Region, northern Brazil.

Coordination on climate efforts essential, COP30 to hear

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said the two-week long COP30 climate negotiations that begin in Belém must send a clear signal that nations are fully on board for climate co-operation.

Climate Change • 10 Nov

'We have to go further', Taoiseach tells COP30

There needs to be more leaders "ready to tell it as it is", Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the heads of state and royalty gathered for the UN Climate Change Conference, COP30, in Brazil.

Climate Change • 06 Nov

Police officers escort suspects arrested during the Operacao Contencao out of the Vila Cruzeiro favela

Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful gang

Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street after Brazil's bloodiest police raid killed at least 119 people, spotlighting the city's controversial war against drug gangs entrenched in poor neighborhoods.

World • 29 Oct

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro waves at his residence in Brasilia on September 11, 2025

Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro appeals prison sentence

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers yesterday filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for a botched coup bid after his 2022 election loss.

World • 28 Oct

Bolsonaro to appeal 27-year sentence for attempted coup

Defence lawyers for Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro have said they will appeal, "including at the international level", his 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup.

World • 12 Sep

Jair Bolsonaro is on trial on charges he conspired with allies to violently overturn his 2022 electoral loss

Brazil's ex-president under house arrest ahead of trial

Brazil's Supreme Court has put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from US President Donald Trump.

World • 05 Aug

Jair Bolsonaro meeting Donald Trump in March 2020

Trump targets Brazil with 50% tariff

US President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country's ex-leader, while widening a push to secure more bilateral trade deals with other partners.

World • 10 Jul

SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL - JUNE 21: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'MILITARY FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SANTA CATARINA / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Emergency services operate at the area

Eight people dead after Brazil hot-air balloon accident

At least eight people died after a hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers, including the pilot, crashed in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, state officials said.

World • 21 Jun

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state said the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers

Brazil police foil bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert

Brazilian police have said they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's historic concert that drew over two million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro last night.

World • 04 May

Inah Canabarro Lucas at the age of 114 (Credit: Gerontology Research Group)

World's oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116

The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died yesterday at the age of 116.

World • 01 May

Jair Bolsonaro was Brazil's president from 2019 to 2022

Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for coup plot in Brazil

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of plotting a coup after failing to win re-election in 2022.

World • 26 Mar

Fernanda Otero and her son Gaudie say that direct flights could transform the lives of Brazilians living in Ireland

Calls for direct flight between Ireland and Brazil

Around 30,000 members of the Brazilian community in Ireland have signed a petition calling for a direct flight between Ireland and the South American country.

Ireland • 26 Feb

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after a visit with Liberal Party leaders in the Federal Senate

Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup plot in Brazil

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with leading a plot to overthrow the government and undermine the country's 40-year-old democracy after his 2022 election loss, complicating his narrow chances of a political comeback.

World • 19 Feb

The 'Race to Belém' aims to sell credits tied to preserving the world's biggest rainforest in Brazil

Davos: Carbon markets investor's Amazon protection plan

A carbon markets investor backed by Swiss-trading house Mercuria said today it had joined with two non-profits to raise an initial $1.5 billion to help protect the Amazon, by working with Brazilian states, farmers and local communities.

Business • 22 Jan

Three women died and three other relatives fell ill after eating the Christmas cake (Stock Image)

Woman arrested in Brazil over arsenic Christmas cake

Brazilian police have arrested a woman facing charges of triple homicide after several members of her family were poisoned by an arsenic-laced Christmas cake.

World • 06 Jan

Doctors performed a second successful surgery on President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brazil's Lula recovering from 'successful' second surgery

Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva underwent a second procedure following his emergency brain surgery earlier this week, his doctor said, adding the operation was successful.

World • 12 Dec 24

Doctors performed emergency surgery on President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to relieve pressure on his brain from bleeding in cranial membranes linked to a fall he had in October

Lula to undergo new surgery to 'minimise' bleeding risk

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo another operation today to "minimise the risk of future bleeding" in an area under his skull that received emergency surgery this week, his doctor said.

World • 12 Dec 24

Brazil grows nearly half the world's arabica coffee beans - high-end beans typically used in roast and ground blends beloved by baristas

Arabica coffee hits record high on Brazil crop worries

Arabica coffee prices have risen to their highest on record as dealers fretted over Brazil's crop outlook after one of the world's largest traders slashed its 2025/26 forecast for the country's arabica output.

Business • 11 Dec 24

The Brazilian president was transported to hospital overnight after experiencing headaches that medics found were related to a fall in October

Brazil's Lula in stable condition after brain surgery

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was taken to Sao Paulo overnight for emergency surgery to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October, a medical note published by the government said.

World • 10 Dec 24

The price of coffee hit an all-time record high of 337.50 US cents in 1977

Coffee price hits highest since 1977 on Brazil crop fears

The price of Arabica coffee reached the highest level since 1977 in trading today on concerns of limited supplies caused by drought in Brazil this year.

Business • 27 Nov 24

Police guard the crime scene where a man died after an explosion in front of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court in Brasilia, Brazil

Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Court

A man with explosives died trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said, days before the country hosts the G20 summit.

World • 14 Nov 24

Police guarded the crime scene where a man died after an explosion in front of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court in Brasilia, Brazil

Attack on Brazil's Supreme Court linked to previous riots

The general director of Brazil's Federal Police has said that evidence found in the house of a suspected suicide bomber points to a direct connection to an 8 January 2023 riot against institutions.

World • 14 Nov 24