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The Rio Grande do Sul military police rescued a couple after heavy rains turned surrounding areas into a river

Watch: Rooftop rescue as floods leave 29 dead in Brazil

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 29, local authorities said yesterday evening, as the state government declared a state of public calamity to handle the dramatic situation.

World • 03 May 24

Some café chains are now charging as much as 23% more for a large coffee than was the case in 2020

Bean Counting: The rising cost of a cup of coffee

You probably noticed that the cost of a cup of coffee has jumped in recent years; the bad news is it looks set to go even higher, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 04 Sep 24

The deluges have displaced some 1,400 people in more than 100 municipalities

Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil

At least 10 people died in floods caused by heavy rains in Brazil's south, authorities have said, as rescuers searched for nearly two dozen individuals reported missing.

World • 01 May 24

There is still no information on the possible causes of the fire

10 dead in fire at makeshift homeless shelter in Brazil

At least 10 people have been killed and 11 were injured in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials have said.

World • 26 Apr 24

The Amazon's carbon-absorbing trees play a vital role in curbing climate change

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to new figures, as the government bolstered environmental policing to crack down on surging destruction.

Climate Change • 05 Jan 24

Unseasonably high temperatures in Brazil, around 5C above normal, are due to continue until Friday

Rio de Janeiro bakes in record heat

A heat wave that has settled over large parts of Brazil has sent the "feels like" temperature in Rio de Janeiro to 58.5C.

Weather • 15 Nov 23

The incident took place in the Barcelos province (file image)

14 dead following plane crash in Brazil

A small jet has crashed killing 14 people on board in Brazil's northern Amazonas state, the state's governor said.

World • 17 Sep 23

The court will deliver its decisions one by one in each case

First defendant in pro-Bolsonaro riots case jailed

Brazil's Supreme Court has announced a 17-year prison term for the first defendant tried and convicted over the storming of parliament by supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.

World • 14 Sep 23

Today's acquisition is part of Nestle's strategy to expand its presence in the super-premium chocolate segment

Nestle buys stake in Brazil premium chocolate maker

Nestle is buying a majority stake in Brazilian premium chocolate maker Grupo CRM, the Swiss food group said today.

Business • 07 Sep 23

Furniture covered in mud outside a house affected by floods in Colinas

Brazil: Death toll from tropical cyclone reaches 36

The death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil has risen to 36, local authorities said, as a tropical cyclone battered and soaked the region, flooding homes and swelling rivers.

World • 07 Sep 23

Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have invited six nations to join the bloc

BRICS invites six nations to join developing world bloc

BRICS leaders have today announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.

Business • 24 Aug 23

An aerial view of Amazon deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Amazon emissions soared under Bolsonaro - study

The Amazon rainforest's carbon emissions doubled in 2019 and 2020, as a decline in environmental policing under Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro led to a surge in destruction, researchers say.

Climate Change • 23 Aug 23

(From L to R) President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

BRICS leaders weigh expansion criteria

BRICS leaders were weighing rules for admitting new members to the bloc of developing countries at a summit today even as splits over its future direction risked undermining its ambition to give the "Global South" more clout in world affairs.

Business • 23 Aug 23

The BRICS nations are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa amid expansion plans

Leaders of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - opened a summit in Johannesburg today where they are expected to weigh expanding membership.

Business • 22 Aug 23

The 2023 BRICS Summit is being held Johannesburg in South Africa

BRICS expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order

An expansion of the BRICS bloc under consideration at a summit this week has attracted a motley crew of potential candidates - from Iran to Argentina - with one thing in common: a desire to level a global playing field many consider rigged against them.

Business • 21 Aug 23

Jair Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing

Police raid homes of Bolsonaro aides in jewels probe

Brazilian police raided the homes of Jair Bolsonaro allies accused of reselling gifts including jewellery from foreign dignitaries for the "illicit enrichment of" the former president, a judicial judgment showed.

World • 12 Aug 23

The four Nigerian stowaways were rescued by Brazilian police

Four rescued after 14 days on ship's rudder in Atlantic

Four Nigerian men survived 14 days at sea, hidden above a ship's rudder, before being rescued by Brazilian police.

World • 02 Aug 23

H&M said it will launch stores and online trade in Brazil in 2025

Fashion retailer H&M to launch in Brazil

Fashion retailer H&M will launch stores and online trade in Brazil in 2025, the company said today.

Business • 17 Jul 23

The dead include men, women and children, aged five to 45

Brazil building collapse kills 11, three missing

At least eleven people have died after an apartment building collapsed in northeastern Brazil, with three others missing, according to officials, as rescue workers scoured the rubble in a frantic search for survivors.

World • 08 Jul 23

A deforested and burnt area is seen on a stretch of the BR-230 (Transamazonian highway) in Humaitá, Amazonas State, Brazil

Brazil says sharp fall in Amazon deforestation

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon fell by one-third in the first six months of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration compared to the same period of last year, the government has said.

World • 07 Jul 23

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to media at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro yesterday

Bolsonaro barred from office until 2030

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's political career is in tatters as Brazil's federal electoral court barred the far-right nationalist from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year's fraught election.

World • 30 Jun 23

Mr Bolsonaro faces an eight-year ban on running for public office if found guilty

Brazilian judge votes to bar Bolsonaro from office

One of seven judges in Jair Bolsonaro's abuse of power trial voted to bar the former Brazilian president from running in the 2026 elections, as the country waits for other judges to deliver their rulings later this week.

World • 28 Jun 23

Mr Bolsonaro denied the allegations against him, accusing the authorities of trying to fabricate a case against him (file image)

Brazil police raid Bolsonaro's home, seize phone

Police in Brazil searched ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his cell phone, investigating allegations the far-right vaccine skeptic and his inner circle falsified Covid-19 vaccination certificates to dodge health restrictions.

World • 04 May 23

The woman appeared to have been placed alive inside a wall holding dozens of above-ground tombs (File pic)

Woman interred alive in Brazil tomb

A 36-year-old woman was found sealed alive inside a mausoleum wall at a cemetery in Brazil, after surviving around ten hours inside the narrow tomb, police told AFP.

World • 30 Mar 23

Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters on his return to Brasilia

Bolsonaro lands back in Brazil to lead opposition

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro has returned from three months in the United States, heading straight into meetings with his political party.

World • 30 Mar 23