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Dom Phillips (C) talks to two indigenous men in Aldeia Maloca Papiú, Roraima State, Brazil in 2019

Reports British journalist found dead 'not correct'

Brazil's federal police have said that reports that the bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira had been found in the Amazon were not correct.

World • 13 Jun 22

Dom Phillips (pictured) and Indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira went missing on Sunday

Calls mount for Brazil to find missing reporter, expert

Pressure has mounted on Brazil's government to redouble efforts to find a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert missing in the Amazon, as the search entered its fourth day and a suspect was reportedly detained.

World • 08 Jun 22

Concern grows for British journalist missing in Amazon

Brazil's government has vowed to make every effort to find a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after receiving threats, as distraught relatives warned that every minute counts.

World • 07 Jun 22

A man looks at the site of a landslide in the community Jardim Montes Verdes in Recife

Death toll in Brazil flooding, landslides rises to 106

At least 106 people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in northeastern Brazil, officials said as emergency workers continued to search for survivors.

World • 01 Jun 22

Video of the death were shared on social media by onlookers in the town of Umbaúba, in the northeastern state of Sergipe (File pic)

Outrage over death of man in Brazil

Videos of a 38-year-old Brazilian man being asphyxiated with gas in the boot of a police car after getting stopped by highway patrol has caused outrage across Brazil.

World • 27 May 22

Leonardo DiCaprio implied that young people in Brazil should vote against the far-right president

Bolsonaro hits out after DiCaprio urges youth to vote

Jair Bolsonaro has hit back after US actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio urged Brazilian youth to register to vote in the country's October elections - implying they should vote against the far-right president.

World • 30 Apr 22

Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest (file pic)

Huge swathes of rainforest lost per minute in 2021

Huge swathes of tropical rainforest were burned or hacked down for cattle and crops last year, led by destruction in Brazil, researchers said, warning that climate change itself is making it harder to reverse the losses.

World • 28 Apr 22

Members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba School perform at the Marques de Sapucai Sambadrome

Brazil holds first carnival since pandemic

Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life yesterday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 started devastating Brazil.

World • 23 Apr 22

Rescuers worker search for victims in Petropolis

Brazil storm toll rises to 186 one week on

The death toll from flash floods and landslides that hit the Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 186, authorities have said, one week after torrential rains lashed the tourist town.

World • 23 Feb 22

Rescuers at the scene of a giant landslide in Petropolis, Brazil

Death toll from Brazilian floods rises to 152

The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 152, authorities have said.

World • 20 Feb 22

At least 94 people died in the landslides and flooding on Tuesday

Search for survivors after 104 killed in Brazil floods

Rescue workers are searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, killing at least 104 people.

World • 17 Feb 22

The landslides and floods hit a tourist town in the hills above Rio de Janeiro

At least 78 dead in storms near Rio de Janeiro

At least 78 people were killed in devastating flash floods and landslides that hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, turning streets into torrential rivers and sweeping away houses, officials said on Wednesday.

World • 16 Feb 22

Nearly 360 square kilometres of forest cover were destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon from 1 January to 21 January

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits January record

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for January just three weeks into the year, according to data released yesterday, a worrying sign of the surging destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.

World • 03 Feb 22

Brazil court drops some charges against Hickey

A court in Brazil has removed some of the charges against former Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey.

Ireland • 05 Jan 22

Jair Bolsonaro was taken to Vila Nova Star hospital in Sao Paulo

Bolsonaro says doctors considering surgery on him

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said his doctors are evaluating a potential surgery in his intestine, adding he is using a nasogastric tube.

World • 03 Jan 22

Two people remain missing while 286 people have been injured since the start of the downpours in November

Death toll rises and thousands displaced in Brazil

The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November has risen to 18 while 35,000 people have been displaced.

World • 27 Dec 21

User data in the ConectSUS app that provides Brazilians with vaccination certificates disappeared after the hacker attack

Vaccination data targeted in Brazil hacker attack

Brazil's health ministry said its website was hit yesterday by a hacker attack that took several systems down, including one with information about the national immunisation programme and another used to issue digital vaccination certificates.

World • 11 Dec 21

Crowds will return to the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro for New Year's Eve fireworks (File pic)

Rio reverses decision to cancel New Year's Eve party

Rio de Janeiro will hold its famed New Year's Eve party after all, Mayor Eduardo Paes announced, five days after cancelling the celebration over concerns about Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 09 Dec 21

The 13,235 square kilometres of forest lost in the 2020-21 period was the largest swath since 2005-2006

Brazil Amazon deforestation at highest level since 2006

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose by almost 22% from August 2020 to July 2021 compared with the same period the year before, reaching the highest level in 15 years, authorities said.

World • 19 Nov 21

The operation by 50 officers, in conjunction with the Military Police, took place near the city of Varginha

25 dead after raid on alleged Brazil bank robbers

Twenty-five alleged members of a gang of Brazilian bank robbers were killed yesterday in a vast police operation in Minas Gerais state, a police source told AFP.

World • 01 Nov 21

The final sale of the business had not been expected to complete until next summer

Aryzta concludes sale of business in Brazil

Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta has completed the sale of its business in Brazil to Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV after operating there for almost 35 years.

Business • 15 Oct 21

Jair Bolsonaro says he 'already has the highest immunisation' (file image)

Bolsonaro refuses vaccine, cannot attend soccer match

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed he will not get vaccinated against Covid-19, having previously said he would be the "last Brazilian" to do so.

Coronavirus • 14 Oct 21

Brazil's Gol is to buy or lease 250 electric air taxis from aircraft leasing company Avolon

Avolon in deal with Brazil's Gol for 250 air taxis

Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has agreed a deal with aircraft leasing company Avolon to buy or lease 250 electric air taxis.

Business • 21 Sep 21

Gol airline will have to pay women 220 reais (€35) per month for the cost of cosmetics

Airline must pay for women cabin crew's cosmetic costs

Brazilian airline Gol must cover the cosmetic costs of their female flight attendants and airport staff following a labor court's decision, with a union official saying the ruling could influence other professional sectors.

World • 10 Sep 21

The Swiss cement giant has been reorganising its business, including a number of divestments

Holcim to sell Brazilian business to CSN for $1 billion

Holcim has agreed to sell its business in Brazil to Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for an enterprise value of $1.025 billion in a move the world's largest cement maker said would help shift its focus.

Business • 10 Sep 21