Tag: Brazil
Missing Indiana woman found dead in ravine in wrecked SUV
BRAZIL, Ind. — A western Indiana woman who vanished after shopping last month has been found dead inside her crashed SUV, which investigators discovered...
Sao Paulo authorities plead with China to release vaccines
SAO PAULO — Authorities in Brazil's most populous state on Wednesday said they have mobilized to try to convince the Chinese government to authorize...
Expected ‘bombshell’ testimony fizzles at Brazil virus probe
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian senators expecting explosive testimony from a former government official on President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response expressed anger Wednesday at...
Brazil to vaccinate athletes, coaches for Tokyo Olympics
SAO PAULO — Brazil's government is about to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches, referees and accredited media headed for the Olympics and...
Top judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raid
BRASILIA, Brazil — Several justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police operations in Rio de Janeiro favelas, or...
Top judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raid
BRASILIA, Brazil — Several justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police operations in Rio de Janeiro favelas, or...
Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love
RIO DE JANEIRO — Some have claimed she’s indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro’s...
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least...
Rio: At least 25 deaths during a police operation in a slum
RIO DE JANEIRO — Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and 24...
