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Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term for coup bid

BRASILIA – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) ordered far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a 27-year sentence for plotting...

Amazon poised to host toughest climate talks in years Nov 10-21

BELEM, Brazil – An odor of oil hung over last year’s UN climate conference in Baku, capital of fossil fuel-rich Azerbaijan. Starting Monday, the 50,000...

World leaders launch $5b fund to save forests

World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday (Friday, Manila time) to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over...

‘No amnesty!’ Brazilians protestagainst bid to pardon Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO – Tens of thousands of Brazilians protested on Sunday against “shameless” lawmakers seeking an amnesty that could benefit former president Jair...

Prosecutor asks court to find Bolsonaro guilty

BRASILIA, Brazil – A prosecutor asked Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup,...

Brazil raises target to cut GHG emissions

Brazil plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions more dramatically than had been planned, the government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced. Instead of...

Lula, Bolsonaro suffer setbacks in Brazilian municipal vote

SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his arch-rival, far-right ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro both suffered disappointment Sunday in the second...

Russia’s Lavrov meets Lula as Brazil, US trade barbs on Ukraine war

Russia's foreign minister met in Brazil on Monday with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as Washington criticized the South American leader's recent remarks...

Lula to US: Stop ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine

BEIJING -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that the United States should stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine “and start talking...

Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 40

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday toured a resort region turned disaster zone where torrential rains killed at least 40 people...

Probed in Brazil, Bolsonaro seeks six more months in US

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under investigation for his supporters' storming of government buildings, is seeking a six-month visa to remain in...

Brazil riots may have strengthened Lula’s hand: analysts

By ransacking government buildings in their fervent opposition to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's January 8 rioters may have strengthened his hand,...

Brazil tightens net around riot instigators, Bolsonaro in the crosshairs

Brazil's new leftist government tightened the net around suspected instigators of riots that targeted the seats of power, ordering a probe of ex-president Jair...

Lula slams far-right ‘terrorism’ as Brazil clears protest camps

Brazilian security forces cleared protest camps Monday and arrested 1,500 people as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned "acts of terrorism" after a...
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