Brazil
FAA expands area in eastern Europe, Russia where U.S. airlines cannot operate
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it was expanding the area in eastern Europe...
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Former judge Sergio Moro seeks to unite Brazil’s center for October vote
By Anthony Boadle, Ricardo Brito and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian presidential candidate Sergio Moro called in an interview...
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Hong Kong to enforce mass testing amid predicted surge in COVID infections
By Twinnie Siu and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will roll out compulsory testing for COVID-19 starting in...
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Brazil’s economy minister Guedes says he would stay for Bolsonaro second term
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said he was ready to remain in office for...
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Lula holds healthy lead in Brazil presidential race, poll shows
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva still holds a healthy lead in this...
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Death toll in Brazil’s Petropolis mudslides, floods hits 176; more than 110 missing
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from last week's mudslides and floods in the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says Petropolis mudslide destruction looks like war zone
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that the destruction in the mudslide disaster that killed...
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White House rebukes Brazil’s Bolsonaro for ‘solidarity’ visit to Moscow
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - The White House on Friday criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's visit this week to...
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Brazil’s attorney general asks top court to drop case against Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Attorney General Augusto Aras asked the Supreme Court to shelve an investigation into President Jair...
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U.S. denounces Bolsonaro’s ‘solidarity’ with Russia as Ukraine crisis brews
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's declaration of "solidarity" with...
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Brazil’s Lula says he would strengthen, rather than privatize, key state enterprises
BRASÍLIA (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he would seek to strengthen state-owned...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says Ukraine-Russia war “in no one’s interest”
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A war between Ukraine and Russia is "in no one's interest," Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on...
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Heavy rains, flooding kill dozens in Brazil’s ‘Imperial City’
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Sebastian Rocandio RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian...
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Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil’s October election -poll
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead has narrowed to 9 points from 14 in...
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Bolsonaro says he told Putin Brazil supports peaceful end to Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he spoke with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow about...
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Bolsonaro allies allegedly pushing fake news effort, Brazil police document says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's allies allegedly is coordinating a disinformation campaign and targeting of...
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At least eight people killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed on Friday during a dawn police raid in Rio...
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Bolsonaro’s campaign manager casts doubt on Guedes staying for 2nd term -report
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who manages the campaign committee for President Jair Bolsonaro's reelection, said he did...
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Brazil’s Lula says he would tax rich more, change Petrobras fuel price policy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading early polls ahead of October elections,...
Read moreBrazil plays down British flights to Falklands that worry Argentina
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military planes flying to the Falklands Islands to...
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