Brazil

São Paulo (EFE).- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed on Thursday the bill approved by Congress that sought to reduce the sentences of far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison, and other participants in the coup conspiracy that occurred after the 2022 elections....

Rio de Janeiro (EFE).- Five militarized police officers who participated in the deadliest operation in Rio de Janeiro, which left at least 122 dead in two sets of favelas late October, were arrested on Friday, according to official sources. 10 uniformed officers, all belonging to the Shock Battalion, are under...

Brasília (EFE).- The former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began serving his sentence on Tuesday for an attempted coup in a small 12-square-meter room at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasília. According to images released by the Federal Police, the room’s only furnishings are a single bed, a small table, a...

Belém, Brazil (EFE).- Several Latin American countries halted the closing plenary of the COP30 climate summit on Saturday after objecting to Brazil’s handling of ey decision, prompting a nearly one-hour suspension and highlighting deep frustration over the limited progress on fossil fuels, financing, and adaptation indicators. Delegations from Argentina, Colombia,...

Brasília (EFE).– Former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody on Saturday after Brazil’s Supreme Court issued an arrest order. Bolsonaro had been under house arrest following his conviction for attempting a coup d’état. Policemen went to Bolsonaro’s residence in Brasília and took the 70-year-old former leader into custody,...

Belém, Brazil (EFE).- Firefighters on Thursday brought under control a blaze that broke out in the area hosting negotiation rooms at the United Nations Climate Summit (COP30) in Belém, forcing the full evacuation of participants, according to official sources. The fire began around 2:30 pm local time in the so-called...