Tornado in southern Brazil kills six, injures hundreds
World 11:36 09/11/2025A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people, the state government said on Saturday.
COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future, Brazilian minister tells AFP
World 11:06 09/11/2025At COP30 in Belem, in Brazil's Amazon region, the country's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, hopes Indigenous peoples will play a leading role in the international climate conference that begins Monday.
Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies
World 11:29 02/11/2025Brazilian public health researchers have found mounting evidence in the state hosting COP30 that mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining has caused widespread neurological problems and disabilities in Indigenous children.
Corpses line Rio street after Brazil's deadliest operation against drug gangs
Vietnam News 15:12 30/10/2025RIO DE JANEIRO -- The deadliest police operation against drug gangs in Brazil's history killed at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight.
At least 64 killed in war-like Rio drug raids
World 08:57 29/10/2025Bodies piled up in poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city's drug traffickers, leaving at least 64 dead in war-like scenes.
Chilean wines boom in Brazil as tariffs dampen US demand
World 11:22 03/10/2025Chile's wine exports to its top market of Brazil are booming, helping to offset a decline in sales to United States partly due to tariffs, according to export data and industry experts.
Brazil poised to lead global robusta coffee farming on expansion potential, report says
World 09:52 03/10/2025Brazil is positioning itself to overtake Vietnam as the world's largest robusta coffee producer, driven by the crop's climate resilience and growing global demand, according to a report by Dutch bank Rabobank released on Thursday.
Toyota workers in Brazil approve temporary layoff plan, union says
World 16:55 29/09/2025Workers for Toyota in Brazil voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to approve a plan for temporary layoffs following storm damage to one of the Japanese carmaker's factories in the state of Sao Paulo, according to a statement from the workers union.
Brazil's Lula announces $1 billion investment in global forest fund
World 11:08 24/09/2025Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism it has proposed to support conservation of endangered forests, at a United Nations event in New York.
Toucans, tortoises saved in major Brazil trafficking bust
World 12:04 17/09/2025Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested 45 people and rescued hundreds of exotic animals in the biggest ever operation against wildlife traffickers in the world's most biodiverse nation.
Bacterial greening disease infects nearly half of Brazil's citrus belt
World 16:37 11/09/2025Greening disease, caused by bacteria transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, has infected nearly 48% of Brazil's citrus belt, according to new data from industry-funded research group Fundecitrus on Wednesday.
Brazil regulator suspends soy moratorium, orders probe of exporters
World 15:46 19/08/2025SAO PAULO -- Brazil's competition authority CADE has given grain traders in the world's largest soybean exporter 10 days to suspend a program called 'soy moratorium' or face hefty fines, in a ruling seen by Reuters on Monday.
