11 killed as bus crashes head-on into truck in southern Brazil
World 11:57 03/01/2026SAO PAULO -- A head-on collision between a bus and a truck left at least 11 people dead on Friday in southern Brazil, the country's Federal Highway Police said in a statement.
Japan schedules sanitary audit on Brazilian beef for March 2026, Brazil says
World 10:29 27/12/2025SAO PAULO -- The Japanese government will conduct an audit to assess Brazil's beef sanitary system in March 2026, as part of the process to open its market to Brazilian products, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
Ancelotti says Vinicius must be fully fit for Brazil World Cup squad
World 17:21 02/12/2025Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Vinicius Jr must be fully fit to make next year’s World Cup squad, reiterating his policy of picking only players who are 100% game-ready.
Lethal virus hits last rare blue macaws in Brazil wild
World 14:58 28/11/2025The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable virus, the government said in a statement sent to AFP Thursday.
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.
