Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said.
The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, (...)
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro was welcomed as a guest by Vladimir Putin — but he left empty-handed
CARACAS — Venezuela has criticized Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies.
Venezuela's foreign ministry (...)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to Russia after injuring his head in an accident at home on Saturday.
The 78-year-old was scheduled to travel on Sunday afternoon for the Brics summit — a grouping of major developing (...)
The Kingdom's delegation, led by Dr. Maimoonah Al-Khalil, Secretary-General of the Family Affairs Council, took part in the Ministerial Meeting for the G20 Women Empowerment Working Group, hosted by Brazil in the capital, Brasilia, on October 8-9, (...)
Brazil's Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that he authorised the "immediate return" of X's activities in the country after it paid (...)
BRASILIA — Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, stressed the importance of achieving a balance between economic growth, energy security, and climate change mitigation.
He made his remarks during his participation in the (...)
Despite harsh criticism for his earlier mediation efforts, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán seems undeterred — and is again busy rounding up world countries to push for his peacemaking plan for Ukraine.
On the sidelines of last week's UN (...)
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Friday the seizure of approximately $3 million from the bank accounts of social media platform X and satellite-based internet service provider Starlink, both controlled by tech (...)
BRASILIA — Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Space Agency, participated in the G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The CEO of the Saudi Space Agency, Dr. Mohammed Al-Tamimi, headed the Kingdom's delegation.
The (...)
BRASILIA — Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial Development Meeting held in the capital Brasilia.
During the meeting, the two ministers (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is poised for a pivotal economic mission as Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef and Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs Khalid Al-Mudaifer prepare to visit Brazil and Chile.
This high-profile visit aims to (...)
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has canceled a visit to the southern state of Santa Catarina because his Argentine counterpart is there this weekend.
Javier Milei is expected to meet Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro at a (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services Geraldo Alckmin in Riyadh on Monday.
During the meeting, the two leaders signed a draft agreement (...)
Brazilian police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud relating to his COVID vaccination records, paving the way for possible criminal charges in the Supreme Court.
His health records say he received the vaccine in Sao Paulo (...)
Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged.
The country's Supreme Court released the testimonies from former army (...)
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he has been a victim of political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago.
He told tens of thousands of supporters in São Paulo that coup allegations against him were a "lie".
He (...)
One of our planet's most vital defenses against global warming is itself being ravaged by climate change.
It was the main driver of the Amazon rainforest's worst drought in at least half a century, according to a new study.
Often described as the (...)
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
The dead dolphins were all found in Lake Tefé over the past (...)
A plane carrying tourists has crashed in Barcelos, Brazil, leaving 14 people dead, according to CNN Brasil.
The city's mayor confirmed the accident to CNN Brasil on Saturday.
The plane was carrying 12 tourists, plus a pilot and co-pilot, CNN Brasil (...)
Torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone have left at least 27 people dead in southern Brazil, with more flooding expected.
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was the state's worst-ever weather disaster.
Thousands have been forced from (...)
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's term compared with the same period in 2022, the government says.
It suggests the rainforest shrank by 2,649 sq km this January-June, down (...)
Saudi Ambassador Faisal bin Ibrahim Ghulam presented on Friday his credentials to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the presidential palace in Brasilia.
During the audience, Ambassador Ghulam conveyed to the president the greetings (...)
At least four children have been killed by a man wielding a hatchet in a kindergarten in the city of Blumenau in southern Brazil, local officials say.
Another four children were injured by the 25-year-old man who entered the creche at around 09:00 (...)
Brazil's ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, has returned from his self-imposed exile in the United States.
The far-right former leader landed in the capital, Brasilia, on a commercial flight from Florida, where he spent the past three months.
It is the (...)
Federal police in Brazil have arrested nine suspected members of a criminal group after raids across the country to foil an alleged murder and kidnapping plot.
Several politicians and public figures were among the targets of the plans, police (...)
