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Americans Now Need a Visa to Go to Brazil

Country brings back requirement Bolsonaro scrapped in 2019

(Newser) - Brazil will reintroduce visa requirements Thursday for US, Canadian, and Australian citizens, a move that ends the country's open entry for people of those nationalities after six years. The United States Embassy in Brasilia said Monday that Americans will still be able to request visas electronically if they visit...

Brazil Judge Used Fake British Name for Entire Career

Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield was not who he seemed

(Newser) - A judge in Brazil went by the name Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield for his entire career but it was only after he retired that authorities discovered it was fake. Investigators say his real name is Jose Eduardo Franco dos Reis, which the Guardian notes is "a...

Bolsonaro Must Stand Trial Over Poison Coup Plot

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to accept the charges against him

(Newser) - A big decision in Brazil: A five-judge panel on the country's Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of accepting the charges filed by prosecutors against former President Jair Bolsonaro last month and ordered him to stand trial. He is accused of attempting a coup following his 2022 election...

To Prep for Climate Summit, Brazil Cuts Down Rainforest

A new 4-lane highway is being constructed ahead of COP30

(Newser) - World leaders will be among the 50,000 people descending on the Brazilian city of Belem this November for the COP30 climate summit . Brazil is hailing it as historic—"a COP in the Amazon, not a COP about the Amazon." But it's attracting some controversy: Many will...

Bolsonaro Accused of Plotting to Poison Lula
Bolsonaro Accused
of Plotting a Coup
Feb 19, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Bolsonaro Accused of Plotting a Coup

Former Brazil president, 33 others charged in right-wing plot

(Newser) - The former president of Brazil has been charged by the country's top prosecutor with attempting a coup. Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting to assassinate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before he took office as president in 2023, in an effort for Bolsonaro to hold on to power...

Court Won't Let Bolsonaro Attend Trump Inauguration

Brazil's former president said he was so excited about invite he's 'not even taking Viagra anymore'

(Newser) - Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has been invited to President-elect's Trump inauguration but he can't get out of the country. His passport was confiscated by the country's Supreme Court almost a year ago during an investigation of an alleged coup attempt, and his request to have...

World's Oldest Person Is 'Young, Pretty, and Friendly'

Sister Inah Canabarro wasn't a sure bet to survive childhood

(Newser) - A soccer-loving nun in Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew,...

Does a Wave Have Rights?
A Wave Is a Wave,
but Here It's a Person, Too
longform
Dec 29, 2024 8:30 AM CST

A Wave Is a Wave, but Here It's a Person, Too

Brazilian city grants personhood rights to its renowned waves

(Newser) - It's a story about surfing that goes way beyond surfing. In Nautilus , Kristen French describes her experience trying to ride a unique wave at a Brazilian beach. In this case, however, "unique" doesn't refer to the wave's physical properties. It refers to the fact that the...

Brazil's Lula Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery

President has hematoma drained following a fall in October

(Newser) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing emergency surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage, the Sirio-Libanes Hospital said in a statement early Tuesday. The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader felt headaches doctors believed resulted from a fall at home...

Bolsonaro Was Actively Behind Coup Attempt: Report

884-page Federal Police report says Bolsonaro 'planned, acted, and was directly and effectively aware'

(Newser) - Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday. Federal Police last Thursday formally accused Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting...

Bolsonaro, 36 Others Indicted Over Alleged Coup Attempt

Former president denies that he tried to stay in office after losing Brazil's 2022 elections

(Newser) - Brazil's federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether...

Man Kills Himself in Explosions Outside Brazil's Supreme Court

Authorities have not yet speculated on a motive

(Newser) - A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil's Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside the building Wednesday that forced justices and staff to evacuate, authorities said. The two strong blasts were heard about 7:30pm after the day's session finished and all the justices...

Deforestation Plummets Nearly a Third in Brazil's Amazon

It was the lowest level of destruction in the rainforest in 9 years

(Newser) - Forest loss in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the Amazon rainforest lost 2,428 square miles, roughly the size of the US state of Delaware, per the AP...

Message to US Firm Was Made From Destroyed Rainforest

Giant mural in Sao Paolo urged Cargill to 'stop the destruction'

(Newser) - Environmental activists in Brazil want US farming giant Cargill to keep its promise to act against deforestation—and they have used destroyed rainforest to send a message almost 100 feet tall. A mural on the side of an 11-story building in Sao Paolo was made from ash and charcoal from...

X Complies With Brazil Judge's Demands

Platform can now be reinstated after a nationwide shutdown of more than a month

(Newser) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown , according to a statement posted on the court's website.
  • Elon Musk's X was blocked on Aug. 30 in
...

Mayoral Candidate Hospitalized After Foe Attacks Him in Debate

Pablo Marcal, running to lead Sao Paulo, Brazil, got slammed with chair, is said to have fractured rib

(Newser) - WWE steel-cage match or Sao Paulo mayoral debate? It was hard to tell over the weekend when one Brazilian candidate attacked another with a chair as the latter was at the podium, leading to a hospital visit for the attackee. The AP and Washington Post report that Pablo Marcal—a...

Bossa Nova Star Sergio Mendes Dies at 83
Bossa Nova Legend Dies
After Bout With Long COVID
OBITUARY
Sep 6, 2024 12:55 PM CDT

Bossa Nova Legend Dies After Bout With Long COVID

Brazil's Sergio Mendes, whose 'Mas Que Nada' made him a star, had suffered from long COVID

(Newser) - Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose hit "Mas Que Nada" made him a global legend, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, songwriter, and arranger was confirmed in a statement by his family, per the...

Starlink Backtracks on Refusal to Comply With X Ban

But company says it will continue to fight Brazil judge's order

(Newser) - Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice's order to block the billionaire's social media platform, X, the AP reports. Starlink said in a statement posted on X that it will heed the judge's...

Brazilian Moms Fought to Get Free Medical Cannabis for Kids

It's made a huge difference for children with epilepsy and other medical conditions

(Newser) - The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother's eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the ground, the dull thud of his small body echoing through the home. On this July morning in Guaruja, a coastal city in...

Justice Fighting Musk Orders X Blocked in Brazil

Ruling says platform encourages posts with 'extremism, hate speech and anti-democratic discourse'

(Newser) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of his decision. The move escalates the monthslong feud between the two men...

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