6 days agoBrazil indicts model over rape allegation against NeymarSao Paulo police say they are indicting Brazilian model Najila Trindade and her former partner over her rape allegation against soccer star Neymar.
September 7H&M stops buying Brazilian leather over Amazon rainforest firesThe move follows Vans and Timberland.
September 3Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro to skip Amazon fires summit due to surgeryBrazil’s leader may be eager to speak about the ongoing Amazon fires that have drawn the world's attention, but he will have to wait, because surgery is forcing him to skip a summit of regional leaders called to discuss the matter.
September 2Brazil's tourism ambassador threatens to 'choke' Macron, says he is 'sleeping with a dragon'Brazil’s tourism ambassador and former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Renzo Gracie, has posted a video on Twitter threatening to “choke” French President Emmanuel Macron - along with insulting his wife.
August 29Amazon fires spur Brazil to ban most burning for 60 daysDevastating fires that have scorched parts of the Amazon region and fueled global outrage have spurred Brazil's government to ban most legal fires for land-clearing for at least 60 days.
August 28Brazilians condemn Bolsonaro over Brigitte Macron remarks: 'Sorry about our president'Brazilians flocked to social media this week to apologize for remarks President Jair Bolsonara made about France’s first lady Brigitte Macron that were deemed sexist and inappropriate.
August 28Focus on Brazil's Amazon fires, but a massive inferno rages next door in BoliviaAs Brazil’s Amazon fires continue to take center stage, another South American nation is battling its own catastrophic blazes, which have destroyed an area of land nearly as large as Lebanon.
August 28Brazilian governors say now is 'not the moment to turn down money' as Amazon wildfires rageBrazilian governors are urging President Jair Bolsonaro to accept foreign aid to help combat the raging fires in the Amazon rainforest after he criticized such donations and said he'd think about accepting the money if French President Emmanuel Macron apologized to him following a spat.
August 27Brazil's Bolsonaro will consider $40M G-7 Amazon aid package - if Macron apologizes to himBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he'll think about accepting offers of international aid to fight raging fires in the Amazon region if French President Emmanuel Macron apologizes for comments he deemed offensive.
August 25Leonardo DiCaprio-backed fund pledges $5M in aid for Amazon wildfiresLeonardo DiCaprio has joined with other philanthropists in pledging $5 million dollars through their environmental foundation to aid the Amazon as massive wildfires continue to burn across the region.
