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February 8, 2024

Brazilian police investigate former President Bolsonaro's allies over alleged election interference

Brazilian police are conducting investigations into allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for their alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2022 election.

February 6, 2024

NFL announces Eagles as designated team in league's 1st-ever Brazil game

The NFL announced through commissioner Roger Goodell that the league will have it's first-ever game in South America, where the Eagles will play in São Paulo.

February 5, 2024

Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue health emergency days before Carnival is due to start

Dengue fever, which is transmitted by mosquitos, has emerged as a major public health concern just as Rio de Janeiro is kicking off its Carnival season, a major tourism draw.

February 1, 2024

Man dies after cooking and eating highly poisonous pufferfish

A 46-year-old Brazilian man has died in agony after he failed to recover from eating a poisonous pufferfish over Christmas. The fish has enough poison to kill 30 humans.

January 30, 2024

Illegal immigrant convicted of assault last month among 3 arrested again in sanctuary city robbery

An illegal immigrant from Brazil who avoided deportation under sanctuary policies despite an assault conviction and federal detainer has been arrested again.

January 29, 2024

Brazil targets former President Bolsonaro's son in spying investigation

Federal police in Brazil carried out a search warrant Monday for Carlos Bolsonaro, son of the country's former president, right-wing firebrand Jair Bolsonaro.

January 25, 2024

Brazil's former intelligence boss investigated in probe of alleged political spying, official says

The former head of Brazil's national intelligence is being investigated for allegations of political spying on opponents; currently he is also a candidate for Rio de Janeiro mayor.

January 18, 2024

Police in Brazil arrest alleged killer of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema

The suspected killer of New York City art dealer Brent Sikkema in Rio de Janeiro has been arrested, police say. The suspect was identified as Alejandro Triana Trevez.

January 16, 2024

NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema found dead in Brazil in suspected homicide: report

Brent Sikkema, a 75-year-old New York City art dealer, has been found dead in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in what police are investigating as a homicide, reports say.

January 13, 2024

Family man gunned down in front of wife and son was actually a hitman wanted by Interpol

Darko Gleiser escaped from Montenegro after allegedly murdering a man at a prison gate in 2014, fleeing to Bosnia then to Brazil, where he lived a quiet life for nine years