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August 24, 2023

Brazil's President Lula stresses geopolitical significance in BRICS expansion decision

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil emphasized that the BRICS countries would extend membership based on geopolitical significance rather than the ideology of governments.

August 23, 2023

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro admitted to hospital for routine health examination

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, was admitted to the hospital for what his close aid referred to as a routine health examination.

August 22, 2023

China/Russia-led bloc takes on dollar, Western influence as Putin dodges summit over arrest fears

The two-day BRICS summit is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, and includes heads of state from aspiring members such as Iran and Saudi Arabia as the bloc looks to expand.

August 22, 2023

Student, 13, dies on school bus after sticking head out window, colliding with pole

A 13-year-old student was killed on a bus after she stuck her head out a bus window and struck a post, authorities said. She was dead before emergency responders arrived.

August 21, 2023

7 fans of Brazil’s Corinthians soccer team die after bus crashes, flips over

At least seven people, who came to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, for a soccer championship game between teams Corinthians and Cruzeiro, have died in a bus crash.

August 10, 2023

Brazil’s Amazon Summit ends with new rainforest protection plan but without measurable goals

An Amazon summit attended by Brazil and other countries has ended. A plan was created to prevent the irreversible destruction of the Amazon without jeopardizing economic development.

August 9, 2023

Boy photographed playing in dust pile dies moments later: 'Tragic'

The 7-year-old boy's family claimed they were unaware of the carcinogenic effects of limestone powder until it was too late and they had to rush their son to hospital.

August 8, 2023

Indigenous leader inspires law to treat Amazone river as a living entity subject to rights

Brazilian municipality Guajara-Mirim has passed a law that designates the Komi Memem River personhood, a groundbreaking measure that was proposed by an Indigenous councilman.

August 8, 2023

Brazil, other Amazon rainforest countries to meet for the first time in 14 years over environmental threats

Countries surrounding the Amazon rainforest, such as Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia, are meeting for the first time in over a decade to discuss protection measures.

August 8, 2023

Brazilian official blasts European Union rules banning products from areas of deforestation

Brazil's agricultural minister blasted the new European Union rules that will ban products coming from deforested areas beginning in December 2024.