World & Nation
Brazil’s president is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the Amazon that experts say could speed deforestation and climate change.
Sept. 11, 2024
Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and announced it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X
Sept. 4, 2024
A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide
Sept. 2, 2024
Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order.
Aug. 30, 2024
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote.
Aug. 15, 2024
Olympics
Mallory Swanson scored as the U.S. women’s soccer team defeated Brazil to win its first Olympic gold medal in 12 years and silence any murmurs of a decline.
Aug. 10, 2024
A passenger plane crashes into a residential area in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 people aboard, airline says.
Aug. 9, 2024
Brazilian rescue teams have retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash as families gather in in Sao Paulo.
LeBron James had 12 points and nine assists to help the United States blow out Brazil 122-87 in the quarterfinals of the Oympic men’s basketball tournament.
Aug. 6, 2024
All the justices who have voted in favor said decriminalization should be restricted to possession of marijuana in amounts suitable for personal use.
June 25, 2024