Brazil
Plane carrying football players from Brazil crashes in Colombia, killing 76: Officials
Colombia has killed 76 people, the vast majority of the 81 passengers and crew who were on board the plane, the Colombian police said early on Tuesday (Nov 29). The plane was carrying players, coaches and staff from the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, as well as journalists set to covering the team’s match in the...
Brazil’s Lula faces trial linked to Petrobras scandal
Former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to go on trial for obstruction of justice in a case related to the scandal at state oil firm Petrobras, court documents show. The multi-billion-dollar affair has already seen dozens of politicians and officials arrested. Lula, with six others, is accused of hampering...
Brazil Says ISIS Recruits Arrested as Olympics Approach
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice announced today the arrest of 10 alleged ISIS recruits who the ministry says pledged allegiance to the Syrian-based terrorist group and were discussing possible attacks during the Rio Olympics. Authorities are seeking two additional individuals, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said. The...
Brazil reviews security measures ahead of Rio Olympics
The Brazilian government has met to reassess security measures ahead of next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The review follows the attack in the French city of Nice on 14 July which left at least 84 people dead. The government said that the measures may make attending the games less comfortable for visitors but...
Brazil Olympics: France warned of attack plan on Rio team
France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the head of French military intelligence has said. Gen Christophe Gomart told a parliamentary commission in May that a "partner agency" warned of the plot by a Brazilian Islamist militant. No further details were given....
Brazil ‘mass rape’ video: Seven suspects to be charged
Six men and a minor are to be charged in Rio de Janeiro with raping a 16-year-old girl and posting pictures and video on the internet, police say. The lead investigator in the case has sent her conclusions to prosecutors, asking for all of them to be arrested. The victim said she was doped after going to her boyfriend's...
Russia to Remain Banned From Olympics After Doping Scandal
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today upheld a ban barring all Russian track-and-field athletes from competing at this summer’s Olympics in Brazil, potentially excluding a country from an Olympics for the first time in history over doping among its athletes IAAF president Seb Coe said the...
Second minister in new Brazil government quits
The anti-corruption minister in Brazil's interim government has resigned, after a recording suggested he tried to derail an investigation into the state oil company, Petrobras. Fabiano Silveira is the second interim minister to step down, a week after the planning minister resigned following the release of a similar...
‘Mass rape’ video on social media shocks Brazil
Brazilian police are hunting more than 30 men suspected of raping a teenage girl in Rio de Janeiro, and of putting video of the attack on social media. The girl, 16, believes she was doped after going to her boyfriend's house on Saturday and says she woke up in a different house, surrounded by the men. Arrest warrants have...
Brazil leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out
A close ally of Brazil's acting President Michel Temer is stepping aside in a new political scandal. Planning Minister Romero Juca was caught on tape allegedly conspiring to obstruct the country's biggest-ever corruption investigation. In the tapes, leaked by a newspaper, he appears to talk of stopping the probe at oil...
Brazil impeachment: New leader Temer calls for trust
Brazil's new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to back the impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff. "Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy," Mr Temer said. He has named a business-friendly cabinet that includes respected former central...
Brazil impeachment: Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has asked the Supreme Court to block impeachment proceedings against her — in a final attempt to stop the process hours before a crucial Senate vote. Ms Rousseff's lawyers alleged bias and irregularities. Similar attempts have been rejected by the court. Ms Rousseff could be...