Brazil

Brazilian Pres. da Silva hospitalized after a head injury, cancels BRICS Summit trip

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was hospitalized in Brasília after sustaining a head injury from an accident at home on Saturday....

Breaking: Plane with 62 passengers onboard crashes in Brazil

theAn ATR-72 aircraft, operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Paraná, to Guarulhos in São Paulo...

Brazilian football legend, Pele, buried on 9th floor of world’s tallest vertical cemetery

After three days of national mourning, a 24-hour wake and massive funeral procession, Brazilian football legend Pele’s remains were on Tuesday interred in...

Football club president, footballers,  pilot in plane crash

  A plane crashed in Brazil on Sunday killing the President of the Brazilian fourth-tier men’s club, Palmas Futebol e Regatas, four players...

WhatsApp to combat disinformation deluge with fact-checking function

    Messaging service WhatsApp is rolling out a new function which enables users to instantly research forwarded messages in an attempt to...

Coronavirus: Trump suspends travels from Brazil

  President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that it was restricting entry for travelers from Brazil, which ranks only behind the United States...

Nearly 2 million people unite to condemn Netflix comedy which depicts Jesus as gay

    Brazil – based comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos movie depicting Jesus Christ as gay sparked controversy among the Christian community across...

Former Brazil President Sentenced To Jail For Corruption

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted and sentenced on Wednesday to nine and a half years in prison for...