International

Michel Temer, then vice-president, at the arrival of União frigate in Lebanon

Brazil Leads UNIFIL, a Task Force to Keep Peace Between Lebanon and Israel

The Maritime Task Force (FTM, per its Portuguese acronym) of the United Nations Interim ...

Vitor Magalhães and Antônio Andrade dos Santos (first on the right and first on the left) among the detained

With FBI’s Help, Brazil Is Putting ISIS Terrorists Behind Bars

Eight Brazilians accused of promoting the Islamic State terrorist organization, as well as other ...

Federal Police agents visit Odebrecht

Brazil’s Odebrecht Bribe Bug Has Already Infected 11 Countries

Despite their different political affiliations and ideologies, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, former Brazilian ...

A picture from the Labor Ministry shows slave work - Sergio Carvalho/MTE

For Many Brazilians the Dream of Prosperity in the Amazon Ends Up in Slavery

The dictionary definition of a settler, “one who emigrates to populate and/or exploit a ...

Amazon being burned - GaiaNet

Norway Threatens to Cut Aid If Brazil Can’t Stop Amazon’s Deforestation

Oil-rich Norway, which in many parts of the world emerged as the champion of ...

Brazilian president meets kitchen crew after barbecue with foreign ambassadors - Beto Barata/PR

Presidential Barbecue Tries to Save Brazil’s Meat Reputation Before the World

Brazilian President Michel Temer is trying to reassure foreign trade partners that the corruption ...

Brazil has never signed the UN convention against cluster munitions - © DanChurchAid

Made-in-Brazil Banned Cluster Bombs Are Maiming and Killing in the Middle East

On 15 February 2017, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fired Brazilian-manufactured cluster munitions on three ...

A Brazilian Virus Called Odebrecht

Over the last 73 years, Odebrecht has become the leading construction company in Latin ...