Brazil

Samba schools say event cannot take place while Brazil grapples with world’s second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.

A United States asphalt company has agreed to pay $16.6m in fines for paying bribes to officials.

Brazil inaugurates its first cemetery memorial to coronavirus victims, while the pandemic is still...

Despite the destruction of its natural treasures, President Bolsonaro has said Brazil is an ‘example...

Brazil’s iron ore miner, Vale, has not complied with commitments to prevent another disaster, prosecutor told Reuters.

Rush hour, crowded bars, packed beaches – after months of lockdowns Latin Americans push back on pandemic restrictions.

The 25-year-old World Trade Organization has never had a leader who is female or from Africa.

Legal disputes between mayors, governors and trade unions have left students and teachers in limbo.

More than 10,000 fires have broken out across the Pantanal region since the start of September – three times as many as last year.

Fire burning in the wetlands of west-central Brazil is threatening one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.

The large fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have begun spreading into untouched areas.

Animals of the Amazon, one of the earth’s most biodiverse habitats, face an ever-growing threat from loggers and farms.

The Parakana people have for decades been fighting to protect their land from illegal miners, loggers and farmers.

As Brazilians mark Amazon Day, rights groups say an ‘alarming’ number of wildfires has been detected in the region.