Recent News Headlines : Favela - Brazil

FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RUN AGAIN


Lula da Silva, who governed Brazil from 2003 to 2011, had been considered a frontrunner in the October election... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 59

LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA FAST FACTS


Lula da Silva is a founding member of Brazil's only socialist political party, Partido dos Trabalhadores, The Workers' Party... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 0

UPENDING BRAZILS PRESIDENTIAL RACE, COURT UPHOLDS FORMER LEADERS CONVICTION


Prosecutors have portrayed Mr. da Silva, who has also been charged in six other corruption cases, as a linchpin of Brazil's endemically corrupt political system... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1018

BRAZIL COURT UPHOLDS EX-PRESIDENT'S GRAFT CONVICTION


Significant support Brazil's leading financial daily Valor Economico recently published research that suggested at least 50 percent of Lula da Silva voters would back a Lula-picked candidate... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 547

PROFILE: LUIZ INACIO 'LULA' DA SILVA


Lula da Silva and his lawyers maintain he is innocent... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 250

BRAZIL ON EDGE AS APPEALS DECISION NEARS IN EX-PRESIDENT LULA CORRUPTION CASE


Brazil on edge as appeals decision nears in ex-president Lula corruption case... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 979

BRAZIL POISED FOR LULA APPEAL VERDICT


Three judges in Brazil will shortly decide whether to uphold a prison term given to the country's former President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 146

CHILEAN PRESIDENT-ELECT NAMES SENATOR AS MINING MINISTER


Chile's conservative President-elect Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday named Senator Baldo Prokurica as incoming mining minister, a key post in the world's top copper exporter... READ MORE

23rd January, 2018 38

BRAZIL PRESIDENT TEMER SAYS PENSION CHANGES REMAIN ON AGENDA


I want to say that the possibility to approve the reform is very strong, Temer said... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 48

TRUMP'S TRIP TO DAVOS SETS UP CLASH OF CULTURES


Yet there is no escaping the long shadow cast over the week by Trump, as the convention-shredding president bids to make good on his Davos-baiting promises... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 11

CORRUPTION IS 'SOCIAL VIRUS' INFECTING LATIN AMERICA, SAYS POPE FRANCIS


How much evil is done to our Latin American people and the democracies of this content by this social virus, the pope said... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 6

AMAZON'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 'NEVER SO THREATENED'


Thousands of indigenous people had traveled to meet the pontiff from throughout the Amazon basin region of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 0

MEXICO REJECTS TRUMP CLAIM IT WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY


Trump has suggested that Mexico could finance construction of the wall indirectly through changes to NAFTA... READ MORE

18th January, 2018 52

BRAZIL RAISES HOPES OF A RETREAT FROM NEW MEGA-DAM CONSTRUCTION


Brazil can meet its energy needs without mega-dams, and now it will finally get the chance... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 1369

CHINA'S DIDI BUYS BRAZIL'S RIDE-HAILING LEADER 99


Brazil's 99 was founded in 2012 by local youth entrepreneurs to provide online car and taxi calling services... READ MORE

3rd January, 2018 11

AT LEAST NINE KILLED IN NEW YEAR RIOT


Police in Brazil say at least nine prisoners have been killed in a riot at a jail in the central state of Goias... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 105

BRAZILIAN PRISON RIOT AMONG RIVAL GANGS LEAVES NINE DEAD; SCORES ESCAPE


Inmates from rival gangs battled at a prison in Goaias state Monday, leaving nine dead and 14 injured, authorities told the Brazilian news site G1. Officia... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 0

AFRO-BRAZILIAN SEA GODDESS HONORED IN RIO DE JANEIRO


Hundreds of practitioners of Brazil's Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda faiths have gathered at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to honor the sea godde... READ MORE

30th December, 2017 6

'IT'S A PERVERSE SYSTEM': HOW COLOMBIA'S FARMERS ARE REFORESTING THEIR LOGGED LAND


As the Farc demobilised, deforestation soared by 44 percent in 2016 with a rush of land-grabbing to plant coca and clear land for cattle ranches... READ MORE

29th December, 2017 503

BRAZIL EXPELS VENEZUELAN ENVOY IN TIT-FOR-TAT MOVE


On Saturday, Venezuela expelled Brazil's chief diplomat Ruy Pereira, prompting an angry response from the Brazilians... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 105

#METOO, #TAKEAKNEE AND #COVFEFE: HASHTAGS THAT DOMINATED IN 2017


The subject was a huge talking point among Jordanian social media users despite the numbers being comparatively small... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 126

PERU MOVES TO IMPEACH SCANDAL-HIT PRESIDENT PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI


Peruvian officials begin impeachment process against president kuczynski... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 448

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT KILLS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON BOARD


An Amtrak train derailment in Washington has killed multiple people on board... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 4

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT KILLS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON BOARD


An Amtrak train derailment in Washington has killed multiple people on board... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 4

BRAZILIAN POLICE FOIL MILLION-DOLLAR FRAUD TO EXPORT PRECIOUS AMAZON WOOD TO CHINA


Two Chinese entrepreneurs paid millions of dollars to a Brazilian company that bribed environment officials of an Amazon state to illegally export precious hardwoods to China... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 2331

BRAZILIAN CONSTRUCTION TYCOON LEAVES PRISON, ENTERS FAMILY FEUD


For the remainder, Marcelo Odebrecht will be under house arrest in Sao Paulo... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 5

BRAZILIAN PROSECUTORS ASK STATE BANK CAIXA TO REMOVE VICE PRESIDENTS


In September, Brazil's Supreme Court authorized a different investigation into whether Temer signed a legal decree on ports because of Rodrimar bribes, an allegation both parties have denied... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 240

PERU'S PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI FACES IMPEACHMENT VOTE


Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is accused of accepting bribes from the Brazilian construction company... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 99

PERU PRESIDENT PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI IN TROUBLE OVER CONSULTANT FEE FROM ODEBRECHT


Kuczynski had previously denied any ties to Odebrecht... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 9

TEMER, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS DELAY BRAZIL PENSION VOTE


Brazil's President Michel Temer has agreed with congressional leaders to delay a key vote on pension legislation in the lower house until the week of Dec. 18,... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 3

Trending News Headlines : Favela

BRAZIL ABOLISHES HUGE AMAZON RESERVE IN 'BIGGEST ATTACK' IN 50 YEARS


Brazilian president has dissolved Renca to attract investment in region thought to contain gold with critics warning of irreversible damage... READ MORE

24th August, 2017 84337

AUTHORITIES: GOLD MINERS AT A BAR BRAGGED ABOUT SLAUGHTERING MEMBERS OF A RECLUSIVE BRAZILIAN TRIBE


The miners cut the tribe members' bodies so that they wouldn't float, Lorenzi said, then dropped them into the Jandiatuba River... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 81315

ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION, POPULARITY NEAR ZERO WHY IS BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT STILL IN OFFICE?


Last month, the government of Temer, Rousseff's former vice-president, plunged to 3 percent in one poll... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 71772

UK TRADE MINISTER LOBBIED BRAZIL ON BEHALF OF OIL GIANTS


Pedrosa said he was pressing his counterparts in the Brazilian government on the issues, according to a British diplomatic telegram obtained by Greenpeace... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 14326

BRAZIL BACKTRACKS ON PLAN TO OPEN UP AMAZON FOREST TO MINING


Temer and his cabinet are closely linked to mining and agribusiness industries that want to reduce protections for indigenous territory, the Amazon rainforest and other biomes... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 10184

BRAZILIAN COURT BLOCKS ABOLITION OF VAST AMAZON RESERVE


Judge says president Michel Temer went beyond his authority in issuing decree to dissolve Renca, after fury from activists... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 7850

WHERE IS THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE?


Globally, the mortality rate for young people decreased 21 percent between 2000 and 2015, with HIV-related deaths in particular falling significantly... READ MORE

21st August, 2017 5630

BRAZIL COURT BLOCKS AMAZON MINING DECREE


A Brazilian court has suspended a government decree that would open up a vast natural reserve in the Amazon to commercial mining... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 4855

BRAZIL: INDIGENOUS GROUPS CONDEMN ALLEGED MASSACRE


The reported massacre would be the second deadliest after 16 Yanomami indigenous people were killed in Roraima state in 1993 by illegal gold miners... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 4362

CHINA ENCOURAGES BUSINESSES TO INVEST IN BRAZIL


China encourages businesses to invest in Brazil and participate in infrastructure development there, Vice Premier Wang Yang said on Saturday... READ MORE

3rd September, 2017 2968

'SECURITY GUARD SACKED'


'Security guard sacked' The security guard has been identified by police as Damiao Soares dos Santos, 50... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 2307

BRAZIL'S WORST MONTH EVER FOR FOREST FIRES BLAMED ON HUMAN ACTIVITY


The Amazonian state of Para was the worst affected, with a 229 percent increase in fires from last year... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 1753

TRUMP'S ACTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA 'CRIMINAL,' MAY LEAD TO WAR ON CONTINENT - ROUSSEFF TO RT


Trump's actions in Latin America 'criminal,' may lead to war on continent - Rousseff to RT... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 1750

AFTER PIRATE ATTACK, CALIFORNIA FAMILY MISSING IN BRAZILIAN JUNGLE FOUND SAFE


The Harteaus had recently been living in the southern Brazil city of Florianopolis... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 1597

'BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL' ADVERT FOR TOILET PAPER SPARKS OUTRAGE IN BRAZIL


Advertising agency accused of appropriating black cultural movement - 'In Brazil Blackisbeautiful is now toilet paper. Where do black lives matter?'... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 1528

BRAZILIANS ASKED TO VOTE ON SECESSION


The movement said it set up polls in more than 1,000 municipalities across the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 1446

GLOBAL FIRMS ACCUSED OF IMPORTING TIMBER LINKED TO AMAZON MASSACRE


Greenpeace alleges 12 companies continued to trade with Madeireira Cedroarana after its founder was accused of ordering torture and murder... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 1397

BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT KEEPS JOB AS CONGRESS VOTES AGAINST CORRUPTION CHARGES


Lawmakers overwhelmingly oppose charges for Michel Temer despite broad popular support, as observers condemn 'bankruptcy of political system'... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 1342

AMERICAN FAMILY MISSING IN THE AMAZON AFTER POSSIBLE PIRATE ATTACK


The family along with other passengers were forced down the Amazon river into an area known as Porto dos Dias... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 1253

BRAZILIAN PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION REJECTS CHARGES AGAINST TEMER


Temer already survived one vote in the Chamber in August, when deputies rejected a charge for passive corruption against him... READ MORE

19th October, 2017 1156

BRICS BUSINESS FORUM TO FEATURE XI'S KEYNOTE SPEECH


BRICS nations, all bellwethers of global trade and investment, constitute a major drive for economic growth... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 1144

BRAZIL GETS FIRST FEMALE PROSECUTOR-GENERAL


For the first time in Brazil's history, a female took over prosecutor-general's post on Monday, replacing Rodrigo Janot, who held the position for four years... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 1140

ARMY DEPLOYED TO RIO FAVELA AMID CLASHES BETWEEN GANGS AND POLICE


Army heads to Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro after schools, businesses and a major road closed during fighting between drug gang members and police... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 1137

BRAZIL'S LOST DECADE: THE INVISIBLE COSTS OF AN EPIC RECESSION


In the north-eastern state of Bahia, local officials blame the lack of school lunches on budget cuts by the federal government... READ MORE

21st August, 2017 1103

'TOTALLY DIVIDED': HOW VENEZUELA'S CRISIS SPLIT THE LATIN AMERICAN LEFT


On Tuesday a group of Venezuela's allies - including Cuba, Bolivia and Ecuador - declared support for Maduro and attacked US sanctions as imperialist interference ... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 997

BRAZIL SET FOR LANDMARK INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS RULING


A ruling on the right to three territories could have far reaching consequences for indigenous people across Brazil... READ MORE

16th August, 2017 983

SATELLITE EYE ON EARTH: SEPTEMBER 2017 - IN PICTURES


The Bosphorus, also called the Istanbul Strait, divides Europe lower half of the image from Asia upper ... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 802

ANALYSIS | BRAZIL'S TOP POLITICIANS ARE GETTING BUSTED WITH LITERAL SUITCASES FULL OF CASH


SAO PAULO, Brazil -- It was the most cinematic moment in Brazil's recent political drama... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 796

EUROPEAN LEADERS AGREE NEW ASYLUM POLICY FOR AFRICANS


In parallel, the European leaders agreed to help Chad and Niger with border control to stem illegal migration... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 665

BRAZIL COURT FAVOURS INDIGENOUS GROUPS IN LAND DISPUTE


Brazilian indigenous activists celebrated on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled against a state seeking compensation for land that had been declared tribal reserves... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 633


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