Category: Brazil

Iranian Warships Arriving in the Americas is Bigger than Boats, Analysts Say

Iran appears to be making good on its claim to put warships in the Panama Canal before the end of 2023, but analysts say that’s just the beginning. Last week, Brazil permitted two Iranian warships to moor off Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches. The event occurred between Feb. 26 and March 4, causing a stir…


Iranian Warships Docking in Latin America Reflects New Axis of Power, Analysts Say

Iran appears to be making good on its claim to put warships in the Panama Canal before the end of 2023, but analysts say that’s just the beginning. Last week, Brazil permitted two Iranian warships to moor off Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches. The event occurred between Feb. 26 and March 4, causing a stir…


Death Toll From Brazil Floods, Landslides Reaches 57

SAO PAULO—The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 57 people on Friday, official figures showed. Massive downpours have caused landslides and flooding in coastal towns of Brazil’s richest state since last weekend. The city of Sao Sebastiao bore the brunt of the human toll, with…


Spanish Court Rejects Brazil Footballer’s Dani Alves Appeal Against Remand Over Sex Claim

BARCELONA—A Spanish court rejected a request by Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves to be released from jail on remand as the investigation over an alleged sexual assault in a Barcelona night club continues, the regional court said on Tuesday. The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was jailed on remand without bail on Jan. 20…


Downpour Kills at Least 36 in Brazil, Cities Cancel Carnival

SAO PAULO—Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday, while fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo’s state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a 7-year-old girl was killed in neighboring Ubatuba. On…


Bolsonaro Mulls Return to Brazil in Coming Weeks

MEXICO CITY—Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he plans to return to Brazil “in the coming weeks,” after having spent more than a month in the United States. Bolsonaro flew to Florida two days before Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as the new president on Jan. 1, and later applied…


Brazil’s Police Carry out Fresh Raids as Part of Jan. 8 Riots Probe

BRASILIA—Brazil’s federal police on Friday carried out fresh raids as part of a probe into the Jan. 8 insurrection, when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro breached government buildings in Brasilia. Police said in a statement they were serving three preventive arrest warrants and 14 search and seizure warrants ordered by the Supreme Court in…


Why Does This Surreal ‘Desert’ Fill With Endless Balmy Swimming Pools and Living Fish Every Year?

These endless sand dunes stretching to the horizon might make you think you’ve wandered into the Sahara. Yet with countless blue-turquoise lagoons weaving like emerald ribbons between each valley of sand, farther than eyes can see, the sight is quite extraterrestrial. But it’s a reality in one spot on our planet Earth. Highly unique, Lençóis…


Analysts Say Brazil’s Proposed Universal Latin American Currency ‘Not Realistic’

Plans for a single currency in Latin America resurfaced after more than a decade on Jan. 23, when Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced the initiative at a bilateral conference in Buenos Aires. The Brazilian president—commonly known as Lula—pitched the idea as a means for Argentina and Brazil to end their dependency on…


LIVE NOW: Is the Biden Administration Subverting US Allies? ‘Biden Files’ Update

After reportedly playing a role in Brazil’s presidential election, the Biden team is now taking sides against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. By encouraging domestic opposition to elected governments, the White House is interfering in the political process of allied democracies. In the latest episode of Over the Target Live, Israeli writer Caroline Glick uncovers…