Brazil

The Brazilian presidential election is heading to a second round after no candidate secured the required 50% of the vote. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, took the lead in the first round with 47.45% of the…

A severe storm packing winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour has swept through the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, leaving five people dead. The destruction brought down dozens of trees and power lines, tore off roofs,…

Six people were killed in Rio de Janeiro when two helicopters collided in mid-air, sending one plummeting into an electric vehicle dealership. The explosive impact and subsequent secondary explosions ignited a massive fire that engulfed…

A 21-year-old woman in Cuiaba, Brazil, unexpectedly plunged into a sewer on May 17 while out walking her dog. The accident occurred when the concrete manhole cover she stepped on suddenly shattered beneath her feet. Nearby bystanders…

A small aircraft crashed into a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, leaving four people severely injured. The pilot and three passengers sustained serious trauma upon impact and were immediately treated by…

Torrential rains in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have left at least 46 people dead and 21 missing, authorities said. Most of the victims were reported in Juiz de Fora, with additional fatalities in the nearby city of Ubá. Rescue teams…

At least 16 people, including four children, were killed when a passenger bus carrying around 60 people overturned on a bend in the road in Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil. The bus was returning from celebrations marking Our Lady of…

A storm with strong winds knocked down a 24-meter-tall Statue of Liberty replica in Porto Alegre, in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The statue collapsed in the parking lot of a Havan store in the Guaiba district during winds…

Thousands protested across Brazil against a bill that would reduce the prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters. Demonstrations were held in major cities, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with…