Brazil

A three-day mourning period has been declared in the city of Batatais for nine firefighters who died in a cave in Altinopolis, Brazil, while training in the cave yesterday. The Sao Paulo fire department, along with 75 firefighters,…

A Brazilian Navy training sail-ship crashed into a pedestrian bridge while cruising a river in Ecuador. The ship was saved from capsizing, and the tugboat accompanying the ship sank. While there was no loss of life or injury in the…

Thousands of protesters held demonstration against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Organized by left-wing parties, union centrals and civil society groups, the protests demanded the impeachment of the…

Brazil has registered its record for new daily Covid-19 deaths with nearly 1,972  fatalities in 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 268,370 on Tuesday. The Health Ministry reported 70,764 new COVID-19 cases, reaching a total of…