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Sao Paulo police are investigating the accusation against Neymar, who plays his club soccer with French champions Paris Saint-Germain. (Photo: AP)

Neymar sponsors withdraw ads after rape accusation

A Brazilian woman accused Neymar of raping her at a Paris hotel last month.

08 Jun 2019 11:22 AM

The 26-year-old model fell while turning to leave the runway. (Photo:Twitter)

Brazilian model collapses, dies on rampwalk in Sao Paulo Fashion Week

A Brazilian model died after collapsing on the catwalk during a show on the last day of Sao Paulo Fashion Week.

28 Apr 2019 8:32 AM

Brazilian and Australian sugar industry groups are working together with their respective governments to prepare a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over any possible sugar export subsidy by India, a top Brazilian sugar official told Reuters.

Brazil, Australia to fight any Indian sugar export subsidy

The two countries reached a consensus regarding the need to act at the WTO level if India moves to provide an export subsidy.

13 Sep 2018 2:02 PM

The prison, a maximum security facility with 680 inmates, is located in Joao Pessoa, the capital of Paraiba state. (Representational Image)

With explosives, gunmen blast open Brazil prison gate so 92 inmates can escape

41 of 92 escaped prisoners had been recaptured as Brazilian security forces locked down state capital and medical centres as a precaution.

11 Sep 2018 11:41 AM

'He stopped the car, started shouting at me and said blindness was my punishment,' she wrote on Instagram about Thursday's incident. (Photo: Instagram | Nathalia Santos)

Uber driver accused of kicking out blind woman in Brazil over car AC

Santos runs YouTube channel about her life as blind woman, said she was unable to ascertain her location after being expelled from the car.

04 Sep 2018 3:26 PM

Sao Paulo mayor Joao Doria faces controversy over a food product made from leftovers that is to be given to school kids. (Photo: AFP)

Brazil: ‘Dog food’ pellets made from expired leftovers for poor kids

‘The ministry of education has been authorized to use it in school meals,’ says Joao Doria

20 Oct 2017 2:10 PM

In modern times, August has been a devastating month for Brazilian presidents, 31 days in which they have been impeached or resigned. (Photo: File)

Brazil's president faces congressional vote on his future

Temer is accused of receiving bribes indirectly, via a confidant who was caught by police carrying a suitcase with USD 150,000 in cash.

01 Aug 2017 11:03 AM

Brazilian President Michel Temer. (Photo: AFP)

Brazil's President Temer accused of graft charges by federal police

If two-thirds of Congress votes to allow the investigation, Temer would be suspended from office pending trial.

21 Jun 2017 11:53 AM

Zika is known to occur within equatorial belt from Africa to Asia (Photo: PTI)

Brazil says Zika emergency is over after dip in cases

'The Health Ministry and other organisations will maintain a policy of fighting Zika, dengue and chikungunya', the official said.

12 May 2017 11:20 AM

Experts say a series of massacres in Brazilian jails were part of a war between organized drug gangs in one of the world's most important cocaine markets . (Photo: AFP)

Cocaine gang war drives Brazil prison bloodbaths

They say it was part of a war between organized drug gangs in one of the world's most important cocaine markets and trafficking routes.

12 Jan 2017 1:20 PM

Brazil: Gunman kills 11 at house party; shoots himself dead

The shooter, identified as 46-year-old Sidnei Ramis de Araújo, is believed to have been angry over a split with his wife.

02 Jan 2017 10:19 AM

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