‘No amnesty!’: Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters

“No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!”
The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo’s law college Monday [yesterday, Macau time]. Hours later, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, penned on protest posters and banners.

Authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

The protesters were seeking military intervention to either restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power or oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in

Democracy under attack in Brazil: Five questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military

Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023. In images similar to those from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrators were seen overwhelming and beating police while breaching the security perimeter of the buildings.

Authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating today (Monday) after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation's highest

Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé yesterday , burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil prepares to bury Pelé in city he made soccer mecca

Forty-five years after Pelé played his last game, it’s hard to imagine modern soccer, or Brazil, without him. Geovana Sarmento, 17, waited in the

Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro

Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics.

Little talk of rainforest protection in the Brazilian Amazon

In the Brazilian Amazon these days, it’s nearly impossible to run for office talking up the environment. More common is a scene like this: A

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

BRASILIA — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said today (Saturday) that he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he

Hainan Airlines group becomes main shareholder of Brazilian carrier Azul

Chinese group HNA, the owner of Hainan Airlines, has established a strategic partnership with Brazilian carrier Azul by purchasing a stake of 23.7 percent for USD450 million, the group said

China State Grid plans to invest billions in Brazil

xian. The total amount includes the value provided to build two power transmission lines that will transport the electricity produced in at the Belo Monte hydroelectric facility, in the state of

Brazil 9th largest AIIB shareholder

Brazil is the ninth largest shareholder of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the first international financial institution established by China, according to state English- language newspaper China Daily. With a stake

Brazil and China sign 35 cooperation agreements

With oil company Petrobras alone China signed three cooperation agreements involving at least $7 billion at an event attended by President Dilma Rousseff and the Chinese Prime Minister, following an

Tianjin Airlines buys 22 aircraft from Embraer

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer will supply 22 jet aircraft to Tianjin Airlines, a subsidiary of the HNA Group, under a final contract signed this week, the company said in a

China and Brazil discuss cooperation

The Prime Minister of China Li Keqiang will present a list of nearly 60 investment projects involving construction of infrastructure and industrial facilities in Brazil, reported Brazilian newspaper Valor Económico. The

Summit between Brazil and Portugal in June

The Luso-Brazilian summit will take place next June, on a date to be announced, said Tuesday in Lisbon the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, during a meeting with the

BRAZIL | Embraer delivers 208 aircraft in 2014

Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer ended 2014 with the delivery of 92 commercial aircraft and 116 executive jets, reaching the targets set for the year, the company said in a statement

China largest importer of farm products from Brazil in 2014

In second to fifth place on the list are the United States, the Netherlands, Russia and Germany, and the top five countries last year imported agricultural and livestock products worth

Chinese financing model in Africa seen as an example in Brazil

In the study entitled “The Defense Industry and Brazil-Africa Relations: Achievements and Challenges,” recently published by the Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI), three researchers note that, according to official

Brazilian export finance plan expands to Angola

Simão Grilo dos Santos, who recently spoke in Sao Paulo, said Proex would have its funding increased in 2015 “to finance Brazilian businessmen interested in investing in Angola with local

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