Bolsonaro stresses Christian morals amid Rio’s pre-Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro addressed tens of thousands of evangelicals on a Rio de Janeiro beach Saturday, telling them Brazil's govern...
Brazil indigenous protest new gov’t moves on their lands
SAO PAULO — Brazil's far-right government drew protests from indigenous groups Wednesday, first by naming a former evangelical missionary to head a de...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro keeps to far right, faces tough 2nd year
SAO PAULO — Heading into his second year as Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro has held firm to his combative culture-warrior policies while feuding w...
Bolsonaro vs NGOs: Amazon town becomes ground zero for spat
ALTER DO CHAO, Brazil — A sleepy Amazon town has become the flashpoint for the growing hostility between Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a...
Brazil’s president criticizes DiCaprio over Amazon fires
RIO DE JANEIRO — Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he...
Brazil says Amazon deforestation is worst since 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, a government report said Monday, undermining offic...
Economy in mind, Bolsonaro changes tack and cozies up to Xi
BRASILIA, Brazil — What a difference a year makes.
Censorship or caution? Culture war burns in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — The clowns were already on stage, faces painted white, costumes carefully adjusted. It was to be the troupe's second show of "Abrazo,...