Sources: Al Jazeera
At least one person is killed, three others are injured and others are possibly trapped after a pipeline explosion damages at least 35 properties during construction by Sabesp in Jaguaré, São Paulo, Brazil. 2026-05-11
Headed by Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, left-wing heads of government gather at the IV Meeting in Defense of Democracy and Progressive Global Mobilization in Barcelona. Participants include Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombia's Gustavo Petro, Kosovo's Albin Kurti, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, and Uruguay's Yamandú Orsi. 2026-04-18
Twenty-three people are killed in a rainstorm in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states, Brazil. 2024-03-24
The Philippines reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled from Brazil. 2021-03-13
President Rodrigo Duterte rejects the prospect of reopening the country during a televised cabinet meeting. He goes on to claim that following the examples of the United States', Brazil's and others' "bold actions" would result in "pandemonium", and the potential resultant spike in COVID-19 cases would land the nation in "deep shit". 2020-07-9
Brazil re-opens its northern border with Venezuela which was briefly closed in response to refugees from Venezuela. 2018-08-7
Candidates commence daily broadcasts in Brazil ahead of general and presidential elections on 3 October. 2010-08-18
Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's biggest states, bans the sale of the Toyota Corolla over safety fears. 2010-04-22
Rescue efforts continue in Brazil in an attempt to locate around 200 people believed to have been buried in their homes by a large landslide in Morro do Bumba near Rio de Janeiro city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. 2010-04-9
The death toll in the storm which caused severe damage to Brazil's Rio de Janeiro metro area reaches 200. 2010-04-8