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The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced.
2024-05-8

Brazil, Greece and Ghana report their first cases of monkeypox.
2022-06-8

Brazil surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the U.S.
2021-03-24

Thursday's flooding and devastating mudslides at the BHP-Vale mine in Minas Gerais involved two dams, not one as initially reported. Brazilian officials report the mud flow is eight kilometers (five miles) long and 2.5 meters deep. Those rescued – and emergency services – are being decontaminated; mining spoils being treated as toxic. There is no official information on the number of casualties or the cause of the incident. The company that runs the mine says it detected seismic activity right before the breach. Both BHP and Vale shares declined over five percent. Brazilian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation.
2015-11-6

Brazilian environmentalists and indigenous rights activists protest against the Belo Monte Dam in Brasilia.
2011-02-8

Voters in Brazil go to the polls for the second round of the Brazilian presidential election between Dilma Rousseff and José Serra. Rousseff won 55% of the vote and will become the first female President of Brazil.
2010-10-31

Voters in Brazil go to the polls in a presidential election with a runoff election likely between Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party and José Serra of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party.
2010-10-3

Brazil hosts its first presidential debate online, ahead of elections in October.
2010-08-19

Brazil's four main presidential election candidates participate in their first televised debate.
2010-08-6

The 2010 South American Games are officially closed, with Colombia winning the most gold medals and Brazil just a little over 10 medals behind.
2010-03-30