Sources: Huffington Post
Seven people are killed when a King Air 360 crashed shortly after takeoff in Piracicaba, Brazil. Among the victims is the Brazilian energy company Cosan shareholder Celso Silveira Mello Filho and his family. 2021-09-14
President Jair Bolsonaro signs a law allowing vaccine and medication patents to be broken in situations of public health emergency in Brazil, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021-09-2
Greece reports their first case of the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant that originated in Brazil. 2021-06-11
Austria reports their first case of the Lineage P.2 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Salzburg state. 2021-03-8
An irregular gas company explodes and kills four people in Boa Vista, Brazil. 2019-10-15
An open letter from international politicians, activists, journalists, and academics demands an independent commission be formed to investigate the assassination of Brazilian human rights activist Marielle Franco and her driver. 2018-03-22
At least 15 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in and around São Paulo, Brazil, following heavy rain. 2016-03-11
Tens of thousands of Brazilians protest in cities around the country to demand that Congress impeach President Dilma Rousseff. The lower house of Congress opened impeachment proceedings on 2 December 2015. 2015-12-13
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff convenes a truth commission to investigate Brazil's military dictatorship. 2012-07-30
TAM Airlines of Brazil and LAN Airlines of Chile announce plans for a merger that would make the biggest carrier in the region. 2010-08-13