Sources: AP
Fourteen people are killed in a plane crash in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil. 2023-09-16
Family and friends of Brazilian Workers' Party activist Rodrigo Pilha, who has been imprisoned for over a month after displaying a banner calling President Jair Bolsonaro "genocidal" over poor management of the COVID-19 pandemic, say that he was beaten and tortured in prison by wardens. 2021-04-30
British Columbia reports its first three cases of Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil. 2021-03-9
Oklahoma reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant originated from Brazil in a woman who had a travel history. 2021-02-5
A plane crashes in Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil, killing four Palmas Futebol e Regatas footballers, their team's president, and the pilot. 2021-01-24
Brazil bans land clearance fires for 60 days in response to the ongoing disaster. 2019-08-29
Several gunmen open fire inside a bar in Belém, Brazil, killing at least eleven people. 2019-05-19
Four children die after a landslide in Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil. 2019-02-17
An apparent gang riot at Colonia Agroindustrial prison in Goiânia, Brazil, results in nine deaths and 14 inmates injured. Authorities report 233 prisoners escaped but now only 95 prisoners remain at large. 2018-01-1
Three men are arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a foreign tourist on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, amid concerns about security before the country hosts 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. 2013-04-2