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Brazil basketball legend Oscar Schmidt dies at 68

18 Apr 2026-03:18
Ronaldinho documentary traces rise of football icon - VIDEO

Netflix is launching its summer football lineup ahead of schedule with the debut of a new documentary series centered on one of the sport’s most celebrated players.

17 Apr 2026-09:32
Brazil poll shows tight Lula-Bolsonaro race

Brazil’s presidential race is tightening, with a new poll showing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro virtually tied in a potential runoff ahead of October’s general election.

15 Apr 2026-15:56
Renault to cut 2,400 engineering jobs as Chinese rivals turn up the heat

French carmaker Renault has said it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20% percent in the coming two years.

15 Apr 2026-09:40
Brazil places BYD on blacklist over slave-like working conditions

Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment has added the local subsidiary of Chinese automaker BYD to a registry of employers found to have imposed conditions analogous to slave labor.

10 Apr 2026-23:56
Rio Olympic Park velodrome fire brought under control, no one injured

A fire at the velodrome in Rio ‌de Janeiro's Olympic Park was brought under control early on Wednesday, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex and no injuries reported, fire officials said.

10 Apr 2026-08:34
BYD added to Brazil’s ‘dirty list’ for labour rights violations

Brazil’s Labour Ministry has placed BYD on its registry of employers—Lista Suja, or ‘dirty list’—found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery during the construction of its plant in Bahia state.

07 Apr 2026-22:52
Colombia's Petro calls for Pix payment system expansion in Brazil

Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged Brazil to expand its instant payment system, Pix, to Colombia and raised concerns about U.S. financial sanctions in a message on X, as Washington investigates the Brazilian system.

06 Apr 2026-21:14
Embraer CFO resigns, CEO steps in temporarily

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced on Monday that its chief financial officer, Antonio Carlos Garcia, has resigned from his position.

06 Apr 2026-17:53
Why a Brazilian lawmaker is targeting Israeli military entry

Brazil has become the focus of a new geopolitical debate after a lawmaker proposed restricting the entry of Israeli military personnel into the country.

03 Apr 2026-22:42