Tag: Brazil

In a significant operation off the northeastern coast of Pernambuco state, the Brazilian Navy announced on Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a small motor boat, detaining five crew members en route to Africa. The vessel, primarily utilized for both people and cargo transit along the coast, was found to...

New York Democratic Representative, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and 11 other Democratic Representatives which includes the chief of staff for Sen. Bernie Sanders will be visiting the South American nations of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia to meet with political leaders in order to bridge gaps between the US and the South...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed an executive order restricting civilian access to firearms on Friday in order to limit increased gun ownership, which was prominent under former President Jair Bolsonaro, seeing an increase in over 600,000 registered firearm owners. Bolsonaro had previously loosened laws concerning "hunters, marksmen,...

A majority of Brazil's electoral court has blocked former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for public office for 8 years due to violations of election laws. 4 of 7 of the Superior Electoral Tribunal judges had already in favor by Friday, with only 1 voting in his favor. According to...

According to Russian state-owned media, the Brazilian Supreme Court is now considering to extradite Russian GRU officer Sergey Cherkasov to the United States. Cherkasov was sentenced to 15 years in Brazil in 2022 for using a forged Brazilian government-issued document. He was originally arrested by Dutch authorities in April 2022...