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What You Need to Know:  Members of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra/MST) have today occupied nearly 4000 acres of land belonging to Brazil’s state-owned Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in the northeastern Municipality of Petrolina.  According to MST, the occupied Embrapa lands are “unproductive, idle and abandoned”, with the occupation forming part of various actions planned...

Another Charge Against the Former President: The former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was accused of falsifying vaccine records, according to a police report seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The fraud charge is yet another charge against the former President, who stands accused of attempting to launch a coup and was barred from holding public office until 2030 following what authorities...

17 people taken hostage at a bus station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday were released after their captor turned himself in to authorities. The hostage situation began when the attacker attempted to rob the bus, where he then fired a firearm, injuring two victims, one of whom, a 35-year-old by the name of Bruno Lima da Costa, was...

Update 18:00 local time: Police have confirmed the attacker has turned himself in to authorities while all hostages have been released unharmed. Update 17:09 local time: Police have clarified that 15 people have been taken hostage. Update 17:25 local time: One of the injured, a 35-year-old by the name of Bruno Lima da Costa, has been sent to Souza Aguiar hospital...

What Happened: An auto-company that owns auto brands including Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, and Ram has announced its largest investment in Brazil and other regions of South America. The investment is expected to bring 40 new products, expand decarbonization technology, and continue sustainable regional growth, according to the Stellantis website. Stellantis is also aiming to achieve its carbon-net-zero objectives by 2030 with...