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Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

Discoveries that could help diabetics titled in honour of activist and journalist murdered in Amazon

Andrew Downie

18, Mar, 2023 @9:18 PM

‘An anachronic system’: focus on military police reform after Brazil riot

Force faces growing calls for change amid what experts say could be a ‘window of opportunity’ for Lula

Andrew Downie

18, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

Release of Bolsonaro spending records shows love of high living and … ice-cream

Brazilian government overturns former president’s 100-year ban to publish credit card records

Andrew Downie

13, Jan, 2023 @8:07 PM

Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy

Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions

Tom Phillips in Brasília, Andrew Downie and Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro

10, Jan, 2023 @7:40 AM

Brazil protests: Lula vows to punish ‘neo-fascists’ after Bolsonaro supporters storm congress

President tours scene of riot and orders federal government to take control of policing in capital Brasília as extremists refuse to accept his presidency

Tom Phillips in Brasília and Andrew Downie

09, Jan, 2023 @4:32 AM

‘A lack of respect’: Brazil footballers fail to show up to Pelé’s funeral

Few of the country’s previous World Cup winners traveled to pay homage to the football legend

Andrew Downie

04, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM

‘I had to say goodbye’: thousands pay their respects to Pelé in Brazil

Family and friends stand over open coffin in Santos, as Fifa president asks countries to name stadiums after football legend

Andrew Downie in Santos

02, Jan, 2023 @6:18 PM

Brazil prepares to say goodbye to Pelé as it welcomes a new president

Huge crowds expected for funeral of footballing great as well as the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Andrew Downie in São Paulo

30, Dec, 2022 @4:49 PM

‘Amazonia, you beauty!’ How the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira renewed the fight for Brazil’s forests

Six months on, is something positive coming from the killings that shocked the world?

Andrew Downie

25, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

‘Another night together’: Pelé ‘fights with faith’ in hospital as family gather

Pelé’s family have been gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo, prompting concerns over the deteriorating health of the 82-year-old Brazil legend

Andrew Downie in São Paulo

24, Dec, 2022 @9:30 PM