BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions | Automotive industry
Brazilian authorities have halted construction of a factory by Chinese electric car company BYD after it was discovered that more than 160 Chinese nationals were living in “slave-like” conditions. Workers at a construction site in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia were found to be working long hours (sometimes seven days in a row) and living […]
At least 10 killed in plane crash in Brazilian mountain resort | Brazil
A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town popular with tourists on Sunday, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, Brazil's civil defense agency said. The agency said in a post on X that the plane hit a residential chimney, then the second floor of a […]
More than 30 dead in Brazil bus and truck collision
More than 30 people were killed in Brazil when a crowded bus collided with a truck and burst into flames early Saturday morning, the fire department said. After removing all the victims from the main road near the town of Teofilo Otoni in Minas Gerais state, the state fire department said 38 of the 45 […]
1 dead, 2 injured after floating Christmas tree collapses in Brazil
A worker was killed and two others injured when a floating Christmas tree collapsed during a thunderstorm in Brazil on Monday. According to local officials. The 184-foot-tall exhibit was installed in the coastal waters of Lagoa de Arractiva in Marica, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro. It was blown away by strong winds and collapsed […]
Brazil Fights Real Selloff With Two Dollar Auctions in a Day – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Brazil's government took unusual steps Tuesday to stem a currency collapse that has accelerated in recent weeks as investors grow concerned about the government's soaring budget deficit. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg As part of the latest in a series of aggressive moves, the central bank sold more than $3 billion in back-to-back […]
ICE arrests illegal immigrant wanted for murder in Brazil
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Philadelphia have arrested an illegal Senegalese immigrant wanted on suspicion of murder in Brazil. ICE officials said in a statement that Senegalese national Golla Toury Fall, 34, was arrested on Dec. 10 during a targeted crackdown in Philadelphia. Fall was captured and released by the Biden-Harris administration's Border […]
Model, Family Held Captive in Scorpion-Infested Shack in Brazil
A model and her family were reportedly held captive for several hours in a shed infested with snakes and scorpions in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian-born Luciana Curtis, her husband Enrique Gendol, and their 11-year-old child were approached by armed men and abducted as they were leaving a restaurant in an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo […]
US-based model, husband and child kidnapped and held 12 hours after leaving restaurant in Brazil: reports
Luciana Curtis, international model. her photographer husband, Enrique Gendre; She and her 11-year-old child were reportedly kidnapped in her home country on Wednesday night and held hostage for 12 hours. “Armed criminals approached the victims outside the restaurant and detained them,” Brazilian police said in a statement, citing local reports by the New York Post. […]
Bolsonaro floats Trump pressure campaign on Brazil in comeback push
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on President-elect Donald Trump to support him in his bid to return to power, and suggested that President Trump would impose economic sanctions on the South American country during his second term. “Trump is back, and that's a sign that we're coming back too,” Bolsonaro said. wall street journal […]
American judge rules ‘cursed’ 840-pound emerald may return to Brazil
A giant emerald smuggled into the United States more than 20 years ago will soon be returned home, according to a recent ruling handed down by a US judge. The gem, which weighs more than 840 pounds, was mined in 2001 in the Brazilian state of Bahia and is known as the Bahia Emerald. The […]