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 […]
US to return ‘cursed’ $1B emerald to Brazil after 23 years
A “cursed” emerald weighing 836 pounds and worth around $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after being kept under lock and key in Los Angeles for 15 years. The 180,000 carat Bahia emerald was smuggled out of the South American country in 2001 by two residents. A legal battle over the stone continued in […]
Xi Jinping Signs 37 Deals with Socialist Brazil, Cementing Economic Stranglehold on Latin America
Genocide Chinese dictator Xi Jinping held a large and fruitful meeting with socialist Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday. concluded The two countries agreed to enhance their diplomatic relations to a “Brazil-China community for a shared future towards a more just world and a more sustainable planet.” According to a Brazilian newspaper, […]
ICE arrests 3 illegal immigrants in Mass.; 2 charged with child rape, 1 convicted of same crime in Brazil
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced on Wednesday that two undocumented immigrants charged with forcibly raping a child in Massachusetts and another convicted of raping a child in Brazil are hiding in prison. announced the arrest of a third person. After being arrested and released at the US border in 2022, the United […]
Biden skips taking questions at G-20 in Brazil, despite reporter pleading with him
President Biden ignored pleas to speak to reporters as they shouted questions at him as he boarded Air Force One to depart Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday, Biden concluded his visit to Brazil, attending the G20 summit and joining world leaders including Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and […]
First Lady of Host Country Brazil at G20: ‘F*ck You, Elon Musk’
Brazil's first lady Rosangela Lula da Silva, commonly known as “Janja,” criticized Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk at a G20 event over the weekend and called for social media regulation. Brazil is the host of this year's annual G20 summit. G20 members are currently gathering in Rio de Janeiro for a two-day meeting. […]
One Attacker Dead in Brazil Supreme Court Suicide Bombing
A man committed suicide with an explosive device outside Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday night. This is the location investigated by Brazilian police. explained as a suicide attack. brazilian police identified The man is Francisco Wonderly Ruiz, a 59-year-old man who is colloquially known as “Tiu França” and is a locksmith by trade. […]
Man dead after explosions outside Brazil supreme court ahead of G20 | Brazil
A man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday after trying to enter the building, officials said, raising security concerns before the country hosts the Group of 20 world leaders. Concerns are growing. The explosion occurred five days before the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, followed by Chinese President Xi […]