Florida plastic surgeon accused of causing patient death following botched Brazilian butt lift
The Florida Department of Health has accused a Miami plastic surgeon operating from a strip mall that caused the patient's 2023 death in a Brazilian butt lift. Listed as a surgeon at New Life Plastic Surgery and West Miami-Dade's Boutinic Aesthetics, Dr. Fermin Morales, was wrong in the glut section of an unknown patient who […]
New accents: the company reshaping Brazilian film by showing ‘ordinary’ life | Brazil
after arrives late at work several times and the librarian is fired from his school. The HR employee tasked with presenting him with the bad news gives him a lift, their conversation deepens, and by the end of the night, they have a lot in common, including a shared history of mental health treatment. You […]
Brazilian court denies ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s request to travel to Trump’s inauguration
SAO PAULO – Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro's request to temporarily reinstate his passport so he can attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington next week. Judge Alexandre de Moraes, whom Mr Bolsonaro has frequently called a personal enemy, said in his ruling that Mr Bolsonaro was not currently […]
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 […]
Brazilian digital lender Nubank invests $150 million in Tyme Group – Yahoo Finance
SAO PAULO/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Brazilian digital bank Nubank has invested $150 million in Time Group, a digital bank with 15 million customers in South Africa and the Philippines, as it expands into Southeast Asia and plans to go public. It was announced that it would be used to raise funds. By 2028. NuBank said in […]
How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office
In late November, Brazil's federal police formally charged former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others with plotting a coup to keep him in office. In its 884-page report, the agency outlined a multi-step plan supported by evidence and testimony. The plan included systematically instilling distrust in the electoral system among the population, drafting legislation […]
Brazilian real hits all-time low as investors doubt cost savings plan – Financial Times
Unlock Editor's Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Brazil's currency tumbled on Thursday, after government promises to cut costs by 70 billion reais (US$12 billion) over the next two years failed to calm investors' nerves over Latin America's largest economy's finances. It fell to its […]
Biden-Harris DHS Released Convicted Brazilian Child Rapist into U.S.
An illegal alien was released to the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) even though he had been convicted of raping a child in his native Brazil just months earlier. Alexandre Romao de Oliveira (41), an illegal immigrant from Brazil, was convicted of a crime On February 10, 2022, he appeared in […]
Brazilian illegal immigrants arrested in Massachusetts
A Brazilian national who was in the United States illegally and wanted in his home country on drug trafficking charges was arrested by federal authorities in a sanctuary city in Massachusetts near Boston. The unidentified suspect was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Somerville on Tuesday. ICE is scheduled to […]
Brazilian Banks Improve Profitability, Led by Digital Players – PYMNTS.com
Digital banks reportedly led Brazilian banks to improve their profitability in the first half of this year. The country's digital banks' annual return on equity (ROE) rose from 11.45% at the end of December to 19.1% at the end of June, outpacing the banking system as a whole, whose ROE rose from 14.23% to 15.11%. […]