An arrest has been made in the case of a family in Brazil who were poisoned on Christmas Eve after eating a cake containing arsenic.

Catholics in the small Brazilian city of Santo Antonio de Goias celebrated the Epiphany throughout the weekend and into Monday, the same day the rest of the nation observed Three Kings Day.

Brazil's trade surplus shrank by nearly 25% in 2024 compared to the previous year, to $74.6 billion, official data showed on Monday, driven by higher imports as Latin America's largest economy outpaced initial growth expectations.

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that the government has no plans to raise the financial transactions tax, known as IOF, to address U.S. dollar outflow following the sharp depreciation of the Brazilian currency last year.

A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.

Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. experience in reckoning with an attack at the heart of its democracy stands in stark contrast to that of Brazil.

Julius Baer Group Ltd. said it would sell its domestic Brazilian business to Banco BTG Pactual SA, the biggest independent investment bank in Latin America, for 615 million reais ($101 million).

Lima’s successor joked that his staff would be using “a communal potty” until their missing toilet was returned.

A reconstruction of the last six months of turmoil in Venezuela following the July elections, highlighting the opposition’s accusations of fraud, the exile of González Urrutia, the presentation of the paper tallies,

JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Tuesday welcomed its formal entry into BRICS, saying it would use its membership to strengthen partnerships with and amplify voices of the Global South.