The Senna Tower: Brazil To Construct World Tallest Residential Tower

01 Oct 2024

Brazil’s Balneário Camboriú, famous for its skyline, is set to host the world’s tallest residential tower, the Senna Tower. Standing at 1,670 feet (509 meters), this monumental skyscraper is dedicated to the legendary Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. Designed by Senna’s niece, the acclaimed Brazilian artist Lalali Senna, the tower...

145 Days Of Severe Drought Leads To Major Fire In Brasilia National Park

16 Sep 2024

Firefighters in Brazil are grappling with a significant wildfire in Brasilia National Park, situated just outside the capital. This blaze, the largest the city has encountered this year, has already consumed approximately 1,200 hectares (4.5 square miles) of the park’s 30,000-hectare area. The fire comes as Brasilia experiences an unprecedented...

Brazilian President Fires Human Rights Minister Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

07 Sep 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dismissed Silvio Almeida, the country’s human rights minister, following accusations of sexual harassment involving at least two women, including Racial Equality Minister Anielle Franco. Almeida, a prominent figure in Brazil's fight against racism, has denied the allegations, but the scandal has cast...

US Deputy NSA: Resolving Debt Crisis in Developing Nations a Key G20 Priority

05 Sep 2024

The United States has highlighted resolving the debt crisis in low-income countries as its foremost priority for the upcoming G20 summit, where over half of these nations are facing significant debt distress, according to Daleep Singh, the US G20 Sherpa and Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). The next G20 meeting...

Elon Musk vs. Brazil: Supreme Court Orders Social Media Platform X Shutdown; Imposes Fine for VPN Users

31 Aug 2024

The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) in Brazil after it failed to appoint a legal representative in the country. Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been in a dispute with X's owner Elon Musk since April, mandated the...

Brazil Supreme Court Judge Threatens To Shut Down X Within 24 Hours

29 Aug 2024

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge threatened to suspend X, formerly known as Twitter, if CEO Elon Musk fails to appoint a new legal representative for the platform’s operations in the country within 24 hours. The threat comes after Musk shut down X’s business operations in Brazil, while maintaining user access...

X Shuts Down Operations in Brazil Over ‘Censorship Orders’ from Supreme Court

18 Aug 2024

Media platform X announced on Saturday that it would be closing its operations in Brazil "effective immediately," citing what it referred to as "censorship orders" from Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The platform, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, claimed that Judge Moraes had secretly threatened one of its...

Ex-Bolsonaro Justice Minister Accused Of Voter Suppression In 2022 Election

17 Aug 2024

Brazil's federal police have formally accused Anderson Torres, the former justice minister under ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, of attempting to obstruct voters in an opposition stronghold from accessing polling stations during the 2022 presidential election, according to two sources reported by Reuters on Friday. Torres is charged with political violence alongside...

‘I Wouldn’t Fly Them’: Air Safety Expert Suggests Icing Concerns in Sao Paulo Plane Crash

13 Aug 2024

Mary Schiavo, a former Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation and aviation attorney, described the catastrophic crash of Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283, which crashed near Sao Paolo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. Schiavo analyzed mobile phone footage of the crash, revealing that the plane had...

Pantanal Waterway Project : Scientists Warn It Could Destroy ‘Paradise On Earth’

12 Aug 2024

Scientists are raising alarms about a proposed commercial waterway that could devastate the world’s largest wetland, the Pantanal, spanning Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The Pantanal, a biodiversity hotspot nearly half the size of Germany, is under threat from plans to develop the upper 435 miles of the Paraguay River into...