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Lion Kills Teen in Front of Zoo Visitors

Troubled teen climbed 20-foot wall to get into enclosure in Brazilian zoo

(Newser) - A 19-year-old man was killed after climbing into a lioness' enclosure at a Brazilian zoo on Sunday, in plain view of zoo visitors. Authorities in Joao Pessoa, a coastal city in the country's northeast, said the teenager climbed a 20-foot wall, got past security barriers, and slid down a...

Bolsonaro Begins Serving His 27-Year Sentence

It's a day many in Brazil thought they would never see

(Newser) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began serving his 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday, a move that many in the South American nation doubted would ever take place after he was sentenced for leading a coup attempt designed to keep him in office after losing the 2022 presidential elections. Supreme Court...

Bolsonaro Says Hallucinations Caused Ankle Monitor Violation
Court Panel Upholds
Bolsonaro's Detention
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Nov 24, 2025 6:42 PM CST

Court Panel Upholds Bolsonaro's Detention

Former Brazilian president tried to break his ankle monitor while under house arrest

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court upheld former President Jair Bolsonaro's incarceration on Monday, after he admitted to trying to break his ankle monitor while under house arrest. Bolsonaro was taken into custody early Saturday and put in a cell. A four-member panel of the court, including the justice who issued...

Climate Summit's Conclusion Pleases Oil-Producing Nations

The fossil fuels issue is left out of the final agreement in Brazil

(Newser) - The UN climate summit ended Saturday in Brazil with a final statement that avoided any direct mention of fossil fuels—widely recognized as the main cause of global warming—drawing criticism from diplomats and climate advocates and raising doubts about the world's ability to confront the accelerating climate crisis....

Bolsonaro's House Arrest Just Lost the 'House' Part

Brazil's Supreme Court orders arrest of ex-president ahead of his 27-year prison sentence

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, days before he was to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The embattled leader was taken to the headquarters of the country's Federal Police in the capital, Brasilia, from his house...

Fire Disrupts UN Climate Talks
Fire Stops UN Climate Talks
Nov 20, 2025 7:12 PM CST

Fire Stops UN Climate Talks

13 people are treated for smoke inhalation at Brazil site

(Newser) - A fire at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil forced the evacuation of thousands of delegates and disrupted negotiations on Thursday, just as negotiators were to press for an international roadmap way from fossil fuels. Organizers reported that 13 people were treated onsite for smoke inhalation after the fire broke...

Protest on Varied Fronts Marks Halfway Point of Climate Talks

'You can't ignore all these people,' one demonstrator says

(Newser) - Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels. Hundreds wore red shirts, symbolizing the blood of colleagues fighting to protect the environment. And others chanted, waved huge flags or held up signs Saturday in Brazil on what's historically the biggest day of protest at the halfway...

Brazil's High Court: Bolsonaro Appeal Is 'Unfeasible'

Former Brazilian leader sees his bid rebuffed, though justices could still change minds through Friday

(Newser) - The justices on Brazil's Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro's appeal unanimously rejected his request on Friday. Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the case's rapporteur, rejected all defense arguments, calling them "unfeasible" and saying there were no omissions in the sentencing, per the AP . He...

Brazil Has a New Plan to Save Earth's Tropical Forests

Plan would pay countries to protect rainforests, but funding hurdles remain

(Newser) - Brazil will on Thursday announce the launch of an ambitious new investment fund designed to pay countries to keep their tropical forests intact. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility —set to be announced at COP30, the United Nations global climate conference in Belém—aims to distribute up to $4...

In Rio, Gunshots From 'Here, There, Everywhere'

More than 130 killed in deadliest police operation in the city's history

(Newser) - A sweeping police operation in Rio de Janeiro has left more than 130 people dead, marking what is widely reported to be the highest single death toll in the city's long history of clashes between law enforcement and drug gangs. The raid, which unfolded before dawn Tuesday in the...

5 GOP Senators Join Dems to Block Trump Tariffs

Senate passes resolution rebuking Trump, though it's widely seen as symbolic

(Newser) - The Senate on Tuesday voted to approve a resolution to block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans siding with Democrats in a move widely seen as a rebuke to the president's trade policies. The 52-48 vote, led by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, aims to...

'Silent Genocides' Could Wipe Out 100 Groups in 10 Years

Logging, mining, and disease push isolated communities to the brink

(Newser) - Half of the world's uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade unless urgent action is taken, according to a new report from Survival International. The advocacy group estimates there are at least 196 uncontacted groups worldwide, with the vast majority living in the Amazon rainforest. These communities, often...

How Coffee Is Drying Up Its Own Future

New report links falling yields, rising prices to deforestation

(Newser) - A new report warns that the global appetite for coffee is putting the industry's future at risk, with a link to deforestation. Per the New York Times , the nonprofit watchdog Coffee Watch looked into the matter in Brazil's key coffee region in the southeast, linking the clearing of...

China Imported No US Soybeans Last Month

Tariffs and trade tension push China to Brazil and Argentina

(Newser) - China imported no soybeans from the US in September, marking the first time in nearly seven years that shipments from American farmers to their largest foreign customer have dropped to zero, Reuters reports. The drop, which highlights the ongoing trade rift between the world's two largest economies, is the...

Famed Landscape Architect Dies in Brazil Plane Crash

Kongjian Yu was filming documentary in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands

(Newser) - Kongjian Yu, the landscape architect who dreamed up the "sponge city" concept , has died in a plane crash in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands while filming a documentary about his trailblazing work. Yu, 62, was en route to a ranch near the border with Paraguay and Bolivia when the...

Nationwide Rallies Object to Pardoning Bolsonaro

Bill would extend amnesty to allies and supporters convicted in coup attempt

(Newser) - Brazilians held protests in all 26 states and the Federal District on Sunday against a possible pardon for former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, who were convicted of attempting a coup. Calls for demonstrations grew after the lower house on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment that would make it...

Freshly Convicted Bolsonaro Lands in the Hospital Again

Former Brazilian president under house arrest sent to hospital with severe hiccups

(Newser) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, just convicted of plotting a coup , was taken from house arrest to a hospital on Tuesday after a medical "emergency," according to a statement from his eldest son. Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro said his father, who's dealt with recurring intestinal issues since...

Court Gives Bolsonaro 27 Years for Plotting Coup

Trump says he's unhappy with Brazil's verdict against his ally

(Newser) - A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years, three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a military coup to remain in office after his 2022 electoral defeat. A majority of justices on a five-justice court panel earlier in the day...

Fearing Escape, Brazil Tightens Grip on Bolsonaro

Police surround his home ahead of Tuesday trial

(Newser) - Brazilian authorities have boosted security around the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro to prevent his escape from house arrest before Tuesday's trial. Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup attempt after losing the 2022 presidential election. Authorities allowed plainclothes police officers to set up outside the gated community...

Place Bolsonaro Under House Arrest, Judge Orders

Former president backed by Trump has supported foreign intervention in Brazil's case, ruling says

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court issued an order Monday to place former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on charges of plotting a coup to keep himself in power, under house arrest. Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote that the ruling is in response to the former president's lack of...

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