An “Olympic truce” in Brazil?
Can Brazil, through this year’s Olympic Games, leave behind its worst political,…
Egypt receives 16.65% of Brazilian exports, ranks third in Arab world
Brazilian exports to the Arab world amounted to $5.24bn in the first…
IOC’s Bach criticized, Russia relieved over doping decision
After the decision not to impose a general ban on Russian athletes…
Russian doping report due, Olmypic ban requests already drafted
A report into allegations of state-sponsored Russian doping at the 2014 Sochi…
Defending lands, indigenous group fights dams in Brazil’s Amazon
The Munduruku indigenous people are resisting hydroelectric dams on the Tapajós River,…
Crisis-hit Rio drastically cuts Olympic culture program
Expect flashmobs during the Olympic Games, but possibly not much more. Amidst…
Brazil’s Doce River still foul eight months after dam collapse
Eight months after a mining dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil, the 1.6…
Brazilian court rules against WhatsApp for refusing to comply in drug trafficking case
Brazil's top court has frozen millions of dollars in WhatsApp's funds. The…
New Brazilian government suspends plans to welcome Syrian refugees
Under the new government, Brazil is abandoning plans to accept more Syrian…
Jaguar used in Olympic torch ceremony shot dead in Brazil
A jaguar used as part of the Olympic torch ceremony in Brazil…