Some 200 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, company officials say. The break caused a sea of muddy sludge that buried the dam’s cafeteria where hundreds of workers were eating lunch.…
Brazilian healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women (CNN)
More than 300 women have accused Brazilian faith healer João Teixeira de Faria of sexually abusing them, according to Brazil’s state media agency, citing the Department of Public Ministry of the state of Goiás. The women, from countries around the…
Gunman opens fire on church, killing 4 (CNN)
A gunman opened fire on a church in the Brazilian city of Campinas on Tuesday, killing four people before turning the gun on himself, CNN affiliate Record TV reported. Police earlier said the shooter killed five, but have scaled that…
Neymar earns Brazil win against Uruguay (BBC)
A controversial Neymar penalty earned Brazil victory against Uruguay in a fiercely contested friendly at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. The Paris St-Germain striker converted from the spot after Diego Laxalt was harshly adjudged to have fouled Manchester City’s Danilo. Neymar was…
Ronaldinho has passport seized as court finds just £5 in his bank account (Metro)
A Brazilian judge has ordered Ronaldinho’s passport to be confiscated as the former Barcelona forward has failed to pay off his £1.7 million debt. In 2015, Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis were fined for environmental damage after they built…
Bolsonaro’s victory sparks fears among Brazil’s LGBT+ community (Independent)
Jair Bolsonaro’s election as Brazilian president has sparked deep concerns within the country’s gay and trans community about a future under a leader with a history of homophobia. According to Dailymail.co.uk. In 2011, Bolsonaro told a reporter he would prefer…
Brazil to inject $1.1bn into Nigerian agriculture (Guardian)
The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, says Brazil will soon inject 1.1 billion dollars into Nigeria’s agriculture. The envoy said on Thursday night in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that an agreement…
Far-right candidate wins first round in Brazil (BBC)
A far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. He will face the left-wing Workers’ Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, in the second round on 28 October after he failed to win the 50% of valid…
Brazilian presidential candidate Ciro Gomes hospitalized (Punch)
Brazilian presidential candidate Ciro Gomes, who is running third in the latest opinion polls, has been hospitalised in Sao Paulo, Hospital Sources said on Wednesday. The 60-year old entered hospital on Tuesday and has been discharged on Wednesday, the sources…
Nigerian development tragedy: the affliction of image deficit and the way out -Magnus Onyibe
Our dear country seems doomed to remain mired in negative publicity. That is even as headlines heralding horrific events like gruesome murders of civilians by herdsmen , suicide bombings by religious insurgents like Boko Haram and mind-boggling sums of public…
