Simon Romero
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
In taking command of Joint Task Force Bravo, U.S. Army Col. Brian Hughes praised the forces' role in aiding Central American governments to combat the effects of natural disasters and transnational crimes.
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
The Brazilian authorities arrested 10 members of an Islamist militant group that was organizing terrorist attacks, officials announced Thursday, raising tension around the country just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games.
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 06:49
Striking a defiant tone as scandals engulf her government, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil insisted in an interview on Thursday that she would not resign, even as momentum builds in Congress for her ouster.
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 05:15
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seemed destined to become the biggest figure caught in the widening corruption investigation upending Latin America’s largest country. But as it turns out, he may have an unusual escape route. Instead of facing jail, he is becoming a cabinet minister: President Dilma Rousseff, his protégée and successor, announced Wednesday that she was making him chief of staff.
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 05:30
Protesters in cities across Brazil called for the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday, reflecting rising anger in the country over huge corruption scandals and a deepening economic crisis.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 06:07
The colossal graft scandal surrounding Brazil’s national oil company engulfed the country’s most prominent political figure on Friday, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as the police raided his home and took him into custody.
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 05:25
With about 500,000 people expected to visit Brazil for the Olympics here this year, researchers are scrambling to figure how much of a risk the Games might pose in spreading the Zika virus around the world.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:49
A sweeping anticorruption crusade in Brazil is ensnaring one major political figure after another, throwing the country into upheaval at a time when the national mood is souring and the economy is reeling from a painful downturn.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:17
At least three other journalists have been killed in Brazil this year in retaliation for their work, bringing the number of such cases before the killing of Mr. Carvalho to 16 since 2011. The circumstances surrounding six other cases remain unclear.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 04:38
A spree of killings which has left at least 35 people dead in Manaus is raising suspicions that police officers may have organized a death squad to carry out a wave of execution-style killings in retaliation for the recent fatal shooting of a police officer, security officials said.