Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has taken a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix despite starting 17th and increasing his lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris with three races remaining.

The Brazilian Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a statement posted on the court’s website.

Incumbent Eduardo Paes has been reelected for a fourth, non-consecutive term as the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, after winning an absolute majority of votes in the first round of Brazil’s local elections.

Environment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for ecosystem services, acknowledging Brazil’s proposal to establish a trust fund for forest conservation.

An airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back to Brasilia landed safely on Tuesday at Mexico City's Felipe Angeles airport after circling for hours due to a technical problem.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday added conditions for Elon Musk’s X to have its service reestablished in the country, one day after the social media platform said it had complied with all the judge’s demands.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game with the Tennessee Titans as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.

Jordan Love won’t play for Green Bay in Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts as the quarterback continues to recover from a knee injury he sustained in the season opener.

The Green Bay Packers have downgraded quarterback Jordan Love's status for Sunday's game with the Indianapolis Colts to doubtful as he recovers from a knee injury.

Paying running backs paid off in Week 1 for teams across the NFL.

A major river in the Brazilian metropolis Sao Paulo is suddenly emerald green and clear skies have turned from blue to grey.

A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.

The host of the NFL’s first game in Brazil, soccer club Corinthians, is not keen on the green-dominated color schemes of its Friday night visitors, the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Sao Paulo state’s government says it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses for Friday’s NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers after some players expressed concern about playing in Brazil.

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence.

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice could shut down the local operation of X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t name a legal representative.

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game in Sao Paulo.

The buildings in Brazil’s modernist capital, Brasilia, have been enveloped in smoky air the past two days.

Local authorities say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people.

Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the country as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada.

The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week has been buried in Sao Paulo, becoming the first person laid to rest among the 62 victims, as authorities continue working to determine what caused the accident.

More than 40 families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil have gathered at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as three French government investigators arrived in the country.

Brazilian rescue teams have retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state as families began gathering in the metropolis to identify and bury their loved ones.

A Brazilian airliner says one of its passenger planes with 61 people aboard has crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all who were aboard.

Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil's Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant.

Brazilian police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations.

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests sweep across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize abortions.

The iconic yellow and green of Brazil’s flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sunday’s LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo.

Health officials in Brazil say the first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease have been reported in the country's south, where floodwaters are slowly receding.

The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on Sept. 6.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties.

Brazil’s finance minister told his peers during a G20 meeting in Sao Paulo that countries should implement a global tax on the super-rich in an effort to tackle rampant tax evasion.

“Dark Matter” is the name of Pearl Jam's forthcoming album.

Brazil’s Congress has overturned a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva so it can reinstate legislation that undoes protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights.

The NFL will play a regular-season game in Brazil in 2024.

The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change.

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has faced headwinds in recent weeks, including his crash out of his Mexican Grand Prix and a narrowing the gap between him and Lewis Hamilton in the fight for the runner-up position in the drivers’ championship.

Brazil’s top court is deciding whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be decriminalized nationwide.

Authorities in the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul say eight people are dead and 19 are missing after a severe winter storm swept through the region.

Hundreds of residents of a rain-battered region in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state are scrambling to find water and daily supplies after floods and mudslides cut off their communities and left at least 48 people dead.

Hundreds of rescuers in Brazil are searching for survivors of landslides and flooding that killed at least 36 people along the coast of the country’s southern state of Sao Paulo following a huge weekend downpour.

Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil's Sao Paulo state , while fatalities could rise.

Thousands of protesters in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo demanded “No amnesty!"

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Before South Florida rang in the New Year, many countries across the world celebrated the start of 2023 ahead of us.

The office of Brazil’s vice president says he’s become acting president, an indication that President Jair Bolsonaro has left the country.

The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday.

Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November.

Doctors say Brazilian soccer great Pelé is improving.

Brazilian soccer great Pelé says he will be cheering for the country's national team in its World Cup game against South Korea from the hospital.

Two daughters and one grandson of Brazilian soccer great Pelé said the three-time World Cup winner has been hospitalized since Tuesday to treat a respiratory infection aggravated by COVID-19.

Formula One is launching a new racing series for female drivers that will start next year.

Formula One team Mercedes says it has suspended its sponsorship deal with FTX, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges.

In a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon, revoked the protected designation of a large swath of forest about twice the size of New York City.

A Sao Paulo gubernatorial candidate’s campaign event in the Paraisopolis neighborhood came to an abrupt halt on Monday when gunfire erupted outside.

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro have clashed in their first one-on-one debate, two weeks before the presidential election’s runoff.

Portugal’s president is scrambling to quell an outcry over his comments appearing to make light of revelations that more than 400 people were victims of child sex abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church.

Tens of millions of Brazilians tuned in to the final presidential debate before Sunday's elections and what it lacked in substance it made up for in fireworks.

The embalmed heart of the emperor who declared Brazil’s independence has returned to the South American nation for ceremonies worthy of a head of state as the nation prepares to celebrate its bicentennial.

Brazil’s airport authority Infraero said it has notified the Federal Police over an apparent hack into electronic displays at an airport in Rio de Janeiro.

In Rio de Janeiro, bold swimmers have been discouraged from diving into the cold ocean.

Rio de Janeiro’s samba schools have begun putting on this year's delayed Carnival parades, the first after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19-pandemic.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has led thousands of motorcyclists on a campaign ride through the country's most populous state.

A justice of Brazil's top court has ordered the messaging app Telegram to be shut down.

Authorities in Brazil say landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains have killed at least 19 people in the country's most populous state, Sao Paulo.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from a hospital in Sao Paulo, where he spent two days after an intestinal obstruction.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in a Sao Paulo hospital for tests after experiencing abdominal discomfort.

Brazil will require international travelers who aren't vaccinated against the coronavirus to quarantine for five days in their city of destination after arriving by plane.

Health officials in Brazil have reported the country’s first confirmed cases of the omicron variant in two travelers returning from South Africa, the first such cases in Latin America.

Many Brazilians felt bearish about the new Wall Street-inspired bull sculpture outside the stock exchange, and didn’t have to wait long for it to crash: The statue has been removed a week after it was installed.

Mercedes will argue for a review of the decision to not penalize Red Bull driver Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from Friday’s qualifying session at the Brazilian Grand Prix after a technical infringement by Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton is running out of time in his quest to win a fifth straight Formula One title and the Brazilian Grand Prix offers the British driver little hope of catching leader Max Verstappen.

Brazil’s seven-day total for deaths from COVID-19 has fallen to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic.

Brazil has topped 600,000 virus deaths as it bids to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.

With Brazil’s presidential election one year away, tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities around the country to protest President Jair Bolsonaro and call for his impeachment over his government’s handling of the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil's embattled right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro heeded his call and turned out at Independence Day rallies as he stepped up his attacks on the Supreme Court and threatened to plunge the country into a constitutional crisis.

The pitch intruders claimed to have very good reason to be confronting players only seven minutes into Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Argentina.

Brazil’s federal police is investigating four Argentina footballers for allegedly providing false travel information upon arrival for a World Cup qualifying match.

Packages have only just started reaching doorsteps in Sao Paulo's second-biggest favela, Paraisopolis.

Brazil’s environment minister has announced that he has resigned, giving up his post amid sharp criticism of his tenure and two investigations into his actions involving allegedly illegal timber operations.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has led thousands of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo — and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask, in violation of local pandemic restrictions.

A city of 46,000 in Brazil is giving hope to millions of people taking the COVID-19 shot developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac.

El exministro de Salud Eduardo Pazuello niega haber recibido órdenes directas del presidente Jair Bolsonaro durante los 10 meses que estuvo en el cargo, proporcionando un testimonio en el Senado que los analistas consideran es un intento por proteger al mandatario de Brasil de cualquier reclamación por la respuesta del gobierno a la pandemia.

Bruno Covas, the mayor of Sao Paulo, has died of cancer at the age of 41.

Tras una sangrienta balacera en una favela de Río de Janeiro, las autoridades dicen que la operación policial eliminó a dos docenas de delincuentes, mientras que residentes y activistas denuncian violaciones a los derechos humanos.

Death certificate data shows Brazil’s slowly unfolding vaccination program appears to have slowed the pace of deaths among the nation’s elderly.

A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” has been named the World Press Photo of the Year.

The United Nations chief says the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 has created wide inequalities.

Nations around the world are setting new records for COVID-19 deaths and coronavirus infections, and the disease is surging even in some countries that have kept the virus in check.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. El periodista de The Associated Press Mauricio Savarese reportó desde Sao Paulo y la periodista de la AP Diane Jeantet desde Río de Janeiro. “Esta semana, Bolsonaro perdió a su ministro del Exterior, Ernesto Araújo, quien es un ideólogo y una persona querida entre las bases del presidente. ¿Cómo podría él explicar eso a su base?”, dijo Nobre a The Associated Press. (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Brazil’s two biggest cities, Rio and Sao Paulo, have imposed extensive restrictions on nonessential activities. Their state authorities brought forward holidays to create a 10-day break period, which started Friday. In Ubatuba, another of the main cities on the Sao Paulo coast, residents burned tires on a road to try to prevent an influx of visitors. On Sunday 92.6% of ICU beds were occupied in Sao Paulo, while Rio state had an occupancy of 92%. Rio city authorities closed 19 stores and fined 60 bars, restaurants and street vendors on Saturday for breaking rules that prohibited their operation, the mayor’s press office confirmed to The Associated Press.

The overwhelming response offers a glimpse at how Brazilian women — particularly mothers — have been disproportionally sidelined by the crisis. Worldwide, as schools remain closed, many mothers juggle fewer work hours with homeschooling and household duties. Brazil is battling a brutal resurgence in COVID-19 cases, making it one of the hardest-hit countries in the world. But just a month after Sao Paulo hired the women in mid-February, the city closed its schools again on March 15. This is partly due to Brazilian women facing worse labor choices or requiring flexible hours to raise their children, particularly since public schools provide only half days of classes.

Jorge Luis Pereira da Silva, 54, who died from COVID-19, at the Campo da Esperanca cemetery in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The nation had an average of 2,235 deaths a day last week the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. In recent weeks, Latin America’s largest country has become the pandemic’s global epicenter, with more deaths from the virus each day than in any other nation. Tuesday’s record toll of 3,251 deaths was driven by the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous, which recorded 1,021 new deaths, far above the previous high of 713 last July. On Tuesday, cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga was sworn in as health minister, becoming the fourth person to occupy the post since the beginning of the health crisis.

Relatives attend a burial service of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Ad“We have reached the limit across Brazil; rare are the exceptions,” Dias, who leads the governors’ forum, said. “In the whole country, aggressive use of the public health measures, social measures, will be very, very crucial,” he said. At the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, burials are being done one after another, with mourners and cars lined up awaiting their turn. Associated Press videojournalist Tatiana Pollastri contributed from Sao Paulo.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the Metalworkers Union headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, after a judge threw out both of his corruption convictions. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)SAO PAULO – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday for the government's failings in the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy, but avoided giving out hints on whether he will make another run for the presidency next year. “Do not be afraid of me,” da Silva said in a press conference at the metalworkers’ union he once headed in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, arguing political dialogue must be restored despite Brazil's divisions. Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin annulled two convictions against da Silva arguing the cases were tried in the wrong jurisdiction. AdFachin said in his ruling that da Silva's cases don't have any relationship with Petrobras, as lawyers of the president have argued for years.

A church stands in Serrana, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The city is small, but the task is sizeable: administering shots over eight weeks to the entire population aged 18 and up — 30,000 people. “It’s a lot of joy, because it’s not just me, it’s for the whole city. Butantan contracted with Chinese firm Sinovac for 46 million doses of its CoronaVac vaccines in September, as well as a transfer of technology for future domestic production. Looming shortages have also been reported in at least four other capitals, according to Brazilian newspaper O Globo.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Este material no puede ser publicado, difundido, reescrito o redistribuido sin permiso. Los videoperiodistas de The Associated Press Mario Lobão y Diarlei Rodrigues contribuyeron a este despacho. El alcalde de Río de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, quien participa a menudo en el desfile en el Sambódromo, pidió a la población que respete las reglas y que no pague entradas para fiestas que no estarán permitidas. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press.

The Supreme Court is telling California it cant enforce a ban on indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic. The celebration is on hold until next year as Rio struggles with a rise in coronavirus cases. ___OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has surpassed 400,000. Health officials are urging football fans to forego Super Bowl gatherings with members outside of their own households. France has registered 3.5 million confirmed cases and more than 78,700 confirmed deaths.

Coach Abel Ferreira of Brazil's Palmeiras celebrates with the trophy after winning the Copa Libertadores final soccer match against Brazil's Santos at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (Mauro Pimentel/Pool via AP)RIO DE JANEIRO – Substitute Breno Lopes scored deep into stoppage time as Palmeiras won its second Copa Libertadores title on Saturday with a 1-0 victory against Santos in an all-Brazilian final. Palmeiras won with its first shot on goal in a dull and disappointing match. The Copa Libertadores title was also the first title for 42-year-old Ferreira as a manager. The Copa Libertadores final was the third to feature two Brazilian teams.