Two women are said to have seduced three jail guards in Nova Mutum in Brazil. One of the women perpetrators is said to be a girlfriend of one of the inmates rescued.
Video game console maker Nintendo is pulling out from Brazil, citing high import taxes and other tariffs on electronics. The company will no longer sell Nintendo consoles, games or other accessories in the country.
The government of Paraguay has said that that it will meet with protesters who have nailed themselves to crosses since early December claiming they have not been paid for their work.
Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, broke into tears as she made a statement about the release of a commission report into torture during Brazil's military dictatorship, just a day after the United States released its own investigation into torture by the CIA after Sept. 11, 2001.
A Brazilian man arrested for murder confessed to 41 other killings, and he is only 26-years-old.
A prison riot in Brazil led to the prisoners taking over control of the prison as they killed four inmates, beheaded two, and held two guards hostage.
Apple has acted quickly upon Brazilian judge's ruling to remove the Secret app from its App Store in wake of violation of the country's constitutional laws.
A candidate in Brazil's upcoming presidential election in October has died in a plane crash.
A major corruption investigation involving the finances of Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobas has engulfed a number of the country's largest financial institutions in addition to some major international banks.
The government of Bolivia has declared Israel a terrorist state after it attacked a designated United Nations shelter in the Gaza Strip for the second time in as many weeks.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
