Car Wash inquiry dug up evidence of multibillion-euro kickbacks involving Brazilian companies but its progress has gone into reverse in a landscape of judicial overreach likely to favour former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro
Workers were hired in China by another firm and brought to Brazil irregularly, authorities say
President will remain in São Paulo until at least Thursday when he is due to undergo a follow-up CT scan
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expected to leave hospital and return to Brasília at beginning of next week
President is ‘well’ following an operation to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October, government says
The Afro-Brazilian performer and teacher staged one of the hits of this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. It’s part of a cultural journey
Financial agreement clearly short of what is necessary to support the most vulnerable countries and communities
Amid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is required
Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracy
Serving and retired generals alleged to have led an effort to overthrow the 2022 election and murder the victors and the judge who oversaw the process
Message is ‘don’t leave Baku without a successful new finance goal’, says UN climate chief
Leaders at summit trying to shore up response to climate change before Trump retakes the US presidency
Agenda of G20 meeting in Brazil highlights a shifting global order as US president-elect Donald Trump returns to power
Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’
Clara Lemos, from Rio de Janeiro, moved to Dublin in 2022 for her job, but has stayed because of the people
Marathon runner Alan Jose de Lima (35) was assaulted and robbed in north Dublin while working in food delivery job
RTB orders landlord to pay damages to students who were ‘fobbed off’ when they tried to get money back
Pablo Marçal hints at a run for presidency despite facing potential ban from future elections over forged medical report about rival Guilherme Boulos
São Paulo’s mayoral election had been uninspiring. Then Pablo Marçal threw his baseball cap into the ring
Wilson Silva came to Ireland from Brazil in 2018
He blended bossa with jazz and pop, played at the White House for Nixon and Reagan, and won over a new audience later in life
Brazilian artist ‘passed away peacefully’ as a result of health challenges related to long-term Covid
Judge Alexandre de Moraes says moves against platform are part of fight to protect democracy from misinformation and hateful content
Airline confirms another unaccounted-for passenger was on the flight, as Brazilian authorities investigate cause of plane crash
Video shared on social media shows aircraft spiralling as it falls from the sky
Embassy signs 12-year lease for offices on second floor of Donnybrook House
There are few means to pressure Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorial regime that is once again ramping up domestic repression
Jewellery-maker Fabio de Souza Oliveira Filho arrived in Ireland in 2018 with his wife ‘looking for adventure’
The Venezuelan president has shown his willingness to face down domestic protests and there are risks attached to steps foreign powers could take
Why have new countries been added to the State’s safe countries list and what impact does the list actually have?
Applications for protection from countries on list will be accelerated, with an initial decision in three months
A struggle within Lula’s government could see the Amazon region become the next frontier for oil and gas industry
43-year-old says that if elected he can be ‘a voice for immigrants here working hard’
Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters
Some 128 people missing in Rio Grande do Sul state where more than 163,000 have been displaced
AMERICAS-CLIMATE JUSTICE/ (ANALYSIS):ANALYSIS-Climate victims testify at Americas rights court in historic case
Floods have destroyed roads and bridges in several areas, and rains have triggered landslides
Spectacular show marks culmination of singer’s Celebration world tour
More than 32,000 people displaced with storms triggering landslides
More than half the respondents to embassy report say they have experienced discrimination
Attack on Roberto Gomes dos Santos jnr, who moved to Ireland from a favela in Rio de Janeiro, left him needing six stitches
New to the Parish: Daniel Ricci moved to Waterford in 2018 to ‘live a different life’
Girl (4) was pulled out alive in the city of Petropolis, 69km north of Rio de Janeiro
France and Ireland are among member states opposed to agreement in its current form
Rónán Hession reviews a selection that includes an impressive work by International Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospidinov
São Paulo Letter: The former president has many legal woes and fears arrest
Former Brazilian president is being investigated over alleged role in attacks on government buildings
Dozens reportedly killed in Gaza by overnight Israeli strikes as fears deepen for civilians in territory
State money was to have funded apartment development in Dublin by man whose home was raided by gardaí in January
In the News podcast: Celtic Tiger lawyer sentenced to 5 1/2 year in prison
Former Barcelona defender (40), who was arrested in January last year, assaulted woman in nightclub
Lawyer for accused said client’s time in Brazilian prison left him with PTSD due to violence witnessed, including a decapitation
Experts are warning that ‘the lungs of the world’ face a disastrous tipping point by 2050 unless radical action is taken
Three aides to former leader arrested as police set out details of alleged plan to prevent Lula taking office after 2022 polls
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
