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Search for second smuggling crew after suspected €100m cocaine haul delivered off Kerry
Although five arrests have been made, gardaí suspect second group of smugglers brought cocaine ashore and transported it to Northern Ireland
Dublin food delivery riders on thefts and attacks: ‘They do it just for fun, it’s horrible’
Delivery riders are struggling with low pay and insufficient working hours, while the risk of attack means they avoid certain areas of the capital altogether
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Brazil mired in corruption whereby jurisprudence of courts yields to expediency of politics
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
Over 160 workers in ‘slavery-like conditions’ found at BYD factory site in Brazil
Workers were hired in China by another firm and brought to Brazil irregularly, authorities say
Brazil’s president Lula leaves hospital after brain surgery
President will remain in São Paulo until at least Thursday when he is due to undergo a follow-up CT scan
Brazil’s president undergoes second procedure to stop brain bleed
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expected to leave hospital and return to Brasília at beginning of next week
Brazil’s Lula in intensive care after emergency brain surgery
President is ‘well’ following an operation to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October, government says
Terra dance artist Alessandra Azeviche: ‘What I connect with in Ireland is the oppression from the church within our bodies’
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
Disappointing $300bn Cop29 deal could yet become a platform for much greater ambition
Financial agreement clearly short of what is necessary to support the most vulnerable countries and communities
Explainer: 10 takeaways from Cop 29, a collective failure
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
New Irish citizens: ‘I hear the racist and xenophobic slurs on the streets. Everything is blamed on immigrants’
Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracy
Rot at heart of Brazilian democracy exposed amid dark charges against Bolsonaro and military
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
G20 helps lift mood at Cop29 climate talks
Message is ‘don’t leave Baku without a successful new finance goal’, says UN climate chief
Brazilian president Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets
Leaders at summit trying to shore up response to climate change before Trump retakes the US presidency
G20 summit kicks off with global pact to fight hunger and poverty
Agenda of G20 meeting in Brazil highlights a shifting global order as US president-elect Donald Trump returns to power
Cop29: Spectre of failure overhangs Baku as talks near collapse
Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’
‘I feel like in Ireland we have women in higher positions and opportunities for women to grow’
Clara Lemos, from Rio de Janeiro, moved to Dublin in 2022 for her job, but has stayed because of the people
‘I won’t be able to run any more’: Delivery rider left with badly broken leg after attack in Dublin
Marathon runner Alan Jose de Lima (35) was assaulted and robbed in north Dublin while working in food delivery job
Brazilian students had to sell personal belongings after landlord failed to return deposit
RTB orders landlord to pay damages to students who were ‘fobbed off’ when they tried to get money back
Alt-right digital influencer loses out by narrow margin in São Paulo mayoral race
Pablo Marçal hints at a run for presidency despite facing potential ban from future elections over forged medical report about rival Guilherme Boulos
Pablo for mayor: A lifestyle coach with no political experience and a criminal past
São Paulo’s mayoral election had been uninspiring. Then Pablo Marçal threw his baseball cap into the ring
‘I can walk in the streets, not afraid. The vibe of Dublin city just leads me to feel very comfortable here’
Wilson Silva came to Ireland from Brazil in 2018
Sérgio Mendes: Brazilian bandleader who got the whole world dancing the bossa nova
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
Sérgio Mendes, who brought bossa nova music to an international audience, dies aged 83
Brazilian artist ‘passed away peacefully’ as a result of health challenges related to long-term Covid
Elon Musk’s X braced for ban in Brazil amid fight with judge
Judge Alexandre de Moraes says moves against platform are part of fight to protect democracy from misinformation and hateful content
Brazil plane crash: Removal of bodies begins as number of casualties rises to 62
Airline confirms another unaccounted-for passenger was on the flight, as Brazilian authorities investigate cause of plane crash
Plane crashes in Brazil killing all 61 people on board
Video shared on social media shows aircraft spiralling as it falls from the sky
Brazil inks deal for new embassy in Dublin 4
Embassy signs 12-year lease for offices on second floor of Donnybrook House
Venezuela’s neighbours struggle to respond to crisis following disputed election
There are few means to pressure Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorial regime that is once again ramping up domestic repression
‘I found it quite easy to make friends, because Irish people are open and polite’
Jewellery-maker Fabio de Souza Oliveira Filho arrived in Ireland in 2018 with his wife ‘looking for adventure’
Venezuela’s plight likely to deepen after Nicolás Maduro’s dubious election win
The Venezuelan president has shown his willingness to face down domestic protests and there are risks attached to steps foreign powers could take
How does Ireland decide what countries are ‘safe’ for asylum seekers?
Why have new countries been added to the State’s safe countries list and what impact does the list actually have?
Brazil, Egypt and India among five new ‘safe countries’ for asylum
Applications for protection from countries on list will be accelerated, with an initial decision in three months
Brazil’s Amazon dilemma: Rein in environmental commitments or face a far-right resurgence
A struggle within Lula’s government could see the Amazon region become the next frontier for oil and gas industry
‘These people won’t silence me’ – Brazilian candidate ignores social media attacks to focus on local concerns on canvass
43-year-old says that if elected he can be ‘a voice for immigrants here working hard’
Climate Cops hitting peak capacity may prompt scale-back of UN negotiating process
Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters
Brazil: Death toll from heavy rains reaches 100 with ‘high risk’ of more flooding
Some 128 people missing in Rio Grande do Sul state where more than 163,000 have been displaced
Climate victims testify at inter-American rights court in historic case
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Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 66, with more than 100 still missing
Floods have destroyed roads and bridges in several areas, and rains have triggered landslides
Into the groove: Madonna attracts 1.6 million to free concert at Brazil’s Copacabana beach
Spectacular show marks culmination of singer’s Celebration world tour
Rising death toll from rains in Brazil as floods destroy roads and bridges
More than 32,000 people displaced with storms triggering landslides
More than 58,000 Brazilians live in Ireland, with 40% intending to stay
More than half the respondents to embassy report say they have experienced discrimination
‘I’ll see the scar and remember this happened in Ireland,’ says Brazilian victim of unprovoked Limerick assault
Attack on Roberto Gomes dos Santos jnr, who moved to Ireland from a favela in Rio de Janeiro, left him needing six stitches
‘It’s hard to park your qualifications when you move to Ireland’
New to the Parish: Daniel Ricci moved to Waterford in 2018 to ‘live a different life’
Girl rescued after 16 hours under mud as heavy rain leaves seven dead in Brazil
Girl (4) was pulled out alive in the city of Petropolis, 69km north of Rio de Janeiro
EU ‘100% correct’ to seek better environmental protections in Mercosur trade deal, says Ryan in Brazil
France and Ireland are among member states opposed to agreement in its current form
Fiction in translation: novels from Bulgaria, Japan, Brazil, Spain and a Franco-Korean author
Rónán Hession reviews a selection that includes an impressive work by International Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospidinov
Bolsonaro rally exposes a weakened political leader
São Paulo Letter: The former president has many legal woes and fears arrest
Bolsonaro draws supporters to rally amid coup denials
Former Brazilian president is being investigated over alleged role in attacks on government buildings
Unrwa suspends aid deliveries to northern Gaza amid increasing reports of famine
Dozens reportedly killed in Gaza by overnight Israeli strikes as fears deepen for civilians in territory
Firm linked to jailed ex-solicitor Michael Lynn negotiated €10m deal involving State agency
State money was to have funded apartment development in Dublin by man whose home was raided by gardaí in January
Garda hunt for Michael Lynn’s missing millions
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