Brazil

How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil

Facing a money laundering investigation, the losing presidential candidate said he had never thought of leaving. The next day he was gone

‘Hands off’: Brazilians protest outside Meta in Dublin over claims of election bias

Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Thursday Meta must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two candidates

U2 to start world tour in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in spring 2027

Announcement comes as U2 gear up to release new album Carnaval De Luz

Poland’s breakthrough generation await Ireland in World Cup playoff

Poles come to Aviva in December with aim of qualifying for Brazil 2027, their first time on football’s biggest stage

Can Lula defy history? Brazil’s left seeks unprecedented run-off turnaround

Students, activists and social media organisers have mobilised, but polls still show Flávio Bolsonaro ahead before this month’s decisive vote

Supreme Court will hear Brazilian woman’s case over Irish naturalisation

Danielle Caroline Cordeiro Sousa Diniz was born in Brazil in 1995 and came to Ireland in 2006

Ireland without four key players as they face Kazakhstan in World Cup playoff semi-final

Opponents’ lowly world ranking suggests it will be Carla Ward’s team facing either Poland or Belgium in final

A shift right for Brazil will damage its role as counterweight to the US on global issues

Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro is the favourite to win election runoff with incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Chicken producer Moy Park paid £143m dividend to US parent as it cut 1,000 jobs

Meat firm reports 34% jump in operating profits

Brazil turns right: Bolsonaro in pole position as election goes to run-off

If Flávio Bolsonaro wins, Brazil will be the latest country to swing right in Latin America, a trend championed by Donald Trump

‘Today Brazil is a divided country’: Brazilians in Ireland turn out in force for presidential vote

Voting followed campaign marked by deep political divisions

Brazilians head to polls in high-stakes, polarised election

Election campaign has offered meager policy debate, as both leading candidates skipped major TV debates

Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering

As Brazilians prepare to vote, frustration over living costs is weakening the president’s grip on his traditional base

‘When I met my Irish partner in Brazil, I thought he looked very exotic’

When Juliana Germinio moved to Belfast she struggled with the accent and ‘couldn’t understand a thing’

Flutter stands to lose more than €60m as Brazil bans online gambling

Paddy Power owner ‘extremely disappointed’ by move in advance of the country’s presidential election

The Bolsonaro comeback: can Brazil’s most divisive dynasty reclaim power?

Jair Bolsonaro may be behind bars, but his son Flávio is mounting a powerful bid to restore the family dynasty

Why did you choose Ireland? Graduates from around the world give their views

Three people from around the globe who graduated (mostly elsewhere) but decided to begin their careers in Ireland

Hold on to your hat: the scandal turning Brazil’s election upside down

Lula da Silva was cruising to victory – but an explosive controversy has shaken the political establishment and altered the dynamics of the race

‘The Irish are the Brazilians of Europe’: Inside Dublin’s growing community from Brazil

An estimated 60,000 Brazilians live in Ireland, their influence in Dublin plain to see and savour in vibrant cafes, shops and restaurants. Who are they and why do they come – and stay – here?

More than €16,000 spent on accommodation for Irish delegation at Davos summit

Bill of €7,000 for 18-night stay at swish New York hotel during UN General Assembly

‘A sweet, kind woman’: Tributes paid to Brazilian woman killed in suspected murder-suicide

Understood man and woman had been in long-term relationship and had been sharing an apartment

Fundraiser to help pay for funeral costs of Brazilian woman murdered in Limerick

Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa (33), originally from  Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, found dead at apartment on Friday

Murder inquiry following death of Brazilian woman (33) in Limerick

Body of Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa was discovered on third floor of Carlton House apartment block

Fiction in translation: How trauma interrupts the flow of a life, to devastating effect

Sara Baume reviews novels by Marie Darrieussecq; Joanna Elmy; Clyo Mendoza; Ana Paula Maia; and Ibtisam Azem

Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup

Governments of Brazil and Mexico also involved, claims Argentinian president

Trump alliance turns from asset to liability in Brazil’s presidential race

Once eager to flaunt ties to Washington, the Bolsonaro camp is now struggling to contain a backlash fuelled by US tariffs and election controversy

Aughinish Alumina facing ‘marked’ decline in orders from Europe due to ownership concerns

Sales to Russia ‘significantly increased’ since war began, report finds

After reading through the World Cup ‘highlights’, it’s time for soccer to clean up its act

Soccer just may be entering a state of worldwide decline, and there are numerous disturbing signs that such is the case

A bitter family feud has imperilled Trump ally’s presidential bid in Brazil

Calls to replace scandal-hit presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro with his stepmother have exposed deep fractures on the right

World Cup 2026: England haters will have to switch sombreros for Viking helmets

Bellingham stars in cracker at the Azteca while Neymar’s tragic World Cup script continues

Foreign language students in Limerick ‘left in dark’ over school’s future

Student Campus on Patrick Street in the city has been closed in recent weeks

Brazilian man subjected to ‘mistaken identity’ deportation order gains Irish citizenship

‘We love the land, we love the people’, says software engineer who lives in Wexford with family

Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can’t avoid immigration issue forever

Immigration has been vital to Ireland’s economic growth. But, as with Switzerland, it has led to pressures on housing availability and costs

Jair Bolsonaro’s son jailed for seeking US help in father’s Brazil coup trial

Eduardo Bolsonaro sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of courting US interference

‘It’s a sign’: How a HSE campaign about HIV brought a Brazilian man back to Dublin

Phellipe Lutterbeck had been diagnosed with the virus in 2021 after returning to Brazil

Riad Bouchaker seemed ‘hell-bent’ on attacking children, stabbed creche worker tells jury

Man working as Deliveroo worker says he hit Parnell Square accused with motorbike helmet and punched him on ground

Singer Oliver Tree believed to be among six people killed in Brazil helicopter crash

Tree, known for songs Life Goes On and Miss You, has 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify

Bord Bia review finds chairman gives ‘clear leadership’ in wake of Brazil beef protests

IFA had called on Larry Murrin to resign over imports at his company, Dawn Farms

Canada is banning social media use for children under 16; what steps have others taken?

As Ireland promises to push for similar legislation, lawmakers should look at experiences beyond the English-speaking world

Trump tariff threats puncture truce with Brazilian president and spark political storm

President Lula lashes out at lead election rival Flávio Bolsonaro over US lobbying effort

Spices, slushies, ‘drinkable salad’: the foods foreign chefs in Ireland eat at home to cool down

Five chefs who’ve swapped hotter climates for Ireland share memories of the food and drinks they miss and what they like about Irish summers

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