The closure is part of Mr. Maduro’s effort to foil plans by his opponents to bring in humanitarian supplies, including food and medication, by force.
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Maduro Closes Venezuela’s Border With Brazil to Block Aid
The closure is part of Mr. Maduro’s effort to foil plans by his opponents to bring in humanitarian supplies, including food and medication, by force.
Brazil Arrests 8 at Mining Giant Vale Over Deadly Dam Collapse
The employees held included two executive directors of the company, which owns the mining complex where a torrent of mud killed at least 166 people.
Vogue Brazil Fashion Director Resigns Over Photos That Evoke Slavery Era
Donata Meirelles resigned after photos emerged from her 50th birthday that critics saw as allusion to race relations in the colonial era, when slavery was legal in Brazil.
Brazil Arrests 8 at Mining Giant Vale Over Deadly Dam Collapse
The employees held included two executive directors of the company, which owns the mining complex where a torrent of mud killed at least 166 people.
Why Did the Dam in Brazil Collapse? Here’s a Brief Look.
That the dam fell was a tragedy. It should not have been a surprise.
Dorm Fire Kills 10 Young Players in Brazil, Sending Shudder Through Soccer World
The blaze broke out in the early morning at a training center in Rio de Janeiro for teenage players at Flamengo, one of the most famous clubs.
Rio de Janeiro Storm Kills 6, Turning Roads Into Rivers and Burying Bus in Mud
While this was an unusually powerful storm, the damage and death that followed were not rare for Rio de Janeiro, whose poor, hillside neighborhoods are usually the hardest hit.
Brazil’s ‘Lula’ Convicted Again of Corruption, Clouding His Political Future
The former president was sentenced to nearly 13 more years in prison, making it unlikely that a man once considered the lion of Latin America’s left could recover his political clout.
A Deadly River of Mud: Video of Brazil Dam Collapse Emerges
Footage released a week after the tragedy showed how the dam released 2.5 billion gallons of brown sludge that buried people, cars and buildings in seconds.