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Greenpeace activists hold signs reading "COP30 act for forests,” during the ministerial preparatory meeting, ahead of the COP30 climate summit, in Brasilia, Brazil on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 16, 2025
Trump’s team weighs COP attendance, but influence looms either way
Experts say whatever decision the U.S. makes, its action or inaction will have a major impact.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on July 8
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 15, 2025
Trump’s trade hostilities unite Lula and Modi in search for new markets
Government officials and business executives from Brazil and India converge this week in New Delhi to forge new ties and triple the countries’ $12 billion trade partnership.
Japan's Ayase Ueda (center) scores the winning goal against Brazil at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 15, 2025
Japan’s downing of Brazil puts world on notice
The turnaround was reminiscent of wins against major soccer forces at the previous World Cup in Qatar.
Japan's national team poses for a group photo after beating Brazil at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2025
Japan beats Brazil for first time in chaotic comeback win
In a match marked by defensive breakdowns on both sides, Samurai Blue was able to overturn a two-goal deficit and extend its home unbeaten streak to 21 games.
A participant samples tuna exported to Brazil by a company from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, at a Japan External Trade Organization event in Sao Paulo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025
Firms show off Japanese food at event in Brazil
Tradbras Importacao E Exportacao, a Brazilian unit of Japanese food manufacturer Kikkoman, showed off rice made in Niigata Prefecture.
Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday ahead of a game against Brazil the following day.
SOCCER
Oct 13, 2025
Moriyasu aiming for a result against Brazil
Japan has never beaten Brazil, but the Samurai Blue head coach says, "Our own players are now competing on the European stage, and we want to go toe-to-toe."
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the White House in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2025
Trump seems to turn page on Bolsonaro in ‘very good’ Lula call
In a 30-minute conversation, the two leaders discussed lifting trade levies and U.S. sanctions on Brazilian officials, without mentioning former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses pro-Palestinian demonstrators, through a translator, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside United Nations headquarters, during the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2025
Colombian leader’s call to defy Trump amplifies rifts in region
Trump’s confrontational approach to Latin America, which is still scarred by U.S. interventions before and during the Cold War, will be tested in a string of upcoming elections.
Demonstrators protest against a constitutional amendment requiring criminal charges against lawmakers to first get congressional authorization, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025
Brazilians protest efforts to shield Bolsonaro and lawmakers from courts
The protest follows the ex-president's conviction this month for a coup plot following his 2022 election defeat.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is unlikely to spend more than a fraction of his 27-year sentence behind bars, legal experts say.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2025
Brazil's Bolsonaro is going to prison, but he might not stay long
The former president was sentenced to 27 years behind bars after the Brazilian Supreme Court found him guilty of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election he lost.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stands at his home while under house arrest in Brasília, Brazil, on Aug. 14. Brazil's Supreme Court has convicted Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2025
Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction
The conviction made the 70-year-old Bolsonaro the first former president in the country's history to be convicted for attacking democracy.
Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks during a press conference about the Federal Supreme Court trial that could convict his father of attempted coup at the Federal Senate in Brasilia on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2025
Two Brazil Supreme Court justices vote to convict Bolsonaro for coup attempt
The five-judge panel is one vote away from a majority convicting Bolsonaro of orchestrating an attempted coup to remain in power after his 2022 electoral defeat.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert rushes with the ball during his team's opening-week win over Kansas City on Friday in Sao Paulo.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 6, 2025
Chargers stun Chiefs in Brazil as NFL opens slate of international games
Justin Herbert got the Chargers rolling early and Los Angeles never looked back in beating the rival Chiefs.
Chinese construction workers arrive at their accommodation after working on the construction site of BYD's electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in the city of Camacari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, on Jan. 2.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2025
Chinese investment doubles in Brazil, jumping to No. 3 destination
Brazil and China's leaders met twice in the past year, announcing partnerships in several sectors as the U.S. has put stiff tariffs on products from both nations.
A man harvests coffee beans in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Among other issues, a poor crop yield has caused coffee prices to surge in the country.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2025
Coffee roasters hike prices in Brazil as raw bean costs surge
The price increases come as the world's top producer of coffee has experienced a poor crop yield and other issues impacting the industry.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is seen inside his house in Brasilia while a trial against him and seven main co-defendants is held at the Federal Supreme Court in Brasilia on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2025
Brazil court shrugs off U.S. 'threats' as it mulls Bolsonaro fate
Jair Bolsonaro risks a prison sentence of 43 years if convicted of conspiring to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections to rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Leaders of the BRICS group during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 7
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2025
BRICS leaders schedule virtual meeting to discuss Trump tariffs
The U.S. has set different tariffs for different BRICS nations, making it difficult for them to agree on a joint statement.
A factory worker makes soybean-based food products in Hefei, Anhui province, China, in 2020. If China doesn’t take U.S. beans, it can just buy from Brazil or Argentina, said a manager at a major Chinese crusher.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 27, 2025
China’s soy crushers may be facing a winter without U.S. beans
American farmers say the tariff stalemate between Washington and Beijing leaves them headed toward a financial precipice, but data suggests Chinese buyers are standing pat.
Brazil's Neymar (left) in action with Japan's Yuta Nakayama during a friendly game at National Stadium in Tokyo on June 6, 2022
SOCCER
Aug 27, 2025
Brazil to face Japan and South Korea in October friendlies
The five-time world champions will face Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 14 after playing South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 10..
Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro discusses his efforts to put U.S. pressure on Brazil to halt the trial of his father, right-wing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in Washington, on Aug. 14.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2025
Bolsonaro’s family dynasty creaks under pressure of Brazil coup trial
The tariff fight has also given Lula a shot in the arm, allowing the leftist to seize a nationalistic mantle and paint himself as a defender of Brazil.

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The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.