The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with 74 injured and another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

Recent heavy rains in southern Brazil lead to 56 deaths, 70 missing, flooding, landslides, and community support.

Heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, lead to 13 deaths, 21 missing, and 5,257 displaced, prompting a state of public calamity. President Lula da Silva...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Friday closed up +0.03 (+0.16%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +1.50 (+0.26%). Sugar prices Friday posted modest gains. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Friday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) rallied to a 3-week high...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Friday closed down -5.35 (-2.60%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -139 (-3.78%). Coffee prices Friday extended this week's sharp decline and posted 1-month lows. An increase in global coffee supplies is undercutting prices after the International Coffee Organization (ICO) on...

Heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, lead to tragic loss of life, extensive damage, and ongoing rescue efforts.

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) this morning is up +0.11 (+0.57%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +3.50 (+0.61%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) rallied to a 3-week...

UFC 301 has lost a preliminary card bout after one fighter's scary pre-fight weigh-in.

Six decades after the military coup that plunged Brazil into 21 years of dictatorship, the country is still struggling with its old demons. FRANCE 24’s team went to meet deeply divided Brazilians – Bolsonaro supporters who are nostalgic for the dictatorship and survivors and left-wingers who want to make sure…