In the months leading to the Brazilian elections, the United States was warned that then-Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro might try to pull off a Donald Trump-style coup attempt. A few days after Lula was sworn in, Bolsonaro supporters did just that.
Supporters of former Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro had broken through military's security barriers on Sunday and entered the congressional building, the Supreme Court, and the Planalto Palace.
Brazil and the soccer world have lost a real legend as soccer great, Pele, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was finally laid to rest in the city he made famous, Santos.
Republican Representative-elect George Santos might be facing a legal proceeding after authorities in Brazil expressed their intent to renew fraud charges against him.
As New Year's Day hit Brazil, the largest democracy in South America entered a new era as Lula was sworn in as the country's next president. During his inauguration, Lula promised to get Brazil "out of Jair Bolsonaro's era of "devastation", barbarism and hate."
Brazil's outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has flown to the United States to skip the inauguration of his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who narrowly defeated him in the October elections.
Brazil's incoming president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has tapped two well-known Amazon defenders, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, for the role of environment and Indigenous peoples ministers.
Colombian airline Avianca has been forced to alter its policy regarding flying with large amimals after passengers on a six-hour flight pretended that more than two dozen dogs were emotional support pets.
Incoming Brazil president Lula da Silva, whose term begins on January 1, announced 16 new ministers and has pledged to "rebuild the country" when Jair Bolsonaro leaves power.
Pele is considered the most iconic soccer player to ever come out of Brazil. To Brazilians, he is not just a soccer legend, but also a national treasure. However, his battle with cancer may have gotten a turn for the worse.