Brazil

Chile, Colombia, Peru go conservative: What’s next for Latin America? - analysis

As Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru move right, analysts say voters are punishing insecurity and failed governments, while Brazil remains the region’s decisive test.

 CHILE-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast delivers his State of the Nation address in Valparaiso, Chile, on June 1, 2026.
Lilian Gandelman

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

FIVE JEWISH couples get married in Brazil on Lag Ba'omer.

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

Aerial view of houses in a wooded area in the Pinheiros neighborhood, Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on September 5, 2023.

São Paulo creates Brazil-Israel Parliamentary Front, forming strategic alliance


China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis

China moves to fill the diplomatic void at COP30 as the US skips the summit, leveraging its backstage role to shape global climate talks.

Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, November 14, 2025.

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon's limits

Like hospital patients, the vital signs of 61 of the trees are measured, including sap and carbon dioxide flow, respiration and temperature, with solar-powered equipment.

 The Amazon rainforest.

Thirty years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls, and a planet in peril

Ahead of the Brazil summit, the data tells a sobering story: fossil fuel use remains high, temperatures are surging, and 30 years of talks have not been enough.

Oxfam activists wearing big head masks depicting world leaders stage a "Sleeping on the Job" protest to criticize the inadequacy of decisions made by the world?s largest economies in combating the climate crisis, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belem, Brazil, November

From Brazil to Tel Aviv, Marcio Santos eyes Euroleague glory

The 22-year-old Brazilian center shares his journey from Brazil to Germany to Tel Aviv and his ambitions for Maccabi’s new season.

MACCABI TEL AVIV'S Brazilian newcomer Marcio Santos is embracing his first Euroleague season with confidence and ambition as he looks to help the yellow-and-blue chase continental success.

Brazil joins South Africa's genocide case at ICJ against Israel

The move is largely symbolic, signifying only that whatever construction emerges from the court's eventual judgment will be equally binding upon Brazil.

 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Brazil to protect 140 million from dengue with mosquito super factory

A joint venture between the World Mosquito Program, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, and the Institute of Molecular Biology of Parana, it can produce 100 million mosquito eggs per week.

An illustrative image of a mosquito with DNA and blood cells in the background.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro taken to hospital after falling ill, son says

"President Bolsonaro felt unwell a short while ago, with a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure," the post read. 

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes,  in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years for plotting a coup after his 2022 loss, sparking US criticism and possible sanctions.

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Jair Bolsonaro receives the Friends of Zion Award in Jerusalem

André Lajst of StandWithUs Brazil on Israel advocacy and public diplomacy

Executive director André Lajst explains how StandWithUs Brazil engages Portuguese speakers worldwide on Israel, antisemitism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JPost sits down with André Lajst.

From penguins to pariahs: What will happen at Netanyahu's return to the UN?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From boasting about Israel’s global standing in 2017 to facing fierce criticism at the UN in 2025, Netanyahu’s diplomatic journey has dramatically shifted.

Here, in the main control room of the French channel TF1, Macron (left) is talking, as a photo of Netanyahu is displayed in the background, during a live special program at television studios in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 13.