6 minute read A demonstrator with the Brazilian flag protests against the Confederation's Cup and the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia June 17, 2013.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly ...

Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of the social media promotion of a "mega-protest to retake power" in two dozen cities. Whether because of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came out in public to support a small protest Sunday that defended military intervention, prompting strong criticism across the political ...

Brazilians have resumed their protests against the cost of staging this summer’s World Cup, which starts next month. In a double whammy for Brazil’s politicians, the presidential election is only four ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “mega-protest to retake power” in two ...

The recent protests in Brazil, increasingly referred to in the media as the “soccer riots,” highlight the deep social costs of hosting major sporting events such as the World Cup. Brazil police ...

By Thursday, just a week after protests began in earnest, FIFA and its allies in Brazil’s Congress and the construction industry had become some of the prime targets.

Opposition groups extend a giant banner that reads in Portuguese "Bolsonaro Get Out, Impeachment now," during a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, at Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo ...

More protests are planned in dozens of cities in Brazil on Thursday, suggesting that decisions to reverse hikes in public transport fares in Rio and Sao Paulo have made no difference. The protesters’ ...

Rioting took place in the Brazilian capital on Sunday a week after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn into office. Supporters of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro are protesting ...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Brazil might have been the wrong choice as host of the 2014 World Cup if the tournament is affected by similar social protests as at last month’s Confederations Cup.