Organised crime groups, allied militias likely working to strengthen positions with nation in turmoil

Announcement comes as govt rolls out massive inoculation campaign

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accuses Jair Bolsonaro of lying to public about pandemic

Experimental plan for popular beach island bid to revive nation’s pandemic-stricken economy

Refusal defies ‘ordinary logic and experience’, says associate chief justice Heather Holmes

Country has been plagued by deadly rail crashes in recent years blamed on inadequate infrastructure, poor maintenance

Foreign minister says vaccine more about Moscow’s aggressive diplomacy than containing Covid-19

George Tyndall accused by hundreds of patients of wrongdoing during medical exams over 30 years

Efforts to dislodge MV Ever Given moves into 4th day as experts warn it could take weeks

Molotov cocktail scorched office entrance at 4am, say party officials

Latest salvo in intensifying diplomatic row follows protests lodged by EU, US

Facebook, Google, Twitter bosses grilled on everything from privacy concerns to teen suicide

Drug firms must honour contracts with European member states, says EU chief