Brazil on alert after outbreak of avian flu detected

After the detection of an initial outbreak of avian flu, people in protective suits buried boxes of eggs in Montenegro, Brazil, on May 16, 2025. DIEGO VARA / REUTERS After devastating the poultry industry in the United States, avian flu has now reached …

Russia sent novice spies to Brazil. Then Brazil exposed them

Russia Used Brazil to Create Deep-Cover Spies

Artem Shmyrev had everyone fooled. The Russian intelligence officer seemed to have built the perfect cover identity. He ran a successful 3-D printing business and shared an upscale apartment in Rio de Janeiro with his Brazilian girlfriend and a fluffy …

How Vladimir Putin turned Brazil into a spy factory

Russia’s intelligence services turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives. A team of federal agents from the South American country has been quietly dismantling it. Artem Shmyrev had everyone fooled. The Russian intelligence officer …

View from China: team Brazil camps out in Beijing for a week

Brazil’s bellicose President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently travelled from Russia to China and brought one of the largest ministerial delegations ever, with 11 ministers blitzing Beijing in a show of force and commitment to their biggest trading …

Olympics: Neymar aims to find Brazil's missing football gold

Brazil’s Neymar, right, and Thiago Silva, left, share a light moment ahead of the title clash at Wembley in London. Brazil’s Neymar, right, and Thiago Silva, left, share a light moment ahead of the title clash at Wembley in London.

Petrobras Scandal About to Hit Brazil's Political Class

Brazil's top prosecutor is expected to file charges in coming days against politicians implicated in the Petrobras corruption scandal, a political bombshell that could involve members of Congress and President Dilma Rousseff's government.   Under …

Cambodian Economist Urges Tree Plantation Reform Inspired by Brazil’s Model

Hits: 193 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian economist Ky Sereyvath urged the Royal Government and investors in Cambodia to study Brazil’s experience and techniques in tree plantation, highlighting both economic and environmental benefits. Ky Sereyvath made this …

Agriculture on suspending trade in Brazil poultry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Brazil reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 – clade 2.3.4.4b), on 15 May 2025, in chickens, in a breeding establishment (parents), located in the municipality of Montenegro, state of Rio …

Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Brazil’s Poultry Industry, Threatening Exports

São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, is grappling with its first confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) at a commercial poultry farm. Commonly known as bird flu, the case was identified last Friday in …