The movement behind social unrest that left French Guiana paralysed for almost a month has ended the protest after Paris pledged an aid package worth billions of euros. A general strike by 37 unions on March 25 has crippled the French territory in South America with locals pressing for a “Marshall Plan” along the lines … Read more
Loalwa Braz, the Brazilian singer best known for the 1980s hit Lambada, has been found dead in a burnt-out car in Brazil. Local police confirmed it was Braz, but the circumstances of her death are unknown. The singer, who was 63, was discovered close to her home in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro state. International hit … Read more
Some 56 inmates were killed at the Anisio Jobim prison in Manaus at the weekend At least 33 prisoners have been killed in a prison in northern Brazil, just days after 56 died during a jail riot in a neighbouring state. The local secretary of Justice Uziel Castro told the BBC he blamed the deaths … Read more
Police in northern Brazil are searching for dozens of inmates who escaped from an overcrowded prison complex during a riot that left 56 dead, officials say. The area in Manaus, in Amazonas state, has been isolated. Officials say 40 out of 87 fugitives have been recaptured. Meanwhile, families have gathered outside the local morgue to … Read more