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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

"Today, President Trump directed USTR to impose a 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports. Let there be no confusion about why: President Lula and his government have not negotiated with the US in good faith.

His economic policies are bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians. For the past year, Lula has put his own ego ahead of making a deal for the welfare of the Brazilian people, and these tariffs are the price for that."

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: Norway beat Brazil (2-1) and England beat Mexico (3-2), joining Morocco and France as four of the eight teams to enter the Quarterfinals.

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Beirut erupts in celebration after Brazil beat Japan to reach the round of 16.

Brazil's Supreme Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, for seeking American intervention in the trial examining his father's suspected involvement in a coup attempt. A majority of justices voted in favor of the conviction.

HORRIFIC FOOTAGE: A 21-year-old woman was pushed off a 40-meter bridge in Limeira, Brazil by bungee jump workers who failed to attach her safety rope. She died from the fall.

Brazil's Lula, 80, has started preventive radiation treatment after a skin cancer lesion was removed from his scalp. Doctors say he will undergo 15 sessions and continue working normally.

At least 10 homes struck by gas pipeline explosion in São Paulo, Brazil; multiple victims reported, Globo reports.

Earlier: 13-year-old student opens fire at school in Rio Branco, Brazil, killing 2 people and injuring 7 others; suspect in custody, per Xinhua.

A plane slammed into a building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Brazil's Lula on former intelligence chief Ramagem: "I believe he will come back to Brazil. He has a prison sentence to serve here."

Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem has been arrested by ICE in the U.S. Ramagem fled Brazil in September after being convicted for plotting a coup with former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Shark bite caught on camera in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. A nurse shark latched onto a snorkeler's leg after she swam too close. She was freed and treated with stitches.

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Plane crashes into a home in Capão da Canoa, Brazil, triggering a massive explosion on impact.

Brazil Supreme Court justice Moraes orders former President Bolsonaro back under house arrest, court ruling says.