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Woman who used lipstick to write on statue during Brazil unrest jailed for 14 years

April 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A woman who wrote on a statue using lipstick during unrest in Brasília the Brazilian capital in 2023 has been jailed for 14 years. Debora Rodrigues took part in the unrest along with hundreds of […]

Brazil Supreme Court rules former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial on coup charges

March 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country’s top court. The Supreme Court’s five-member […]

Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning

December 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a police chief has told local media. The highly toxic […]

Brazil police formally accuse ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro of alleged coup plot

November 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

Ex-Brazilian president Brazil and some of his closest allies have been formally accused of allegedly plotting a coup, after he lost the 2022 presidential election. Bolsonaro’s vice-presidential candidate Walter Braga Netto and 35 other people […]

Men Arrested in Magis TV Piracy Raids Also Face Malicious Software Charges

November 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police raids in Colombia and Ecuador this week against people involved in the sale and supply of illegal streaming service Magis TV, have an unusual component. In addition to the usual charges relating to the […]

IPTV Piracy Blocking at the Internet’s Core Routers Undergoes Testing

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

After 15+ years of blackholing IP addresses and making the Domain Name System tell more lies than Pinocchio, some may wonder whether site-blocking is harming prospects of a future open internet. Confirmation that piracy blocking […]

Protests across Brazil over divisive abortion law

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Thousands of people in Brazil have protested against a proposed nationwide law change which would equate abortion to homicide, even in cases where a pregnancy is the result of rape. It would mean women who […]

Brazil Supreme Court judge opens inquiry into Musk

April 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon Musk after the multi-billionaire said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the judge had ordered to be […]

Brazil’s former president denies coup allegations

February 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he has been a victim of political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago. He told tens of thousands of supporters in São Paulo that coup […]

Dani Alves trial: Ex-Brazil soccer star player guilty of nightclub rape in Spain

February 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]