Brazilian police on Friday arrested a fugitive whom U.S. authorities have accused of serving as Hezbollah's financier and who has repeatedly been accused of illegal activity in a lawless border area where three South American nations meet.

Barcelona winger Malcom has received his first Brazil call-up while Marcelo and Gabriel Jesus have won recalls to face Argentina and Saudi Arabia in October. Thiago Silva and Willian are the surprise omissions from Tite's latest 23-man squad with Douglas Costa also excluded due to a combination of injury and the ill-discipline of spitting at ...]

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Brazil is sending troops to its northern border to "guarantee law and order" amid an ongoing crisis which is seeing thousands of Venezuelans attempting to cross into neighboring countries and beyond.

Cruzeiro's appeal against Dede's controversial red card versus Boca Juniors has been backed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), which suggested CONMEBOL investigates the use of VAR. Dede was shown a straight red card by referee Eber Aquino in the 75th minute of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg at La Bombonera on Wednesday after video ...]

Palmeiras are in the box seat to reach the Copa Libertadores semi-finals after beating Colo Colo 2-0 away from home. Santiago in Chile was the location for the first leg of the quarter-final tie and Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazilian visitors Palmeiras left with two priceless away goals thanks to Bruno Henrique and Dudu. Chilean giants ...]

Offensive remarks have triggered an online campaign against leading Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

The French manufacturer of cosmetic active ingredients has launches its first ever hair care ingredient at the in-cosmetics Latin America tradeshow, which was held on 19-20th June in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gattefosé researchers have built on their knowledge in lipochemistry to develop an ingredient that mimics the beneficial conditioning and protective properties of hair sebum without the greasiness. Sunflower and jojoba seeds Central to the composition are high molecular weight esters found (...) -

Willian's early goal gave Chelsea a winning start to their Europa League campaign in a 1-0 triumph over PAOK that made it six victories in a row for Maurizio Sarri's men.  The Brazil international's fourth strike in his last five European matches followed a surging run from Ross Barkley, who impressed in Thessaloniki. Chelsea's winning margin should have been far wider, ...]

David Smolansky returned to the Venezuelan border last week to visit with the Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro to witness the ongoing wave of migrants fleeing Venezuela after the former mayor made the same escape last year, according to The Miami Herald. Smolansky was stripped of his job as mayor of El Hatillo and was facing arrest after leading several anti-government protests so he changed his appearance by shaving his beard and head before sneaking into Brazil disguised as a missionary. He has emerged as one of the essential Venezuelan voices who left the country under Nicolas Maduro and is now speaking out against the human rights abuses in his...