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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools took effect. President Luiz Inácio ...

Four women were killed each day on average in the first quarter, as experts point to gaps in enforcement and victim ...

The scope, scale and approach of Brazil's age verification and online child safety regulation made the country prominent at ...

A boy uses a social media platform in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, March 19, 2026. A new law regulating children’s use of social media took effect this week, requiring users under 16 to link their ...

Brazil has passed a law to cap greenhouse gas emissions from companies and set up a nationwide system to trade carbon credits. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the landmark bill Dec. 12.

Brazil’s Supreme Court is allowing Elon Musk’s X to resume operations, apparently ending a months-long battle after the social network paid over $5 million in fines and reluctantly agreed to suspend ...

Independent experts with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday publicly called on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to veto parts of a new law that would carve giant loopholes ...