3 dead in rioting blamed on gangs in Brazil's northeast

National guard troops patrolled northeastern Brazil on Thursday after three nights of rioting allegedly ordered by imprisoned gang members left windows smashed, buses ablaze and at least three people dead. Most of the violence was in Rio Grande do Norte state where

Brazil's Lula uses Women's Day to tout new spending plans

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced measures Wednesday seeking to promote and protect women after years of setbacks in their causes blamed in part on a rise in far-right forces. At a ceremony in the capital, Brasilia, Lula presented a