Jair Bolsonaro
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks on the phone before addressing supporters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Brazil's electoral authority said that the leftist Worker's Party candidate defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Ex-F1 champ Piquet in trouble for wishing da Silva's death

By Mauricio Savarese Nov. 03, 2022 08:46 PM EDT

FILE - Three-time world champion Formula One racer Nelson Piquet of Brazil attends the shooting of the Hungarian Television's Formula One magazine in Budapest, Hungary, July 23, 2015. Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was “ill thought out” but was not meant to be offensive. The 69-year-old Brazilian has faced heavy criticism this week over comments he made in Portuguese last November on a podcast where he referred to Hamilton as “neguinho,” which means “little Black guy.” (Janos Marjai/MTI via AP, file)
Video shows Piquet adding homophobic slur against Hamilton

By Mauricio Savarese Jul. 01, 2022 01:03 PM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Hamilton says "archaic mindsets" about color must change

By Jerome Pugmire Jun. 28, 2022 07:25 AM EDT

Rio shelves plan to build new F1 track in forest area

By Mauricio Savarese Feb. 01, 2021 12:43 PM EST
SAO PAULO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro authorities ended plans on Monday for the construction of a new track where a company hoped to host the country's Formula One...

The national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown Thursday, March 12, 2020. The NCAA canceled the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
The Latest: T-Wolves' Towns donating $100K to Mayo Clinic

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2020 05:50 PM EDT

In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 photo, a mourner places a hand on the shoulder of Devi Posto killed during clashes between security forces and supporters of former President Evo Morales, during a vigil at the San Francisco de Asis church in El Alto, on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia. The death toll from an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear the blockade of a fuel plant by anti-government protesters has risen to six the public defender's office announced Wednesday.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean

By The Associated Press Nov. 22, 2019 12:02 AM EST

In this Nov. 7, 2019 photo, a man rides his bicycle past land that is part of a planned F1 racetrack in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Company Rio Motorpark says it will pay up to $170 million to construct a track in the seaside city's impoverished Deodoro region. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Brazil’s major cities lock horns for F1 race after 2020

By Mauricio Savarese Nov. 14, 2019 01:08 PM EST

Brazil's Petrobras scraps publicity contract with McLaren

Oct. 18, 2019 12:53 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's government says the state-controlled oil company has ended a nearly $200 million advertising agreement with Formula One team McLaren...

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, leads the race after the start of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday, June 24, 2019 there is a “99% chance” that Rio de Janeiro will host Formula One’s Brazilian Grand Prix starting in 2021 -- the latest in a battle with Sao Paulo, the current host city. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine, File)
Brazil's Bolsonaro says "99% chance" Rio will host Formula 1

By Anna Jean Kaiser Jun. 24, 2019 05:42 PM EDT

Rio's city hall picks company to build track eyeing F1 race

Associated Press May. 21, 2019 02:52 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's city hall selected a group of companies to build a new track that could eventually host a Formula One race, a move that could...

Sao Paulo council allows sale of Brazil GP track Interlagos

May. 16, 2019 10:54 AM EDT
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Interlagos track which hosts the Brazilian Grand Prix could soon be up for sale. Sao Paulo city council approved a bill that...

In this photo released by Agencia Brasil, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a military ceremony celebrating "Victory Day" marking the participation of Brazil in World War II, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Bolsonaro said Rio de Janeiro will host the country's Formula One race in 2020, once the new autodrome is ready. (Tomaz Silva/Agencia Brasil via AP)
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro compete to host F1

By Marcelo Silva De Sousa May. 10, 2019 05:15 PM EDT

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony where he signed a second decree that eases gun restrictions, during the signing ceremony at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The decree opens Brazil’s market to guns and ammunition made outside of Brazil according to a summary of the decree. Gun owners can now buy between 1,000 -5,000 rounds of ammunition per year depending on their license, up from 50 rounds. Lower-ranking military members can now carry guns after 10 years of service. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's president: Rio to host Formula One again in 2020

May. 08, 2019 04:35 PM EDT