Brazil took extraordinary measures Tuesday to stem a collapse in its currency that’s quickened in recent weeks amid investor fear of soaring budget deficits. In the latest of a series of aggressive moves, the central bank sold over $3 billion in local markets by way of back-to-back auctions, its fourth intervention in three days. The maneuver halted a sharp selloff that’s pushed the real down more than 20% this year to a record low—the most among major currencies. The weakness that’s engulfed it however is spreading across assets, with Brazil’s...

A young Israeli woman was killed in Brazil on Monday night after falling in Rio de Janeiro while trying to escape thieves, Brazilian media reported on Tuesday. The publication O Dia identified the woman as Alma Bohadana and reported that she had been walking with her boyfriend when the two saw a motorcycle approach and ran away, thinking they were going to be robbed. Bohadana then jumped over a wall, falling some 49 feet (15 meters) to her death. The boyfriend, identified by local media as Dan Hen, was questioned...

The Israeli woman who fell to her death in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro is named by Hebrew media as Alma Bohadana, in her early 20s, from Kibbutz Yasur in the Western Galilee. Citing Brazilian reports, Hebrew media says the woman was walking with her partner through Rio de Janeiro and saw a motorcyclist who they feared was trying to rob them. While apparently trying to flee, the woman jumped over a wall, and the 15-meter fall into a forest led to her death. However, Brazilian reports cited by the Daily...

A young Israeli woman has been killed in Brazil after falling from height in Rio de Janeiro, the Foreign Ministry says. The ministry says its department for Israelis overseas, Israel’s consul general in Brasilia Neta Avrahami, and Keren Hayesod representative in Rio de Janeiro Mariano Hirsch are helping the grieving family and dealing with bringing the woman’s body to burial in Israel. Citing Brazilian reports, Hebrew media says the woman was walking with her partner through Rio de Janeiro and saw a motorcyclist who they feared was trying to rob...

May 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup scored higher than its rival, a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, in a FIFA's evaluation report released on Tuesday. The world soccer governing body bid report came ahead of the vote at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on May 17, which will decide where the next Women's World Cup will be held. Last week, Mexico and the United States withdrew from the 2027 race to focus their efforts on hosting the 2031 tournament. Based...