Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday decreed the easing of national gun laws as part of his law-and-order agenda, despite fears it could aggravate already staggering violent crime.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into effect a law that reinforces protective measures for women who are victims of gender-based violence, a move welcomed by ...