Mauricio Savarese, Author at Valley News

A boy waves a Brazilian flag during a celebration by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Official results showed that Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party will face Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right congressman in a second-round vote. (AP Photo/Ricardo Borges)

Far-Right Upstart Surges in Brazil

by Sarah DiLorenzo Associated Press, Mauricio Savarese Associated Press, and Peter Prengaman Associated PressOctober 8, 2018

Sao Paulo — A far-right former army captain who expresses nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship won its presidential election by a surprisingly large margin Sunday but fell just short of getting enough votes to avoid a second-round runoff…

Luiz Fernando Pereira, defense lawyer for Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks on his cell phone during the trial against the candidacy of former president da Silva for the presidential elections, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Brazil's general elections will be held on October 7. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Ex-President Barred From Election

by Mauricio Savarese Associated PressSeptember 1, 2018

Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, leaves the pitch as Croatia's Sime Vrsaljko celebrates his side's 3-0 victory at the end of the group D match between Argentina and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Novgorod, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Stars Are Getting Stifled

by Mauricio Savarese AP Sports WriterJune 22, 2018

FILE - In this July 1, 2016 file photo, Jack Conger dives at the start of his heat in the men's 100-meter butterfly semifinals at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 that two American swimmers were taken off their flight from Brazil by local authorities amid an investigation into a reported robbery involving Ryan Lochte and his teammates. USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said that "Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities. We are gathering further information." (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Police: Lochte, Others Not Robbed

by Mauricio Savarese Associated Press, Peter Prengaman Associated Press, and Luis Andres Henao Associated PressAugust 19, 2016

Pro-government deputies hold a banner that reads in Portuguese "Cunha out!" behind the table of the President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, center on the table, during voting session on whether or not to impeachment President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The vote will determine whether the impeachment proceeds to the Senate. Rousseff is accused of violating Brazil's fiscal laws to shore up public support amid a flagging economy. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil House Votes To Impeach President

by Jenny Barchfield Associated Press, and Mauricio Savarese Associated PressApril 17, 2016