Brazilian president Michel Temer has told the nation that an incriminating audio recording of him had been doctored as he fought to save his job.

Abusive price hikes of hotel rates and plane tickets during next year’s World Cup will be monitored by a committee created by the Brazilian government.

A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil, filling the air in seconds with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than 230 panicked partygoers, many of whom were caught in a stampede to escape.

A blaze tore through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early today, killing 232 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicked party-goers stampeded toward the exits.

A deadly fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early today, killing at least 245 people attending a university party and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said.