Brazilian police find plan on Bolsonaro aide’s phone to block handover
Brazil’s Federal Police have found a detailed planning document for a military intervention to block the handover of power in last year’s election on the...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court orders ex-president Bolsonaro to testify over
Issued on: 14/04/2023 – 22:02Modified: 14/04/2023 – 22:11 A Supreme Court judge ordered Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro Friday to face questioning by police over his...
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Brazil’s Lula criticises US dollar and IMF during China visit
Issued on: 14/04/2023 – 03:25 The two countries have recently announced a deal to trade in their own currencies, dropping the dollar as an intermediary....
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Latin America leaders call for more international funding at summit
Issued on: 25/01/2023 – 04:03Modified: 25/01/2023 – 04:05 Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday called for more international funding in the region...
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Police take back control of Brazil’s Congress from far-right
Issued on: 09/01/2023 – 01:44 Brazilian security forces wrested back control of Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday after a flood of...
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Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil’s president amid fears of violence
CNN — Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time on Sunday, as threats of violence loomed from...
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Several killed in two school shootings in Brazil
Issued on: 26/11/2022 – 08:13 At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a 16-year-old shooter wearing...
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Bolsonaro files legal complaint challenging Lula’s Brazil election win
Issued on: 22/11/2022 – 21:52 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the election he lost last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,...
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Live: Lula or Bolsonaro? Brazil counts votes in pivotal presidential election
Brazilians voted Sunday in a white-knuckle presidential runoff election pitting far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro against his leftist arch rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Follow...
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Brazil’s education system in crisis as Bolsonaro takes aim at universities
Over the last four years, President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has made steep budget cuts to Brazil’s public universities. In the run-up to the second and final round of presidential elections, his government announced a...
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Brazilian football star Neymar backs Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday election
Issued on: 30/09/2022 – 05:41 Brazilian football star Neymar Junior endorsed President Jair Bolsonaro’s uphill re-election bid on Thursday, showing his support in a TikTok video as he...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro launches reelection bid, facing stiff challenge from leftist Lula
Issued on: 28/03/2022 – 05:30 Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro launched his re-election campaign on Sunday, telling thousands of cheering supporters that opinion polls were...