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Brazil, Bolivia eager to boost ties with Iran
Sep 15, 2021 01:29The foreign ministers of Brazil and Bolivia congratulated their Iranian counterpart on taking office, calling for the expansion of relations with Iran in various fields.
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Brazil truckers block roads, Bolsonaro asks protesters to stand down
Sep 09, 2021 08:33Brazilian truckers have held demonstrations across Brazil and blocked multiple federal roadways in several states, prompting President Jair Bolsonaro to ask the protesters to stand down.
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Brazilian indigenous chief fears tough times ahead for own people
Sep 01, 2021 01:01Shaman Davi Kopenawa, chief of the Yanomami people who live on Brazil's largest indigenous reservation, fears a pending Supreme Court decision on native land claims could worsen an onslaught of aggressive mining encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro.
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US offers Brazil NATO partnership, 5G tech to dump China’s Huawei
Aug 07, 2021 10:44US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has reportedly offered Brazil “global partnership” status in the NATO military alliance if it squeezes the Chinese Huawei out of its 5G network market and instead uses an American model.
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Vaccine scandal: Thousands rally in Brazil to demand Bolsonaro's ouster
Jul 04, 2021 06:26Thousands have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil, demanding that President Jair Bolsonaro be impeached over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over half a million people in the country.
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Police tear gas indigenous protest for land rights in Brazil
Jun 23, 2021 07:28Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of indigenous people protesting outside Brazil’s Congress against a bill lawmakers were about to debate that would undermine recognition of protected reservation lands.
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Hundreds of indigenous Brazilians protest bill curtailing land rights
Jun 17, 2021 03:16Several hundred indigenous Brazilians protested outside the Congress building in Brasilia on Wednesday against a bill backed by the country’s farm sector that would limit recognition of reservation lands.
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Iran loses to Brazil at VNL 2021
Jun 17, 2021 00:38Iran was defeated against Brazil 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21) at the 2021 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Wednesday night.
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Indian states run out of COVID-19 vaccines, Brazil tops 400,000 fatality mark
Apr 30, 2021 08:19Several Indian states have run out of coronavirus vaccines a day prior to a planned broadening of a nationwide vaccination drive amid a surge of new cases in the country to yet another daily record, officials have announced.
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Global COVID-19 death toll passes grim 3 million mark
Apr 18, 2021 06:18The worldwide COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 3 million as countries compete with one another over vaccines for immunization.