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Brazil’s Lula launches court appeal to save candidacy
Sep 06, 2018 05:51Brazil’s jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has appealed a court ruling that bars him from running in the upcoming presidential election.
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Brazil police tear gas protesters after museum fire
Sep 04, 2018 03:59Police in Brazil have used tear gas against protesters angered by purported mismanagement and neglect that led to a fire destroying the country’s National Museum building.
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Fire destroys 20 million items in Brazil’s 200-year-old museum
Sep 03, 2018 08:11A massive fire raced through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more than 20 million items, ranging from archaeological finds to historical memorabilia.
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At least 14 killed during military, police operations in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
Aug 21, 2018 03:31At least 14 people have been killed during clashes between government troops, police officers and drug gangs in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil’s Lula nominated for president despite detention
Aug 05, 2018 02:43Brazil’s Workers Party (PT) has officially nominated its founder, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for the upcoming presidential election, in a largely symbolic move since he remains in prison on a 12-year sentence on corruption charges.
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Counter rulings on Lula's release from jail spark protests in Brazil
Jul 09, 2018 07:43The chief justice of a Brazilian appeals court has overruled a verdict by a fellow judge that urged the release of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Brazil cuts fuel prices to end crisis sparked by truckers’ strike
May 28, 2018 07:52Brazil’s President Michel Temer, under pressure from a week-long national truckers’ strike which led to fuel and food shortages, ceded to protesters’ demands Sunday and slashed the cost of diesel.
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Ex-Lula minister Dirceu starts 31-year jail term in Brazil
May 19, 2018 03:13Jose Dirceu, former Chief of Staff under ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, surrendered Friday to start a nearly 31-year prison sentence for corruption, officials said.
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Brazil charges 11 with attempting to recruit minors for Daesh terror attacks
May 18, 2018 07:43Brazilian prosecutors have announced charges against eleven people, who were accused of trying to establish a terror group inside the country and recruiting militants to send to Syria.
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Yellow fever death toll rises to 409 in Brazil in past 10 months
May 12, 2018 09:18A total of 1,261 confirmed cases of yellow fever caused 409 deaths in Brazil from July 2017 to the 8th of this month, according to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health recently.