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Brazil’s candidate in serious condition after stabbing
Sep 07, 2018 06:28The leading candidate in Brazil's presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said.
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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.