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Brazil police clash with protesters, arrest 50 near Olympics venue
Aug 13, 2016 08:53Riot police in Brazil have arrested 50 people in northern Rio de Janeiro as security forces clashed with a crowd of largely young protesters rallying against the Olympics.
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Brazil's police, anti-reform protesters clash in Sao Paulo
Aug 12, 2016 04:21Clashes have broken out between Brazilian police and a large number of students protesting against government-proposed reforms to the public education system in the city of Sao Paulo.
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Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony
Aug 09, 2016 02:55The 2016 Olympics have been formally opened with a colourful and pulsating ceremony at Rio's Maracana stadium.
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Demonstrations held for and against Brazil’s Rousseff
Aug 01, 2016 01:11Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Brazil in support of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, calling for her return to office, while some other protesters demanded her removal.
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Brazil arrests group planning terror attacks during Olympic Games
Jul 21, 2016 15:31Brazil has arrested 10 people on suspicion of belonging to a terror group and preparing acts of terrorism during next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the justice minister says.
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Rio in crippling ‘public calamity’ less than 2 months ahead of Olympics
Jun 18, 2016 01:55The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency over a major budget crisis, less than two months ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Brazil tourism minister implicated in corruption case resigns
Jun 17, 2016 09:25Another Brazilian minister has resigned from the government of interim President Michel Temer, less than a month after assuming office, over fraud charges.
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Rousseff ‘to call early elections if reinstated Brazil's president’
Jun 11, 2016 04:44Dilma Rousseff, who has been suspended as Brazil’s president, has suggested that she will call early elections if she survives an impeachment trial and is reinstated president.
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1000s in Brazil hold protests against rape of teenage girl
Jun 02, 2016 10:49Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets of the country’s major cities to express their anger at the shocking case of a teenage girl sexually assaulted by more than 30 men.
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New Brazil cabinet in trouble after leaks on anti-Rousseff plot
May 24, 2016 03:59Brazil’s interim government has been rattled by a leaked audio tape suggesting a plot against suspended President Dilma Rousseff, a scandal that forced a key minister in the new cabinet to resign.