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Brazil's indigenous to sue Bolsonaro for saying they're 'evolving'
Jan 25, 2020 09:38The main organization representing Brazil’s 300 indigenous tribes said on Friday it would sue far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for racism after he said indigenous people were “evolving” and becoming more human.
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Iran summons Brazil's charge d'affaires over Soleimani comments
Jan 08, 2020 07:26Iran has summoned Brazil's chargé d’affaires in Tehran after the government in Brasilia expressed support for the US assassination of top Iranian anti-terror Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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Venezuelans protest Rio Treaty sanctions
Dec 05, 2019 11:57Thousands of Venezuelans have flocked to the streets in the capital, Caracas, to decry a decision by parties to a Cold War-era regional defense treaty to impose sanctions on Venezuela.
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Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life
Nov 13, 2019 09:18Better not mess with the former Brazilian president; Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping, are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s real top allies in the Global Left, says investigative Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar in his article for ‘Asia Times’, titled: “Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life”.
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Dubai Beach Soccer: Iran sink Spain, claim title
Nov 10, 2019 06:21Iran’s National Team have been crowned the champions of the 2019 Dubai Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup after overpowering Spain 6-3 in the final showdown.
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Brazil says 17 killed in police action in Manaus
Oct 31, 2019 07:01A shoot-out in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus between police and suspected drug traffickers has left 17 people dead, local authorities announced Wednesday.
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Genocide underway against uncontacted tribes, experts warn Bolsonaro
Oct 14, 2019 21:31The burning of the Amazon Forest, which is considered the heart of the planet, has raised alarm bells all over the world at the irreparable damage to not just the indigenous people but also to the unique fauna and flora of South America, especially after the Brazilian president tried to justify his irrational policies against ‘Mother Nature’, by saying the Amazon forest is not the heritage of humanity.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro slams UN rights chief's 'attacking' words
Sep 04, 2019 17:20Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has censured the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, for interfering in the Brazilian internal affairs "along the lines" of French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Amazon fires 'extraordinarily concerning', warns UN biodiversity chief
Aug 31, 2019 11:33The fires in the Amazon are “extraordinarily concerning” for the planet’s natural life support systems, the head of the UN’s top biodiversity body has said in a call for countries, companies and consumers to build a new relationship with nature.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro fuels spat with Europe as Amazon wildfires rage
Aug 31, 2019 06:36Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday Europe has "nothing to teach" the country about preserving the environment, as data showed thousands of new fires were ignited on the first day of a burning ban.