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Four inmates killed in new Brazil prison riot
Jan 09, 2017 10:19At least four inmates have been killed in the latest prison riot in Brazil, bringing the overall number of fatalities in such riots over the past week to 100.
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Prison riot leaves 33 inmates dead in northern Brazil
Jan 06, 2017 14:05At least 33 inmates have lost their lives at a jail disturbance in Brazil’s northernmost state of Roraima, the second such incident in the South American country over the past few days.
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Prison rebellion kills 60 in northern Brazil
Jan 02, 2017 15:19A bloody prison riot in Brazil’s northern province of Amazonas has claimed the lives of at least 60 people, Brazilian authorities say.
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Brazil police believe body found in Rio is missing Greek ambassador
Dec 30, 2016 05:00Brazilian security officials suspect a charred body discovered inside a burned-out car in Rio Rio de Janeiro is that of the Greek ambassador to Brazil, who went missing earlier this week.
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Brazilians rally in Rio to slam austerity plans
Dec 13, 2016 06:59Brazilian protesters have staged another rally in the city of Rio de Janeiro to protest austerity measures proposed at the state level.
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Deadly Colombia plane crash: Victims’ bodies flown back home
Dec 03, 2016 12:05The bodies of those who died in a plane crash in Colombia earlier this week have been repatriated to their home countries.
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Brazilians protest planned constitutional reform
Nov 28, 2016 04:19Thousands of protesters have poured into the streets of Brazil’s largest city of Sao Paulo to protest a government plan that would set caps on public spending over the next two decades.
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Brazil’s president vows to veto corruption amnesty
Nov 27, 2016 16:27Brazilian President Michel Temer has vowed that he would block any bill granting immunity from corruption probes to members of the country’s Congress.
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Brazilian banks reassured by US of financing trade with Tehran: Official
Nov 24, 2016 03:29The United States Treasury Department has assured Brazilian banks of financing trade with Tehran in the wake of a nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers, says the South American country’s top diplomat for trade.
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Thousands rally in Brazil to urge imprisonment of ex-president Lula
Nov 21, 2016 08:13Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo to demand the imprisonment of the former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, over alleged corruption charges.