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Protesters storm Brazil Congress, call for military coup
Nov 17, 2016 10:03Dozens of protesters in Brazil have stormed the building housing the country’s lower house of Congress, calling for a military coup to topple the government.
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Hundreds rally in Brazil to urge imprisonment of ex-president Lula
Oct 24, 2016 08:03Hundreds of people have rallied in Brazil’s Sao Paulo to demand the imprisonment of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for alleged corruption.
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Fresh prison riot kills eight inmates in northwestern Brazil
Oct 17, 2016 14:29At least eight inmates have been killed in a fresh prison riot in Brazil a day after violent clashes between two rival gangs in another jail left more than two dozen detainees dead.
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Pro-Rousseff protests greet Temer in Argentina
Oct 04, 2016 09:00Argentinians have taken to the streets in Buenos Aires to protest their government's support for new Brazilian President Michel Temer and voice solidarity with his predecessor Dilma Rousseff.
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Three shot dead in Brazil amid electoral violence
Sep 29, 2016 11:16Three people have been shot dead and a deputy state governor has sustained injuries in a shooting incident in central Brazil, the latest in a spate of killings ahead of municipal elections in the South American country.
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Brazil’s ex-president Lula describes charges against him as ‘farcical’
Sep 21, 2016 11:50Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dismissed charges of corruption against him, describing the allegations as “farcical.”
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Brazil prosecutors file corruption charges against Lula
Sep 15, 2016 03:54Prosecutors in Brazil have filed charges of involvement in money-laundering and corruption against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife.
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Former Brazilian speaker ousted over Swiss bank accounts
Sep 13, 2016 04:19Brazil’s lower house of Congress has voted to unseat its ex-speaker Eduardo Cunha, the main driver behind the impeachment process against former President Dilma Rousseff.
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Pro-Rousseff protests hit 40 cities across Brazil
Sep 12, 2016 10:22Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to condemn the ouster of former president Dilma Rousseff and demand the resignation of her successor, Michell Temer.
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Protesters stage massive rally against newly-installed president in Sao Paulo
Sep 09, 2016 04:44Thousands of Brazilian demonstrators have held a massive rally to protest against the newly-installed President Michel Temer.