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Petrobras targets Africa for oil exploration region outside Brazil
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run oil company, is setting its sights on Africa as its primary region for oil exploration activities…
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Lula expands Brazil's affirmative action quotas for Indigenous and Black communities
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed a new law to expand the country’s affirmative action…
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Brazil, IRENA co-host launch of Global Coalition for Energy Planning
The Brazilian Government, in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), is set to co-host the inaugural Energy…
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China’s GAC starts auto sales in Brazil, eyes local plant by late 2026
Chinese automaker GAC announced on Friday (May 23) its product launch in Brazil, saying it expects its line of hybrid and electric cars to…
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Brazil lifts forecast for coffee production
Brazil has upped its forecast for the country's 2025 coffee output despite the year being in the low part of the typical production cycle.…
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Brazil Police Foil Horror Bomb Threat at Lady Gaga's Concert at Copacabana Beach Attended by 2.1 Million People as They Arrest Mastermind
Police in Rio de Janeiro thwarted a bomb attack that was allegedly planned to target Lady Gaga's landmark concert at Copacabana Beach,…
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Human rights commission urges monitoring of Brazil’s flood recovery efforts
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for a permanent monitoring system to track Brazil’s compliance…
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China claims no need for US grain as Brazil supplies grow
China’s grain supply will not be affected by a loss of US feed grain and oilseed imports, thanks to abundantly available substitutes on…
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Brazil's former President Fernando Collor arrested after corruption conviction
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor was arrested early on Friday in the northeastern state of Alagoas and ordered…
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Brazil Supreme Court reviews charges against key Bolsonaro allies in coup proceedings
SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices started proceedings on Tuesday morning to determine whether federal officers,…
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Brazil orders seven days of mourning to honour Pope Francis
Brazil, home to the world's largest Catholic community worldwide, will hold seven days of mourning to mark the death of Pope Francis,…
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DP World continues expansion in Brazil
Logistic giant DP World has opened a new freight forwarding office in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. The new location in the Jardim…
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Brazil regulator authorizes fresh 7,500 Starlink satellites to operate locally
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel authorized Elon Musk's SpaceX to add 7,500 new Starlink satellites to…
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China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil
[BEIJING/SINGAPORE] China’s retaliation on Friday (Apr 4) against new US tariffs is poised to accelerate Beijing’s move towards…
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Paraguay recalls ambassador to Brazil and suspends dam talks over espionage revelations
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay announced Tuesday that it was recalling its ambassador to Brazil a day after Brazilian authorities…
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Brazil's government admits to spying on Paraguay during Bolsonaro's presidency
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government said on Monday that its intelligence agency spied on Paraguayan authorities during the presidency of…
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Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next
SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his…
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Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship's mass grave
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains…
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Colombia's lonely chimp Yoko finds new home in Brazil
Kidnapped from his family as an infant, then raised by a drug lord before ending up in a Colombian zoo, Yoko the chimpanzee has lived the…
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Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (AP) — The fate of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is largely in the hands of five people. Within the next three weeks,…
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Renault, Geely deepen partnership with Brazil car sales plan
The latest agreement gives Geely better access to South America’s biggest economy RENAULT and China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group plan to…
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Small plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing two
SAO PAULO (AP) — A small plane crashed Saturday in Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state, killing two people on board, authorities said.…
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Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned…
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Family celebrates compensation to the widow of a journalist killed during Brazil's dictatorship
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The family of a Brazilian journalist who was tortured and killed during the country’s military dictatorship on…