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How Trump's foreign policy is creating an opportunity for China in Latin America
During a nine-day trip through Latin America in the fall, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia,…
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The Political Drama of “I’m Still Here” Is Moving but Airbrushed
In 1970, six years into Brazil’s military dictatorship, Rubens Paiva, a civil engineer and a former left-wing politician, returned to the…
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Rio's thirsty zoo animals get icy treats to cool down in Brazil’s stifling summer heat
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as Brazil swelters. The cold treats…
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In Brazil, disinformation deals Lula a bruising defeat
An avalanche of disinformation about a new economic measure proved so tricky for Brazil's government to navigate that they backtracked…
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Brazil yanks temp work visas for China’s BYD after trafficking claims
BRAZIL has stopped issuing temporary work visas for BYD, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday (Dec 27), in the wake of…
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Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9, with 8 other people unaccounted for
SAO PAULO (AP) — A woman's body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, bringing the death toll so…
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Factbox-What is China's Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Jinjiang Group is in the spotlight after Brazil's labour authorities said workers at a factory it is building…
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Brazil court suspends law cutting tax breaks for firms with deforestation soy commitment
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A justice on Brazil's top court on Thursday suspended a law from the country's top soy-producing state that…
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Acid risk contained in deadly Brazil bridge collapse
Authorities in Brazil on Thursday said the risk of acid pollution from a bridge collapse in the country's north has been contained, as…
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BYD Labor Scandal in Brazil: Contractor Rejects Claims of Worker Exploitation
After Jinjiang Group, a contractor for Chinese automaker BYD (BYDDY, Financial), strongly denied accusations that there had been…
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Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil
BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil…
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The deadliest plane crashes of 2024: Brazil and Russia top the list
What's New Following the Christmas Eve crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight carrying 67 people from Baku to Grozny, near the Kazakh…
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Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead and a dozen others missing
SAO PAULO (AP) — A bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, killing at least two people and leaving a dozen others missing,…
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How an 836-pound 'cursed' emerald traveled the Americas, ruining lives and bankrupting men
It was an ordinary day at his Los Angeles law office when John Nadolenco opened a letter from Brazil enlisting his help in a mission to…
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Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where…
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Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge on Saturday handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over the…
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Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge
Rio de Janeiro (AP) — A military police officer in Brazil 's biggest metropolitan area threw a man off a bridge and into a river early…
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Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says
Brazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the assassination of a supreme court judge just days before President Luiz…
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Carrefour's cold shoulder for South American beef sparks a backlash from Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Supermarket giant Carrefour’s support for French farmers’ protests against a trade agreement between the European…
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Brazil minister says supports meat supplier 'boycott' of Carrefour
Brazil's agriculture minister on Monday threw his support behind national meat suppliers that have halted deliveries to Carrefour…
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Macron wraps up South America trip with French submarines in mind
SANTIAGO, Chile — Traveling to attend the G20 Summit last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, French President Emmanuel Macron extended his…
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Brazil development bank signs deal with AIIB for nearly $3 billion in investments
(Reuters) - Brazilian development bank BNDES said on Monday that it has signed a deal with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)…
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Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil launched what it called a social summit Thursday ahead of next week's Group of 20 meeting of top economies,…
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Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court
A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said. "This…