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Another Private Wavegarden Pool Is Opening in Brazil
Another wave pool is slated for construction in Brazil, but you’ll have to buy property to surf it. Wavegarden announced that a new…
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Green shoots spring from ashes in Brazil's fire-resistant savanna
The huge wildfires that ripped through Brazil recently did not spare its vast tropical savanna, but green shoots are already emerging from…
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Brazil's federal police indict 20 in connection with salt mine catastrophe in country's northeast
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Friday indicted 20 people for rock salt mining in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio that…
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OW and Eletrobras partner to explore offshore wind energy in Brazil
Ocean Winds (OW) and Eletrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in São Paulo to explore offshore wind energy opportunities…
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost…
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Brazil Ministers Renew Push to Sell Lula on Spending Cuts
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s government will unveil “as many measures as possible” to cut spending this year, Planning and Budget Minister…
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Eight dead as heavy rain thrashes Brazil after long drought
At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said Saturday, as storms swept parts of the country following a severe…
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Brazil starts blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government…
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Footage shows Brazil fire, not Hezbollah attack on Israel
Screenshot of the false post The video was shared with similar claims elsewhere on X and Facebook. It was also shared in Arabic. Hezbollah…
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Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Social media platform X began returning to Brazil on Wednesday, after remaining inaccessible for more than a month…
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Six-year-old girl among missing after Brazil landslide
Rescue workers in Brazil on Tuesday were searching for two people, including a six-year-old girl, after a landslide in its northern…
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X agrees to pay Brazil fines, court orders finances unblocked
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk's X in the country after the social media platform…
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Brazil, Mexico eye revised trade agreement
MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian and Mexican authorities said on Monday they see the need to revise and expand their current…
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Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country
With as much as 80 percent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the coronavirus…
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Musk faces $1.9 million fine to end X ban in Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court said that the social platform X, owned by Elon Musk, owes a fine of 10 million reais, which is about $1.9 million,…
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Brazil to propose steps to block use of benefits for online bets
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Social Development Ministry said on Friday that a working group will propose measures by next week to stop…
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Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report
The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America…
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Musk's X platform takes first step toward lifting Brazil ban
Social media platform X has named a legal representative in Brazil -- a first step toward being able to resume service in the country --…
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What we know about the fire 'pandemic' plaguing Brazil
Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest and farmland…
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Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of…
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Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Practitioners of different religious traditions marched down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach on…
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Brazil vets heal burns of jaguar burned in Pantanal fire
At a shelter for big cats in Brazil, a vet gingerly dresses wounds on a jaguar that was caught in wildfires raging in the world's largest…
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Brazil judge seizes $3 million from Musk to pay X fines
Brazil's Supreme Court said Friday that a judge has ordered the transfer of some $3 million from Elon Musk's companies to pay fines…
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Brazil Withdraws $3.3 Million From Musk Companies’ Accounts
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil withdrew 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) from the bank accounts of Elon Musk’s X and Starlink to pay for fines…