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Venezuela revokes Brazil's custody of diplomatic mission that's housing 6 Maduro opponents
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Saturday that Brazil can no longer represent Argentina’s diplomatic interests in the…
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Brazil's Lula fires minister accused of sexual harassment
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday fired his human rights minister, Silvio Almeida, following claims that he sexually…
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Musk’s Starlink will block X in Brazil to comply with judge’s orders
Starlink, Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite internet service, said Tuesday it will block Musk’s social media platform X in Brazil to comply…
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Why Is Twitter/X Is Suspended In Brazil? RIP To All The Stan Accounts!
Brazil has suspended X, formerly known as Twitter, after the company failed to name a legal representative in the country. The suspension…
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Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, official confirms
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior official on Tuesday confirmed a report that Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies but…
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Brazilian Scientists Race to Recover Fossils Unearthed by Record Floods
Scientists in Brazil are racing to gather fossils uncovered by recent heavy floods before they are destroyed. In May, record floods washed…
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Brazil begins to block X as Elon Musk’s feud with judge deepens
Anyone trying to access X in Brazil was blocked on Saturday, after the country enforced a court-ordered suspension of Elon Musk’s social…
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Brazil Judge Bans X as Musk Challenges Top Court’s Orders
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s top court ordered the immediate suspension of X in the country after its billionaire owner Elon Musk defied orders…
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Elon Musk hits out at judge threatening to suspend X in Brazil
Elon Musk has stepped up online attacks on a Supreme Court judge threatening to suspend social media platform X in Brazil, calling him “an…
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Starlink Caught in Crosshairs of Elon Musk’s Battle With Brazil
Brazil is preventing Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite-internet operation, from conducting financial transactions in the country, the…
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Brazil Threatens to Block X in Escalating Clash With Elon Musk
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s top judge threatened to block Elon Musk’s X if the social media platform doesn’t appoint a legal representative in…
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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning…
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Fires in Brazil's Sao Paulo state under control: authorities
Fires that have razed thousands of hectares of forest in Brazil's Sao Paulo state have been brought under control, authorities said…
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In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brasilia, Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky…
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Wildfires in Brazil leave at least 2 dead in Sao Paulo sate. Dozens of cities are on high alert
SAO PAULO (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil's southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said Saturday. At least 36…
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Brazil police target Tocantins' governor in investigation of COVID-19 fraud and graft
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal police Wednesday morning carried out search warrants against the governor of Tocantins state, as part of…
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Animated plane crash video misrepresented as 2024 Brazil air disaster
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken August 19, 2024 The posts circulated after a plane crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on…
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Musk’s X shuts down Brazil operation after judge blasted for censorship
The social media platform X will close its office in Brazil amidst a legal battle with the South American nation’s Supreme Court over a…
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After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored
Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass will be placed under special…
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X is closing its operations in Brazil immediately, but its service will remain live for users
X says it's ending business operations in Brazil effective immediately, but the service will remain available to users in the country. The…
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Bahia’s police killings pile pressure on Lula’s Workers’ party in Brazil
Activists have raised the alarm over police violence in the Brazilian state of Bahia, as new figures revealed that more children and…
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Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane with 61 people aboard crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state…
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Brazil cuts ties with Nicaragua as it rethinks links with leftist authoritarians
Brazil and Nicaragua have expelled each other’s ambassadors in a tit-for-tat diplomatic row, as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da…
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Passenger plane crashes in Brazil's São Paulo state with 62 on board
The News A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed in Brazil’s São Paulo state Friday, the country’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da…