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Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliatory move
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government Thursday kicked out Nicaragua's ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the…
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Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Following Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico…
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Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Holder of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers…
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Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court halted progress on a project to pave a dirt highway that connects…
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Paraguay in talks with Brazil to buy six Embraer combat planes
ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguay is negotiating with Brazil to buy six Embraer Super Tucano A-29 fighter planes for $96 million as part of its…
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Brazil flood video falsely shared as 'inundated city in northern Myanmar'
Screenshot taken on July 8, 2024 of the misleading post The same video was shared with a similar false claim about flooding in Myanmar on…
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Brazil’s Pantanal, the World’s Largest Tropical Wetland, Is Burning Out of Control
Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland area, is burning. It is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, and the…
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China and Brazil to try out beef traceability plan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's largest beef importer and Brazil, the biggest supplier, will set up a pilot scheme as part of…
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Video shows tanker blast in Brazil, not South Africa
A screenshot of the false post, taken on July 8, 2024 A South African-based user shared the 12-second video showing flames billowing from…
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Brazilian biologist steps on venomous snakes 40,000 times for study
A Brazilian biologist used an unusual method to study the biting behaviour of venomous snakes. João Miguel Alves-Nunes from the Butantan…
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Brazil's industrial output falls less than expected in May
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Industrial production in Brazil fell 0.9% in May from April, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday,…
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Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't officially started but it's already breaking records
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has…
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Former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested amid allegations of billions in fraud
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil-Retail-Fraud The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid,…
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Woman firefighter on Brazil frontline after 2020 flames took her baby
Debora dos Santos Avila used to resent firefighters for the death of her five-month-old baby in 2020, when she says he succumbed to smoke…
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Brazil creates fewer formal jobs than expected in May
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy created a net 131,811 formal jobs in May, Labor Ministry data released on Thursday showed, falling…
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'Breathing smoke': Brazil's Pantanal wetlands hit by record fires
Erica Cristina has been "breathing in smoke every day" since a large fire broke out across the river from the city of Corumba, the gateway…
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'Out of control fires' in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergency
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out…
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Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday amid market concerns of…
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Brazil's tax authority to summon foreign crypto exchanges for information
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's tax authority will soon call foreign crypto exchanges not based in the country to explain…
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Brazil Motorcycle Police Chase Is Absolutely Nuts
Read the full story on The Auto Wire In case you haven’t been paying attention for a really long time, Brazil has quite the problem with…
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Climate change made historic Brazil floods twice as likely: scientists
Climate change doubled the likelihood of the historic floods in southern Brazil and amplified intense rains caused by the El Nino weather…
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Bid to 'privatize' Brazil beaches sparks outcry
A proposed constitutional amendment that could see Brazil's famed beaches fall into private hands has outraged environmentalists and…
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DHL launches virtual cargo airline for supply chain customers in Brazil
The contract logistics arm of DHL Group has partnered with a startup cargo airline in Brazil to launch a private air transport service as…