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Yanomami deaths continue to rise in northern Brazil
A total of 363 people died in the Yanomami indigenous land in 2023, the first year of the current Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration, […]
Lula makes a blunder as Bolsonaro goes all-in on Sunday rally
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Market analysts improve GDP growth forecast for Brazil
Published this Thursday, four days late due to the partial work stoppage of Central Bank employees who are negotiating salary increases and other issues with […]
What to expect from Brazil’s new Supreme Court justice
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Petrobras loses another billion-dollar tax case
Oil and gas giant Petrobras has lost an appeal at Carf, Brazil’s tax appeals court, which upheld BRL 9.1 billion (nearly USD 1.8 billion) in […]
Exclusive: Eletrobras loses plan to build three mega power plants in the Amazon
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Brazil and Paraguay reach tentative agreement on Itaipu budget amid tariff dispute
With neither Brazil nor Paraguay able to reach a deal over the tariffs for electricity produced by the Itaipu Dam — the massive hydroelectric complex […]
Blinken meets with Lula following Israel controversy
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he had a “very good meeting” with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the presidential […]
Explaining Brazil #281: Why Lula compared Israel to the Nazis
Brazil’s president created a diplomatic uproar for his latest comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict, but why would Lula take such a strong anti-Israel stance? The […]
Brazil’s prison system under scrutiny after high-profile escape
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Brazil joins call for ICJ to declare Israel’s occupation of Palestine illegal
Brazil on Tuesday joined other countries in asking judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to declare Israel’s occupation of Palestine illegal. Councilor Maria […]
Senate committee clears vaccination bill amid right-wing friction
The Senate’s Education Committee on Tuesday approved by a 12-5 vote a watered-down bill mandating a vaccination program in public schools, after lawmakers allied with […]
Government bans pension funds for the super-rich
The federal government on Monday limited exclusive pension funds for super-rich families to up to BRL 5 million (USD 1 million) in individual balances. The […]
Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for arming its gangs
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