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Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds he received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, a source told the Associated Press.
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Migrants, police, officials and analysts say President Joe Biden’s halt on asylum has caused a wait-and-see attitude among migrants who are staying in Brazil. Like anywhere along migrants’ routes to new lives, local communities are finding it hard to meet the new populations’ needs.
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A Supreme Court decision to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use makes Brazil one of the last countries in Latin America to do so and possibly reduce its massive prison population.
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The iconic yellow and green of Brazil’s flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sunday’s LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo.
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In Brazil's Northeast, a couple is reintroducing the Spix's macaw to nature through breeding and reintroduction efforts. They're striving to save these iconic blue parrots from disappearing forever. There are approximately 360 in captivity worldwide and very few are living in the wild in Brazil.
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More than 80% of residents in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre don't have running water one week after major flooding. The floods have left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the creation of The Cacique Fontoura reserve and the Aldeia Velha territory. They cover a combined total area of almost 132 square miles.
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Pope Francis has met with a leader of Brazil’s Yanomami people. The shaman, Davi Kopenawa, says he asked for papal backing for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s efforts to reverse decades of exploitation of the Amazon and better protect its indigenous peoples.
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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation into Musk for alleged obstruction.
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested federal authorities return his passport and authorize travel to Israel so he can accept an event invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit in May.
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Brazil looks to short-term and long-term strategies to fight a disease so painful it's known as "breakbone fever." The outbreak is part of a global wave of dengue triggered in part by climate change.
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In politics, as with investing, past performance does not guarantee future returns. But for now, Lula’s pragmatic coalition-building and his careful negotiations with Congress are paying off, says FIU professor Anthony Pereira.