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Rio looks forward to 2016 Olympics
As London's Olympic Games come to an end, preparations for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro are well underway.
While Brazil's Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls get stuck into their training programmes, construction workers are upgrading...
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VARIOUS GROUPS PROTEST OVER LACK OF PROGRESS AHEAD OF RIO EARTH SUMMIT
Various indigenous tribes of Brazil and other countries marched to the site of the UN Summit for Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, to protest at the degradation of their environment.
Aboriginal people in traditional...
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Brazil's Lula Convicted of Corruption
Jul.12 -- The former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sentenced to 9 and a half years in jail for graft and money laundering. His conviction is seen as a blow to his hopes of regaining the presidency next year....
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Scuffles break out on the floor of Brazil's congress
Scuffles broke out on the floor of Brazil's Congress Wednesday during a day-long debate and vote to decide oon whether or not to suspend Brazilian President Michel Temer for a bribery charge started with a small protest inside the lower...
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Brazil's Pres Temer survives suspension vote
Brazil's embattled president survived a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery charge, mustering enough support on Wednesday night to stay in office and avoid being tried by the country's highest court.
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Millions return to poverty in Brazil, eroding 'boom' decade
When Leticia Miranda had a job selling newspapers on the streets, she earned about 160 US dollars a month, just enough to pay for a tiny apartment she shared with her 8-year-old son in a poor neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazilian president to create national public security ministry
Brazilian President Michel Temer said he wants a public ministry to coordinate security operations in the whole country.
Temer spoke on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro after talking to local authorities about the implementation...
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People gather in Lisbon to protest arrest of former Brazilian president
A crowd of people gathered in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday to protest the arrest of former Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
Around one hundred people - Portuguese-based Brazilians as well as locals - voiced their concerns...
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Rumors, mistrust hinder Brazil yellow fever vaccine campaign
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Authorities in Brazil are seeing a decrease in the number of people being vaccinated against yellow fever, because of fears over the vaccine's effectiveness and possible dangers.
It comes as the...
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Brazil election race begins with da Silva off party ticket
Brazil's Workers' Party on Tuesday replaced jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its candidate for October's general election, clarifying one of the biggest question marks hanging over the vote to lead Latin America's...
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Brazil election race begins with da Silva off party ticket
Brazil's Workers' Party on Tuesday replaced jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its candidate for October's general election, clarifying one of the biggest question marks hanging over the vote to lead Latin America's...
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Peru and Brazil conclude talks to tackle border crimes
Peruvian and Brazilian officials on Thursday concluded bilateral talks that increased the exchange of intelligence between the two countries.
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Peru and Brazil conclude talks to tackle border crimes
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Brazilians weigh stark visions of future in run-off election
Workers Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad will face his main opponent, far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro in a second and final debate in October, when Brazilians will chose one of them to lead the country.
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Thousands of supporters cheer for Bolsonaro
Thousands of Brazilians crowded the streets of the Brazilian capital to cheer for Jair Bolsonaro, who was sworn in as Brazil's president on Tuesday.
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Palestinians protest Bolsonaro's plan to move Brazil embassy to Jerusalem
Palestinians protested in Ramallah on Wednesday against Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro's plan to move the Brazilian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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Brazil Elects Bolsonaro as Next President
Oct.28 -- Brazil has elected far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as its next president. The former army captain had almost 56% of the vote with more than 96% of votes counted so far. Bloomberg's Julia Leite reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...
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Bolsonaro Takes Reins in Brazil
Jan.02 -- Jair Bolsonaro has been sworn in as Brazil's President. He comes to power promising to tackle rampant crime, corruption and economic turmoil in a wave of nationalism that's sweeping the country. Bloomberg's Dana El Baltaji...
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40 same sex couples wed ahead of Bolsonaro inauguration
About 40 gay couples got married in downtown Sao Paulo, tying the knot partly out of fear that the new administration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro could restrict same sex marriage after his inauguration on Jan. 1.
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Violence flares at Sao Paulo anti-Bolsonaro protest
Protesters marched in several cities across Brazil against far-right Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday night.
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Indigenous Brazilians protest outside Congress
More than 1,000 indigenous Brazilians gathered outside Congress on Wednesday for an annual three-day campout to protest what they see as rollbacks of indigenous rights under President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Bolsonaro Said to Be Leading Presidential Race, Partial Results Show
Oct.07 -- Brazil votes in an election that has divided the nation. The right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro is currently leading in the first round of votes. Bloomberg's Julia Leite reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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We Are Long Brazilian Real Against Short Mexican Peso, Says BofAML's Piron
Oct.28 -- Claudio Piron, co-head of Asia FX and rates strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses the Brazilian real and equities following the election of Jair Bolsonaro. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open."