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| Apr.7 |
Sao Paulo |
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Lula surrenders to police 
Map of Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil| Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is starting a 12-year sentence for corruption after surrendering to police | |
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| Aug.23 |
Amazon |
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Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining
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| Aug.2 |
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President Temer survives corruption vote
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| Jul.12 |
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Ex-Brazilian President Silva convicted of corruption| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering Wednesday and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison | |
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| Jun.26 |
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Brazil's Michel Temer charged with corruption 
President has been charged with accepting bribes by the country's chief prosecutor
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Brazil's Temer gets big victory in electoral court ruling Brazil's top electoral court is voting to reject allegations of campaign finance violations that could have removed him from office
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| May.17 |
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Brazilian leader denies hush money claim |
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| May.10 |
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Brazil's ex-President Lula questioned over corruption |
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| May.8 |
Amazon |
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Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil |
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| Jan.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil's former richest man Eike Batista sent to prison |
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| Dec.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover
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| Dec.13 |
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Brazil: Clashes as Senate approves 20-year austerity plan |
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| Dec.2 |
Colombia |
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Chapecoense plane crash: Team's home town gathers for service |
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| Oct.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazilian evangelist become Rio Mayor |
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| Sep.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio Paralympics 2016: Closing ceremony tribute for Golbarnezhad |
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| Sep.12 |
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Brazil's ex-Speaker Cunha expelled from Congress |
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| Sep.7 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Paralympics 2016: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony
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| Aug.31 |
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Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate Map of Brasilia Brazil| Senate has voted to remove Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget. It puts an end to the 13 years in power of her left-wing Workers' Party | |
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| Aug.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Arrested OCI chief Pat Hickey 'to be taken to police station' |
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| Aug.9 |
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Brazil Senate votes for Rousseff impeachment trial |
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| Aug.3 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Protest mars Olympic torch Rio arrival ahead of ceremony |
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| Jul.29 |
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Brazil's Lula faces trial linked to Petrobras scandal |
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| Jul.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rousseff will not attend Olympic ceremony in Rio de Janeiro |
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| Jun.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio state declares 'public calamity' over finances |
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Moscow |
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Russian athletes ban is 'unfair', says Putin |
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| May.23 |
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Brazil crisis: Leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out Planning Minister Romero Juca, a close ally of Brazilian acting President Michel Temer, is stepping aside in a new political scandal
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| May.12 |
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Senate voted to back impeachment trial Map of Brasilia Brazil| Brazil's new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation. "Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy". He has named a busin... | |
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| May.11 |
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Rousseff impeachment: Brazil Senate in marathon debate
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Brazil impeachment: Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
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| May.9 |
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Rousseff: Disarray grips parliament over impeachment
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| Apr.17 |
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Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote Lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts
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Dilma Rousseff loses PP from coalition
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Dilma Rousseff accuses deputy of coup plot
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| Apr.11 |
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Brazil impeachment: Vote deals new blow to Rousseff
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| Mar.17 |
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Brazil judge blocks Lula appointment to government A Brazilian judge has blocked the appointment of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to his successor, Dilma Rousseff
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| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
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Charges filed against Brazil's Lula
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| Mar.4 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazil Petrobras scandal: Former president Lula questioned Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been questioned by police and his house raided as part of a major fraud inquiry into the state oil company Petrobras
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| Apr.15 |
Sao Paulo |
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Petrobras scandal: Workers Party treasurer Vaccari arrested
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| Mar.15 |
Sao Paulo |
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Big rallies against Brazil president
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| Oct.26 |
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Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing 51.45% of votes in a closely-fought election
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| Oct.25 |
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Brazil chooses its new president in tightest election
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| Oct.12 |
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Silva backs Neves in blow for Dilma
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| Oct.5 |
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Rousseff set to face Brazil run-off Brazilian incumbent Dilma Rousseff has won most votes in the country's presidential election, but has fallen short of outright victory
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| Aug.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazilian presidential candidate among those killed in plane crash Map of Santos Brazil Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when a small plane carrying him to a campaign stop crashed into a residential neighborhood, state media reported
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| Jul.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank
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| Jun.12 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazilian police fire tear gas at World Cup protesters |
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| Jun.10 |
Sao Paulo |
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Blatter still has burning desire to be FIFA's president Sepp Blatter told CONCACAF football leaders on Tuesday that his desire to be FIFA president ''burns stronger than ever'
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| Nov.15 |
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Brazil Mensalao jailings begin |
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| Nov.5 |
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Brazil spying 'different' from US |
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| Oct.7 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil teacher protests turn violent |
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| Sep.17 |
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Rousseff's U.S. visit postponed over alleged spying The U.S. and Brazil agreed to postpone Rousseff visit due to controversy over reports the U.S. government was spying on her communications
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| Sep.2 |
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Brazil, Mexico summon U.S. ambassadors over espionage |
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| Jul.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth...
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| Jul.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands attend Brazil youth Mass
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| Jun.21 |
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Brazil president announces reforms
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Brazil crisis talks over protests |
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| Jun.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil rocked by fresh mass protests |
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| Jun.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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Protests spread throughout Brazil| Tens of thousands of people marched through Sao Paulo, as protests spread over rising transport prices and the cost of staging the World Cup | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims
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| Oct.29 |
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Lula diagnosed with throat cancer |
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| Mar.19 |
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Obama makes first Latin American trip |
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| Jan.1 |
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Brazil inaugurates first female president Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Saturday amid cheers and tears from supporters, many of whom followed her rise from freedom fighter
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| Oct.31 |
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Brazil elects first female president Dilma Rousseff, 62, -- President Luiz Inacio da Silva's right-hand woman -- has served as his chief of staff and pPreviously, as energy mini...
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| Oct.3 |
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Rousseff pulls ahead in presidential race
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| Jul.31 |
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Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman |
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| Sep.27 |
Honduras |
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Honduras accuses Brazil over Zelaya |
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| Jul.25 |
Paraguay |
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Brazil and Paraguay in power deal |
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007
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| Aug.1 |
Amazon |
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Brazil launches rainforest fund |
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| Jan.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio judge bans float on Holocaust
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| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe |
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
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Critics blast authorities on blast |
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| May.13 |
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Pope condemns LatAm 'autocrats'
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| May.11 |
Sao Paulo |
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Pope canonizes native-born saint in Brazil
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| May.10 |
Sao Paulo |
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Pope urges youths to resist snares of evi' |
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| May.9 |
Sao Paulo |
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Pope lays down law on abortion
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| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
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Bush shrugs off Chavez's taunts President Bush insisted the U.S. is not neglecting Latin America and celebrated an alternative-fuels pact with Brazil as proof
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| Mar.8 |
Sao Paulo |
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Bush arrives in Brazil amid protests
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| Jan.1 |
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Lula sworn in to office
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| Oct.29 |
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President Lula re-elected Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections
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| Oct.1 |
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President forced into runoff
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
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State reels from deadly attacks |
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| Nov.6 |
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Bush meets with Silva |
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| Oct.23 |
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Ban on gun sales rejected |
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| Aug.12 |
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Lula 'sorry' for scandal |
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| Jul.23 |
London |
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Man shot was Brazilian |
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| Apr.24 |
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Ecuador ex-head flies into exile |
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| Apr.21 |
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Ecuador's ex-leader offered asylum |
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| Jan.1 |
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New president Lula sworn in |
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| Oct.27 |
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Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 61.5% to ruling party candidate Serra's 38.5%
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| Oct.6 |
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Lula leads presidential vote |
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| Oct.5 |
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Presidential polls show leftist to win |
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| Aug.7 |
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IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil |
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| Aug.6 |
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Novelist Jorge Amado dies |
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.1 |
Amazon |
Brazil launches rainforest fund |
| 2002 |
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| Aug.7 |
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IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil |
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| 2016 |
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| Oct.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazilian evangelist become Rio Mayor |
| 2014 |
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| Oct.26 |
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Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing 51.45% of votes in a closely-fought election
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| Oct.25 |
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Brazil chooses its new president in tightest election
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| Oct.12 |
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Silva backs Neves in blow for Dilma
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| Oct.5 |
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Rousseff set to face Brazil run-off Brazilian incumbent Dilma Rousseff has won most votes in the country's presidential election, but has fallen short of outright victory
| 2010 |
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| Oct.31 |
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Brazil elects first female president Dilma Rousseff, 62, -- President Luiz Inacio da Silva's right-hand woman -- has served as his chief of staff and pPreviously, as energy mini...
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| Oct.3 |
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Rousseff pulls ahead in presidential race
| 2006 |
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| Oct.29 |
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President Lula re-elected Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections
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| Oct.1 |
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President forced into runoff
| 2005 |
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| Oct.23 |
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Ban on gun sales rejected |
| 2002 |
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| Oct.27 |
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Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 61.5% to ruling party candidate Serra's 38.5%
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| Oct.6 |
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Lula leads presidential vote |
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| Oct.5 |
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Presidential polls show leftist to win |
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| 2016 |
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| Jun.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio state declares 'public calamity' over finances |
|
| Apr.12 |
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Dilma Rousseff loses PP from coalition
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| 2017 |
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| Aug.23 |
Amazon |
Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining
|
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| 2013 |
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| Jul.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth...
|
| Jul.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Thousands attend Brazil youth Mass
| 2007 |
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| May.13 |
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Pope condemns LatAm 'autocrats'
|
| May.11 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope canonizes native-born saint in Brazil
|
| May.10 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope urges youths to resist snares of evi' |
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| May.9 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope lays down law on abortion
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| 2017 |
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| Jun.9 |
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Brazil's Temer gets big victory in electoral court ruling Brazil's top electoral court is voting to reject allegations of campaign finance violations that could have removed him from office
| 2016 |
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| May.10 |
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Brazil impeachment: Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
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| Mar.17 |
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Brazil judge blocks Lula appointment to government A Brazilian judge has blocked the appointment of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to his successor, Dilma Rousseff
| 2008 |
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| Jan.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio judge bans float on Holocaust
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.20 |
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President Lula vows crash probe |
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| 2017 |
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| May.8 |
Amazon |
Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis for Brazil |
|
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| 2014 |
|
| Jul.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank
| 2009 |
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| Jul.25 |
Paraguay |
Brazil and Paraguay in power deal |
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| 2013 |
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| Sep.17 |
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Rousseff's U.S. visit postponed over alleged spying The U.S. and Brazil agreed to postpone Rousseff visit due to controversy over reports the U.S. government was spying on her communications
| 2011 |
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| Mar.19 |
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Obama makes first Latin American trip |
| 2007 |
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| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
Bush shrugs off Chavez's taunts President Bush insisted the U.S. is not neglecting Latin America and celebrated an alternative-fuels pact with Brazil as proof
|
| Mar.8 |
Sao Paulo |
Bush arrives in Brazil amid protests
| 2005 |
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| Nov.6 |
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Bush meets with Silva |
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.31 |
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Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman |
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| 2016 |
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| Dec.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover
| 2013 |
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| Sep.2 |
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Brazil, Mexico summon U.S. ambassadors over espionage |
| 2009 |
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| Sep.27 |
Honduras |
Honduras accuses Brazil over Zelaya |
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| 2018 |
|
| Apr.7 |
Sao Paulo |
Lula surrenders to police Map of Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil| Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is starting a 12-year sentence for corruption after surrendering to police | |
| 2017 |
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| Jul.12 |
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Ex-Brazilian President Silva convicted of corruption| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering Wednesday and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison | |
|
| Jun.26 |
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Brazil's Michel Temer charged with corruption President has been charged with accepting bribes by the country's chief prosecutor
|
| May.17 |
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Brazilian leader denies hush money claim |
|
| May.10 |
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Brazil's ex-President Lula questioned over corruption |
|
| Jan.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil's former richest man Eike Batista sent to prison |
| 2016 |
|
| Sep.7 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Paralympics 2016: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony
|
| Aug.31 |
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Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate Map of Brasilia Brazil| Senate has voted to remove Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget. It puts an end to the 13 years in power of her left-wing Workers' Party | |
|
| Aug.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Arrested OCI chief Pat Hickey 'to be taken to police station' |
|
| Jul.29 |
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Brazil's Lula faces trial linked to Petrobras scandal |
|
| Jul.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rousseff will not attend Olympic ceremony in Rio de Janeiro |
|
| Jun.17 |
Moscow |
Russian athletes ban is 'unfair', says Putin |
|
| May.23 |
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Brazil crisis: Leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out Planning Minister Romero Juca, a close ally of Brazilian acting President Michel Temer, is stepping aside in a new political scandal
|
| May.12 |
|
Senate voted to back impeachment trial Map of Brasilia Brazil| Brazil's new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation. "Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy". He has named a busin... | |
|
| Apr.12 |
|
Dilma Rousseff accuses deputy of coup plot
|
| Apr.11 |
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Brazil impeachment: Vote deals new blow to Rousseff
|
| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
Charges filed against Brazil's Lula
|
| Mar.4 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil Petrobras scandal: Former president Lula questioned Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been questioned by police and his house raided as part of a major fraud inquiry into the state oil company Petrobras
| 2015 |
|
| Apr.15 |
Sao Paulo |
Petrobras scandal: Workers Party treasurer Vaccari arrested
| 2014 |
|
| Jun.10 |
Sao Paulo |
Blatter still has burning desire to be FIFA's president Sepp Blatter told CONCACAF football leaders on Tuesday that his desire to be FIFA president ''burns stronger than ever'
| 2013 |
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| Nov.15 |
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Brazil Mensalao jailings begin |
| 2011 |
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| Oct.29 |
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Lula diagnosed with throat cancer |
| 2007 |
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| Jan.1 |
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Lula sworn in to office
| 2005 |
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| Aug.12 |
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Lula 'sorry' for scandal |
|
| Apr.24 |
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Ecuador ex-head flies into exile |
|
| Apr.21 |
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Ecuador's ex-leader offered asylum |
| 2003 |
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| Jan.1 |
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New president Lula sworn in |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Jun.21 |
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Brazil president announces reforms
|
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| 2016 |
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| Aug.3 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Protest mars Olympic torch Rio arrival ahead of ceremony |
| 2015 |
|
| Mar.15 |
Sao Paulo |
Big rallies against Brazil president
| 2014 |
|
| Jun.12 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazilian police fire tear gas at World Cup protesters |
| 2013 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil teacher protests turn violent |
|
| Jun.21 |
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Brazil crisis talks over protests |
|
| Jun.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil rocked by fresh mass protests |
|
| Jun.17 |
Sao Paulo |
Protests spread throughout Brazil| Tens of thousands of people marched through Sao Paulo, as protests spread over rising transport prices and the cost of staging the World Cup | |
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007
|
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| 2011 |
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| Jan.1 |
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Brazil inaugurates first female president Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Saturday amid cheers and tears from supporters, many of whom followed her rise from freedom fighter
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.2 |
Colombia |
Chapecoense plane crash: Team's home town gathers for service |
|
| Sep.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio Paralympics 2016: Closing ceremony tribute for Golbarnezhad |
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazilian presidential candidate among those killed in plane crash Map of Santos Brazil Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when a small plane carrying him to a campaign stop crashed into a residential neighborhood, state media reported
| 2013 |
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| Jan.27 |
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims
| 2001 |
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| Aug.6 |
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Novelist Jorge Amado dies |
|
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| 2017 |
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| Aug.2 |
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President Temer survives corruption vote
| 2016 |
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| Dec.13 |
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Brazil: Clashes as Senate approves 20-year austerity plan |
|
| Sep.12 |
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Brazil's ex-Speaker Cunha expelled from Congress |
|
| Aug.9 |
|
Brazil Senate votes for Rousseff impeachment trial |
|
| May.11 |
|
Rousseff impeachment: Brazil Senate in marathon debate
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| May.9 |
|
Rousseff: Disarray grips parliament over impeachment
|
| Apr.17 |
|
Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote Lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts
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