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Brazil President Lula da Silva Accuses Bolsonaro of Preparing Jan 8 ‘Coup’ Brasilia

Brazil President Lula da Silva Accuses Bolsonaro of Preparing Jan 8 ‘Coup’

Last Updated: February 03, 2023, 15:00 IST Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Protesters, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, clash with police during a protest outside the Planalto Palace building in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Refusing to accept Bolsonaro's election loss, thousands of his backers broke into the presidential palace,…
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February 3, 2023
Joenia Wapichana: ‘I want to see the Yanomami and Raposa Serra do Sol territories free of invasions’ Brasilia

Joenia Wapichana: ‘I want to see the Yanomami and Raposa Serra do Sol territories free of invasions’

In this video interview two weeks before the health disaster outbreak in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Joenia Wapichana, the first Indigenous woman named president of Brazil’s national Indigenous affairs agency, Funai, says one of her priorities at the institution is the expulsion of 20,000 illegal gold miners from the area.“Indigenous…
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February 1, 2023
New U.S. migrant rules push down foot traffic in Colombia-Panama jungle, says IOM chief Brasilia

New U.S. migrant rules push down foot traffic in Colombia-Panama jungle, says IOM chief

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – The number of people making a perilous crossing on foot of the Darien Gap jungle between Colombia and Panama as they head north to try to get to the United States has dropped significantly since the U.S. government tightened its rules on migrants, the…
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January 27, 2023
KONKA Sees High Sales Growth of TV Products in Brazilian Market in 2022, Business News Brasilia

KONKA Sees High Sales Growth of TV Products in Brazilian Market in 2022, Business News

, /PRNewswire/ -- KONKA Group Co., Ltd. ("the Company"; 000016.SZ), a leading manufacturer of electronics products, has announced they saw spectacular demand for new TVs and achieved significant sales growth in the Brazilian market in 2022. Specifically, during the second half of 2022, the company sold more than 100,000 TVs…
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January 23, 2023
Brazil’s president fires army chief in aftermath of anti-government riots Brasilia

Brazil’s president fires army chief in aftermath of anti-government riots

key pointsGeneral Julio Cesar de Arruda had been commander since 28 December.His replacement will be General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro Paiva.President Lula said this week that intelligence services failed on 8 January to prevent riots.Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has fired the army commander, General Julio Cesar de Arruda,…
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January 21, 2023
Former Bolsonaro Minister Arrested as Brazil Tightens Net Around Suspected Riot Instigators Brasilia

Former Bolsonaro Minister Arrested as Brazil Tightens Net Around Suspected Riot Instigators

Brazil’s new leftist government tightened the net around suspected instigators of riots that targeted the seats of power, ordering a probe of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and arresting his justice minister Saturday. Thousands of Bolsonaro backers broke into the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court buildings in the capital Brasilia last Sunday, demanding the ouster…
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January 14, 2023
Brasilia riots: What we know Brasilia

Brasilia riots: What we know

The rioters caused untold damage to cultural heritage in Brasilia - Copyright AFP/File EVARISTO SA Thousands of opponents of leftist new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stormed the seats of power in Brazil’s capital on January 8, fired up by anti-“communist” rhetoric and allegations of election fraud. Here’s what…
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January 14, 2023
Brazil riots: Brasília’s ex-security chief arrested on return to city Brasilia

Brazil riots: Brasília’s ex-security chief arrested on return to city

Brasília’s former public security chief Anderson Torres has been arrested by federal police on his return to Brazil. Mr Torres was in charge of security for the capital city when thousands of rioters stormed Brazil’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday 8 January. Brazil’s Supreme Court issued an…
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January 14, 2023