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News World Bolsonaro taps family friend as Brazil top cop, Supreme Court OKs probe Tuesday, April 28, 2020 6:58 a.m. EDT by Thomson Reuters By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday named a family friend to head the federal police, days after…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks as he leaves the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilians are split on impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro despite a majority believing accusations by the former justice minister that Bolsonaro tried to interfere with the federal police’s work for…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to name his presidential secretary to replace former Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who accused Bolsonaro of wrongdoing in his resignation on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets Jorge Antonio de…

1 Eszter Hargittai 04.26.20 at 3:37 pm I love trees! These are beautiful examples. I’ve been meaning to read that book for such a long time, thanks for the nudge. 2 Ingrid 04.26.20 at 6:06 pm Although I did see some amazing trees in Cameroon last year, I still remember…

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Brazilian Minister of Justice Sergio Moro announced his resignation on Friday in a public address accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of political interference in law enforcement. Moro said Bolsonaro had insisted on firing federal police chief Mauricio Valeixo without agreeing to a replacement of a similar technical profile. More: Brazil reports…

Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro resigned on Friday, marking the second high official to leave ... the Bolsonaro Administration in a week. (Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty Images) Getty Images Another one bites the dust. The government of Jair Bolsonaro just lost its biggest star, Sergio Moro, the Brazilian Justice Minister…

LISBON (Reuters) - Brazilians who make up Portugal’s biggest migrant community mainly came to Europe in search of a better life, but the coronavirus crisis has wiped out incomes and jobs for many - and even pushed some onto the street. Food supplies donated to Brazilian migrants living in an…

Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro attends a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro has threatened to resign if President Jair Bolsonaro goes ahead with plans to change the head of the federal police,…

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets across large cities in Brazil, snarling traffic as they denounced pandemic lockdown measures opposed by President Jair Bolsonaro. Protesters in trucks, cars and motorcycles, some wrapping in the country's green and yellow flags, honked horns in the streets of Rio de Janeiro,…