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Brazil to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ, World News Brasilia

Brazil to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ, World News

BRASILIA — Brazil is finalising its submission to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday (July 23). South Africa filed a case in 2023 asking the ICJ to declare that Israel was…
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July 24, 2025
‘I’m going straight to the UFC’: Top prospects Marcos Degli, Matheus Severino see high stakes in LFA title fight Brasilia

‘I’m going straight to the UFC’: Top prospects Marcos Degli, Matheus Severino see high stakes in LFA title fight

Brazilian flyweight prospects Marcos Degli and Matheus Severino have been making waves in the regional scene for many years now and they see Friday’s LFA 212 interim title bout in Brasilia, Brazil, as having more than a shiny belt on the line. Degli won the interim title with a brutal…
bubmag
July 11, 2025
Brazil boosts betting regulation with tech industry alliance Brasilia

Brazil boosts betting regulation with tech industry alliance

Leading technology companies have pledged to support Brazil’s betting regulator in tackling illegal gambling and removing unlicensed betting content from their platforms. The partnership, formalized on July 3 at the Ministry of Finance in Brasília, establishes direct communication between the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) and digital platforms, allowing…
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July 8, 2025
New environmental licensing will build a power plant in the Cerrado and demolish a school Brasilia

New environmental licensing will build a power plant in the Cerrado and demolish a school

The most deforested biome in Brazil, the Cerrado lost 700,000 hectares (1.7 million acres) of native vegetation in 2024. Now, it is about to receive a thermoelectric plant 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the National Congress, in Brasília, the country’s capital. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources…
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June 13, 2025
Brazil plans to cut tax breaks, curb education spending in fiscal package, say sources Brasilia

Brazil plans to cut tax breaks, curb education spending in fiscal package, say sources

BRASILIA - Brazil's government is negotiating a package of fiscal measures with congressional leaders that includes cuts to tax exemptions and limits on the growth of transfers to an education fund, according to sources familiar with the talks. After initially signaling the measures would be unveiled on Tuesday, Finance Minister…
bubmag
June 4, 2025
No Brics asset pile big enough to rival dollar, Brazil central bank director says Brasilia

No Brics asset pile big enough to rival dollar, Brazil central bank director says

PUBLISHED : 20 May 2025 at 09:45 Listen to this article Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi take part in a photo ceremony before a plenary session of the Brics 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct 23, 2024. (Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via…
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May 20, 2025
Brazilian Drug Lord Imprisoned in Brasilia After Arrest in Bolivia Brasilia

Brazilian Drug Lord Imprisoned in Brasilia After Arrest in Bolivia

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -The leader of Brazilian organized crime syndicate PCC has been jailed in a maximum-security prison in Brasilia after his arrest in Bolivia over the weekend, officials in Brazil said on Monday. Drug-trafficker Marcos Roberto de Almeida, known as Tuta, was expelled from Bolivia after negotiations…
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May 19, 2025