Brazil
Rough politics in Brazil’s Amazon: mayoral candidates fight in the ring
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Politics is often rough and tumble in the Brazilian Amazon, but in one small city...
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Biden seeks to ramp up fight against drug traffickers with fresh sanctions
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden signed two new executive orders intended to fight drug trafficking and...
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Leftist Lula maintains dominant lead in Brazilian election, poll shows
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian former leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a comfortable lead in the polls heading...
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Former Bolsonaro appointee to assume electoral role in Brazil, sources say
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - A former Brazilian defense minister who was appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro will be...
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Another son of ex-Panama president pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son of the former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a U.S....
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Analysis: A possible alliance in the making between Lula, former rival in Brazil 2022 run
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Years after going head-to-head for Brazil's top job, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula...
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Cast out of U.S., Haiti migrant drops American Dream for second go in Chile
By Gessika Thomas, Ivan Alvarado and Daina Beth Solomon PORT-AU-PRINCE/PEUMO, Chile (Reuters) - Like thousands of other Haitian migrants, Eric...
Read morePro-independence movement in New Caledonia rejects legitimacy of ‘No’ vote
PARIS (Reuters) - New Caledonia's pro-independence movement on Monday rejected the outcome of Sunday's referendum in the French overseas territory...
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Brazilian Supreme Court justice mandates proof of vaccination to enter the country
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso ruled on Saturday that the country must...
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Brazil Senate extends payroll tax exemption for companies to avoid job losses
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Thursday approved the extension of a payroll tax exemption for 17 economic sectors until...
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Omicron will spread through Americas in time, warns regional health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has so far been detected in the Americas in Argentina, Brazil,...
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Uncontacted Amazon tribes endangered in Peru, Brazil -indigenous group
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the world's largest area containing isolated and uncontacted tribes...
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Coffee crisis in Central America fuels record exodus north
By Maytaal Angel, Gustavo Palencia and Sofia Menchu EL LAUREL, Honduras/LA LAGUNETA, Guatemala (Reuters) - The four sons of María...
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Bolsonaro dismisses vaccination requirement for entry into Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil will require that unvaccinated travelers entering the country go on a five-day quarantine followed by a COVID-19...
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Urban garden in Rio feeds hundreds of families in former ‘crackland’
By Sebastian Rocandio RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Manguinhos neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, a slum where addicts once...
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Brazil’s Rio cancels New Year celebration as pandemic continues
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The mayor of Rio de Janeiro canceled New Year's Eve celebrations after Brazil confirmed the first known...
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Brazilian Supreme Court orders probe into Bolsonaro for linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS
By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday that a probe be opened...
Read moreBrazil Senate OKs easing budget cap to fund welfare program
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Thursday that will ease the government's spending cap...
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Brazil’s Senate approves Bolsonaro’s Supreme Court pick
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved President Jair Bolsonaro's "terribly Evangelical" pick for a spot on the Supreme Court,...
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Omicron likely to spread beyond Canada and Brazil, says regional health agency
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is likely to soon spread to other...
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