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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro signs decree changing social media regulations
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Monday changing internet regulations to combat "arbitrary removal" of...
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Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns
(Corrects spelling of Mapinguari National Park in paragraph 7) By Bruno Kelly LABREA, Brazil (Reuters) -Thick smoke billowed above Brazil's...
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Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases
By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No....
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro signs law that could break COVID-19 vaccine patents
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday signed off on a law allowing for vaccine and medication patents...
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Brazil Supreme Court weighs landmark case on indigenous land rights
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for and against a cut-off date for...
Read moreBrazil agriculture ministry investigating suspected case of mad cow disease
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it was investigating a suspected case of mad cow disease...
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Drought may force Brazil to ration power, says Vice President Mourao
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Wednesday a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in...
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More vaccines urgently needed in Latin America to contain Delta, says health agency
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Three-quarters of the people in Latin America and the Caribbean have not been fully immunized...
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Some 30% of global tree species at risk of extinction – report
By Oliver Griffin (Reuters) - Almost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds...
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Portugal lifts COVID-19 travel ban on tourists from Brazil
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal said on Wednesday it would allow entry for tourists from Brazil, nearly 18 months after it...
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Yanomami shaman sees tough times ahead for Brazil’s indigenous
By Anthony Boadle and Amanda Perobelli BRASILIA (Reuters) - Shaman Davi Kopenawa, chief of the Yanomami people who live on...
Read moreRobbers in Brazil stage brazen bank raids, taking hostages; at least 3 dead
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Armed robbers hit several banks in a small Brazilian city on Monday, using...
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Nearly 30% of Brazil’s gold exports are illegal, report says
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Roughly 28% of Brazilian gold exports in 2019 and 2020 likely came from illegal...
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Brazil president Bolsonaro says Biden govt is leftist, “obsessed with environment”
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday the government of U.S. President Joe Biden "tends to...
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Bolsonaro says he will be arrested, killed or declared winner
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said he sees three alternatives for his future: winning the...
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Brazil’s indigenous burn giant coffin in protest ahead of vital land ruling
By Amanda Perobelli BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of about 150 indigenous people protested in front of Brazil's presidential palace...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says everyone should buy a rifle
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said that everyone should buy a rifle, in a...
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YouTube suspends payments to Brazilian accounts over election disinformation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - YouTube said on Thursday it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused...
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Brazil Bolsonaro says Sept 7 marches will not be violent
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said Brazilians need not worry, as the Sept. 7...
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Brazil’s top court pushes indigenous land ruling to next week
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday pushed to next week a high-profile ruling on indigenous land rights, which...
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