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Brazil again extends visa exemptions for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025
Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025, extending a program aimed at boosting tourism that had been scheduled to end Wednesday
08.04 / 14:59
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Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstruction
A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and investigating him separately for alleged obstruction
25.03 / 06:55
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Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern Brazil jumps to 23
Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. Espirito Santos' state government said Sunday that 15 people died and almost 5,000 were out of their homes due to heavy rains falling since Friday night. Rio authorities reported eight deaths Saturday. Thirteen deaths in Espirito Santo were registered in Mimoso do Sul, a countryside city 74 kilometers (46 miles) south of the state capital, Vitoria.
23.03 / 00:59
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Madonna to hold Copacabana beach concert in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Pop superstar Madonna will hold a concert on the sandy shores of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, the companies behind the event confirmed on Friday.
16.03 / 23:11
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Brazilian rightist Bolsonaro says he does not fear being put on trial
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he does not fear being put on trial, one day after a police investigation revealed the far-right politician tried to co-op the country's military chiefs in a coup plan to overturn his 2022 election defeat.
01.03 / 10:39
01.03 / 10:39
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Brazil’s finance minister proposes global tax on the super-rich at G20 meeting in Sao Paulo
Brazil’s finance minister told his peers during a G20 meeting in Sao Paulo that countries should implement a global tax on the super-rich in an effort to tackle rampant tax evasion
15.02 / 19:02
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Brazil G20 presidency to take India’s food security agenda forward
New Delhi: Brazil’s presidency of G20 is expected to take forward the New Delhi G20 declaration on food security by promoting sustainable agriculture through low-carbon agricultural and fair trade, a Brazilian diplomat said, a development focus that started with last year’s summit in India. The Brazilian move comes against the backdrop of left-wing leader Luis Inacio Lula da Silva’s election as president for the second term last January.
24.01 / 04:45
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16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls 'subnormal.' It's finally changing the name
Brazil's statistics and geography institute will start using “favelas and urban communities” to describe thousands of poor urban neighborhoods
13.01 / 00:27
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In Brazil, drones take flight in Rio in high-tech reforestation push
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Brazil's seaside city of Rio de Janeiro, famed for its crowded beaches and lush surrounding hills, is sending drones buzzing into the air to disperse seeds, part of a high-tech push that seeks to speed up local reforestation efforts.
09.01 / 23:28
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Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
03.01 / 06:57
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Olympic cyclist dies after being hit by car, husband charged: reports
Melissa Hoskins, an Australian Olympic track cyclist and former world champion, died after she was hit by a vehicle while out for a ride over the weekend, and now her husband has reportedly been charged in her death.
03.01 / 03:43
21.12 / 13:54
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Brazil police launch raids over Braskem's sinking ground havoc
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil's federal police on Thursday conducted raids as part of a probe into petrochemical producer Braskem's sinking ground havoc in the city of Maceio, which has forced about 60,000 people to be moved since 2018.
19.12 / 05:28
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Brazil approves a major tax reform overhaul that Lula says will 'facilitate investment'
Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system
15.12 / 16:29
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Pedro Henrique death: Gospel singer collapses during live performance
In the unsettling footage, Henrique is seen standing at the stage's edge, encouraging the audience to join in as he extends his microphone. Suddenly, he appears to lose his balance and falls in front of his band. The short clip went viral.
08.12 / 10:15
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Investment banks to put $10 billion into projects aimed at South America
Four investment banks have announced during a meeting of leaders of trade bloc Mercosur they will put $10 billion for infrastructure works aiming to better connect South America
07.12 / 05:33
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Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil
The heads of state from South America’s Mercosur trade bloc are in Rio de Janeiro for a meeting that is expected to disappoint members hoping to finalize a deal with the European Union
05.12 / 17:19
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Argentina's outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it
Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expr...
04.12 / 20:13
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Sigma Lithium's former co-CEO fired for trading in blackout period
(Corrects paragraph 13 to reflect consequences for executives trading during blackout periods, not insider trading)
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