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Brazil military chiefs exit in new turmoil for Bolsonaro

The commanders of Brazil's army, navy and air force will be replaced, the government said Tuesday, a day after President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his...

Brazil ex-leader Lula cleared to run again

BRA SÍLIA—A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday overturned the graft convictions against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, clearing the way for...

Brazil private clinics seek deal for Indian Covid vaccine

A Brazilian association of private health clinics said Sunday it was negotiating with Indian pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech to buy five million doses of...

Brazil wildfires surge again in 2020

The number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 percent last year to a decade-high, according to official figures likely to add to pressure on...

Rio mayor arrested in corruption probe

Rio de Janeiro mayor Marcelo Crivella was arrested on Tuesday and ordered held in custody as part of a corruption investigation just nine days...

Brazil president under fire over vaccine rollout

Brazil prides itself on its world-leading immunization experts, medical institutions and vaccine research, but President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has been accused of having a...

Deforestation wiped out 8% of Amazon in 18 years: study

Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out eight percent of the world's largest rainforest, according...

Losses for Bolsonaro, wins for center-right in Brazil local polls

Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's candidates suffered further defeats Sunday and the traditional center-right emerged stronger in municipal runoff elections seen as a gauge of...

Bolsonaro vows to name and shame illegal wood importers

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vowed Tuesday to publish a list of countries that import illegal wood from the Amazon rainforest, saying it included many...

Historic wins for trans candidates in Brazil vote

Transgender candidates on Monday celebrated a series of historic wins in municipal elections in Brazil, where they were allowed to run for the first...

Record number of US cases as Covid vaccine offers glimmer of hope

The United States on Tuesday registered a record 200,000 new Covid-19 cases in one day, highlighting the desperate need for a vaccine after results...

Row erupts over Brazil suspension of Chinese vaccine trials

Brazil's decision to halt trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine triggered a politically charged row Tuesday as health officials expressed "indignation" over the move...

Biden victory, loss for Brazil’s ‘Tropical Trump’

US President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is a loss for the man known as the “Tropical Trump,” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose fervent endorsement of...

Politics upends search for COVID vaccine in Brazil

Brazil is a top testing ground for vaccines against COVID-19, but its plans for vaccinating its own population have been plunged into chaos by...
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