Brazil News
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Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is "fomenting violence" and is a danger to democracy, his leftist rival Fernando Haddad told AFP on Saturday.
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Two weeks before a run-off to decide Brazil's presidency, the dueling far-right and leftist candidates are trying to soften their images to appeal to polarized voters.
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Spain's foreign minister on Thursday compared the death of a Venezuelan activist in government custody with cases that took place during his country's fascist dictatorship when prisoners being interrogated suddenly "jumped out of the window".
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The far-right frontrunner to be Brazil's next president, Jair Bolsonaro, stumbled Wednesday by spooking previously supportive investors, while a spate of violent incidents pointed to deep polarization caused by the election race.
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Brazil's government on Wednesday dismissed concerns over country's electronic voting system after the weekend election, saying the technology was "absolutely secure".
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A surge of support for a far-right presidential candidate in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, helped swell the ranks of his small party in the country's Congress in general elections.
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Part of the appeal lifting a controversial far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, toward Brazil's presidency is a US-educated neoliberal economist who will likely be put in charge of the Latin American giant's finances in case of election victory.
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Brazil's stock market soared Monday after far-right firebrand Jair Bolsonaro handily won the first round of the presidential election with a promise of sweeping economic reforms.
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Brazil's leftist former president Dilma Rousseff failed to win a Senate seat in Sunday's general election, her bid sinking under a right-wing backlash.
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Brazilian voters are confronted with two deeply divisive candidates vying to be their next president in an October 28 runoff election.
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Brazilian former football star Ronaldinho tweeted support for a polarizing far-right politician leading the race to be his country's next president in elections on Sunday.
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A far-right candidate who pilloried homosexuality and now leads the race to be Brazil's next president adopted an election-day anthem Sunday sung by one of the world's gay icons: "We Are the Champions.
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Polarizing far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro easily won the first round of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, but charged that "polling problems" cheated him of outright victory, forcing a run-off against a leftist rival in three weeks.
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Candidates vying to be Brazil's next president are making last-ditch attempts to woo undecided voters ahead of a first-round election Sunday which a polarizing far-right politician, Jair Bolsonaro, is favored to win.
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Brazil holds presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. A far-right politician promising a hard line on crime and corruption, Jair Bolsonaro, is the frontrunner for the top job.Here's what you need to know:- How important are the elections?
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A far-right politician who has spoken favorably of torture and past military rule looks poised to change the direction of Brazil's three-decade run of centrist democracy -- with polls suggesting he could snatch victory in the first round of presidentia...
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It wasn't so long ago that Brazil was a glittering, rising power on the world stage, courted by investors and staking its place as a regional powerhouse.
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One controversial figure looms over the pack of 13 candidates running for president in Brazil on Sunday: Jair Bolsonaro, an ultraconservative former military man promising a Donald Trump-like shake-up of Latin America's biggest economy.
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Brazilian authorities said Thursday that Norwegian aluminum group Norsk Hydro failed to apply for a license to operate a new waste deposit at its key Alunorte alumina plant, the world's biggest and now suspended as a result.
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An ultraconservative candidate with polarizing appeal, Jair Bolsonaro, is surging in polls just ahead of the first round of Brazil's presidential elections, heightening emotions and social divisions as Latin America's biggest economy sets out to choose...
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Police in Brazil have killed nine escaped inmates and are hunting 19 others after a jailbreak in the central north of the country during which prisoners took a teacher and guards hostage, authorities said.
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A jump in polling for a far-right politician leading the race for Brazil's presidency spurred financial markets on Tuesday as investors wagered his privatization-friendly policies could boost the flagging economy.
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Whoever wins Brazil's presidential election on October 7 will have their work cut out juggling market pressure to implement austerity measures while trying to drag 23 million people out of poverty.
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Brazil, which holds presidential elections on October 7, is a giant in size and economy, but has been struck by a string of corruption scandals that have rocked its political core.
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Right-wing ex-army captain and presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro is a controversial figure in Brazil, not least for a series of comments about torture, rape, homosexuals and women.
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Hundreds of thousands of women turned out for a wave of nationwide protests in Brazil on Saturday against the candidacy of the right-wing frontrunner in next week's presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro.
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Adelio Bispo de Oliveira, the man who stabbed Brazil's presidential hopeful Jair Bolsonaro on the campaign trail, acted alone in a premeditated political attack, police said Friday.
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Brazil's currency dipped under four reals to the dollar for the first time in five weeks at close on Thursday as the markets reacted favorably to the emergence of two clear presidential election frontrunners.The real closed at 3.
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US and Brazilian authorities have fined Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras more than $853 million for covering up a massive bribery scheme involving Brazilian politicians and political parties, the US Justice Department announced Thursday.
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US and Brazilian authorities have fined Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras more than $853 million for covering up bribes to Brazilian politicians and political parties, the US Justice Department announced Thursday.
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Brazil Image
Polished marble of Catedral de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil offers relief from hot weather and possibility to see modern stained glass windows.
View of the downtown area of the city of Maringá, State of Paraná, Brazil, from the observatory of the Cathedral-Basilica of Maringá.
Germany's Tony Kroos who scored a brace against Brazil celebrates with teammates Khedira and Klose. DFB
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, greeting fans by redebrasilatual
Brazilian countryside, Sao Paulo state.
Street artist having a nap at Rua dos Tabajaras, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Along the coast of southern Rio de Janeiro state.
Confederation Cup teams Spain and Brazil presenting autographed t-shirts to Nelson Mandela. YouTube
File photo: Afro-Brazilian woman and her child. Antônio Milena/ABr
An epidemic of dengue fever is fanning public anger over what Brazilians say is President Dilma Rousseff's biggest challenge - the sad state of the national healthcare system. Wochit News
Workers stand near a crane that collapsed on the site of the Arena Sao Paulo stadium, known as "Itaquerao", which will host the opening soccer match of the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo November 27, 2013, killing at least three people With permission by Reuters / Nacho Doce
Top floor restaurant at the Hotel Unique, São Paulo, Brazil.
This man, painted with annatto seed dye, is in the
community's garden, surrounded by banana plants.
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Amazon River. A UK couple have become stuck in a ravine and have telephoned for assistance via the UK. Saliendo de casa
The brown color in the photo shows the muddy discharge from the mouth of the Amazon River. NASA/EOS satellite
Folk sculptures in front of Centro de Arte e Cultura, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
President José Mujica of Uruguay and former president of Brazil Lula da Silva in 2010. José Cruz/ABr
Catacombs in Igreja e Convento de São Francisco, Pelourinho, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
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