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He’s got barely one percent in the polls so far, but 35-year-old leftist Guilherme Boulos says Brazil is ripe for a new face willing...
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You can’t get away from Petrobras in Brazil. Whether negotiating multi-billion dollar deals with foreign oil majors or sponsoring local sports events, the state-controlled...
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A truckers strike that has paralyzed Brazil entered its sixth day Saturday as government troops slowly cleared roads of barricades in a bid to...
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The airport in Brazil’s capital Brasilia canceled flights Friday as it ran out of fuel due to a five-day-old truckers’ strike. At least four...
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Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras yielded Wednesday to pressure and temporarily reduced fuel prices after striking truckers threatened to paralyze airports and nationwide commerce....
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Brazilian truckers on Tuesday staged a second day of strikes and road blockages to protest rising fuel costs. Major roads in nearly all the...
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Students and staff at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro are calling for help after a rash of express kidnappings, where assailants briefly...
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Brazil’s leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday lashed out against his imprisonment for corruption but the government rejected his claim to...
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More than 100 people were detained Thursday across Brazil in what authorities said was the country’s biggest ever crackdown on internet child pornography. Some...
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A Rio de Janeiro city councilor and a leader of the city’s underground paramilitary militias have been accused of masterminding the high-profile killing of...