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“Helping Lula is helping the people. We will resist with him!” insists a young woman, one of thousands of supporters encamped outside a union...
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A Brazilian court will rule next week on former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s appeal of his conviction and prison sentence on corruption...
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Tens of thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets Thursday to mourn a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman, black rights activist and outspoken critic of...
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A young, leftist Rio city councillor who grew up in a slum and worked on human rights issues was shot and killed Wednesday, authorities...
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Brazilian President Michel Temer said Wednesday he intends to call President Donald Trump to complain about plans for US tariffs on imports of foreign...
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Brazilian iron and steel shares took a hit Friday, as markets weighed a potential trade war in response to Washington’s decision to impose hefty...
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A former head of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years prison as part of a vast corruption probe that has...
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The Brazilian army swept into a crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro favela Wednesday, in its third major law enforcement operation since President Michel Temer put...
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An influential Colombian senator was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison Wednesday for his role in a corruption scandal which has...
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Brazil’s Senate overwhelmingly approved the army’s takeover of security in Rio de Janeiro following a breakdown of law and order in drug-ravaged neighborhoods. Despite...