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Britain's Prince William joined Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes on the famous Sugarloaf Mountain at the start of a visit raising awareness of global climate issues

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Prince William awed by Rio on climate-focused trip to Brazil

Britain’s Prince William took in the dramatic contrasts of Rio de Janeiro, from sweeping beaches to the troubled favelas, as he kicked off a...

AFPNovember 3, 2025

The anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro was the deadliest in Brazilian history, killing at least 117 suspected criminals and four police officers

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More than $2 mn in weapons seized in deadly Rio anti-drug raid: govt

Authorities confiscated more than $2 million worth of weapons during a recent anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest in Brazil’s history, the...

AFPNovember 1, 2025

Gina McCarthy previously served as a climate advisor to former president Joe Biden, and as ex-president Barack Obama's environment chief

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100 US local leaders will attend COP30 in ‘show of force’

More than a hundred American state and local leaders will attend next month’s COP30 climate talks in Brazil, including governors, state officials and mayors,...

AFPOctober 30, 2025

Police officers escort suspects arrested during the raid

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What we do and don’t know about Rio’s deadly police raid

A day after the deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history, the country is still piecing together details about the raid against a powerful drug...

AFPOctober 29, 2025

People line up bodies on Sao Lucas Square of the Vila Cruzeiro favela at the Penha complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 29, 2025, in the aftermath of Operacao Contencao (Operation Containment). Residents of a favela in Rio de Janeiro lined up more than 50 bodies at a plaza in their low-income neighborhood on Ocotber 29, a day after the bloodiest police operation in the city's history, AFP reported.

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132 killed in massive Rio police crackdown on gang: public defender

The Rio de Janeiro public defender’s office on Wednesday said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs...

AFPOctober 29, 2025

Police officers escort suspects arrested in Rio's favelas

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At least 18 suspects killed in Rio anti-drug raid: governor

At least 18 suspects and some police officers were killed Tuesday during a massive anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian authorities said, as...

AFPOctober 28, 2025

Former Brazilian President (2019-2022) Jair Bolsonaro is appealing the 27-year sentence he was given after being convicted of an attempted coup

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Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro appeals 27-year prison sentence

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers on Monday filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for a botched coup bid after his 2022...

AFPOctober 27, 2025

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) says a trade deal with the United States could happen in days, following his meeting with President Donald Trump

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‘Definitive solution’ on Brazil-US trade within days: Lula

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday a trade deal with the United States could happen within days, possibly easing punitive tariffs...

AFPOctober 27, 2025