Amazonas
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Sao Paulo shrouded in darkness as Amazon rainforest continues to burnAccording to Global News meteorologist Ross Hull, a few factors came together at "just the right moment" to place Sao Paulo under a shroud of darkness.WorldAug 20, 2019
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42 inmates found strangled to death after rival gangs clash in Brazil prisonsA federal task force is being sent to Manaus in an effort to halt the violence. Prison clashes often spread rapidly in Brazil, where drug gangs have de facto control over nearly all jails.WorldMay 27, 2019
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Brazil investigating reported massacre of members of ‘uncontacted’ Amazon tribe by gold minersIf confirmed, the massacre would be one of the worst such tragedies since the murder of 16 Yanomami indigenous people in 1993.WorldSep 12, 2017
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50 inmates dead, several escape after Brazil prison riotAn unknown number of inmates are reported to have escaped in the chaos.CrimeJan 2, 2017
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