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Death toll rises to 10 from rock collapse on pleasure boaters in BrazilPolice Chief Marcos Pimenta said there was a possibility that some people were missing following the accident Saturday in Minas Gerais state.WorldJan 9
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Rio cancels Carnival street parades, parties for 2nd year as Omicron surges in BrazilRio de Janeiro's mayor announced after meeting with health officials that the city would call off the street events that draw hundreds of thousands of Carnival revelers each year.WorldJan 4
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Brazil police recommend homicide, pollution charges against Vale for 2019 dam collapseThe burst killed 270 people and caused extensive environmental damage and has prompted several parallel investigations into the miner and the inspection company.WorldNov 26, 2021
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2016 Rio Olympics chief sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying votes to secure GamesThe judge also sentenced to jail former Rio Gov. Sergio Cabral, businessman Arthur Soares and Leonardo Gryner, who was the Rio 2016 committee director-general of operations.WorldNov 25, 2021
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rises for 2nd straight month despite COP26 vowsBefore Bolsonaro took office in 2019, the Brazilian Amazon hadn't recorded a single year with more than 10,000 square kilometers of deforestation in over a decade.EnvironmentNov 12, 2021
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Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face criminal charges over COVID-19 responseThe senate committee formally approved a report calling for prosecutors to try the president on charges ranging from misuse of public funds to crimes against humanity.WorldOct 26, 2021
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Brazil to move up goal to end illegal deforestation of Amazon rainforest: vice presidentThe Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest and is considered a major bulwark against climate change.EnvironmentOct 25, 2021
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Brazilian Senate report recommends Bolsonaro face criminal charges for COVID-19 responseA draft of the report recommended the president be indicted on 11 charges, including homicide and genocide, for allegedly bungling the response to the pandemic.WorldOct 19, 2021
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Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars in mega-heistA gang robbed three banks and used human shields for their escape during a deadly spree in Brazil.TrendingAug 31, 2021
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Coffee prices may be about to climb. Here’s whyThe most devastating frost in decades in Brazil and record freight costs sparked by COVID-19 causing are expected to push retail prices to multi-year highs in the coming weeks.MoneyAug 6, 2021
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