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Trump Congratulates Brazil’s New President, Vows Cooperation on Trade, Military…

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President Trump on Monday vowed to work closely with Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, on a range of issues once he takes office. “Had a very good conversation with the newly elected President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who won his race by a substantial margin,” Trump tweeted his congratulations Monday morning. “We agreed that Brazil and […]

YouTubers Will Enter Politics, And the Ones Who Do Are Probably Going to Win…

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Kim Kataguiri is known in Brazil for a lot of things. He’s been called a fascist. He’s been called a fake news kingpin. Is he a YouTuber? He definitely uses YouTube. He’s definitely a troll. A troll with a consistent message, though, he points out. Maybe he’s Brazil’s equivalent of Milo Yiannopoulos. His organization, Movimento […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro-Led Far Right Wins a Victory Far More Sweeping and Dangerous Than Anyone Predicted. Its Lessons Are Global…

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For the past thirty years, Congressman Jair Bolsonaro was a fringe extremist in Brazilian politics, known mostly for outlandish, deliberately inflammatory quotes in which he paid homage to the most notorious torturers of the 1964-1985 military regime, constantly heralded the 1964 coup as a “defense of democracy,” told a female socialist colleague in Congress that […]

Brazil’s Corruption Fallout…

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Corruption probes that began in 2014 have reached the highest levels of the Brazilian government and corporate elite, implicating President Michel Temer, former presidents, and dozens of cabinet officials and senators. Operacao Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash) and overlapping investigations have led to prison sentences for top executives and politicians, mass layoffs, and billions of […]

Brazil Museum Fire Ruins 700 Ancient Egyptian Artifacts…

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The massive fire that recently hit the National Museum of Brazil destroyed all 700 ancient Egyptian artifacts displayed in the pharaonic hall, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement Thursday. “According to a preliminary report, the fire that engulfed all sections destroyed all its artifacts including those in the pharaonic hall, which contained […]

Brazil’s Petrobras to Pay $3B in Reparations to U.S. Investors…

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Brazilian state oil company Petrobras announced Monday that it would pay almost 3 billion U.S. dollars in reparations to U.S. investors who were harmed by the corruption ring within the firm. Brazil’s largest company was sued in a class action lawsuit, which was approved on June 22 by a federal court in New York. In […]

Brazil’s Supreme Court Votes to Jail Former President Lula…

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Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted 6-5 to deny former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva habeas corpus while he appeals his corruption conviction, potentially bringing an end to his re-election campaign. The popular leftist leader must now begin serving his 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to remain free until he has […]

Musicians Outraged After Airline Severely Damages 17th Century Instrument…

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Myrna Herzog was traveling from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Tel Aviv, Israel when she was allegedly forced to place her large 17th century viola da gamba in the hold for her Alitalia flight. Herzog, the director of Israeli classical music group Phoenix, says she reluctantly handed it over only after she was unable to […]

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