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Cold wave hits southern Brazil with record-low temperatures

Unlike India facing intense heatwaves or France battling drought, Brazil this week has witnessed some of the most chilling temperatures ever seen in its southern states. Experts are not ruling out climate change and say that the extraordinary weather conditions are catalysed by the subtropical storm Yakecan.

France 24

Mining companies back away from Brazil's Indigenous areas

Some of the world’s biggest mining companies have withdrawn requests to research and extract minerals on Indigenous land in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and repudiated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to legalize mining activity in the areas

The Independent UK

Sons of ex-Panama president to be sentenced on U.S. money laundering charges

Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli will be sentenced on Friday in a U.S. court for their roles in helping launder millions of dollars in bribe payments Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht made to a high-ranking Panamanian official.

Reuters

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Brazil Senate leader sees no room to challenge October election results

Brazilian Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco said on Friday that there is no risk of October election results being challenged, adding that the country's armed forces will respect the electoral outcome.

Reuters

Elon Musk visits Brazil's Bolsonaro to discuss Amazon plans

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk has met with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro to discuss connectivity and other projects in the Amazon rainforest

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro says Musk's Twitter takeover offers "breath of hope"

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said that Elon Musk's proposed takeover of Twitter was "a breath of hope," adding that he hoped the U.S. billionaire would show the world during a visit to Brazil how the country protects the Amazon.

Reuters

Scientists neutralize pit viper venom with compound from fruits and vegetables

A substance found in fruits and vegetables can neutralize the venom of a poisonous pit viper common in much of South America, Brazilian researchers have discovered.

Reuters

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Brazil's Bolsonaro calls Musk's Twitter bid a 'breath of hope'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called Elon Musk's proposed takeover of Twitter Inc a "breath of hope" as the two met in Brazil on Friday, adding he hoped the U.S. billionaire would help end the "lies" about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.

Reuters

Elon Musk To Meet Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Today: What's In It For Tesla, SpaceX?

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo on Friday, Reuters reported, citing Brazilian daily O Globo.

Benzinga

Dead cocaine diver found in Newcastle port identified as Brazilian national Bruno Borges

A superyacht tour operator allegedly involved in a massive cocaine importation that was discovered when a professional diver drowned in the Port of Newcastle earlier this month has backflipped on his bid for bail as authorities reveal the name of the dead diver.

Newcastle Herald

Energy Fuels Rakes In This Well-Known Deposit In Brazil - With Potential Supply For Decades

U.S.-based uranium mining company Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) has

Benzinga

Model, 28, shuns glitz ditching catwalk to clean toilets and cockroach-infested homes

Ellen Milgrau, 28, from Brazil, volunteers as a specialist cleaner to deep-clean the homes of people suffering from depression who find themselves overwhelmed by everyday tasks

Daily Mirror

What happened to the Chelsea XI that won the Champions League in Munich in 2012

A LOOK BACK: Today marks the 10-year anniversary of when Chelsea won their first ever Premier League title and here is a look at what each of those players has been up to since

Daily Mirror

Lyon’s Catarina Macario: ‘Choosing Europe was for moments like this’

The Brazil-born US international tells Suzanne Wrack how a place in Saturday’s Champions League final vindicates bold decisions taken by her and her dad

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Diver found dead amid portion of $20m Newcastle cocaine haul was Brazilian Bruno Borges, 31

Police believe drug smugglers hired Bruno Borges, a professional diver, to retrieve a load of cocaine worth an estimated $20m from a ship in Newcastle.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula gets married at 76 with a political touch

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been married for the third time in a ceremony that had a political touch as he heads toward Brazil's presidential election in October as the front-runner

Reuters

U.S. Brazil envoy nominee sees 'free and fair election' despite Bolsonaro allegations

Brazil's democracy can support "free and fair elections" in October despite Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's statements against the country's electoral body, said Elizabeth Bagley, U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador in Brasilia, on Wednesday.

Reuters

Brazilian jurists call on U.N. to report on Bolsonaro attacks on judiciary

Brazil's democracy and independence of its judiciary are under threat from the government of president Jair Bolsonaro as it prepares for elections in October, a group of lawyers and legal experts said on Wednesday in a petition to the United Nations.

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Brazil may face 'political instability' after election, says Bolsonaro's son

Brazil may face "political instability" if Brazil's federal electoral court does not provide more transparency about the voting system ahead of the October election, President Jair Bolsonaro's son Flavio said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Brazilians take on Braskem in Dutch court over city of cracks

A group of Brazilians seeking to sue petrochemicals giant Braskem SA in the Netherlands, after tremors and gaping cracks forced thousands to abandon their homes, will hear in September whether the test case can proceed.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro accuses top court judge of abusing power

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court accusing one of its justices of abusing his authority

Reuters

Brazil's Supreme Court dismisses Bolsonaro lawsuit against justice

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Jair Bolsonaro against justice Alexandre de Moraes, saying there was no fair cause for it to go forward, according to a decision reviewed by Reuters.

Zenger

VIDEO: Bite Of Lunch: Sneaky Shark Tries To Steal Divers Fish

This remarkable underwater footage shows the moment when a shark hurtles towards a diver and starts munching away at his catch of fish.

The Hindu

Jaishankar to attend BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meet on May 19

This is the first meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

How climate change is triggering a global collapse in insect numbers

A growing number of reports are suggesting insect numbers are in steep decline. Tim Newbold and Charlie Outhwaite explain why this is of urgent concern

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