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Bolsonaro lands back in Brazil to lead right-wing opposition

Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from three months in the United States on Thursday and was welcomed back by hundreds of chanting supporters at the Brasilia airport before heading straight into meetings with his political party.

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Bolsonaro returns to Brazil to lead opposition against Lula

BRASILIA, Brazil — After three months of vacation in Florida, Jair Bolsonaro is finally returning to Brazil on Thursday to assume the role of opposition leader and challenge the leftist government of his foe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not lead opposition, but will work with his party

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he will not lead the opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but will collaborate with his political party, the conservative Liberal Party.

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Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world

Brazil’s government has reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States

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Piquet fined for racist, homophobic comments about Hamilton

Retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered to pay $950,000 in “moral damages” for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton

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Bolsonaro's legal woes deepen with undeclared diamond gifts

Undeclared diamond jewelry brought into Brazil from Saudi Arabia has deepened the legal jeopardy of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

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Bolsonaro says he will finally return to Brazil by end of the month

Former President Jair Bolsonaro said he’ll end his extended U.S. vacation at the end of March to return to Brazil, where he’ll face a dozen criminal investigations involving allegations of corruption and fomenting anti-democratic acts.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities

A representative of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday has handed a set of diamond jewelry over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog and amid investigations into the president’s involvement in bringing the jewels from Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro to return to Brazil on March 30, his party says

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will return to Brazil on March 30, his Liberal Party confirmed via social media on Friday, following more than three months of self-imposed exile in the United States after losing his re-election bid.

Reuters

‘Brazil is back’: Lula to visit Xi as he resets diplomatic relations with China

Meeting is part of high-profile tour as Brazil’s president attempts to repair country’s reputation after the Bolsonaro era

The Guardian - US

Seeking a reset, Brazil's Lula heads to China

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, where he hopes to reinforce trade, discuss international mediation in Ukraine, and reclaim his country's role in global geopolitics.

AFP

Lula's China visit to refresh Brazil ties with pragmatic approach

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to China this weekend for a five-day visit to refresh relations with his country's largest export market and seek new Chinese investment in the Latin American country.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro to return jewels from Saudi Arabia

A Brazilian government watchdog is giving former President Jair Bolsonaro five working days to return to authorities a set of jewels he received from Saudi Arabia in 2021

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Brazil struggles to fight deforestation after Bolsonaro years

Brazilian authorities are taking aggressive action to fight deforestation. Since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office, he has been working to preserve rainforest land. But the task isn't easy because funding for environmental protection was cut during the presidential term of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Our Science…

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The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had opened large parts of the Amazon region to business by crippling enforcement of environmental laws and turning a blind eye to land grabbing. It…

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Over 100 Trump presidential gifts unaccounted for: US Democrats

Legislators say Trump family didn’t disclose $250,000 in gifts from foreign governments received while in White House.

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Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion

The influx of heavily armed gangs, now being tackled by President Lula, has had a catastrophic effect on infant health

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Foreign policy of Brazil’s Lula takes shape, irking the West

Brazil’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has so far shown little concern about defying consensus in the West on foreign policy -- even when it comes to dealing with authoritarian governments

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Brazil reintroduces visa requirement for US tourists, others

Brazil has announced it is reintroducing the requirement for tourist visas for citizens of the U.S., Australia, Canada, and Japan effective from Oct. 1

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Gifted jewelry from Saudi Arabia entangles Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro

A scandal is unfolding in Brazil involving millions of dollars worth of jewels, the Saudi government and former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope

Supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination of Black, bisexual councilwoman Marielle Franco amid hope that investigations into her death will accelerate under Brazil’s new leftist president

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Lula meets with Indigenous in Brazil's Amazon, pledges lands

On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has expressed support for the creation of new territories for those communities

AFP

Bolsonaro to hand over undeclared jewels given by Saudis: report

Brasília (AFP) - Lawyers for Jair Bolsonaro say the former Brazilian president has agreed to hand over to authorities jewels gifted by Saudi Arabia and which entered the country without being declared to tax authorities, local media reported Monday.

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Haunted by post-election riot, Brazil's Lula reins in army

When rioters stormed Brazil’s top government buildings in January to dispute the outcome of the presidential election, many soldiers stood by as far-right protesters broke windows, defecated in offices and destroyed valuable art

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