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Eritrea players seek Botswana asylum

Wednesday, October 14th 2015, 23:31
related countries: Eritrea Eritrea

Ten players from the Eritrean football team seek asylum in Botswana after playing a World Cup qualifying match there, officials say.
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Opponents 'coup-mongering' - Rousseff

Wednesday, October 14th 2015, 3:17

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff accuses the political opposition of seeking to oust her government via "coup-mongering".
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Brazilian mother's battle for natural childbirth

Saturday, October 10th 2015, 23:16

A Brazilian mother's fight to give birth naturally
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'Rogue' Brazilian policemen arrested

Thursday, October 8th 2015, 23:33
related countries: Brazil Brazil
related places: Sao Paulo

Police in Brazil arrest nine of their fellow officers suspected of carrying out a series of killings on the outskirts of Sao Paulo in August.
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Botswana cheetah Legolas killed

Monday, October 5th 2015, 17:53

A Botswana cheetah called Legolas that was taking part in a research project has been shot and killed, a conservation group says.
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VIDEO: Rio video 'shows police planting gun'

Saturday, October 3rd 2015, 9:43

Five Brazilian police officers are taken into custody for allegedly putting a gun in the hand of a teenager they allegedly killed in a shootout in a Rio slum.
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Rousseff reshuffle to shore up support

Friday, October 2nd 2015, 16:14

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff closes eight ministries and reshuffles her cabinet in an effort to cut costs and shore up support.
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Brazil's farmers wake up to their coffee

Thursday, October 1st 2015, 23:35

How Brazilian farmers are doubling the value of their coffee
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Fugitive Brazil mayor hands herself in

Wednesday, September 30th 2015, 13:24

A Brazilian mayor who became infamous for governing from afar via Whatsapp and boasting of her luxury lifestyle hands herself in to police.
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Gates Foundation sues Petrobras

Saturday, September 26th 2015, 0:29

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sues the Brazilian state-owned oil company, Petrobras for investment losses due to corruption.
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Parents deny Neymar evaded taxes

Friday, September 25th 2015, 23:25

The parents of the Brazilian football star, Neymar, deny their son has done anything wrong, after a judge formally accused him of evading $16m in taxes.
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Brazil police seek to question Lula

Friday, September 11th 2015, 22:02

Brazilian police are seeking to question former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over a corruption scandal at state-owned oil giant Petrobras.
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Brazil bus crash kills 15 people

Monday, September 7th 2015, 0:52

A bus crashes on a steep winding road near the Brazilian colonial era coastal town of Paraty killing 15 people and injuring another 30.
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Tension at Brazil indigenous killing

Thursday, September 3rd 2015, 0:18
related countries: Brazil Brazil

The Brazilian justice minister condemns the killing of an indigenous leader, shot during a land protest in the state of Matto Grosso do Sul.
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Botswana prisons lose HIV drugs case

Wednesday, August 26th 2015, 13:40

Botswana's court of appeal upholds a ruling that foreign prisoners should receive free treatment for HIV/Aids, rights lawyers say.
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VIDEO: Can Brazilian athletics catch up?

Saturday, August 22nd 2015, 11:57

With less than a year to go until Rio hosts the 2016 Olympics, Brazil's athletes are speaking out about a lack of investment in the sport.
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Brazil house speaker facing charges

Thursday, August 20th 2015, 23:28

Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, and former President Fernando Collor de Mello.
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Brazil probes World Cup corruption

Friday, August 14th 2015, 21:53

Brazilian prosecutors launch an investigation into allegations of corruption and overpricing in the construction of a stadium used during the 2014 World Cup.
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Brazil city's mature male beauty show

Friday, August 7th 2015, 8:58

The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo names its most handsome elderly male, in a twist on the traditional beauty contest designed to promote self-esteem.
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Corrupt Brazilian executives jailed

Thursday, August 6th 2015, 1:51
related countries: Brazil Brazil

A judge in Brazil sentences two former executives of construction giant OAS to 16 years in jail over corruption at the state-owned oil company.
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Man Utd's Rafael agrees to join Lyon

Monday, August 3rd 2015, 19:22
related countries: France France
related places: Lyon

Manchester United's Brazil full-back Rafael da Silva will join French side Lyon on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Police in Rio 'killed hundreds'

Monday, August 3rd 2015, 10:55

Amnesty International says that military police in the Brazilian city of Rio have killed more than 1,500 people in the last five years.
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Michael Jackson's father has stroke

Monday, July 27th 2015, 14:47

Joe Jackson, the father of late singer Michael Jackson, suffers a stroke, according to a Brazilian hospital.
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Amazon city sees surge in violence

Tuesday, July 21st 2015, 5:54

Brazilian police in the Amazon city of Manaus investigate a wave of 35 killings reported over the weekend.
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Brazil police in Petrobras searches

Wednesday, July 15th 2015, 0:25

Brazilian police search properties linked to politicians suspected of taking bribes in a scandal related to the state-run oil company, Petrobras.
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VIDEO: Pele's American dream

Tuesday, July 7th 2015, 23:15
related countries: United States United States

In June 1975, Brazilian superstar Pele joined the New York Cosmos soccer team. Clive Toye was the man to sign him.
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US 'routinely spied' on Brazil

Saturday, July 4th 2015, 19:16
related countries: Brazil Brazil, United States United States

Wikileaks says it has evidence that the United States has routinely spied on senior Brazilian government officials since 2011 or earlier.
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VIDEO: Brazil's 'simple' Olympic torch

Saturday, July 4th 2015, 7:58

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled the torch to be used at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil unveils Rio Olympics torch

Saturday, July 4th 2015, 1:04

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff unveils the torch to be used at the 2016 Olympics and says the Rio Games will bring "honour and pride".
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The Brazilian who wants China to go west

Tuesday, June 30th 2015, 0:27
related countries: China China

The Brazilian selling Chinese phones at home
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Brazil senators travel to Venezuela

Thursday, June 25th 2015, 22:59
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Brazilian senators are in Venezuela to try to promote dialogue, a week after a rival Brazilian team was allegedly attacked by government supporters.
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The Brazilian town flying the Confederate flag

Tuesday, June 23rd 2015, 23:41

The Brazilian town flying the Confederate flag
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Brazil senators flee Venezuela attack

Friday, June 19th 2015, 2:55
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

A group of eight Brazilian senators on a visit to Venezuela to meet a jailed opposition leader say they had to flee after their bus was attacked.
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Neymar faces Barcelona fraud inquiry

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 14:22
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Barcelona

A Spanish court agrees to allow a fraud case against Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar, weeks after the club itself was ordered to stand trial.
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Brazil teachers end lengthy strike

Saturday, June 13th 2015, 0:45

After almost three months of strikes, public school teachers in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo vote to return to work.
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VIDEO: Brazilian music stars back together

Friday, June 12th 2015, 23:01

Stars of the Brazilian music scene Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil talk and play together.
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