Tag: Brazil
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Brazil ex-President’s defence team to file complaint with UN
The defence team of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday said they will lodge a new complaint with the UN's Committee on Human Rights, saying Lula has been suffering politically motivated judicial persecution. Since July 2016, lawyers Cristiano Zanin Martins and Roberto Teixeira have accused Sergio Moro, the judge overseeing Operation …
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May 17, 2017 -
Brazil officially declares Zika emergency over
Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases, the media reported on Friday. The number of cases dropped 95 per cent between January and April, compared to the same period a year ago, the BBC quoted Health Ministry officials as saying in a statement. …
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May 12, 2017 -
Canada changes entry rules for citizens of three nations
Canada will allow Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania's citizens to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport, a ministry statement has said. Starting May 1, those citizens of these countries who have held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid …
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April 29, 2017 -
Brazilian president Michel Temer rejects corruption claims
Brazilian President Michel Temer has angrily rejected an allegation that he was involved in a multi-million dollar bribe paid to his party by the Odebrecht construction conglomerate. “This never happened. Not at this meeting nor at any other which I held during my public life with any person or legal entity. I would never put …
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April 14, 2017 -
Thousands of Brazilians protest against government reforms
Thousands of people took to the streets in Brazil, following calls by trade unions and social movements, to protest against new fiscal adjustments launched by the government. The main reason behind the protests is the reform of the law on pensions and retirement proposed by the government of President Michel Temer, Efe news reported. Demonstrations …
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April 1, 2017 -
EU mulls stricter measures on Brazilian meat imports
The European Union will take stricter measures on the import of meat from Brazil, an EU official has said here. After a meeting on Wednesday with Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi, EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said the measures might include more credentials for meat imports, Xinhua news agency reported. "We need …
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March 30, 2017 -
Brazil still have scope of improvement: Philippe Coutinho
Coutinho has insisted that the Brazilian football team still has scope for improvement.
March 26, 2017 -
G4 nations open to innovative ideas to rework the UN system
The G4 nations of India, Brazil, Germany and Japan said they are open to innovative and differing ideas to reform the UN as a mere expansion of the non-permanent Security Council will not address the "malaise" afflicting the body. In a joint statement, delivered by India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin at …
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March 8, 2017 -
Olympic white elephants? Rio’s got a herd of them
You don't have to look far to see the unfulfilled promises of South America's first Olympic Games.
February 18, 2017 -
No takers for Rio’s iconic Maracana stadium
The stadium underwent costly modernisations for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
February 4, 2017 -
10 killed in Brazil’s new prison riot
At least 10 prisoners were killed in Brazil's fifth prison riot this year, the media reported on Sunday. Police and military forces were deployed at the Alcacuz prison as a riot broke out between two gangs on Saturday night, the BBC reported. The wave of prison violence started on January 1 when at least 56 …
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January 15, 2017 -
India win third place match in Brazil football U-17 meet
India beat Orlando City SC 2-1 in the third-place match at the Atletico Paranaense U-17 international tournament.
December 18, 2016 -
Brazilian protesters call for embattled president’s ouster
President Michel Temer has suffered a continual drip of scandal and high-level resignations since he took office six months ago.
November 27, 2016 -
Neymar shines as Brazil trashes Argentina
Neymar scored a goal and set up another as Brazil heaped misery on Argentina with a 3-0 victory in their World Cup qualifier.
November 11, 2016 -
‘Democracy under threat in Latin America’
Brazil's first woman President was removed from office at the end of August by a hostile Congress that accused her of budget irregularities.
November 5, 2016