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Lisandra Paraguassu

Lisandra Paraguassu

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Americas|World

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who found refuge in southern Brazil after escaping hunger, violence and natural disasters are

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'
Americas|News|World

Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests

After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and her husband fled their flooded home in early May and let loose

Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests
Americas|Environment|News|World

Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected

Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes

Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected
Americas|Economy|Finance|News

Brazil government will not insist on tighter tax credit rules, sources say

The Brazilian government will not insist on a highly contested measure tightening rules for tax credits after the Senate sent it back, but there is still no

Americas|News

Brazil seeks right-wing rioters who fled to Milei's Argentina

Brazil has asked Argentina for information about dozens of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro seeking refuge in the neighboring

Brazil seeks right-wing rioters who fled to Milei's Argentina
Americas|News|World

Brazil flooding will take weeks to subside, experts warn

Brazil's southernmost state capital may suffer severe flooding for weeks to come, experts warn, compounding the struggles of half a million

Brazil flooding will take weeks to subside, experts warn
Americas|World

Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local civil defense government body

Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour
Americas|News|World

Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding

Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state leaving at least 143 dead, the state is again on alert

Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding
Americas|Election|News

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, while the

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies
Americas|News

Brazil and Nicaragua expel ambassadors in leftist run-in

Brazil and Nicaragua expelled each other's ambassadors on Thursday in a tit-for-tat retaliation as relations deteriorated between two formerly allied leftist

Brazil and Nicaragua expel ambassadors in leftist run-in
Americas|Election|News|US|World

West hits pause on fresh measures against Venezuela's Maduro

More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S.

Americas|News|World

Venezuelan government has authoritarian bias, says Brazil's Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that he believes the Venezuelan government has authoritarian inclinations, but added he would

Venezuelan government has authoritarian bias, says Brazil's Lula
Americas|Business|Economy

Lula pick for Brazil central bank chief won't face Senate hearing next week, senator says

Brazil's Senate Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) will not hold a confirmation hearing next week for the candidate chosen

Lula pick for Brazil central bank chief won't face Senate hearing next week, senator says
Business|News|Technology

Brazil watchdog moves to block access to Elon Musk's X after court order

Brazil's telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk's X social

Brazil watchdog moves to block access to Elon Musk's X after court order
Americas|Environment|News|Science

Amazon river levels fall due to lack of rain, hurting navigation

Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges

Amazon river levels fall due to lack of rain, hurting navigation
Americas|World

Brazil, US condemn arrest warrant for Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez

Brazil's top foreign policy adviser on Tuesday slammed Venezuela's arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as "very concerning" and

Brazil, US condemn arrest warrant for Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez
Americas|Crime|News|World

Sexual harassment accusations down Brazil's human rights minister

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday fired Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida following accusations that he sexually harassed several

Sexual harassment accusations down Brazil's human rights minister
Americas|News|World

Venezuela opposition candidate Gonzalez leaves for Spain as diplomatic tensions rise

Venezuela's former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left for Spain in the wake of the South American

Venezuela opposition candidate Gonzalez leaves for Spain as diplomatic tensions rise
Americas|Europe|News|World

Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law

Brazil on Wednesday asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to

Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law
Business|Sports

Brazil’s online gambling craze may be hitting consumer spending

Soccer-mad Brazilians have fallen hard for online sports betting, yielding a boom of interest from foreign gambling companies that may

Brazil’s online gambling craze may be hitting consumer spending
Environment|World

Brazil's coast eroding faster than ever as Atlantic advances

Sonia Ferreira's two-story house with a pool and garden on the Brazilian coast was yet another casualty of the advancing waves of

Brazil's coast eroding faster than ever as Atlantic advances
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say

An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in

Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say
Americas|World

Brazil surprised by Venezuela's 'offensive tone' as diplomatic row escalates

The Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday it was taken by surprise by an "offensive tone" that Venezuelan authorities used against Brazil

Brazil surprised by Venezuela's 'offensive tone' as diplomatic row escalates
Americas|Business|Economy|Europe

EU official expects Mercosur trade deal this year, dismisses changes on deforestation law

The European Union expects to close the trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur by the end of the year, the EU commissioner for crisis management

EU official expects Mercosur trade deal this year, dismisses changes on deforestation law
Americas|Economy|Education|Health|World

Brazil looks at curbing health, education spending in fiscal package, sources say

Brazil's government is preparing measures to curb spending that would put health and education expenditures under a general cap that

Brazil looks at curbing health, education spending in fiscal package, sources say

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