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Ricardo Brito

Ricardo Brito

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Chinese rivals to Musk's Starlink accelerate race to dominate satellite internet

Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk.

Chinese rivals to Musk's Starlink accelerate race to dominate satellite internet
Business|Crime|Political|Technology|World

Brazil judge suspends Rumble platform after 'censorship' spat

Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the suspension of U.S. video-sharing platform

Brazil judge suspends Rumble platform after 'censorship' spat
Americas|Political

New leaders in Brazil’s Congress unlikely to bring respite for a struggling Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is bracing for another two years of struggle with the nation’s Congress, as lawmakers convene on Saturday to

New leaders in Brazil’s Congress unlikely to bring respite for a struggling Lula
Americas|Political|US|World

Brazil, U.S. officials agree to discuss how deported migrants are treated

Brazilian and U.S. officials agreed on Wednesday to discuss regularly how Washington will deport migrants from Brazil, as some leaders in

Brazil, U.S. officials agree to discuss how deported migrants are treated
Americas|Political|World

Brazil seeking funds for Venezuelan migrant program after Trump freezes US aid

The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it is scrambling to fund a joint operation with United Nations agencies to resettle Venezuelan

Brazil seeking funds for Venezuelan migrant program after Trump freezes US aid
Americas|Crime|World

Thirteen dead in clashes between police and gangs in Brazilian Amazon city

Thirteen people have died in gang violence in the past four days in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state in the Brazilian Amazon, where gang members have

Americas|Crime|World

Brazil police crack down on US migration racket

Brazil's federal police carried out an operation on Thursday to dismantle a criminal scheme in several cities in Minas Gerais state that helped Brazilians enter

Economy|Finance|News

Brazil's top court temporarily suspends payroll tax exemption law

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday temporarily suspended a law extending payroll tax exemptions for 17 sectors of the economy, according to a decision

Brazil's top court temporarily suspends payroll tax exemption law
Americas|News|Sports|World

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims

Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
Americas|News|US|World

Brazil police to conclude three probes into Bolsonaro by July

The director-general of Brazil's federal police said on Tuesday that three ongoing probes into far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro are expected to conclude

Brazil police to conclude three probes into Bolsonaro by July
Americas|Crime|News|World

Brazil police accuse Lula minister of corruption, sources say

Brazil's federal police have formally accused Communications Minister Juscelino Filho of passive corruption and other crimes, sources said on Wednesday, making

Brazil police accuse Lula minister of corruption, sources say
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|US|World

Brazil deports Hamas 'operative' and family

Brazil has deported a Palestinian man and his family after Brazilian federal police were alerted by the United States that a "Hamas operative" was traveling to the

Environment|News

Brazil court orders environmental workers to resume licensing, fire prevention despite strike

Workers at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama must resume licensing and forest fire prevention activities despite being on strike, Og Fernandes, acting

Brazil court orders environmental workers to resume licensing, fire prevention despite strike
Business|Economy|Environment|News

Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage

Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused "environmental damage" by producing and selling pesticides

Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage
Americas|News|Travel|World

Brazil to tighten entry rules to curb migration to North America

Brazil will tighten up rules to enter the country without a visa starting next week, the government said on Wednesday, after migrants have been increasingly using

Brazil to tighten entry rules to curb migration to North America
Americas|Asia|News|World

Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo

Hundreds of migrants from India, Nepal and Vietnam have been stuck in Sao Paulo's international airport for weeks in alarming conditions,

Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo
Americas|Business|Technology

Elon Musk's X braces for shutdown in Brazil as spat with judge intensifies

Social media giant X said on Thursday it expects Brazil's top court to order it to shut down, as a pitched legal

Elon Musk's X braces for shutdown in Brazil as spat with judge intensifies
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
Business|Technology

Starlink emerges as fresh battleground between Musk, Brazil

Tensions between Brazil and Elon Musk's business empire ratcheted up further as the country's telecoms regulator threatened to

Starlink emerges as fresh battleground between Musk, Brazil
Americas|News|Political|World

Brazil Justice Marques says full Supreme Court should decide on conservative challenge to X ban

Brazilian Justice Kassio Nunes Marques said the full Supreme Court will make the final decision on a case filed by a conservative political

Brazil Justice Marques says full Supreme Court should decide on conservative challenge to X ban
Americas|News|World

Brazil grants 32 immigrants right not to be forcibly repatriated

Brazil's has guaranteed 32 immigrants of various nationalities who are at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos Airport the right not to be forcibly repatriated, according to

Brazil grants 32 immigrants right not to be forcibly repatriated
News|Technology|World

Brazil probes ice buildup in plane crash that killed 62

A preliminary report into the August crash of an airliner in Brazil found signs of ice buildup on the plane

Brazil probes ice buildup in plane crash that killed 62
Business|News|Technology

Social media platform X set to request restoration of service in Brazil, sources say

Elon Musk's social media platform X will file documents requested by Brazil's Supreme Court and ask by this Monday that service be restored

Social media platform X set to request restoration of service in Brazil, sources say
Business|News|Technology

Musk's X seeks Brazil comeback, retreats on 'censorship' feud

In a major climbdown, Elon Musk's X told Brazil's Supreme Court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a

Musk's X seeks Brazil comeback, retreats on 'censorship' feud

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