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Police question Brazilian faith healer over sex abuse claims

A Brazilian faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women has handed himself in to police. Brazilian faith healer Joao Teixeira de Faria turns himself into police to face sex abuse charges. He denies the claims made by more than 300 women.

17/12/2018

Brazil

Same sex couples rush to marry before Bolsonaro takes power in Brazil

Mass wedding in Sao Paulo comes amid fears that President-elect may restrict gay marriage.

16/12/2018

Brazil

Brazil to extradite Italian citizen convicted of murder in the 70s

Cesare Battisti escaped from an Italian jail whilst serving life sentences in 1981.

15/12/2018

Brazil

Arrest of Italian fugitive Battisti ordered by Brazilian judge

A judge from the Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Italian former left-wing guerrilla Cesare Battisti, opening the way for his extradition, according to reports.

14/12/2018

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Thousands gather in Sao Paulo for Comic Con event

Thousands of fans gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil to view the latest comics, video games, toys, anime movies and television shows. Fans met with artists during the four-day CCXP event, held since 2014, including stars from HBO's hit series 'Game of Thrones.'

07/12/2018

Brazil

'World first' as baby born via womb transplant from dead donor

A woman has given birth to a baby girl after she received a womb transplant from a deceased donor, in the first successful case of its kind.

05/12/2018

Brazil

Floating Christmas tree lights up Rio de Janeiro's night sky

Floating Christmas tree lights up Rio de Janeiro's night sky

04/12/2018

Brazil

Brazil, Mexico to work together to rebuild devastated Rio museum

Brazil's National Museum was destroyed by a massive blaze in September.

02/12/2018

Brazil

Brazil: Deforestation in Amazon rainforest reaches new high

Deforestation in Brazil has reached a new high, shows new data released by the government earlier this week. The deforested space in the last year is close to five times the size of London.

28/11/2018

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Luiz Felipe Scolari soaked by Palmeiras squad after title win

Luiz Felipe Scolari soaked by Palmeiras squad at news conference after title win

27/11/2018

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Mudslide near Rio de Janeiro kills 10, injures 11

Ten people were killed and 11 injured in a mudslide near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, Brazilian authorities said.

11/11/2018

Brazil

Brazilian soccer league takes on homophobia

Brazilian soccer league takes on homophobia

04/11/2018

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Brazil's LGBT soccer league kicking homophobia to the curb

In Brazil, a new gay soccer league has been created to provide a space to practice football, without fear, without homophobia, without fear of any type of discrimination.

04/11/2018

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Zombies stagger through streets of Sao Paulo in annual parade

Hundreds of zombies staggered through the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday for the city’s annual zombie walk.

03/11/2018

Brazil

Brazil to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Brazil's far right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro says he sees no problem in moving the country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Bolsonaro confirmed the move in a tweet, saying "Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that".

03/11/2018

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Violence flares at Sao Paulo anti-Bolsonaro protest

Protesters marched in several cities across Brazil against far-right Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday night.

31/10/2018

Brazil

Euroviews. Brazil's Bolsonaro: A new candidate for trial in the Hague? | View

Brazil's newly elected president, Jair Bolsonaro, promotes destructive environmental policies that could amount to international crimes, warn human rights experts.

29/10/2018

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Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazilian presidential elections

In Brazil, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a decisive victory in the presidential elections. He took over 55 per cent of the vote in the run-off against ruling party candidate Fernando Haddad, leaving supporters of both parties screaming at each other in the streets.

29/10/2018

Brazil

Right-wing Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race

Right-wing Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race

28/10/2018

Brazil

Polls show Bolsonaro’s lead slipping ahead of Brazil’s Presidential election

Gap is narrowing in run up to Sunday's vote

27/10/2018

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Raw Politics: Brazil's election is flooded with fake news via WhastApp

Monday's Raw Politics takes a look at the spread of disinformation in Brazil's election.

22/10/2018

Brazil

Voting polls close in Brazil's presidential race

The critical race for power in Brazil has come to a close as 147 million voters went to the polls to elect Brazil’s next president.

07/10/2018

Brazil

Voting underway in polarized Brazil race

Voting underway in polarized Brazil race

07/10/2018

Brazil

Far-right candidate is front-runner in Brazil's election

Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has widened his lead over leftist Fernando Haddad ahead of Sunday's deeply polarized election.

06/10/2018

Brazil

Critical election for Brazil

Seven of Jair Bolsonaro's rivals took part in the televised duel, but he declined to join them citing medical advice related to stabbing injuries he received during the campaign

05/10/2018

Brazil

Brazil elections: Economic challenges

As people go to vote in the presidential elections in Brazil on Sunday, in between the controversies and scandals, most of them worry about being without a job with 13 million people out of work

05/10/2018