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Brazilian judge freezes ex-president Lula's assets following conviction

The assets of former Brazilian president Lula has had his assets frozen following his corruption conviction

20/07/2017

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Temer looks to avoid Supreme Court corruption trial after congressional committee vote

14/07/2017

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Brazil: unions strike as political crisis deepens

01/07/2017

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Brazil's president charged with bribery

Brazil's top federal prosecutor has charged President Michel Temer with taking multimillion-dollar bribes.

27/06/2017

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Brazilian President Michel Temer acquitted of illegal campaign funding

A close vote in Brazil's Superior Electoral Court finds Temer not guilty of receiving illegal campaign funds during 2014 presidential election

10/06/2017

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Brazilian president faces illegal funding probe

07/06/2017

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Violent protests sweep Brazil

25/05/2017

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Crackdown in crackland

Brazilian riot police arrested 34 in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday (May 21) in the downtown Sao Paulo neighbourhood known as Cracolandia (Crackland), a notorious zone where crack cocaine users and addicts

22/05/2017

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'I won't resign' - Brazil's president vows to fight hush money claims

Brazilian President Michel Temer says he will fight allegations that he endorsed the paying of hush money to an ex-lawmaker jailed for corruption.

18/05/2017

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Prison guards in Brazil scuffle in parliament pensions protest

There were rowdy scenes inside Brazil’s parliament on Wednesday night after prison guards protesting against new retirement rules stormed the committee room.

04/05/2017

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Brazil cities paralysed by nationwide anti-austerity strikes

Nationwide strikes led by unions in Brazil to protest against government austerity measures have seriously disrupted public transport in several cities.

28/04/2017

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Brazil Petrobras probe: judge targets dozens of politicians

In Brazil, President Michel Temer’s government is reeling after a Supreme court judge placed dozens of politicians under formal investigation for bribery.

12/04/2017

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Brazil: Cunha gets 15 years for corruption

A Brazilian court has sentenced the former speaker of the country's lower house, Eduardo Cunha to more than 15 years in prison for corruption.

30/03/2017

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Clashes in Brazil as protest against pension reforms turn violent

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against pension reforms.

16/03/2017

Brazil

Troops drafted to end Brazilian crime surge as police strike

Brazil's financial plight endangers life as police strike

07/02/2017

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Brazil's former first lady Marisa Leticia dies

Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva, wife of Brazil’s ex-president Lula da Silva, has died at the age of 66.

04/02/2017

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Protests across Brazil as Senate passes 20-year austerity plan

Brazilian Senators approved a constitutional amendment to limit public spending for 20 years, prompting demonstrations in numerous states.

14/12/2016

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Brazil's former finance minister is arrested

Observers say it is a sign that a sweeping corruption investigation is closing in on the inner circle of the leftist Workers Party leadership, who ran the South American country for 13 years.

22/09/2016

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Brazil: Ex-President Lula to stand trial on corruption charges

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to stand trial for allegedly accepting over one million dollars (800,000 euros) in bribes in connection with the corruption scandal at the state-

21/09/2016

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Brazil's ex-speaker Eduardo Cunha expelled from office amid corruption charges

Eduardo Cunha, the man dubbed Brazil’s most corrupt, and former speaker of the lower house has been stripped of his seat.

13/09/2016