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Brazil: can the Olympics boost a country in limbo?

The Olympic torch may have arrived in Rio, but it does not seem to have ignited much joy in Brazil.

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Brazil's former president Lula to stand trial on charges related to the Petrobras scandal

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to stand trial on obstruction of justice charges related to the Petrobras corruption scandal.

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Brazil: Rousseff denounces impeachment process as a 'farce'

Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has presented her written defence to a Senate impeachment trial.

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Brazil's interim president dismisses corruption allegations against him

Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer has dismissed graft allegations against him as dishonest and reckless.

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Brazil: Rousseff supporters call for interim President Temer to be ousted

“Out with Temer” their banners read as supporters of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff called for the removal of her interim…

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Brazil anti-corruption minister quits after 'trying to spoil' corruption probe

Anti-corruption protesters in Brazil have been given yet more ammunition in their drive to clean up public life.

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Brazil in crisis after leaked tape forces out interim President's ally

Brazil’s minister of planning Romero Juca has stepped aside over claims he conspired to obstruct an investigation into the country’s biggest-ever corruption…

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Jacques Wagner, a former government minister in Brazil is confident Dilma Rousseff can return to power

Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented moment in its history with the removal of the elected President Dilma Rousseff.

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Brazil's economic struggle and the counterintuitive oracle of technology

Brazil's interim president Michel Temerm promises economic as well political calm, but he faces a massive challenge, and Warren Buffett's surprise technology investment choices.

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Rousseff attacks Brazil's 'illegitimate' interim government and vows to return

Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has repeated to foreign journalists her defiant message that she will fight to return to government. The

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Brazil's new government sets sights on reversing economic slump

Brazil’s newly installed Cabinet is getting to work, in the wake of Dilma Rousseff’s suspension. The economy is a priority for incoming interim

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With Michel Temer at the head, what's next for Brazil?

He’s the man of the moment in Brazil, but relatively unknown on the international stage. Michel Temer has taken the reins as president, for an as-yet

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Goodbye Dilma!

After the Brazilian Senate voted to impeach her for breaking budget laws, suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meets and greets supporters at

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Protesters march against Temer's new Brazil government in Sao Paulo

Thursday’s events brought a protest – estimated to be at least several hundred strong – against the interim president and his new government in Sao

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Brazil's interim president wants to 'pacify' and 'unify' country

Fresh into the job, Brazil’s interim president says his priority is to pacify and unify the country. Speaking in Brasilia, Michel Temer said

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'Coup' is the only word for the impeachment process, says suspended Rousseff

In an emotional speech to a friendly crowd, Dilma Rousseff has vowed to keep fighting. Following the news of her suspension as President of Brazil

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Rousseff's suspension divides Brazilians

Pro-impeachment protesters have turned out in Brasilia to celebrate news that President Dilma Rousseff will go on trial for allegedly breaking budget

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'I will never give up' says Dilma Rousseff following suspension as Brazilian president

Dilma Rousseff has given an emotional speech in the wake of her suspension as President of Brazil, denouncing what she has labelled a coup d‘état

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Michel Temer steps out of Dilma Rousseff shadow and will reportedly tackle Brazil's struggling economy

This is now the time for Michel Temer to step out of the shadow of Dilma Rousseff for whom he served as vice-president since 2011. He is set to

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A majority of Brazil's Senate indicates it will vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over illegal financing