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Brazilian court orders former President Temer to be jailed again
Temer has been charged six times in connection with various corruption investigations.
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Brazil court reduces ex-president Lula's sentence
In a unanimous decision, the four judges on the Superior Court of Justice panel hearing Lula's appeal agreed to uphold his conviction, but cut the sentence to eight years and 10 months.
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Brazil's ex-President Temer jailed, accused of heading 'criminal organisation'
Temer was president from 2016 to 2018, taking office after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, who he served under as vice president for six years. His lawyer confirmed he was arrested in Sao Paulo, and his legal team has lodged an appeal for Temer to be freed.
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Brazil will move embassy to Jerusalem, Netanyahu says: report
The issue of the embassy has been hovering over Netanyahu's visit to Brazil, the first-ever by an Israeli prime minister.
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Brazil top prosecutor indicts President Temer for corruption
Temer, who leaves office on 1 January, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for issuing a decree in 2017 that allowed two port contracts to be extended for up to 70 years.
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Brazil names World Bank managing director as BNDES head: news column
The columnist, who did not cite a source for the information, wrote that “it is known in the corridors of the World Bank... Levy is emptying his drawers.”
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Brazil's next president declares war on 'fake news' media
Several seasoned journalists working for Brazil’s biggest news organisations told Reuters in recent weeks they have started to throttle back their criticism.
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Trump congratulates Brazil's Bolsonaro on election win
Donald Trump called Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together.
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WhatsApp dirty tricks alleged in Brazil presidential race
Ordinary Brazilians told AFP that some in their families or entourage swallowed some misinformation from WhatsApp but denied they themselves were being influenced.
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Lawyers for Temer ask top court to annul police graft accusations
Temer’s defense team argued that the federal police should not be able to charge Temer without the authorization of the Supreme Court or the public prosecutor’s office.
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Brazil: A giant in crisis rocked by corruption
Brazil is Latin America's biggest country, spanning 8.5 million square kilometers (3.2 million square miles) to cover nearly half the continent.
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Brazil's jailed former leader Lula ends presidential bid
Lula had stepped aside to allow running mate Fernando Haddad to stand for the presidency, Hoffman said.
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Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border
The move comes after residents in the border town of Pacaraima clashed violently with Venezuelan migrants, driving them out of makeshift camps.
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Ramaphosa to deliver opening address at Brics summit
The summit, held in Sandton this year, will also hear remarks by China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, India's Narendra Modi, and Brazil's Michel Temer.
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Brazil judge blocks order to release of Lula from prison
The former president is serving time for taking bribes from an engineering firm in return for help landing contracts with a state firm.
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Brazil's Temer makes concessions to lure truckers back to work
Brazil is a global leader in commodities exports and industry groups said they expected delays in shipments from everything from soybeans to meats and sugar.
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Brazil judge orders ex-president Lula jailed by Friday
Lula was convicted last year for taking bribes from an engineering firm in return for help landing contracts with state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA.
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Brazil's top court rules that ex-president Lula can be jailed
The pivotal vote was cast by Justice Rosa Weber against Lula’s request to avoid jail and begin serving his 12-year sentence for accepting bribes.
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Shots fired at campaign buses of Brazil ex-president Lula
The Secretariat of Public Security of Parana said in a statement that it was investigating the incident and that Lula was not on the bus at the time of the attack.
