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Lula Welcomes United Opposition in Venezuela Election Against Maduro: Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cheered the Venezuelan opposition’s decision to ...
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Lula Welcomes United Opposition in Venezuela Election Against Maduro
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Brazilian President Lula indirectly calls out Elon Musk on climate crisis, further fueling tensions
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk and the Support of Far-Right in Brazil
  • A court in Brazil is planning an investigation against X owner Elon Musk for alleged obstruction of justice, following Musk's reactivation of accounts belonging to far-right individuals that were flagged by the Brazilian government for removal.

  • Under Musk's leadership, X has transformed into a sanctuary for the far right and dissemination of misinformation, resulting in an escalation of hate speech on the platform.

  • Experts caution that Musk is establishing a dangerous precedent by protecting and promoting the far right on his platform, regardless of local regulations or public opinion.

  • Despite Musk's claims of advocating for free speech, the implementation of these principles on the platform has been inconsistent under his direction, especially concerning government requests to deactivate accounts.
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Argentina's Milei Proposes Encounter With Brazil's Lula After Mutual Insults
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Milei Extends Olive Branch to Lula After Previous Tensions: In a significant gesture, Argentine President Javier Milei has invited Brazilian President Luiz ...
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Milei Extends Olive Branch to Lula After Previous Tensions
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Brazil Revises Fiscal Goals, Eyes Surplus by 2028 - The Rio Times: On Monday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government submitted the 2025 Budgetary ...
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Goldman Sachs Flags Brazil’s Spending, Questions Fiscal Health: Goldman Sachs has expressed concerns regarding Brazil's fiscal management under President ...
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Goldman Sachs Flags Brazil’s Spending, Questions Fiscal Health
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Public squabbling over policies hits investor confidence : In Brazil, a spiralling dispute over the leadership of state-owned energy giant Petrobras is exposing ...
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Public squabbling over policies hits investor confidence
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Marta's Farewell: Shaping the Future of Football - The Rio Times: Brazil's football legend, Marta Vieira da Silva, has announced her upcoming ...
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Marta's Farewell: Shaping the Future of Football - The Rio Times
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Brazil and South Africa Forge Stronger Ties: Brazil is ramping up its diplomatic efforts in Africa, a key region in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s global ...
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Brazil and South Africa Forge Stronger Ties
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Brazil’s Lula Criticizes Financial Market Forces in Defiant Speech: In a press briefing this Tuesday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva openly challenged the ...
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Brazil’s Lula Criticizes Financial Market Forces in Defiant Speech
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Lula’s Government Faces Fiscal Showdown Over $13.5B Legislation: This week, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva engages in high-stakes discussions with Arthur ...
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Lula’s Government Faces Fiscal Showdown Over $13.5B Legislation
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Indigenous Brazilians Lament Lula's Unfulfilled Land Demarcation Promises: "This is revolting for us Indigenous peoples to have had so much faith in the ...
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Indigenous Brazilians Lament Lula's Unfulfilled Land Demarcation Promises
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Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards: "The possibility of a presidential meeting is always present. And we hope that at some ...
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Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards
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Brazil and Colombia Push for Democratic Process in Venezuela: On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Brazil and Colombia stood united in their support for a peaceful ...
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Brazil and Colombia Push for Democratic Process in Venezuela
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IMF Projects Ongoing Fiscal Struggles for Brazil During Lula’s Presidency: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its fiscal projections for Brazil ...
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IMF Projects Ongoing Fiscal Struggles for Brazil During Lula’s Presidency
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Bluesky woos heads of state: After they were initially not welcome, heads of government are now allowed to register on the social network. However ...
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Bluesky woos heads of state
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At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty: Brazilian president Lula’s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action
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At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty
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Brazil again postpones visa exemptions for citizens of U.S., Canada and Australia until April 2025
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Brazilian Opposition Governors Challenge Lula’s Dominance: In early April 2024, a Genial/Quaest poll revealed a growing preference for opposition governors over ...
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Brazilian Opposition Governors Challenge Lula’s Dominance
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Lula Announces Continuation of Visa-Free Entry in Brazil for Key Tourist Markets: Brazil has prolonged its visa-free policy for tourists from the United States ...
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In Brazil, a spiraling dispute over the leadership of state-owned energy giant Petrobras is exposing fault lines in President Lula da Silva’s administration ... Show more   www.wionews.com/videos
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Jon Lee Anderson embeds with a special-forces unit taking on illegal mining in Yanomami lands, “biology nerds who found themselves carrying guns—a gang of ... Show more   www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/08/the-brazilian-special-forces-unit-fighting-to-save-the-amazon
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G20 summit: Putin to travel to Brazil despite arrest warrant: If the Russian president were to set foot on Brazilian territory, he would have to be arrested ...
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian Lula da Silva launched a diesel-powered submarine built in Brazil with French technology at the Itaguai shipyard ... Show more   www.euronews.com/2024/03/27/brazil-and-france-launch-diesel-powered-submarine
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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow: French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on ...
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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow
Quick Glance: Unity Prevails: Macron and Lula despite Diverging Views
  • Following his extensive visit to the Latin American nation, Macron concluded his trip with a noteworthy visit to the presidential palace in Brasilia, the modern capital.

  • Despite cordially reestablishing ties post-Bolsonaro era, significant discrepancies exist regarding the Ukrainian conflict, briefly touched upon during discussions.

  • While France and its allies unequivocally support Kyiv, Lula has previously emphasized shared responsibility between Ukraine and Russia, declining to isolate Moscow.

  • Highlighting initiatives from preserving the Amazon to collaborating on submarine construction and economic partnerships, the leaders showcased the extensive Franco-Brazilian alliance throughout their visit.
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Macron bets on investments and fraternité to charm Lula in first visit to Brazil: The French president hopes to put aside differences with Brazil on trade and ...
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Quick Glance: Brazil, France Launch $1.1 Bln Program to Protect Amazon Rainforest
  • Brazil and France have launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest, involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years.

  • The presidents of Brazil and France joined forces in Belem, at the heart of the Amazon, to promote an international roadmap for the protection of tropical forests. They committed to halting deforestation in the Amazon by 2030 to help slow global warming.

  • During Macron's visit to Brazil, he honored Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire for his efforts in protecting the rainforest and Indigenous rights. Relations between France and Brazil have recovered from a low point in 2019 when Macron pressured Bolsonaro over Amazon fires.

  • Despite past disagreements over the environment, relations between France and Brazil have improved. A French presidential adviser mentioned the reestablishment of bilateral ties and the strategic partnership with Brazil.
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Ideological Divide Shapes Brazil-Argentina Diplomacy: The initial period of Javier Milei's presidency in Argentina has not markedly improved ties with ...
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Ideological Divide Shapes Brazil-Argentina Diplomacy
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Is Brazil's democracy in danger again?: It is the 60th anniversary of the military coup that turned Brazil into a dictatorship for 21 years ...
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Is Brazil's democracy in danger again?
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Petrobras and the Dividend Dilemma: Leadership in Limbo?: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration is reportedly on the verge of making a ...
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Petrobras and the Dividend Dilemma: Leadership in Limbo?
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France-Brazil lovers: Macron takes wedding joke with humor: ❤️ During Emmanuel Macron's visit to Brazil, some said the French president and his counterpart ...
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France-Brazil lovers: Macron takes wedding joke with humor
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Lula and Macron Raise Tone, Challenge Venezuela’s Electoral Fairness: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has labeled the exclusion of Venezuelan ...
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Lula and Macron Raise Tone, Challenge Venezuela’s Electoral Fairness
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France and Brazil are investing one billion euros (the equivalent of around 979 million francs) in protecting the Amazon region ... Show more
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When the Amazon burns, they call the Romeritos Brigade: Indigenous firefighters want to save the rainforest with ancient knowledge and modern technology ...
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When the Amazon burns, they call the Romeritos Brigade
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Jair Bolsonaro acusado de falsificar certificado de vacinação contra a COVID-19: O ex-presidente do Brasil Jair Bolsonaro é acusado de falsificar o seu ...
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Quick Glance: Brazil: Bolsonaro Faces Charges for Suspected Vaccine Data Manipulation
  • Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been officially accused of tampering with his COVID-19 vaccination records, marking the first charge against the controversial far-right leader, with potential additional allegations.

  • The federal police indictment, disclosed by the Supreme Court, alleges that Bolsonaro and 16 others were involved in falsifying information within a public health database to give the impression that the former president, his 12-year-old daughter, and select individuals in his close circle had been administered the COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Throughout the inquiry, numerous deceptive entries were identified between November 2021 and December 2022, alongside instances of utilizing forged documentation.

  • Asserting innocence, Bolsonaro could potentially face a sentence ranging from two to 12 years if found guilty of manipulating health data.
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Brazil Considers Legal Shield for Putin’s Visit Amid Global Controversy: Brazil, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is to use diplomatic immunity to ...
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Brazil Considers Legal Shield for Putin’s Visit Amid Global Controversy
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Checagem de fatos: Homem abraçado com Dino é governador do Maranhão, não Brazão: O ministro Flávio Dino, do Supremo Tribunal Federal, não está abraçado com ...
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Macron’s Strategic Visit to Brazil with Lula: Starting next Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron embarks on a significant three-day trip to Brazil.
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Macron’s Strategic Visit to Brazil with Lula
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Brazil’s Mayoral Elections: A National Rivalry Plays Out Locally: In 2024, Brazil's towns will actively elect their mayors and council members ...
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Brazil’s Mayoral Elections: A National Rivalry Plays Out Locally
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Lula’s Strategic Move in Conservative Strongholds: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil led a ministerial gathering to counter opposition criticism and ...
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Lula’s Strategic Move in Conservative Strongholds
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Over 80% of Brazilians take issue with Lula's anti-Israel comment: Foreign affairs: Andre Lajst, executive director of StandWithUS Brazil ...
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Over 80% of Brazilians take issue with Lula's anti-Israel comment
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Brazil: Financial Market Favors Haddad Over Lula, Says Study: A survey shows growing financial market confidence in Finance Minister Fernando Haddad ...
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Brazil: Financial Market Favors Haddad Over Lula, Says Study
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva raised the Palestinian flag at the opening of the fourth session of the National Congress of Culture in the Brazilian capital ... Show more
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