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CLOSING ENVIRONMENT CEREMONY AT SUMMIT

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The United Nations sustainability conference, Rio+20, ended in Brazil on Friday, with the production of a document outlining nearly seven hundred commitments to sustainable development. The result was hailed as a success by the 100...
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+4:3 Foreign ministers gather ahead of start of regional summit, leaders arriving

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Brazil's foreign minister said he and his counterparts in other MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) member states recommended on Thursday that Paraguay be suspended from the regional trade bloc over last week's impeachment and removal of...
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Brazil defense minister: Troops to fight violence in Rio

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Brazil's defense minister is promising to have the military take an increasingly aggressive role in fighting drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro. Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said at a news conference Thursday that troops...
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Brazil's Temer faces vote in Congress

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Brazilian President Michel Temer will face on Wednesday a vote in Congress' lower house on whether he should be suspended and put on trial over a bribery charge filed against him by the attorney general. Opposition...
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Brazil bank pres counters claims of recovery

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The head of Brazil's National Development Bank publicly countered President Michel Temer on Wednesday, arguing that Latin America's largest economy is far from recovery. Paulo Rabello de Castro raised eyebrows during a...
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Brazilians react to Congress vote on Temer

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Brazilians reacted with mixed feelings a day after congress voted to not proceed with corruption charges against President Michel Temer. Temer survived a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery...
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Small protests against Temer crop up in Brazil

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Small protests in cities took place on Wednesday in Brazil as congressional vote took place that could have suspended President Michel Temer him over a bribery charge. Temer survived the vote. At least 172 of the 513...
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Brazilians react to Congress vote on Temer

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Brazilians reacted with mixed feelings a day after congress voted to not proceed with corruption charges against President Michel Temer. Temer survived a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery...
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Brazil's Temer remains silent after new charges

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Brazilian President Michel Temer remained silent Friday, a day after he was charged with obstruction of justice and leading a criminal organization. Temer attended an event at Rio de Janeiro's Paulo Niemeyer Brain Institute...
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Ex Brazil president Lula arrives to testify in corruption probe

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Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived at court on Wednesday to give testimony to federal judge Sergio Moro, overseeing a massive corruption probe that has brought down much of Brazil's political class. Lula,...
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Crowds gather to support Lula in Brazil

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A crowd of supporters gathered outside a federal court in southern Brazil Tuesday to support former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who was scheduled to testify in a corruption case. His testimony is part of...
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Brazil Congress hearing on Temer's future begun

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A congressional hearing on whether to suspend Brazilian President Michel Temer for a bribery charge started with a small protest inside the lower chamber of Congress on Wednesday. Minutes after the session got started,...
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Brazil's Temer on surviving suspension vote

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Brazil's embattled President Michel Temer said on Wednesday that the decision taken by the lower house to not suspend him over bribery charges was "a conquest for the democratic state of the law, the strength of the institutions and the...
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Brazilian and Vietnamese FMs hold talks

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Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Monday as part of efforts to boost the comprehensive partnership between the two countries. Following...
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Brazil's Lula speaks to supporters after testimony

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Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio spoke to hundreds of supporters late Wednesday after testifying in a Brazilian court for over three hours. Perched atop a soundtruck, Lula a crowd dressed in red and waving union flags...
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Brazil's Lula speaks to supporters after testifying

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Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio spoke to hundreds of supporters late Wednesday after testifying in a Brazilian court for over three hours. Perched atop a soundtruck, Lula a crowd dressed in red and waving union flags...
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Brazilian president meets Chinese counterpart

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Brazilian President Michel Temer is visiting China as his country seeks investments to shore up its flagging economy. Temer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday ahead of next week's summit of BRICS...
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Brazil's Temer remains silent after new charges

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Brazilian President Michel Temer remained silent Friday, a day after he was charged with obstruction of justice and leading a criminal organization. Temer attended an event at Rio de Janeiro's Paulo Niemeyer Brain Institute...
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Brazil hold first public auction for operating in its oilfields

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Brazil auctioned off the rights to develop deep water oilfields on Friday after the eagerly anticipated bidding was nearly called off by a judicial decision. The winning bid came in at 6.15 billion reais (2 billion US...
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Political debate continues on suspending president in Brazil

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Brazilian lawmakers were considering Wednesday whether to suspend President Michel Temer and put him on trial on charges of leading a criminal organization and obstructing justice. This is the second time Temer has faced...
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Debate on presidential suspension continues in Brazil

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Brazilian lawmakers were considering Wednesday whether to suspend President Michel Temer and put him on trial on charges of leading a criminal organization and obstructing justice. This is the second time Temer has faced...
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Thousands protest in Brazil against making abortion illegal

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Thousands of women marched through the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Monday to protest a recent congressional committee vote to make abortion illegal without exception in Brazil. Many protesters carried their children in...
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One year on from Olympics, Rio struggles with homelessness crisis

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The number of homeless people living in Rio de Janeiro has tripled in the last few years, bring the number of people sleeping rough to an estimated 15-thousand. A year after Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympic Games, a...
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Ex president Lula cheered by supporters in Rio

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Hundreds of people gathered on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday during a rally with former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is touring Brazil. Lula is leading in the 2018 presidential election polls...