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Brazil readies task force to expel miners from Yanomami lands, officials say

Brazil is preparing a task force of armed forces, police and government agencies to soon launch an operation to expel illegal gold miners who invaded the Yanomami indigenous reservation, officials said on Tuesday.

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Brazil volleyball star faces Olympic complaint after post threatening Lula

The Brazilian Olympic Committee said it had filed a complaint against volleyball player Wallace de Souza after the former Olympic champion wrote a post on social media that appeared to back violence against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to visit Biden on Feb. 10

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden will host Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for meetings on Feb. 10

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Brazil's Lula says to work for economic stability

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he strongly supports "economic stability" and wishes for both fiscal and social responsibility during his term, while also pledging to work towards clean energy alternatives.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula cold-shoulders Germany's Scholz on Ukraine support

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said Moscow made a mistake invading Ukraine, but speaking alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz he kept clear of condemning the Russian attack.

Reuters

Bolsonaro has no intention of cutting his stay in Florida short

WASHINGTON — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is in no rush to leave Florida, making life deeply uncomfortable for the White House as it gets ready to welcome his successor and bitter rival next month.

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Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro seeks US tourist visa: Lawyer

Application for six-month US visa comes as Jair Bolsonaro faces accusations he helped incite riot in Brazil’s capital.

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Scholz bid to rally Ukraine support in South America falls flat

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's bid this week to rally support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's invasion during his first South American tour fell flat, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterating his view both parties shared blame.

Reuters

Lula calls on France's Macron to attend summit of Amazon countries

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday urged his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to have France attend the summit of the Amazon countries that he aims to host in coming months.

Reuters

Deadly shootings in California: The scourge of gun violence in the US

This week, the US state of California was rocked by two mass shootings just two days apart. The massacres are just the latest in a long line of shootings that have made the US the world's number one country in gun ownership and gun deaths. The carnage pushed President Joe…

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Brazil's Lula proposes Mercosur trade deal with China after EU accord

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that he favored an agreement between Mercosur and China in a plan to modernize and open the South American trade bloc to other regions.

Reuters

Brazil official says Yanomami region looks like 'concentration camp'

Brazil's military should evict illegal gold miners who have caused malnutrition and starvation in a region of the Yanomami reservation near the Venezuelan border, Indigenous Health Secretary Weibe Tapeba said on Tuesday, urging

Reuters

Analysis-Lula confronts Brazil military's pro-Bolsonaro lean with carrot and stick

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has taken a carrot-and-stick approach to asserting authority over Brazil's armed forces and containing sympathies in the barracks for his predecessor after violent unrest in the capital this month.

Reuters

A South American currency union? Don't hold your breath

South America is not likely to have a common currency bloc to rival the euro any time soon, analysts said on Monday, despite excited chatter sparked by officials in Brazil and Argentina raising the prospect of a shared tender.

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Explainer-What Brazil and Argentina's 'currency union' really means

Brazil and Argentina sparked some excitement on Sunday over the possibility of a potential "currency union", though the two countries are unlikely to ditch the real or peso any time soon. So what is the plan all about?

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Lula says Brazil and Argentina will study common currency for trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said Brazil and Argentina are studying the creation of a common currency to be used in trades between the two countries in order to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar.

Reuters

Venezuela calls off Maduro meeting with Lula, Brazil govt says

Venezuela has decided to call off a previously arranged meeting between President Nicolas Maduro and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday, Lula's press office said.

Reuters

Lula floats shared 'trading currency' during Argentina trip

Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit of value for bilateral trade to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday, though the move is not aimed at replacing existing currencies.

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Brazil and Argentina to discuss common currency

Brazil and Argentina aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a common currency, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentine leader Alberto Fernandez said in a joint article they penned.

Tribune News Service

Brazil and Argentina are discussing whether to combine currencies

Argentina and Brazil are in the preliminary stages of renewing discussions on forming a common currency, reviving an often-discussed plan that would face numerous political and economic hurdles.

Reuters

Brazil declares emergency over deaths of Yanomami children from malnutrition

Brazil's ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country's largest indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining.

The Independent UK

Latin American presidents throw weight behind campaign to free Julian Assange

The leaders of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina have urged US president Joe Biden to drop the charges against the WikiLeaks founder and set him free.

WEKU

Brazil's army chief has been fired in the aftermath of this month's uprising

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief on Saturday. Lula has said that some in the military allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.

Tribune News Service

Lula fires Brazil’s army chief Arruda after riots in capital

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dismissed the nation’s top army commander on Saturday, two weeks after rioters stormed public buildings in the capital, Brasilia.

Tribune News Service

Lula fires Brazil’s top army chief Arruda after riots in capital

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dismissed the nation’s top army commander on Saturday, two weeks after rioters stormed public buildings in the capital, Brasilia.

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