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Will Brazil descend into a kind of catatonic, post-traumatic stress?
Defeat by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals may trigger unintended but widely feared consequences in Brazil.
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Inside Rio’s Cracolandia – amid Brazil’s dramatic political shift
In Brazil, the right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro looks set for a resounding victory in this weekend’s Presidential election. His fiery rhetoric has spared few of Brazil’s most vulnerable communities. Our correspondent Andy Davies has been to meet some of those at the most extreme end of Brazil’s economic decline.
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Brazil presidency: Hard-right candidate Bolsonaro leads polls
He’s a populist, hard-right candidate who’s often described as Brazil’s Donald Trump. And if the polls are correct, Jair Bolsonaro is heading for a landslide victory in this weekend’s presidential elections, warning his left-wing rivals they could either go overseas or go to jail. In a country still emerging from its worst ever recession, where violent crime…
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Bolsonaro ahead in polls as Brazilians prepare to vote
Less than ten days before an election that’s divided Brazil, the populist far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro still holds a commanding lead over his rival. Latest polls show Mr Bolsonaro, a former army officer with extreme views on gay and minority rights and law enforcement, is set to take 59 percent of the vote in the run-off next Sunday.
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Far-right candidate wins first round in Brazil elections
Jair Bolsonarohas, the far-right candidate in Brazil’s election, has railed against those who want to fight climate change with a cut in emissions.
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Brazil presidential frontrunner stabbed during rally
The far-right frontrunner in Brazil’s presidential elections will be in intensive care for at least a week, after he was stabbed during a campaign rally.
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Conditions inside Brazil’s prisons
A series of riots in jails across Brazil in recent months have left dozens of prisoners dead. The incidents, in a country with the third largest prison population in the world, have raised serious questions about conditions and staffing in Brazil’s jails.
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Brazil mourns plane crash dead
More than a hundred thousand people in the Brazilian town of Chapeco have turned out to mourn the 71 people who died in a plane crash in Colombia – including most of the local football team. The Brazilian president led tributes to the victims at the ceremony in driving rain – saying the tragedy had…
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Brazil suffers ‘worst ever’ droughts
Some of Brazil’s most populous states are tackling their worst droughts since records began – halfway through what should be the rainy season.
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Miraculous escape as car smashes into Brazil office
An office worker in Brazil has a very luck escape when a car rams through the wall, knocking her off her chair and narrowly missing her colleagues as debris is sent flying.
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The rise of Marina Silva: shaking up politics in Brazil
While the last decade has seen a wealth of political apologues across Latin America, the Brazilian story that has captured the imagination of the country is certainly one of the most compelling.
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Brazil prisoners decapitated in Cascavel jail riot
Two prisoners are beheaded and another killed during a riot over conditions at a jail in southern Brazil. The revolt began on Sunday when a prison guard was captured during breakfast.
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Brazil, was it worth it?
Whatever the result in Sunday’s World Cup final, a heavy shadow will linger over the Maracaná stadium long after the last whistle has sounded.
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World Cup anger? Buses torched in Brazil
In what could be the first sign of a violent backlash following Brazil’s 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany, 19 buses are torched in Sao Paulo.
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Brazil battered by Germany: the best memes
World Cup hosts Brazil saw their dreams dashed last night by a seemingly unstoppable German side who beat them 7-1 in the semi-final. But maybe social media gags will cheer them up? Nah, probably not.
