Brazil

"We consider this a violent event and will remove content that supports or praises the action," a spokesperson said. Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, is removing posts approving the storming of government buildings…
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Brazilian police have arrested a second man for involvement in the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, an expert on Brazil's indigenous peoples. According to Brazilian media, it is the brother of the…
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Volkswagen is to meet with Brazilian prosecutors on Tuesday. They accuse the German car manufacturer of having violated human rights when running a large farm during the military dictatorship in Brazil. According to the…
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The Brazilian government and Elon Musk, CEO of car maker Tesla and space company SpaceX, have discussed a possible partnership to preserve the Amazon forest. The meeting took place in Austin, Texas. Brazilian Communications…
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Food group Unilever may have to pay billions in Brazil. The country's tax authorities claim a total of 2.9 billion euros. Much of that would be due to alleged tax evasion in the country in a 2001 restructuring. In addition, there…
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Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has rejected a request from Brazilian states to import the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik-V. The health watchdog says it does not have the technical data necessary to assess…
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Apple is misleading consumers by not putting a charger in the box of an iPhone 12, the Brazilian consumer watchdog has decided. Anyone who buys an iPhone 12, Apple's latest smartphone, no longer gets a charger in the package. The…
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has caused significant turmoil in Brazil's financial markets by firing the top executive of state oil company Petrobras. The news scared investors. They fear more significant government…
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