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Brazilian Senator Caught Hiding Money "Between Buttocks"
A Brazilian senator allied to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion of public funds for fighting the coronavirus, local media reported on Thursday.
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Brazil President Michel Temer Deploys Army As Protesters Battle Police
Protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian President Michel Temer staged running battles with police and set fire to a ministry building in Brasilia, prompting the scandal-hit leader to order the army onto the streets. Police unleashed volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to halt tens of thousands of protesters.
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Brazil President Michel Temer Challenges 'Incriminating' Recorded Conversation
Brazilian President Michel Temer will ask the Supreme Court to suspend an investigation against him until it could determine whether the recording, made by the chairman of meatpacker JBS, was edited afterwards.
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Brazil's Michel Temer Recorded Agreeing Corruption Case Hush Money: Report
Media report says an executive from meatpacking giant JBS, Joesley Batista, met with Michel Temer on March 7, where Batista recorded himself telling Temer that he was paying money to buy the silence of disgraced ex-speaker of the lower house Eduardo Cunha.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Vows To Seek Return If Forced From Office
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed during a defiant interview broadcast today to "continue to keep fighting" to return to power if she is forced from office.
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Corruption Revelations Overshadow Brazil President's Plan To Bolster Government
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to bolster her government amid a storm of corruption allegations by naming her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to her cabinet were overshadowed on Tuesday by a barrage of fresh accusations against a minister.
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Corruption Scandal Stokes Anger In Bitterly Divided Brazil
Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's charismatic ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gathered outside his house in Sao Paulo Saturday to show their resolve, a day after his dramatic -- and polarizing -- detention for questioning in a corruption probe.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Backs Huge Brazil Corruption Drive
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff gave her backing Saturday to a corruption probe which has unearthed massive bribery and embezzlement in the country's elite, including at the heart of her own party.
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New corruption scandal rocks Brazilian government
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, moving quickly to nip a new scandal in the bud, ordered the dismissal on Saturday of government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general.
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Brazilian Senator Caught Hiding Money "Between Buttocks"
A Brazilian senator allied to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion of public funds for fighting the coronavirus, local media reported on Thursday.
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Brazil President Michel Temer Deploys Army As Protesters Battle Police
Protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian President Michel Temer staged running battles with police and set fire to a ministry building in Brasilia, prompting the scandal-hit leader to order the army onto the streets. Police unleashed volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to halt tens of thousands of protesters.
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Brazil President Michel Temer Challenges 'Incriminating' Recorded Conversation
Brazilian President Michel Temer will ask the Supreme Court to suspend an investigation against him until it could determine whether the recording, made by the chairman of meatpacker JBS, was edited afterwards.
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Brazil's Michel Temer Recorded Agreeing Corruption Case Hush Money: Report
Media report says an executive from meatpacking giant JBS, Joesley Batista, met with Michel Temer on March 7, where Batista recorded himself telling Temer that he was paying money to buy the silence of disgraced ex-speaker of the lower house Eduardo Cunha.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Vows To Seek Return If Forced From Office
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed during a defiant interview broadcast today to "continue to keep fighting" to return to power if she is forced from office.
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Corruption Revelations Overshadow Brazil President's Plan To Bolster Government
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to bolster her government amid a storm of corruption allegations by naming her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to her cabinet were overshadowed on Tuesday by a barrage of fresh accusations against a minister.
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Corruption Scandal Stokes Anger In Bitterly Divided Brazil
Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's charismatic ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gathered outside his house in Sao Paulo Saturday to show their resolve, a day after his dramatic -- and polarizing -- detention for questioning in a corruption probe.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Backs Huge Brazil Corruption Drive
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff gave her backing Saturday to a corruption probe which has unearthed massive bribery and embezzlement in the country's elite, including at the heart of her own party.
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New corruption scandal rocks Brazilian government
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, moving quickly to nip a new scandal in the bud, ordered the dismissal on Saturday of government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general.
