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US Must Lead On Tariffs To Bring Putin To Table For Peace: Senator Lindsey Graham
Stressing that "the free world must act, and America must lead," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Saturday said he and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick will move forward with legislation to authorise US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs
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Influencers To Legislatures, Brazil's 'Reborn' Dolls Craze Spares None
Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.
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Resolution In US House Against Subsidies On Sugar By Countries Including India
Two US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives against the subsidies on sugar given by several countries including India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico as well as the European Union.
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US Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden To Expel Jair Bolsonaro Over Brazil Riots
Democratic lawmakers called Thursday on President Joe Biden to revoke the visa of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, saying the United States should not offer refuge to anyone involved in riots against Brazil's newly elected government.
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US Lawmakers May Assist Brazil With Investigation Into Riots
Aides to US lawmakers from the Jan. 6 committee have engaged in early talks to cooperate with Brazilian lawmakers looking to investigate the storming of the capital Brasilia by protesters.
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Brazil Politician Gets 50 Years' Jail For Killing Husband. Children Helped
Prosecutors charged Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos in August 2020 with "orchestrating the homicide, enlisting several of her grown children to take part in the crime and attempting to disguise it as an armed robbery."
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Facebook Removes False Accounts Linked to Brazil's Bolsonaro
Facebook said Wednesday that it has removed dozens of accounts, some used by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his lawmaker sons. The company said its decision was based on the creation of false profiles that engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”
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Brazil's President Wins, Justice Minister Loses In Congress
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro surmounted a crucial hurdle for his young government on Wednesday by winning approval from disgruntled lower house lawmakers for his move to reorganize the country's executive branch.
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Brazil President Temer Led Graft Scheme, Says Billionaire Businessman
Brazilian President Michel Temer led a corruption scheme in which lawmakers squeezed high-profile executives for bribes, billionaire Joesley Batista told magazine Epoca in an interview published on Saturday. In his first interview since striking a leniency agreement with Brazilian prosecutors, Batista told Epoca that Temer asked for money several t...
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Brazil Lawmakers Blame Crisis On Dilma Rousseff At Impeachment Trial
President Dilma Rousseff's opponents made a final call at her impeachment trial on Tuesday for her removal, not just for breaking budget rules, but for plunging Brazil into a political and economic crisis amid a sweeping corruption scandal.
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Recall Vijay Goel From Rio Olympics, Congress Lawmakers Ask PM Modi
Amid controversy surrounding sports minister Vijay Goel during his visit Rio Olympics, Congress members today asked the Prime Minister to "recall" him from Brazil as the prestige of the nation was involved.
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Brazil Impeachment Drive Against Dilma Rousseff Tips Into Chaos
The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the acting speaker of the lower house of Congress annulled the April vote by lawmakers that launched the process.
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Brazil Lawmakers Propose Bill to Shield WhatsApp
The bill aims to forbid authorities from blocking popular messaging applications.
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Senator With Hairy Past Oversees Brazil President's Fate
With President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment case moving to the Senate, the fate of Latin America's biggest country rests in part on Renan Calheiros -- a man, who like most Brazilian lawmakers, faces hair-raising legal problems of his own.
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Brazil Lawmakers Green-Light President Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Trial
Brazilian lawmakers on Sunday reached the two thirds majority necessary to authorize impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.
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US Must Lead On Tariffs To Bring Putin To Table For Peace: Senator Lindsey Graham
Stressing that "the free world must act, and America must lead," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Saturday said he and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick will move forward with legislation to authorise US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs
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Influencers To Legislatures, Brazil's 'Reborn' Dolls Craze Spares None
Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.
-
Resolution In US House Against Subsidies On Sugar By Countries Including India
Two US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives against the subsidies on sugar given by several countries including India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico as well as the European Union.
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US Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden To Expel Jair Bolsonaro Over Brazil Riots
Democratic lawmakers called Thursday on President Joe Biden to revoke the visa of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, saying the United States should not offer refuge to anyone involved in riots against Brazil's newly elected government.
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US Lawmakers May Assist Brazil With Investigation Into Riots
Aides to US lawmakers from the Jan. 6 committee have engaged in early talks to cooperate with Brazilian lawmakers looking to investigate the storming of the capital Brasilia by protesters.
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Brazil Politician Gets 50 Years' Jail For Killing Husband. Children Helped
Prosecutors charged Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos in August 2020 with "orchestrating the homicide, enlisting several of her grown children to take part in the crime and attempting to disguise it as an armed robbery."
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Facebook Removes False Accounts Linked to Brazil's Bolsonaro
Facebook said Wednesday that it has removed dozens of accounts, some used by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his lawmaker sons. The company said its decision was based on the creation of false profiles that engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”
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Brazil's President Wins, Justice Minister Loses In Congress
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro surmounted a crucial hurdle for his young government on Wednesday by winning approval from disgruntled lower house lawmakers for his move to reorganize the country's executive branch.
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Brazil President Temer Led Graft Scheme, Says Billionaire Businessman
Brazilian President Michel Temer led a corruption scheme in which lawmakers squeezed high-profile executives for bribes, billionaire Joesley Batista told magazine Epoca in an interview published on Saturday. In his first interview since striking a leniency agreement with Brazilian prosecutors, Batista told Epoca that Temer asked for money several t...
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Brazil Lawmakers Blame Crisis On Dilma Rousseff At Impeachment Trial
President Dilma Rousseff's opponents made a final call at her impeachment trial on Tuesday for her removal, not just for breaking budget rules, but for plunging Brazil into a political and economic crisis amid a sweeping corruption scandal.
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Recall Vijay Goel From Rio Olympics, Congress Lawmakers Ask PM Modi
Amid controversy surrounding sports minister Vijay Goel during his visit Rio Olympics, Congress members today asked the Prime Minister to "recall" him from Brazil as the prestige of the nation was involved.
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Brazil Impeachment Drive Against Dilma Rousseff Tips Into Chaos
The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the acting speaker of the lower house of Congress annulled the April vote by lawmakers that launched the process.
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Brazil Lawmakers Propose Bill to Shield WhatsApp
The bill aims to forbid authorities from blocking popular messaging applications.
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Senator With Hairy Past Oversees Brazil President's Fate
With President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment case moving to the Senate, the fate of Latin America's biggest country rests in part on Renan Calheiros -- a man, who like most Brazilian lawmakers, faces hair-raising legal problems of his own.
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Brazil Lawmakers Green-Light President Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Trial
Brazilian lawmakers on Sunday reached the two thirds majority necessary to authorize impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.
