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Marcelo Queiroga tested positive after attending the gathering of world leaders.
Jair Bolsonaro
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Indigenous groups say Brazilian Supreme Court decision will be critical as they seek to defend ancestral land rights.
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August deforestation was lower than last year, but rates remain much higher than before Bolsonaro took office.
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Truckers are halting traffic on several Brazilian highways in support of Bolsonaro, despite his pleading them to stop.
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The COVID-19 pandemic, security and Afghanistan are likely to dominate conversations at this year’s virtual summit.
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Supreme Court leader’s comments come amid wave of verbal attacks by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro against court.
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Thousands have converged on Brazil’s cities for pro and anti-Bolsonaro demonstrations on Independence Day.
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Slumping in the polls, Bolsonaro hopes to energise base as threat of violence between supporters and opponents looms.
The former Brazilian president discusses the possible roads ahead for Latin America’s largest country.
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The Brazilian president tweeted a stern-faced photo of himself walking in hospital with a drip attached to his neck.
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Brazilian president’s office says Jair Bolsonaro is suffering an intestinal blockage and may need emergency surgery.
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Informal settlements have sprung up across the country amid Brazil’s ongoing COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout.
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Governor Eduardo Leite of Rio Grande do Sul could challenge Jair Bolsonaro, who has espoused anti-gay rhetoric.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced the increase during a TV interview Tuesday.