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Brazil will host on Thursday a meeting of the foreign ministers of Guyana and Venezuela, following Venezuela’s claim to Essequibo, an oil-rich Guyanese territory. Holding a meeting in Brazil was part of the agreement signed back in December by President Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a meeting at the Argyle […]

Outgoing Justice Minister Flávio Dino said on Tuesday he could not confirm or deny press reports about an alleged new plea bargain in the Marielle Franco case. Ms. Franco, a member of the left-wing Socialism and Freedom Party (Psol), and her driver, Anderson Gomes, were shot dead in Rio de Janeiro on the night of […]

Charged with carrying out the 2018 murder of city councilor Marielle Franco, ex-cop Ronnie Lessa has taken a plea deal. And press reports say the gunman has given up the name of the man in charge of ordering the assassination

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Brazil had a record 1,161 geological and geo-hydrological hazards in 2023, according to data compiled by the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), a federal agency. The numbers include events such as landslides and river overflows of varying magnitudes. Cemaden director Regina Alvalá said in a statement last week that […]