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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree and a provisional measure Wednesday aimed at lowering fuel prices, weeks ahead of the presidential election and as ...
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Brazil court crisis deepens as justice orders federal police chief suspended
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Ricardo Brito RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Brazil's escalating Supreme Court crisis deepened on Tuesday as Justice Andre Mendonca ordered the suspension of ...
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Brazil launches AI supercomputer push while balancing US and Chinese tech
The government has announced investments of about 2.3 billion reais ($444.2m) to bolster its AI ecosystem.
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Lula's last dance? Inside the Brazil president's re-election bid
The rivalry between Lula and the Bolsonaro family has deep roots. During the last presidential election, in 2022, Lula narrowly beat Jair Bolsonaro by 1.8 percentage points. It was the closest ...
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro signals generalization of capitalist violence and barbarism
Residents of the Alemão and Penha neighborhoods protest outside the Rio de Janeiro government building after the deadliest police massacre in the state's history. [Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência ...
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Brazil's inflation slowdown may prompt monetary policy review, says government official
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, July 1 (Reuters) - The executive secretary of Brazil's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that a slowdown in twelve-month inflation in May and June should open an opportunity ...
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Rio de Janeiro police raids kill at least 132 in Brazil's deadliest police operation
RIO DE JANEIRO – The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said Oct. 29, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found ...
News Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Government: Rio de Janeiro governor arrested on corruption charges
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezao, was arrested Thursday over allegations he took bribes as part of the sprawling “Car Wash” graft probe. Pezao, 63, is accused of receiving bribes ...