Petrobras Hit With $853m Corruption Fine
Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil company, has agreed to pay more than $853m (£650m) to the US and Brazil, ending a long-running corruption investigation.
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‘Hezbollah Treasurer’ Barakat Arrested in Brazil Border City
Police in Brazil have arrested a man accused by the United States of being one of the main financial operators of the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah.
Popularity of Candidate Bolsonaro Rises After Stabbing Attack
Brazil’s presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro needs more surgery as he recovers from a stabbing attack last week. Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate in Brazil’s October 7 presidential election, was attacked in the city of Juiz de Fora, by a man wielding a kitchen knife last Thursday. The former army captain was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery on an abdominal… Read more »
Venezuela Migrants Flee Back Across Border with Brazil
Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have crossed back over the border with Brazil in the last few days after a violent incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state. Most said they were leaving because they feared for their lives after a young man was lynched, accused of killing a local man during a robbery.
The Military is Back in Brazilian Politics
More than 30 years after Brazil’s junta left power, the consensus that the military should stay out of politics has been broken, amid widespread dissatisfaction with the political class after several years of corruption scandals and economic turmoil. The frontrunner in October’s general elections, Jair Bolsonaro – whose lurid far-right proclamations have earned him the moniker “the tropical Trump” –… Read more »