South America

Brazil plans legislation to crack down on laundering of illegal gold

By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazil's government is taking a fresh tack in its effort to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon, preparing…

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More South American nations report bird flu cases; Brazil remains free

By Victor Borges, Ana Mano, Maximilian Heath SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The confirmation of more bird flu cases in South America raised alarm bells in Brazil, which remains free of contagion…

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Argentina to hold interest rate at 75% as inflation reheats, bank sources say

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank is set to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 75% this week despite inflation gaining pace once…

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Argentina registers rise in Russian women arriving to have children and thus gain citizenship

Immigration authorities in Argentina are cracking down on Russian women who since the invasion of Ukraine have started travelling to Buenos Aires to give birth in order to gain Argentinian…

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Argentina launches relief fund for farmers hit by historic drought

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will launch measures to help producers hit by a historic drought over its main agricultural region, Economy Minister Sergio Massa said , including a relief…

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Brazil’s Lula cold-shoulders Germany’s Scholz on Ukraine support

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said Moscow made a mistake invading Ukraine, but speaking alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz he kept clear of condemning the Russian attack. It…

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Argentina sets high hopes on cannabis exports with budding new agency

(Reuters) - Argentina on Wednesday launched the first working group of a new national agency to regularize and promote the country's nascent cannabis industry, which ministers hope will create new…

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Lula floats shared ‘trading currency’ during Argentina trip

Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit of value for bilateral trade to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da…

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Brazil declares emergency over deaths of Yanomami children from malnutrition

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country's largest indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition…

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Brazil and Argentina to begin preparations for common currency – FT

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Brazil and Argentina will announce this week that they are starting preparatory work on a common currency, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The plan, set…

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Argentina to buy back $1 bln in overseas debt, economy minister says

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Argentina will buy back foreign bonds equivalent to over $1 billion to improve the South American country's debt profile and help open access for…

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Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro role in Brasilia riots

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court agreed to open an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of…

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Argentina’s inflation rate at 95%, highest since 1991

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's annual inflation hit its highest rate in more than 30 years last month as prices almost doubled versus a year ago, official data released showed,…

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Brazil police find draft decree in ex-minister’s house to revert election

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian police found a draft decree in the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro's justice minister that appears to be a proposal to interfere…

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Brazilian judge orders arrest of Bolsonaro’s ex-minister after Brasilia rampage

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital's most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings. Justice Alexandre…

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Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots

Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were rounded up in Brasilia after storming key buildings…

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White House: US has received no requests from Brazil on Bolsonaro

The United States has not received any official requests from the Brazilian government regarding the status of former President Jair Bolsonaro after his supporters stormed Brazil's Congress, the White House said on…

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Facebook owner Meta removing content backing Brazil assault

STOCKHOLM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta said on Monday it was removing content supporting or praising the weekend ransacking of Brazilian government buildings by anti-democratic demonstrators. Tens of…

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Bolsonaro’s Florida stay puts ball in Biden’s court after Brasilia riots

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The United States has a Jair Bolsonaro problem. The far-right former Brazilian president flew to Florida two days before his…

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Global leaders condemn assault on Brazilian government buildings

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Supreme Court and its Congressional building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia.…

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Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in security in…

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UPDATE – Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court in Brasilia

BRASILIA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Supporters of Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia, according to television images. In an echo of the Jan.…

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Bolivia governor arrest stokes fears of political revenge cycle

By Brendan O'Boyle (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent Bolivian opposition figure has sparked criticism from human rights groups and thrown a spotlight on how both the country's right…

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Brazil bids farewell to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a…

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Lula takes over in Brazil

By Anthony Boadle and Gabriel Stargardter BRASILIA (Reuters) - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil's president, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro lands in Florida, avoiding Lula handover

By Ueslei Marcelino BRASILIA (Reuters) - Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida on Friday, after delivering a teary message to his supporters less than two days before his…

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Brazil election-denier ‘terrorists’ threaten Lula’s inauguration, new minister says

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Election-denying protesters camping outside Brazilian army bases have become "incubators of terrorism," Brazil's incoming justice minister said, a day after police detonated…

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In hangover of World Cup fiesta, Argentina’s economic reality bites

NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Gregorina Victorica, 86, a retiree in Buenos Aires has been cheering Argentina's victory in the soccer World Cup, which has lifted spirits in the South…

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Brazil’s Lula talks to Putin, says he seeks ‘dialogue with everyone’

SAO PAULO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that Putin wished him a good administration…

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Supporters of Brazil’s defeated Bolsonaro attack police headquarters

Supporters of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday attempted to invade the federal police headquarters in the capital Brasilia, in a flash of post-election violence on the day the president's electoral…

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Lula offers to host UN climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon

By Jake Spring SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a warm welcome at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, where he…

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Argentines forsake buying homes to see Messi play in World Cup

UENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Emiliano Matrangolo, 39, a business administration graduate in Buenos Aires, is putting everything on the line for the chance to travel to the soccer World Cup…

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Brazil’s Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27

A new alliance of rainforest nations - sought by Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - could be key to unlocking conservation funding and bolstering a flagging global forest…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro urges protesters to lift road blockades

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades as demonstrations are restricting people's right to come and go…

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State of emergency declared in Ecuador

QUITO (Reuters) - At least five Ecuadorean police officers were killed on Tuesday in explosive attacks in response to prisoner transfers from overcrowded and violent penitentiaries, prompting President Guillermo Lasso…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday's election, saying protests by his supporters were the…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro silent on Lula victory, protests rage, transition talks begin

President Jair Bolsonaro will not publicly address his defeat in Brazil's presidential election until Tuesday, a minister said, amid doubts over whether the far-right nationalist will accept the victory of his leftist…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Young people play on a basketball court with an image of the Argentine player Emanuel Ginobili, in the Saavedra neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: EPA-EFE/Juan Ignacio Roncoroni

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NEWSMAKER: Brazil leftist Lula wins third presidential term to redeem tarnished legacy

BRASILIA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a third presidential term on Sunday in a remarkable comeback for the country's first working class…

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Lula wins Brazilian election

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election, but the far right incumbent did not…

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Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff

BRASILIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a tense election to choose between re-electing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro or returning leftist former President…

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Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, poll shows

BRASILIA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's presidential race has drawn about even, a new poll showed on Saturday, a day before the tense runoff vote between right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his…

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Bolsonaro, Lula trade blows in bruising final debate

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist election rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded barbs late on Friday in their final televised debate…

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Lula or Bolsonaro? Putin says he has good relations with both

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had good relations with both Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro, the two candidates in Sunday's runoff…

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Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro narrows in Brazil vote -poll

SAO PAULO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over President Jair Bolsonaro has shrunk to 5 percentage points ahead of a runoff vote…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro and Lula spar in first debate of runoff campaign

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attacked each others' records in office on Sunday in the first debate of…

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Lula lead narrows to less than 5 points in Brazil election – AtlasIntel survey

BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's polling lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has narrowed to less than 5 percentage points, according to a new opinion…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ally Trump would have averted war in Ukraine

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in comments published on Friday that the war in Ukraine would not have happened if former U.S. President Donald…

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Brazil election: Lula has 51% of voter support versus 43% for Bolsonaro, poll finds

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) - Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a clear lead over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, a poll showed, as the candidates scrambled to…

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Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 strikes Peru-Ecuador border -EMSC

Oct 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the Peru-Ecuador border region on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was 25 km…

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Right-wing wins in Brazil’s Congress show staying power of ‘Bolsonarismo’

A strong election night for allies of President Jair Bolsonaro have given his party the most seats in both chambers of Congress, highlighting the enduring strength of his conservative movement…

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Brazil election goes to runoff as Bolsonaro outperforms polls

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, electoral authorities said on Sunday, after President Jair Bolsonaro's surprising strength in the first round spoiled rival Luiz…

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UPDATE – Lula may clinch Brazil election on Sunday, final polls show

BRASILIA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brazilians cast their votes on Sunday in the first round of their country's most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expected to…

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Front-runner Lula close to outright win in Brazil election

BRASILIA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a solid lead going into Sunday's presidential race against far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and is within sight…

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Photo Story: Fatal bridge collapse in the Brazilian Amazon

A picture taken with a drone of the collapse of a bridge in the municipality of Careiro Da Varzea, Brazil. At least three people died on 27 September and 14…

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Lula and Bolsonaro trade barbs over corruption in Brazil election debate

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's leading presidential candidates traded accusations of corruption in the last debate before Sunday's election, with little discussion of proposals to govern the…

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U.S. tells Lula it plans to quickly recognize Brazil election winner, sources say

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats have assured Brazil's leading presidential candidate, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, that they will swiftly recognize the winner of next…

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