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Man Who Killed Indian Student In London Last Year Sent To Mental Institution
A 24-year-old man of Brazilian heritage, who admitted to the manslaughter of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend at a residential address here last year, has been sentenced to detention in a mental institution.
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Teen Kills Parents, Sister After Row Over Phone, Spends Weekend With Bodies
A 16-year-old Brazilian boy upset over having his cell phone taken away shot and killed his parents and sister in the family's home, police said Wednesday.
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"Extremely Dangerous" Murderer, On The Run For Two Weeks, Caught In US
For two weeks America held its breath as fugitive Brazilian murderer Danelo Cavalcante dodged drones, helicopters and law enforcement from the FBI to Border Patrol, only to be cornered Wednesday by a police dog.
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"Extremely Dangerous" Escaped Murderer Steals Gun, Outwits US Manhunt
Schools outside Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
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"Extremely Dangerous" Murderer Breaks Out Of US Prison, Steals Rifle
Schools outside Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
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Brazil Politician Gets 50 Years' Jail For Killing Husband. Children Helped
Prosecutors charged Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos in August 2020 with "orchestrating the homicide, enlisting several of her grown children to take part in the crime and attempting to disguise it as an armed robbery."
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US Urges "Accountability" In Brazil Over Killing Of UK Journalist, Expert
The United States on Friday urged accountability over the murder in the Brazilian Amazon of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert, as it hailed defenders of the rainforest.
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Nearly 1,000 Murder Suspects Held In Brazil Police Operation
Brazilian police carried out a giant anti-murder operation in nearly every state of the country Tuesday, arresting 968 suspects in one day, according to the National Council of Civilian Police Chiefs.
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6 Family Members Butchered In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro In Drug Violence
Brazilian police said Tuesday it was investigating the murder of six members of the same family in Rio de Janeiro, in which the only survivor was a seven-month old baby.
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Greek Ambassador To Brazil Murdered By Wife's Cop Lover: Police
Greece's ambassador to Brazil was murdered in a plot hatched by his Brazilian wife and her police officer lover, who confessed to the crime, officials said on Friday.
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Murder Committed in Big Brazilian Cities Every Half Hour: Report
Someone is murdered in one of Brazil's regional capitals almost every half an hour on average, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Brazilian Mayor, Wife Shot Dead
The mayor of a small Brazilian town and his wife have been found shot dead, police said on Tuesday, adding that they are still investigating the circumstances of the killings.
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This Man Admits To Killing 41 People 'For Fun'
A Brazilian man accused of stabbing a woman to death in a Rio suburb has confessed to have murdered 41 people, almost all of them women, "for the fun of it," police said on Thursday.
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Jealousy Over Facebook Chat Prompts Brazil Murder
Brazilian police say a Facebook conversation made a man so jealous that he killed and dismembered a friend of his wife.
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One dead, four hurt in Sao Paulo church shooting
A woman was killed and four people were wounded when a man opened fire at a church service in Sao Paulo, Brazilian media reported today.
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Man Who Killed Indian Student In London Last Year Sent To Mental Institution
A 24-year-old man of Brazilian heritage, who admitted to the manslaughter of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend at a residential address here last year, has been sentenced to detention in a mental institution.
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Teen Kills Parents, Sister After Row Over Phone, Spends Weekend With Bodies
A 16-year-old Brazilian boy upset over having his cell phone taken away shot and killed his parents and sister in the family's home, police said Wednesday.
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"Extremely Dangerous" Murderer, On The Run For Two Weeks, Caught In US
For two weeks America held its breath as fugitive Brazilian murderer Danelo Cavalcante dodged drones, helicopters and law enforcement from the FBI to Border Patrol, only to be cornered Wednesday by a police dog.
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"Extremely Dangerous" Escaped Murderer Steals Gun, Outwits US Manhunt
Schools outside Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
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"Extremely Dangerous" Murderer Breaks Out Of US Prison, Steals Rifle
Schools outside Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
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Brazil Politician Gets 50 Years' Jail For Killing Husband. Children Helped
Prosecutors charged Former Brazilian congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos in August 2020 with "orchestrating the homicide, enlisting several of her grown children to take part in the crime and attempting to disguise it as an armed robbery."
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US Urges "Accountability" In Brazil Over Killing Of UK Journalist, Expert
The United States on Friday urged accountability over the murder in the Brazilian Amazon of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert, as it hailed defenders of the rainforest.
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Nearly 1,000 Murder Suspects Held In Brazil Police Operation
Brazilian police carried out a giant anti-murder operation in nearly every state of the country Tuesday, arresting 968 suspects in one day, according to the National Council of Civilian Police Chiefs.
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6 Family Members Butchered In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro In Drug Violence
Brazilian police said Tuesday it was investigating the murder of six members of the same family in Rio de Janeiro, in which the only survivor was a seven-month old baby.
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Greek Ambassador To Brazil Murdered By Wife's Cop Lover: Police
Greece's ambassador to Brazil was murdered in a plot hatched by his Brazilian wife and her police officer lover, who confessed to the crime, officials said on Friday.
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Murder Committed in Big Brazilian Cities Every Half Hour: Report
Someone is murdered in one of Brazil's regional capitals almost every half an hour on average, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Brazilian Mayor, Wife Shot Dead
The mayor of a small Brazilian town and his wife have been found shot dead, police said on Tuesday, adding that they are still investigating the circumstances of the killings.
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This Man Admits To Killing 41 People 'For Fun'
A Brazilian man accused of stabbing a woman to death in a Rio suburb has confessed to have murdered 41 people, almost all of them women, "for the fun of it," police said on Thursday.
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Jealousy Over Facebook Chat Prompts Brazil Murder
Brazilian police say a Facebook conversation made a man so jealous that he killed and dismembered a friend of his wife.
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One dead, four hurt in Sao Paulo church shooting
A woman was killed and four people were wounded when a man opened fire at a church service in Sao Paulo, Brazilian media reported today.
