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Nationwide Strike Threatens To Paralyse Brazil As President May Weaken Labour Laws
Brazilian unions called nationwide strikes today to protest President Michel Temer's efforts to reduce social security benefits and weaken labor laws, with disruption expected to road and rail transport, factories and schools.
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Brazil Courts Probe Bribe Allegation Against President
Brazilian courts are investigating an allegation that President Michel Temer received a campaign donation from a company implicated in a corruption racket at state oil firm Petrobras, his rivals said.
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Ex-Finance Minister Under Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Lula, Dilma Rousseff Arrested In Brazil: Media
Brazilian police Thursday arrested Guido Mantega, a former finance minister under presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, as part of the investigation into the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, media reported.
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Brazil's New President Faces Immediate Challenge From Dilma Rousseff
Impeached Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff filed a Supreme Court challenge Thursday to her removal from office in an immediate blow to new President Michel Temer's bid to stabilize the country and consolidate power.
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Rousseff Ousted As President Of A Sharply Divided Brazil
President Dilma Rousseff was stripped of her office Wednesday in the culmination of a political crisis that has left Latin America's largest nation adrift, with an economy in deep recession and a public sharply divided over the country's future.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Urges Vote Against 'Coup' In Senate Trial
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional, combative testimony at her trial Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a "coup d'etat."
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Says Democracy At Risk In Senate Trial
A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back the social advances of the past 13 years.
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Dilma Rousseff Allies Fight Impeachment In Brazil Political Turmoil
Angry quarrels erupted at suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial on Friday, while her key ally, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faced corruption charges on a day of turmoil for Latin America's biggest country.
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Dilma Rousseff Allies Fight Impeachment In Brazil Political Turmoil
Angry exchanges erupted at suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial Friday, while her key ally, Luiz Lula Inacio da Silva, faced corruption charges on a day of turmoil for Latin America's biggest country.
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Rio Olympics: Brazilians Protest Against President Dilma Rousseff as Games Near
The corruption scandal has cast a shadow over the August 5-21 Olympic Games, the first ever held in a South American country
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Open To Elections If Survives Impeachment
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff said she is preparing a letter to Brazilians that will offer a new political pact that could include a referendum on calling early elections if she survives an impeachment trial in the Senate.
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Corruption Scandal Throws Brazil's Interim Government Into Disarray
Acting Brazilian president Michel Temer's government faced its first major crisis on Monday when a key minister stepped aside following a leaked recording in which he appears to discuss using the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff to derail a huge corruption probe.
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Brazilian Politics Takes A Satanic Turn; Interim President Is In Hot Water
Artists, producers and actors are occupying public buildings across Brazil to protest the new government of interim President Michel Temer.
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Protests Cloud Brazil Acting President's Political Honeymoon
Street protests and controversy over the absence of female ministers clouded Brazilian acting President Michel Temer's political honeymoon Monday as he began his first full week in power.
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Dilma Rousseff's Gone But Her Portraits Remain - Or Do They?
When suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff cleared her desk, said goodbye to staff and surrendered her office to her bitter enemy Michel Temer, Brazil's traumatic power shift was complete.
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Nationwide Strike Threatens To Paralyse Brazil As President May Weaken Labour Laws
Brazilian unions called nationwide strikes today to protest President Michel Temer's efforts to reduce social security benefits and weaken labor laws, with disruption expected to road and rail transport, factories and schools.
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Brazil Courts Probe Bribe Allegation Against President
Brazilian courts are investigating an allegation that President Michel Temer received a campaign donation from a company implicated in a corruption racket at state oil firm Petrobras, his rivals said.
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Ex-Finance Minister Under Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Lula, Dilma Rousseff Arrested In Brazil: Media
Brazilian police Thursday arrested Guido Mantega, a former finance minister under presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, as part of the investigation into the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, media reported.
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Brazil's New President Faces Immediate Challenge From Dilma Rousseff
Impeached Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff filed a Supreme Court challenge Thursday to her removal from office in an immediate blow to new President Michel Temer's bid to stabilize the country and consolidate power.
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Rousseff Ousted As President Of A Sharply Divided Brazil
President Dilma Rousseff was stripped of her office Wednesday in the culmination of a political crisis that has left Latin America's largest nation adrift, with an economy in deep recession and a public sharply divided over the country's future.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Urges Vote Against 'Coup' In Senate Trial
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional, combative testimony at her trial Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a "coup d'etat."
-
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Says Democracy At Risk In Senate Trial
A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back the social advances of the past 13 years.
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Dilma Rousseff Allies Fight Impeachment In Brazil Political Turmoil
Angry quarrels erupted at suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial on Friday, while her key ally, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faced corruption charges on a day of turmoil for Latin America's biggest country.
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Dilma Rousseff Allies Fight Impeachment In Brazil Political Turmoil
Angry exchanges erupted at suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial Friday, while her key ally, Luiz Lula Inacio da Silva, faced corruption charges on a day of turmoil for Latin America's biggest country.
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Rio Olympics: Brazilians Protest Against President Dilma Rousseff as Games Near
The corruption scandal has cast a shadow over the August 5-21 Olympic Games, the first ever held in a South American country
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Open To Elections If Survives Impeachment
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff said she is preparing a letter to Brazilians that will offer a new political pact that could include a referendum on calling early elections if she survives an impeachment trial in the Senate.
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Corruption Scandal Throws Brazil's Interim Government Into Disarray
Acting Brazilian president Michel Temer's government faced its first major crisis on Monday when a key minister stepped aside following a leaked recording in which he appears to discuss using the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff to derail a huge corruption probe.
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Brazilian Politics Takes A Satanic Turn; Interim President Is In Hot Water
Artists, producers and actors are occupying public buildings across Brazil to protest the new government of interim President Michel Temer.
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Protests Cloud Brazil Acting President's Political Honeymoon
Street protests and controversy over the absence of female ministers clouded Brazilian acting President Michel Temer's political honeymoon Monday as he began his first full week in power.
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Dilma Rousseff's Gone But Her Portraits Remain - Or Do They?
When suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff cleared her desk, said goodbye to staff and surrendered her office to her bitter enemy Michel Temer, Brazil's traumatic power shift was complete.
