Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate 'emergency'
The French and German leaders say the record number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is an international crisis which must be discussed at this weekend's G7 summit.
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Jair Bolsonaro claims NGOs behind Amazon forest fire surge
Brazilian president claims green groups behind blazes, which have increased 84% over same period last year
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The man in the plastic mask: Brazil inmate busted in brazen jailbreak
A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend in a surreal act of derring-do, only to be thwarted on the cusp of freedom by state prison authorities.
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Brazil must not become a 'gay tourism paradise', says Bolsonaro
LGBT campaigners say Brazilian president’s comments risk inciting hatred
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Brazil court reduces prison sentence for ex-president Lula
A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday reduced leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12-year sentence for bribery and money laundering.
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Brazil gunmen shoot at convoy carrying nuclear fuel in Angra dos Reis
Gunmen have attacked a convoy of trucks carrying uranium fuel to a nuclear power plant near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police say.
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Maduro orders closure of Venezuelan border with Brazil
Move comes days before opposition leaders planned to bring in foreign aid
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Fire at Flamengo training center in Rio kills 10 people
A fire has engulfed a dormitory at the youth team training centre of one of Brazil's biggest football clubs, killing 10 people, local media report.
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