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This is day 47 of the trial.
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This is day 47 of the trial.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was president in 2003-2010 and leads Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls heading into Brazil’s election in October.
The original game was called off after Brazilian health officials stormed the pitch to stop the tie.
More than 130 bodies have so far been recovered.
Floods and mudslides swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis.
A “state of disaster” has been declared.
Deforestation levels in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new record for January.
Authorities said another 32 people were injured, including nine who had to be hospitalised, while three people are missing.
The president suffered an intestinal obstruction related to an abdominal stabbing in 2018.
Doctor Antonio Luiz Macedo told news site UOL that the president would undergo several tests to examine his abdomen.
The footballing icon ‘is stable and will continue the treatment of the colon tumor’, said his hospital in a statement.
13,235 square kilometres of forest was lost from August 2020 to July 2021.
Messi couldn’t help his side break the deadlock.
An area more than half the size of the city of Rio de Janeiro of Amazon’s lush rainforest was cleared.
The indefatigable midfielder is the only footballer in either the men’s or women’s game to play in seven World Cups.
The committee does not have the power to bring charges itself.
The far-right leader has generated controversy over his handling of the pandemic.
Sao Paulo-RS midfielder William Ribeiro sent the official tumbling to the ground with a punch and then knocked him unconscious with a kick to the back of the neck.
Jair Bolsonaro has come under fire for his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
What is it about Ireland that has attracted a big Brazilian population?
The football icon gave a health update on his Instagram.
Premier League players Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso, Emiliano Martinez and Emiliano Buendia were said to have breached Covid-19 regulations.
The game was halted shortly after kick-off.
Brazil were 2-1 winners after extra time.
The Brazil president has long criticised electronic voting, introduced in Brazil in 1996.
Hosts Japan progressed with a thrashing of France.
The country’s president was admitted on Wednesday due to abdominal pain and persistent hiccups.
The president was admitted on Wednesday following days suffering chronic hiccups.
The Brazilian leader had suffered hiccups since 3 July.
A goal from Angel Di Maria made the difference as Argentina won their first silverware in 28 years.
A Senate committee is investigating government vaccine purchases.
The reigning champions will face Peru who defeated Paraguay on penalties.
Elsewhere, Ecuador and Peru drew 2-2.
The country is already one of the worst-hit countries in the world.
Many critics blame President Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to minimise the disease as the reason behind the toll.
The tournament was relocated at the last minute after original hosts Colombia and Argentina were stripped of it.
The protests are focused on the Bolsonaro regime’s pandemic response, which has claimed more than 461,000 lives here.
South American football expert Tim Vickery is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines.
Three days of mourning have been declared.
India today reported more than 392,000 new cases and nearly 3,700 Covid-19 deaths.