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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press at Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, after panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices accepted charges against him over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA - Associated Press
Thu,03/27/25-12:18AM , 48 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election.
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A reveler dressed as Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Torres holds a cutout depicting theacademy Instagram account, next to a banner labeled in Portuguese; "Fernanda Torres' Impersonators", during a pre-Carnival street party where some dressed as Torres' beloved TV characters, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Oscar fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres has made her this year's Carnival muse
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA - Associated Press
Sun,03/02/25-8:15AM , 125 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Carnival muse this year isn't one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It's Fernanda Torres, who's competing for the best actress Oscar on Sunday.
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A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 37 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals near the city of Teofilo Otoni. The bus had reportedly departed from Sao Paulo and was carrying 45 passengers.

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38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA - Associated Press
Sat,12/21/24-7:55AM , 99 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
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Four-year-old Murillo, who suffers from severe epilepsy, watches TV at his grandparent's home in Guaruja, Brazil, Monday, July 8, 2024. To lessen and shorten his seizures, Murillo takes a steady dose of liquid cannabidiol or CBD, that his mother, pictured in background, acquires for free through Sao Paulo state’s public health system. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA - Associated Press
Mon,08/26/24-11:06PM , 53 Reads
SAO PAULO (AP) — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother’s eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the ground, the dull thud of his small body echoing through the home.
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