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Fears mount for British journalist missing in Amazon

Brasília (AFP) - Rights groups and families of a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after receiving threats pleaded Tuesday for authorities to accelerate the search operation.

AFP

John Kerry commits to look into case of missing British journalist in Brazil

Dom Phillips, a Guardian contributor, was last seen on Sunday morning travelling with Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Bolsonaro casts doubt on Biden's 2020 election win ahead of meeting him

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday cast doubt on the 2020 election victory of U.S. President Joe Biden, just two days before they are due to meet for the first time during the Summit of the Americas.

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Biden, Bolsonaro to hold first meeting amid election worries

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lead the two largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, but they haven't met since Biden took office last year

The Independent UK

Brazilian police open criminal probe amid search for British journalist

Brazilian police have opened a criminal probe and interviewed at least four witnesses believed to be among the last to have seen a British journalist and an indigenous expert who went missing in a remote and lawless part of the Amazon jungle on Sunday.

Reuters

Missing British journalist’s wife pleads with Brazil to find ‘love of my life’

Alessandra Sampaio, whose husband Dom Phillips was last seen in the Amazon on Sunday, makes appeal in tearful video message

The Guardian - US

Mexico snub throws Americas summit into disarray

Los Angeles (AFP) - President Joe Biden's plan to reboot US engagement with Latin America -- especially on critical topics like migration -- took a hit after key partner Mexico snubbed a regional summit opening Monday in Los Angeles to protest Washington's exclusion of three far-left countries.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'impossible' for him to not reach election runoff round

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that it is impossible for him to not reach a second-round runoff in this year's presidential election, after recent opinion polls showed front runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva closer to winning in a first round vote.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Bolsonaro using medals to celebrate allies, family, himself

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has been bountiful in decorating ideological allies, ministers, loyalists and family members with medals and honors

The Independent UK

Biden, Bolsonaro to hold first formal talks at regional summit

US president will meet Brazilian counterpart on sidelines of Summit of the Americas, Biden administration official says.

Al Jazeera

Biden, Brazil's Bolsonaro to have wide-ranging talks at Americas summit-U.S. official

U.S. President Joe Biden will have wide-ranging talks with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the sidelines of the U.S.-hosted summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Saudi Leadership Condoles Brazil over Flood Victims

The Saudi leadership offered on Wednesday its condolences to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the victims of the floods and landslides that struck Pernambuco State. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, sent separate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil storm death toll rises to 106

Recife (Brazil) (AFP) - Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search.

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US readies to host regional summit, but attendance still unclear

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he will not attend Summit of Americas unless all nations invited.

Daily Mirror

At least 91 dead and 26 missing after floods tear through Brazil shanty towns

The torrential rain struck Pernambuco in Brazil's northeast, where emergency responders have been working to recover bodies and evacuate residents from seven landslide points

AFP

Brazil storm death toll rises to 100

Recife (Brazil) (AFP) - Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 100 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers searched for bodies and survivors.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro says could split up Petrobras as prelude to privatization

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday floated the idea of splitting state-owned Petrobras into various pieces as a prelude to privatizing it.

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Bolsonaro visits Brazil region hit by deadly rains as popularity falls

President Jair Bolsonaro, seeing his popularity drop in Brazil’s impoverished northeast, visited the region on Monday after heavy rains left more than 90 dead and 5,000 homeless over the past few days.

AFP

Bolsonaro views disaster zone from air after deadly Brazil rains

Recife (Brazil) (AFP) - President Jair Bolsonaro sent his condolences Monday to the families of 91 people who died in torrential rains in northeastern Brazil, as rescue workers continued a grim search for victims.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Death Toll from Brazil Floods at Least 91, with Dozens Lost

Authorities in northeastern Brazil's Pernambuco state said Monday that 91 deaths have been confirmed from flooding over the weekend, with more two dozen people still missing. Hundreds of state and federal rescue workers were searching for 26 people currently unaccounted for, according to the official statement. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro…

AFP

Bolsonaro visits disaster zone after deadly Brazil rains

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Elections in Brazil: Lula faces many challenges running against Jair Bolsonaro

The Brazilian presidential elections will be held on Oct. 2. With four months to go, the former president and figurehead of the Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT), Lula da Silva, who made his candidacy official with great fanfare on May 7, is considered the favourite to defeat the incumbent,…

Reuters

Lula regains double-digit lead over Bolsonaro in Brazil presidential poll

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reclaimed a double-digit advantage over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil's October election after another center-right candidate quit the race, according to a new poll on Monday.

AFP

Shock over Brazil police 'torture, executions' in drug raid

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Bodies from a Rio de Janeiro police raid that left more than 20 alleged drug traffickers dead show signs of torture and summary execution, a senior lawyer said on Thursday, the latest incident of suspected police brutality to shock the South American nation.

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