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Brazil’s loudest election deniers are kicked off social media

RIO DE JANEIRO — Even as Jair Bolsonaro begins to give up power, his staunchest supporters refuse to accept defeat in Brazil’s presidential election, crying foul on the Internet and in the streets.

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Team GB Olympic hopefuls fear boxing's removal from 2028 games will be “detrimental”

Boxing is set to be removed from the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after a review into the 2016 Games, hosted in Rio de Janeiro, found evidence of corruption and bribery

Daily Mirror

Bolsonaro backers call on Brazil military to intervene after Lula victory

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday held rallies to call for an armed forces intervention following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that military experts say is out of the question.

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Elderly man dies after hand is trapped in train door dragging him along platform

Jose Alves Simao, 82, was tragically killed when his hand became trapped in a train door at a metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he was dragged along the platform

Daily Mirror

Bolsonaro seizes on Brazil's soccer glory during election

After casting his vote for in Brazil’s presidential election in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was hoisting a silver trophy into the air alongside newly crowned soccer champions

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, polls show

Brazil's heated presidential race has tightened ahead of a Sunday vote, several opinion surveys showed on Saturday, with right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro eroding a slight advantage for leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in most polls.

Reuters

Brazil’s education system in crisis as Bolsonaro takes aim at universities

Over the last four years, President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has made steep budget cuts to Brazil’s public universities. In the run-up to the second and final round of presidential elections, his government announced a new freeze on funds, angering students anew. The fields of education, culture and environmental studies have…

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Brazil: The community garden offering seeds of hope to Rio's favela residents

In Rio de Janeiro, this urban community garden in the Manguinhos favela is the largest in Latin America: it feeds 800 families a month with affordable, pesticide-free produce. Although violence, police raids and deadly shootings in the northern favelas of the city threaten programmes like this, our Observer Yuri Lopes…

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Gisele Fetterman, wife of Pa. Senate candidate, spotlights her history as an undocumented immigrant

She left a gang-plagued neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro at age 7, crossing illegally into the U.S. with her family and living in a one-room New York apartment, scavenging furniture while her mother cleaned houses. Today, she’s an activist and campaign surrogate for her husband, who’s running for the Senate…

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Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy booked for UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro

Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade is moving back up to flyweight to face Lauren Murphy.

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Joanderson Brito explains Dan Ige callout after UFC Fight Night 212 win: ‘The styles match up’

Moments after his UFC Fight Night 212 win, Joanderson Brito told the world what he wants next: Dan Ige in Rio de Janeiro.

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Photos: Claressa Shields through the years

Check out these photos of Claressa Shields' career through the years.

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Black box recording of deadly Rio-Paris flight to be played in court

The judge overseeing the trial against Air France and Airbus for involuntary homicide in the fatal 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has agreed to allow the recording from the black box flight recorder to be heard behind closed doors.

Radio France Internationale

Air France and Airbus face trial over plane disaster which killed Scots oil worker

Graham Gardner, 52, was trying to get home to see his family in Renfrewshire when the doomed Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight plunged into the Atlantic amid thunderstorms.

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Air France, Airbus face trial over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris plane disaster

Air France and aircraft maker Airbus go on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter – 13 years after an A330 jet plunged into the Atlantic on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, killing all 228 people on board.

France 24

Air France, Airbus face trial in Paris over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Air France and Airbus will face trial starting Monday in Paris, 13 years after the crash of an A330 shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro that resulted in the deaths of 228 people. Civil parties hope to get answers from the two aviation giants, who both still deny responsibility…

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Johnny Walker vs. Paul Craig targeted for UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro

A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Paul Craig is being targeted for UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro.

The Independent UK

Families seek truth as Airbus, Air France face crash trial

The families of the 228 people killed in 2009 when their storm-tossed Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris slammed into the Atlantic finally have a chance at justice

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Foreign Policy

The Battle for Brazil’s Evangelicals

After fueling Bolsonaro’s rise, some are flocking to Lula’s camp with earthly—and heavenly—concerns.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro trade graft accusations in final debate

Brazil's main presidential candidates traded accusations of corruption in their last debate before Sunday's election, with little discussion of proposals to govern the South American country.

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Johnny Walker wants spot on UFC card in Rio de Janeiro: ‘Is going to be a dream for me’

Johnny Walker targets return at UFC 283 in January.

Los Angeles Times

Echoing Trump, Brazil's president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged

RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing atop a trailer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained to a crowd of roaring supporters about a vast conspiracy against him.

Reuters

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro gather for military parades, political rallies

Thousands of supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gathered early on Wednesday to join the far-right leader at rallies mixing Independence Day military displays with political demonstrations less than a month before a heated election.

Daily Mirror

Brazil bans underwater exploring over fears discovery of shipwreck would rewrite history

In 1984, Brazil issued a nationwide ban against underwater exploration, after an American archaeologist claimed to have discovered an ancient Roman shipwreck which could rewrite history

Reuters

Brazil orders new arrest of German consul charged with husband's death

A Brazilian judge late on Monday ordered the arrest of a German diplomat charged with murdering his Belgian husband in Rio de Janeiro and asked Interpol to add his name to their wanted list amid reports he had left the country.

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