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Brazil prosecutors charge German diplomat for husband's death

Brazilian state prosecutors on Monday pressed charges against a German diplomat accused of the murder of his Belgian husband and are investigating reports that he has left the country after a court released him from police custody.

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Brazil court frees German consul arrested over husband's death

A Brazilian court on Friday freed a German diplomat arrested earlier this month in connection with the death of his Belgian husband, letting him face the homicide investigation in freedom.

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Behind in polls, Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes evangelicals will carry him to reelection

Jair Bolsonaro is relying on support from the country's quickly growing evangelical community to pull off an upset against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October.

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‘It’s just like watching Brazil’ as Arsenal forward line shines in the sun to make light work of Leicester

At times on Saturday, it felt like you were in Rio de Janeiro and not north London as Arsenal ran riot against Leicester.

Evening Standard

Brazil police recover art masterpieces stolen in elderly con

Police in Rio de Janeiro are seeking the arrest of six people accused of involvement in stealing 16 artworks together valued at more than 700 million reais ($139 million), some of which were recovered

The Independent UK

UFC announces return to Rio de Janeiro in January, new TV deal in Brazil

The UFC will return to Brazil in January for the first time in nearly three years.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro 'not afraid to lose' election, does not seek a coup

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday denied that he has any intention of carrying out a coup if he loses October's election, adding that he rejects a constitutional measure seen as an effort to protect him from crime accusations.

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German consul arrested in Brazil over husband's death

A German diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the death of his Belgian husband, police said.

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Neurosurgeon separates conjoined twins born with brains 'fussed' together after 27-hour surgery

Bernardo and Arthur Lima spent more than 27 hours under the knife in Rio de Janeiro, as paediatric surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani battled to separate the pair.

Daily Record

Conjoined twins successfully separated after 27 hours of 'space age' surgery

Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who were born with fused brains, underwent several operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as they were separated with the help of a British neurosurgeon

Daily Mirror

Bolsonaro starts campaigning for vote he says may be rigged

President Jair Bolsonaro officially kicked off his reelection campaign on Sunday, rallying thousands of his followers to Rio de Janeiro after intensifying his attempts to discredit Brazil’s voting system.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro, down in the polls, set to officially launch candidacy

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to officially become a candidate for re-election at a party convention in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, as he seeks to claw back the commanding lead established by his main rival, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Brazil: At least 18 killed in police raid on Rio de Janeiro favela

Officers raided the Alemao complex to target a criminal group that had stolen cars, robbed banks and invaded nearby neighbourhoods

Evening Standard

A raid in a Rio favela left 18 dead, sparking renewed police violence complaints

A raid of Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections.

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Deadly raid in Rio favela sparks police violence complaints

A raid of Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections

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At least 18 killed in gang-related police raid in Rio de Janeiro

Tactical teams from civil and military police raid a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro to take down an alleged criminal organisation, but public defenders say there are signs of human rights violations carried out during the operation.

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Brazil: 18 people killed in police operation in Rio de Janeiro

According to the sources, 16 victims are suspected criminals, one more is a police officer and another one a local female resident. Full story on Dynamite News:

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At least 18 killed in latest deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro

At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.

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The Independent UK

Rio de Janeiro police conduct deadly raid in Alemao favelas

Multiple deaths have been reported during a police raid on Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities

Daily Mirror

Man kidnapped and held for £30,000 ransom after hiring two sex workers while on holiday

Rio de Janeiro authorities are still searching for two further men linked to the kidnapping, including one individual who was spotted in the lobby of the holiday rental in Brazil

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices

Things could have been so different. In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro created the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, launching the formal international mission to bring global warming emissions under control and reduce humanity’s negative impacts on our…

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Glasgow weather and heatwave update as city to get hotter than Rio de Janeiro

The sunnier weather in Scotland show no signs of slowing down. Temperatures in the coming days are set to exceed those in cities like in mainland Europe, South America and beyond.

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Photos: Kayla Harrison through the years

From winning Olympic gold to MMA, check out these photos highlighting Kaya Harrison's career through the years.

The Independent UK

Rio de Janeiro favela sets example by processing own waste

The low-income Enchanted Valley community just outside Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Forest National Park has managed something no other favela has done: built its own biosystem to process its waste

Irish Mirror

I was loveless before I ‘married’ a rag doll — and now we have a ‘baby’

Meirivone shared how she wanted to be a mother, and the newlywed couple spent their honeymoon in Rio De Janeiro, where she soon discovered that she was “pregnant” with Marcelo’s baby

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