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Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil’s presidential election
BRASILIA, Brazil | Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither […]
Brazil Supreme Court justice unseals probe into Bolsonaro biopic, citing suspected criminal funding
RIO DE JANEIRO | A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Sunday unsealed an investigation into the production of a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro, pointing in his decision to suspicions the movie’s financing had ties to a criminal network. The suspicions laid out in Justice Flávio Dino’s decision may complicate matters further for Sen. […]
US imposing a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports starting July 22, citing unfair trade practices
WASHINGTON | The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy. The tariffs, which were first proposed last month, will take effect July 22. The order exempts some goods that are not produced in the U.S. or […]