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1 week ago | 
apnews.com | politics. English |some French |Mauricio Savarese
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3 weeks ago | 
apnews.com | politics. English |some French |Mauricio Savarese
SAO PAULO (AP) — El gobierno de Brasil reconoció el lunes que su agencia de inteligencia espió a las autoridades paraguayas durante la presidencia de Jair Bolsonaro —predecesor del actual mandatario Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva— una acción que se detuvo en marzo de 2023, tres meses después de la toma de posesión de Lula.
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3 weeks ago | 
apnews.com | Mauricio Savarese |politics. English |some French
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government said on Monday that its intelligence agency spied on Paraguayan authorities during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, the predecessor of incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a move that stopped in March 2023, three months into Lula’s administration. The statement from Brazil’s foreign ministry came hours after a report by news website UOL accused Lula’s administration of spying on Paraguay.
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1 month ago | 
apnews.com | politics. English |some French |Mauricio Savarese
SAO PAULO (AP) — Para la policía de Brasil, es la hora de la morfosis. Docenas de agentes se han disfrazado de payasos, sacerdotes e incluso de personajes de la famosa serie de televisión Power Rangers para mezclarse entre las multitudes que asisten a las festividades de Carnaval para arrestar a carteristas en la metrópoli de Sao Paulo.
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1 month ago | 
apnews.com | Mauricio Savarese |Tatiana Pollastri |politics. English |some French
SAO PAULO (AP) — It’s morphin’ time for Brazil’s police. Dozens of officers have camouflaged among revelers during Carnival festivities to arrest pickpockets in metropolis Sao Paulo dressed as clowns, priests and even characters from the Power Rangers TV series. On Tuesday, Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas published on his social media channels a video of two officers dressed as videogame characters Mario and Luigi as they arrested a suspect.
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1 month ago | 
apnews.com | politics. English |some French |Mauricio Savarese
RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — En una orquesta clásica, las manos levantadas del director suelen significar el inicio de una actuación. Las formas que traza con ellas en el aire pueden señalar cómo debe llegar cada compás mientras que los dedos que quedan libres indican un cambio en la dinámica. Los gestos sutiles con las manos coordinan también a los cientos de percusionistas que participan en cada uno de los llamativos desfiles del Carnaval en Río de Janeiro.
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1 month ago | 
apnews.com | Gabriela Sá Pessoa |Mauricio Savarese |politics. English |some French
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country’s biggest stage: the Sambadrome. This year, the 31-year-old took on the new challenge of joining some of Brazil’s most traditional samba artists as a songwriter for a Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro.
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1 month ago | 
apnews.com | politics. English |some French |Mauricio Savarese |David Biller
Un día en las animadas fiestas del carnaval de Brasil 1 of 3 | Una bailarina actúa en la ceremonia que da inicio oficialmente al Carnaval de Río de Janeiro, Brasil, el 28 de febrero de 2025. (AP Foto/Silvia Izquierdo) 2 of 3 | El rey Momo, Kaio Mackenzie, derecha, con la reina Thuane de Oliveira, reciben las llaves de la ciudad del alcalde Eduardo Paes, centro, en la ceremonia que de inicio oficialmente al carnaval en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, el viernes 28 de febrero de 2025.
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2 months ago | 
apnews.com | politics. English |some French |Mauricio Savarese
Los 5 jueces del Supremo Tribunal de Brasil que podrían decidir el futuro del expresidente Bolsonaro 1 of 7 | ARCHIVO -- Justicia, representada sentada, con los ojos vendados y sosteniendo una espada, en el exterior del Supremo Tribunal Federal en Brasilia, Brasil, el 2 de septiembre de 2024.
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2 months ago | 
apnews.com | Mauricio Savarese |politics. English |some French
Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro 1 of 7 | Lady Justice statue, depicting a seated, blindfolded woman holding a sword, stands outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) 2 of 7 | President of the Supreme Electoral Court, Minister Alexandre de Moraes arrives to preside over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2023.
