All news on the topic: Brazil

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Black market for weight-loss drug Mounjaro fuels violent crime on Brazil-Paraguay border
The weight loss drug tirzepatide has become a major black market commodity on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, fueling a rise in armed robberies and smuggling by criminal groups.
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AI-generated map mislabelled every African country in US State Department presentation
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.
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Investigation claims dating giant used models and chat operators to keep users paying for fake romance
Maria trusted that she had stumbled onto a second chance at love. From her home in Nicosia, Cyprus, she spent nearly two years on a dating platform exchanging photos, voice messages, letters and late-night thoughts on travel, children, art and love on the AmoLatina dating site with Dan, 45.
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Erling Haaland knocks Brazil out of the World Cup with stunning late double as Norway reach quarter-finals
For Norway, the United States is turning into the Haaland of opportunity. The country of 5 million people has powered into a World Cup quarter-final.
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Victor Shimada sanctioned by U.S. as Brazilian investigators probe alleged crypto laundering scheme
Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada has been sanctioned by the United States over an alleged laundering network linked to the PCC, and he features in a Brazilian probe into suspected diversion of VaideBet sponsorship funds involving Corinthians.
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UK uncovers international network of men accused of drugging partners for rape
At least eight people have been arrested in the UK after investigators uncovered a "truly international network" of men drugging and raping women, the National Crime Agency has said.
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Oliver Tree’s body returned to California after fatal Brazil helicopter crash
Oliver Tree’s body has been returned to California after the singer-songwriter died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32.
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Albania seizes €150m in assets tied to alleged cocaine kingpin Dritan Gjika
Albanian prosecutors announce arrest warrant for Dritan Gjika and seizure of roughly 150 million euros in assets, in action against a suspected international cocaine trafficking and money laundering network.
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Brazilian recruits accuse Russian army fixers of stealing war payments after luring them to Ukraine
Two Brazilians used social media to convince their fellow countrymen to sign up for service in the Russian military. When their victims ended up at the front in Ukraine, the fraudulent recruiters pocketed the payments owed to them.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro sentenced to prison over US lobbying in father’s coup trial
Judges handed down a four-year prison sentence to the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s son for seeking U.S. interference in his father’s trial, a ruling the ex-congressman has denounced as a politically motivated bid to block his name from future ballots.
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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas still had pulse after fatal bungee fall, nurse says
A bungee jumper was still alive when she was found after being thrown 130ft off a bridge by staff who allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her.
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Oliver Tree dies in Brazil helicopter crash days after joyful tour clips
Oliver Tree’s final days before his tragic death in a horror helicopter crash have been revealed in heartbreaking videos.
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Woman dies after bridge swing workers throw her off without safety rope
This is the horrific moment a woman tragically plunged to her death after being thrown from a bridge swing without a safety rope.
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Hormuz crisis accelerates green energy shift as coal fears fail to materialise
The energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been a serious challenge for the transition to renewable energy sources.
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Woman plunges into open manhole after alleged thieves loosen cover hours earlier
This is the shocking moment a woman falls down a manhole on her way to work just hours after two men allegedly tried to steal the cover.
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£14m Scotland drugs gang figure John Gray unmasked after High Court conviction in Glasgow
A high-ranking gangster who admitted his involvement in a £14 million drug operation has been unmasked.
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Plane crashes into building in Brazil city as pilots killed in mid-air disaster
This is the shocking moment a plane crashed into a building in a densely populated city in Brazil.
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Montana plains to Amazon forests: who owns the world’s last wild lands?
The taxi shudders uphill into a forest teeming with life. Palm fronds sag over the road like heavy, slick hands, and flashes of green birds flicker between the trees.
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From prison to power play: Bolsonaro family plots dramatic political comeback
By the end of last year, the Bolsonaro family appeared politically finished.
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“He was just a child”: unseen photo adds to allegations of abuse against Michael Jackson in new lawsuit
A newly surfaced and troubling photo shows a half-dressed boy grimacing as Michael Jackson holds him
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Four dead after plane crashes into restaurant and erupts in flames in dramatic Brazil disaster
Four people have died after a plane smashed into a restaurant and went up in a ball of flames in Brazil.
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Dmytro Rukin, a manager at the 4bill payment system, siphoned off millions from the company through a network of firms in Spain and Latin America
A scandal worthy of a crime drama script has erupted at the 4bill payment system, considered one of the leaders in the financial services market.
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The AI watching the classroom: European facial recognition used on a million Brazilian students
As Europe attempts to regulate AI technologies domestically, systems developed on the continent are being implemented abroad.
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Prince Andrew named again in Epstein files after victim tells FBI she massaged him
A woman who was abused by paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein told the FBI she massaged Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor before he gave her a massage back.
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Brazil seeks extradition of Alexandre Gomes over alleged drug flights and Balkan crime links
Brazil has filed drug trafficking charges against Alexandre Rodrigues Gomes, the son of a former congressman with Paraguay’s ruling party who was killed in a police raid in 2024.