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Brazil revokes visa of US diplomat in Bolsonaro row

Brazil revokes visa of US diplomat in Bolsonaro row

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday banned a US diplomat who wanted to visit the jailed former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro amid fears of US meddling ahead of elections this year. Bolsonaro, sentenced for plotting a coup, was hospitalized in intensive care Friday after

Dogs, birds and a calf rescued after deadly rains in Brazil

Dogs, birds and a calf rescued after deadly rains in Brazil

Dogs, birds, and a mud-covered calf were among the animals rescued in southeastern Brazil where 55 people have died after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides. Cities in the state of Minas Gerais were again on high alert Thursday as fresh rain fell, forcing a new scramble to rescue

Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46

Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 21 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 46. A violent downpour on Monday in the state of Minas Gerais turned streets into raging rivers and led to

Rescuers search for missing after deluge kills 30 in Brazil

Rescuers search for missing after deluge kills 30 in Brazil

Three firemen pulled a man's body from the mud amidst the rubble of houses swept away in a landslide in southeastern Brazil, where 30 people died and 39 were still missing on Tuesday after torrential rains. A river burst its banks and streets became raging currents of brown