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☆ Emily Blunt reveals she is taking a break from acting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Emily Blunt has revealed she is taking a break from acting this year to spend more time with her family. Asked by podcast host Bruce Bozzi how she manages her career with being a mother, Blunt said: “Not always well, you know. It’s one of those things when people are like, ‘How do you balance it?’ I never feel like I’m doing it right, you know. But this year I’m not working.”Emily Blunt celebrated her 13th wedding anniversary with her "A Quiet Place" costar John Krasinski on Monday. Lucy is even more beautiful – sorry Matt,” she added.

Persons: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Bruce Bozzi, Blunt, “, ” Emily Blunt, Frazer Harrison, Krasinski’s, Hazel, Violet, ”, Mary Poppins, “ Oppenheimer, Barbie, ” Blunt, ‘ Will, Jimmy Kimmel, Molly McNearney, Oppenheimer, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso, “ Matt, Lucy, Matt Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: British, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Brazil Worries It Has Become a Haven for Russian Spies Infiltrating the West
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Louise Radnofsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Brazil Court Reaches Majority to Ban Jair Bolsonaro From Office
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Banned From Office Until 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Brazilian Court Weighs Political Ban for Jair Bolsonaro
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Sequoia bolsters London office with sixth partner hire as VC firm unveils radical restructure
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Venture capital firm Sequoia has hired a sixth partner for its London office, Insider understands. Venture capital firm Sequoia has bolstered its presence in Europe with the hire of its sixth partner in London, Insider understands. "Since Julien joined us as an associate five years ago, he's become a valued member of our London team," Accel partner Sonali De Rycker said. Sequoia will expand in Europe despite a broader contraction in venture capital funding to European startups. Sequoia has closed 21 deals in Europe in the three years since it opened in London, Crunchbase data shows.

Persons: Julien Bek, Accel's Luciana Lixandru, Sequoia's Lixandru, Bek, Julien, he's, Sonali De Rycker, Slay, Matt Miller, George Robson, Anas Organizations: Sequoia, . Venture, Apple, Accel, London, Investment, Investments, Trade Republic, Global Founders Capital, Revolut Locations: Sequoia, Europe, London, California, China, India, Southeast Asia, Geneva, Switzerland, Lixandru

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☆ Brazil’s Petrobras to End Market-Friendly Fuel Pricing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Brazilian Police Search Home of Ex-President Bolsonaro in Vaccine Probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jair Bolsonaro denied wrongdoing, telling reporters in Brasília on Wednesday that he didn’t try to pretend he was vaccinated against Covid-19. Photo: Eraldo Peres/Associated PressSÃO PAULO—Brazil’s federal police raided the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasília on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations that he faked Covid-19 vaccination records for himself and family members to travel to the U.S., according to a person close to the investigation. The police said it issued 16 search warrants and 6 arrest warrants in Brasília and Rio de Janeiro as part of an investigation into the alleged “insertion of false Covid-19 vaccination data” into government databases in 2021 and 2022. The data was allegedly used to fake vaccination certificates to deceive authorities in Brazil and the U.S.

☆ U.S. Asks Brazil to Hand Over Russian Accused of Spying
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A criminal complaint released by the Justice Department identifies Sergey Cherkasov in this photograph from over a decade ago. Photo: Department of JusticeSÃO PAULO—Brazil’s foreign ministry said the U.S. has requested the extradition of an alleged Russian spy, Sergey Cherkasov, who is accused by U.S. and Brazilian authorities of posing as a Brazilian student in Washington while carrying out espionage operations against the West. Mr. Cherkasov, 37 years old, originally from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, was arrested in São Paulo in October last year and sentenced to 15 years in jail for forging Brazilian identity documents. Russia’s government has demanded his extradition to Russia, accusing him of drug trafficking.

PALIMIU, Brazil—As two helicopters from Brazil’s environmental agency Ibama and the police landed in a clearing in the heart of the Amazon, the hard-bitten men who make a living illegally panning for gold here made a run for it, right into the thick of the forest. This is Yanomami land, the protected territory of one of Brazil’s biggest indigenous tribes. Or at least it is supposed to be.

☆ Russian Foreign Minister Seeks Deeper Ties in Latin America
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: POOL/REUTERSBRASÍLIA—Russia has embarked on an effort to shore up support in Latin America for its war in Ukraine, with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov visiting Brazil before arriving in Venezuela on Tuesday afternoon as part of a four-country tour. The mission has prompted rebukes from the U.S. and Europe after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that Washington and its allies were prolonging the conflict by supplying Ukraine with arms.

☆ Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Returns From Florida Exile
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro returned to the country Thursday for the first time since his leftist rival President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January, coming home to crowds of supporters and scores of criminal investigations. The 68-year-old army captain-turned-politician, who had been hunkered down in Florida since late December, is being investigated by the Supreme Court over prosecutors’ accusations that he incited attacks on government buildings earlier this year. Mr. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing, saying he welcomes probes into what Mr. da Silva has branded a coup attempt on his government.

☆ Brazil’s Right Eagerly Awaits Former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Return
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Conservative Brazilian lawmakers welcomed former President Jair Bolsonaro ’s announcement that he plans to end his self-exile in Florida and return home, saying they hope the right-wing leader can marshal opposition to the leftist government’s plans to raise taxes, toughen gun laws and increase the state’s role in the economy. “He has the confidence of 58 million people, it’s undeniable that he’s influential and a political force,” said a prominent congressman, Deltan Dallagnol, referring to the number of votes cast for Mr. Bolsonaro in his losing reelection effort in October against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva .

☆ Bolsonaro Says He Will Return to Brazil in March to Lead Opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ORLANDO, Fla.—Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he plans to return to Brazil in March to lead the political opposition to leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and defend himself against accusations he incited attacks by protesters on government buildings last month. “The right-wing movement is not dead and will live on,” Mr. Bolsonaro said in his first interview since leaving Brazil for Florida late last year after a narrow election loss to Mr. da Silva. He said he would work with backers in Congress and state governments to push what he called pro-business policies and to fight abortion, gun control and other policies he says run counter to family values.

☆ Bank of America announced a new class of managing directors — here are all 87 names in corporate and investment banking
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bank of America has announced a new class of 360 managing directors. Insider has the list of the 87 new MDs for the firm's Global Corporate and Investment Bank. It's managing director promotion day at Bank of America. On Thursday, the class of 360 managing directors across the firm were announced internally, up 15% from the 314 promoted in 2022.Insider has the list of the 87 employees who were promoted in the firm's Global Corporate and Investment Bank — the division responsible for dealmaking. That's down 17% from 105 new MDs last year in the division, likely a reflection of a difficult year in investment banking across Wall Street that saw revenues drop in excess of 50%.

☆ Brazilian Riot Investigators Probe Possible Crimes Against Democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Juan Forero | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—It was supposed to have been a peaceful day, though police expected demonstrations on the vast, grassy Esplanade where Brazil’s three branches of power are located. Adilson Paz said goodbye to his two teenage boys and headed to work as chief of the legislative police at the modernist lower house of Congress. He said he thought he would be home by dark that Sunday, Jan. 8.

☆ Former Bolsonaro Minister Arrested in Probe Over Brazil Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Patricia Kowsmann | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—The Brazilian official in charge of the capital’s security at the time of Sunday’s riots surrendered to police Saturday morning as judicial authorities investigate what they say are a web of suspects intent on overthrowing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . Anderson Torres, who previously was justice minister under the right-wing government of former President Jair Bolsonaro , arrived in Brasília shortly after 7 a.m. from the U.S., where he had been on vacation since last week.

☆ Brazil’s Supreme Court Authorizes Probe of Former President Bolsonaro Over Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used the example of the U.S. Capitol attack to argue for getting rid of Brazil’s electronic voting system. BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized Friday an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro over accusations he incited last weekend’s riots by asserting the election that removed him from office was rigged. Before the Oct. 30 vote won by leftist candidateLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Mr. Bolsonaro, a conservative, warned about the potential for voter fraud and some of his supporters say they don’t believe Mr. da Silva is the country’s legitimate president. Mr. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded defeat.

☆ Brazilian Prosecutors Call for Probe of Former President Bolsonaro Over Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used the example of the U.S. Capitol attack to argue for getting rid of Brazil’s electronic voting system. BRASÍLIA—Brazilian prosecutors on Friday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of inciting last weekend’s riots by asserting the election that removed him from office was rigged, and asked the country’s Supreme Court to authorize an investigation of him. Before the Oct. 30 vote won by leftist candidateLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Mr. Bolsonaro, a conservative, warned about the potential for voter fraud and some of his supporters say they don’t believe Mr. da Silva is the country’s legitimate president. Mr. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded defeat.

☆ Brazil Gives Local Officials More Power to Thwart Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Patricia Kowsmann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the powers of local authorities in Brazil to control antigovernment protests, as authorities braced for further turmoil around the country after Sunday’s attacks in the capital. The decision came as prosecutors requested a freeze on the assets of the country’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro . His successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , has accused Mr. Bolsonaro of inspiring his supporters to riot in the capital on Sunday. Mr. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded defeat in the Oct. 30 presidential election, in which Mr. da Silva won 50.9% of the vote.

☆ Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Security Chief’s Arrest Over Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it ordered the arrest of the secretary in charge of public security in the capital and the military police commander in the city at the time of Sunday’s riots. Television images on Tuesday showed police emerging from the Brasília home of Anderson Torres, who was fired Sunday as public security secretary in Brasília’s federal district after rioters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had described as an attempted coup.

BRASÍLIA—As rioters calling for the ousting of Brazil’s newly elected leftist president ransacked the capital Sunday, many Brazilians wondered whether the country’s right-leaning military would step in and stop the violence. By Sunday evening, they had their answer: Following the orders of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the army and military police had restored order in the city, despite having many vocal supporters of the right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro , in their ranks.

☆ Brazilian Investigators Home In on Suspects in Riot Financing
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazilian authorities said Tuesday they have identified individuals in 10 states across the country who financed Sunday’s attacks on government buildings, as investigators probe links between the protests and the nation’s powerful agribusiness sector. Brazil’s Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Monday that it was indisputable that people linked to agribusiness took part in Sunday’s acts, but warned against accusing the entire sector of involvement.

☆ Brazilian Authorities Detain 1,500 Protesters Involved in Riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazilian authorities detained about 1,500 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who had participated in riots that targeted the Congress and other buildings, as the government expanded an investigation into the mob and who might have financed it. Protesters supporting Mr. Bolsonaro forced their way into the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court in the capital on Sunday, many calling for military intervention to oust Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , a standard-bearer of the Latin American left who took office a week ago. Mr. da Silva wasn’t in Brasília at the time.

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