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☆ Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The arrests were the first time in the investigation that federal police have mentioned a plot to kill Lula and Geraldo Alckmin, his choice as vice-president, and stage a coup to stop him returning to power. He was in possession of the plan to kill Lula, one of the sources said. Lula won the presidential election in October 2022, defeating rightist incumbent Bolsonaro, and took office in January 2023. They also planned to seize and kill a Supreme Court justice if they succeeded, police said, without naming the judge. Others have been convicted by the Supreme Court on charges of an attempted coup, among other crimes.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro’s, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Geraldo Alckmin, General Mario Fernandes, Bolsonaro, General Fernandes, Alexandre de Moraes Organizations: SAO PAULO —, Special Forces, Reuters, Federal, Federal District, Crisis Management Locations: BRASILIA, Rio de Janeiro, Goias, Amazonas, Brasilia

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city said in its official gazette on Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. Since the beginning of 2024, the municipality has registered more than 10,000 dengue cases. On Monday, the Brazilian air force set up a 60-bed field hospital in the Federal District in Ceilandia that was due to begin treating patients. In such cases, dengue can be fatal. In March 2023, Brazil approved a vaccine against dengue and became the first country in the world to offer a dengue vaccine through the public health system, according to the health ministry.

Persons: Brig, Marcelo Kanitz Damascene, Eduardo Paes, “ cariocas, —, ” Paes Organizations: RIO DE, Federal, World Health Organization, WHO, Rio Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio, Minas Gerais, Goias, Federal, Ceilandia

☆ Brazil child cancer deaths linked to soy farming, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Ana Mano | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. researchers found a relationship between soy production and related community exposure to agrochemicals including glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller that some genetically modified soybean seeds are designed to tolerate. "We find a statistically significant increase in pediatric leukemia following expanded local soy production," the PNAS article said, based on Brazilian childhood cancer incidence and disease mortality data spanning 15 years. Specifically, the study found a correlation between soy farming and childhood blood cancers, especially acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common blood cancer in children. There were 123 additional deaths of children under age 10 from 2008 to 2019 from ALL following the expansion of soybean production in Brazil, the researchers found. That number would have been higher were it not for the country's high-quality cancer treatment centers, the researchers said.

Persons: Adriano Machado, Ana Mano, Nancy Lapid, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, U.S . National Academy of Sciences, Thomson Locations: Luziania, Goias, Brazil, U.S, China, United States

☆ Brazil police carry out raids as part of Jan. 8 riots probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Brazil's flag is reflected on a broken window, after the supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro participated in an anti-democratic riot at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023. Police, according to a statement, were serving three arrest warrants and 10 search-and-seizure warrants ordered by the Supreme Court in four states - Sao Paulo, Parana, Minas Gerais and Goias. The raids represent the 17th phase of an operation launched in mid-January to identify people who participated in, funded or fostered the riots, in which a crowd invaded and ransacked the Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court voted to convict the first three people to stand trial for the riots, sentencing them each to at least 14 years in prison. Bolsonaro himself has faced a congressional inquiry surrounding the Jan. 8 insurrection and multiple police probes overseen by the Supreme Court.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, d'état, Bolsonaro, Gabriel Araujo, Bernadette Baum 私 Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Police, Supreme Locations: Planalto, Brasilia, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Parana, Minas Gerais, Goias

☆ Brazilian farmer's giant rooster hobby hatches into profitable business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] FILE PHOTO-Agronomist Rubens Braz poses with his Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - When farmer Rubens Braz started breeding Brazilian chickens, he had no idea how big the operation - or the birds - would get. Some twenty years later, he now raises giant roosters for small-scale farming and hobby purposes in central Brazil and is making a living from surging sales across the country. His birds, called "Giant Indian Roosters," can grow over 120 centimeters (47 inches) tall. As the global avian flu crisis has put a damper on business this year, limiting the transport of live animals in Brazil, Braz said he has focused on supplying fertilized eggs to nearby farmers.

Persons: Rubens Braz, Gigante, Ueslei Marcelino, Braz, Avicultura Gigante, Isadora Machado, Ana Mano, Brad Haynes, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: roosters, REUTERS, Rights, Indian Roosters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Formosa, Goias State, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, Goias

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on before a session in the Legislative Assembly of Goias to receive the title of citizen of Goias, in Goiania, Brazil August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Brazil has formally requested U.S. law enforcement assistance into probes that involve former President Jair Bolsonaro after his ex-aide agreed to cooperate with Brazilian investigators, two Brazilian Federal Police sources told Reuters. Brazil requested U.S. help to corroborate statements by former Bolsonaro aide Mauro Cid about his role in various criminal probes involving Bolsonaro, including into falsified vaccination records and the sale of expensive jewels gifted by foreign governments. Lawyers for Bolsonaro and Cid did not immediately respond to requests for comment. One of the sources said it could take three to six months for Brazil to receive the information it needs from the United States.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Mauro Cid, Cid, Bolsonaro, Flavio Dino, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Gabriel Stargardter, Josie Kao Organizations: Legislative, REUTERS, Rights, Brazilian Federal Police, Reuters, Justice Ministry's Department, Asset, Legal Cooperation, Bolsonaro, Thomson Locations: Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, U.S, United States

☆ Brazil clears bottlenecks to oust US as top corn exporter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ana Mano | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"We celebrated a lot... when (corn export) volumes via northern ports equaled Santos," said Sergio Mendes, head of Brazilian grain exporter group Anec. "By using northern ports... you are saving 20 reais ($4.12) per ton (of corn)." Treemap with data from Cargonave show the percentage share of corn exports of Brazil ports in north and south part of the country. CHEAPER ROUTE TO CHINAThe new export capacity has helped grains shipped from Brazil's northern ports to compete on logistics costs with U.S. farmers. "The greater share of shipments through northern ports reflects cheaper freight costs compared to routes to the ports in the south and southeast," said Thome Guth, a Conab official.

Persons: Adriano Machado, Sergio Mendes, Louis Dreyfus, Brazil's, Thiago Pera, Santos, ", Thome Guth, Ana Mano, Brad Haynes, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, China, U.S, Cargill, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, TCU, Shipping, U.S . Department of Agriculture, COFCO, Santos, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Santos, Ukraine, China, U.S, Northern, Madeira, Santarem, Barcarena, Itaqui, Canada, Argentina, Mato Grosso, CHINA, Iowa, Shanghai, Itacoatiara, Chicago, Para, Norte Sul, Tocantins, Goias, Minas Gerais, Mato

☆ Bolsonaro supporters blockade Brazil's roads after he lost the election, demanding the result be overturned
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Kit Gillet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

220 highway were blockaded as of Tuesday morning, federal highway police told The New York Times. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro supporters partially blocked the highway leading to the Brazil's largest airport in São Paulo, forcing the cancellation of at least two dozen flights, according to The New York Times. Bolsonaro lost Sunday's presidential election to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a remarkably close race. Da Silva, also known as Lula, received 50.83% of the votes, compared to Bolsonaro's 49.17%. For months, Bolsonaro pushed baseless claims that the election, which many observers expected him to lose, was being tainted by fraud.

☆ Bolsonaro declines to concede Brazil defeat in first address since losing election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But afterward, Chief-of-Staff Ciro Nogueira told reporters that Bolsonaro has authorized him to begin the transition process. Bolsonaro's address didn't mention election results, but he said he will continue to follow the rules of the nation's constitution. Bolsonaro lost Sunday's race by a thin margin, garnering 49.1% of the vote to da Silva's 50.9%, according to the nation's electoral authority. That has led many political analysts to warn that Bolsonaro appeared to be laying the groundwork to reject election results. Earlier Tuesday, Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the federal highway police to immediately clear the roads.

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