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Carrefour apologizes to Brazil for CEO's remarks, and beef is headed back to its stores
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian beef was headed back to the shelves of Carrefour-owned grocery stores Tuesday after a brief boycott sparked by remarks from the French company’s chief executive about nations in the South America trade bloc Mercosur. Carrefour CEO Alexandre...
Dozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup
SAO PAULO (AP) — A trove of leaked audio recordings from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil 's army discussing efforts to pressure then-President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a coup and remain in power. The 53 recordings, obtained by the Federal Police and accessed by...
Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to...
Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?
SAO PAULO (AP) — Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his electoral defeat in 2022. Their allegations threaten to torpedo Bolsonaro's hopes of returning to politics. ...
Brazil’s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to...
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20
LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump and other global far-right...
Lula urges G20 members to take action to slow global warming
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's president opened the second day of a meeting of the world's 20 major economies Tuesday by calling for more action to slow global warming, saying developed nations must speed up their initiatives to reduce harmful emissions. President Luiz Inácio Lula...
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil ’s federal police arrested Tuesday five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, authorities said. The five also planned to...
Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden made an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders Tuesday to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wrapped up his final appearance at a major international summit. Biden used the closing day's events at the Group of 20...