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  Brazil's President Lula suffers brain haemorrhage after accident, cancels BRICS trip to Russia

  World | October 21, 2024 11:30 IST

  The 78-year-old leader Lula was scheduled to attend a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies in the city of Kazan from Tuesday to Thursday this week.

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  Brazil: All 61 aboard confirmed dead in Sao Paulo plane crash, President declares three-day mourning

  World | August 10, 2024 10:28 IST

  Following a tragic plane crash in Sao Paulo that claimed 61 lives, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared a three-day state of mourning, urging the nation to honour the victims.

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  Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro indicted for suspected fraud on vaccine records

  World | March 19, 2024 19:13 IST

  Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro was indicted on charges of entering false data into the country's Unified Health System (SUS) and forming a criminal organization.

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  Brazilian President compares Israel's offensive in Gaza to Holocaust, Netanyahu responds

  World | February 19, 2024 10:36 IST

  Lula's remarks came as leaders of the African Union summit condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza, which has killed nearly 29,000 Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as promised to "finish the job" as a member of his war cabinet threatened an invasion in Rafah after Ramadan.

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  SS Rajamouli expresses gratitude to Brazil President Lula da Silva after he praises RRR

  Celebrities | September 10, 2023 21:54 IST

  SS Rajamouli said the team of RRR is ecstatic after Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lauded the pan-India film, RRR.

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  Amid political turbulence in Brazil, ex-president Bolsonaro admitted to hospital with stomach pains

  World | January 10, 2023 16:43 IST

  According to Bolsonaro, he has been suffering from his earlier wound that he received during an election campaign in 2018.

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  Brazil election: Lula to reclaim presidency after beating incumbent Bolsonaro in a bitter contest

  World | December 16, 2022 11:51 IST

  Brazil election: Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is promising to govern beyond his party. He says he wants to bring in centrists and even some leaning to the right and to restore the kind of prosperity the country enjoyed when he last served as president from 2003-2010.

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  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro urgently hospitalized

  World | January 03, 2022 23:50 IST

  Bolsonaro, 66, who has been in power since 2019, was taken to Vila Nova Star hospital in Sao Paulo, said AFP, quoting several media outlets.

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  Brazilian President Bolsonaro again tests positive for coronavirus

  World | July 16, 2020 11:03 IST

  Bolsonaro, who repeatedly played down the risks posed by the virus which he termed "a little flu" and asserting that he would not be seriously affected by it, said he would get tested again in a few days.

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  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

  World | July 07, 2020 22:18 IST

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus’ severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia, and said he is already taking hydroxychloroquine — an anti-malarial unproven to effectively treat COVID-19.  

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  Brazilian Prez Bolsonaro to be chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations in 2020

  India | November 14, 2019 15:53 IST

  Prime minister Modi met Bolsonaro on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit held here to focus on building mechanisms for counter-terrorism cooperation and strengthen India's ties with the world's five major economies.

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  Rio Olympics will be better than London 2012: Brazilian President

  Other Sports | June 11, 2015 9:30 IST

  Brussels:  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has told British Prime Minister David Cameron that the Rio 2016 Olympics will be better than the 2012 Games in London.The leaders held talks on the sidelines of the EU-CELAC

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  Narendra Modi congratulates Brazilian President on re-election

  Politics | October 27, 2014 11:58 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on her re-election, saying he looks forward to working with her for strengthening relations between the nations."Congratulations to @dilmabr on her re-election as

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  Dilma Rousseff re-elected as Brazil President

  World | October 27, 2014 7:05 IST

  Brasilia: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected to a second term on Sunday, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) said.Rousseff garnered 51.62 percent of the votes, while conservative opposition candidate Aecio Neves of the Social Democratic

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  Brazil's Rousseff tied with rival in likely runoff: Poll

  World | September 13, 2014 7:48 IST

  Brasilia: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is leading in the first round of the presidential election, but would be in a tight race with her closest rival Marina Silva in the decisive runoff, showed a poll

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  Brazil president to Blatter: Country will be ready

  Football | April 11, 2014 7:18 IST

  SAO PAULO :  FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he has been "reassured" by Brazil's president that the country will be ready to host the World Cup.   Blatter said in a statement he had "another very

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  Brazil Presidential Polls Today

  World | October 03, 2010 9:47 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  With only hours to go before presidential elections in Brazil, candidates were out campaigning throughout the country on Saturday.Green Party candidate Marina Silva greeted supporters in the streets of Rio de Janeiro