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Brazil set for steep rate cut despite political storm

Brazil'scentralbankiswidelyexpectedtomaintainitsrapidpaceofinterestratecutsonWednesdaydespiteapoliticalcrisisthathascloudedthefutureofaneconomyslowlyemergingfro

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Brazil's Temer deploys army as protesters set ministry building ablaze

ProtestersdemandingtheresignationofBrazilianPresidentMichelTemerstagedrunningbattleswithpoliceandsetfiretoaministrybuildinginBrasiliaonWednesday,promptingthesca

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Brazil mulls options to overcome political crisis

AsBrazil'sPresidentMichelTemerfacestheloomingpossibilityofbeingoustedwithhiscredibilitycriticallyerodedbyallegationsofcorruption,observersbelievethatBrazilismul

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Brazil President Temer says 'I won't resign, oust me if you want'

Brazilian President Michel Temer, facing growing calls for his resignation amid a corruption scandal, will not step down even if he is formally indicted by the Supreme Court, he said in an interview in the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper on Monday.

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Brazil protesters call for removal of president Michel Temer

BrazilianPresidentMichelTemerisunderpressuretostepdownafterprotestsagainsthimacrossthecountryonSunday.Oppositiongroups,whohavelongpointedtocorruptioninTemer’sad

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Brazil bar association calls for impeachment of President Temer

Brazil's bar association on Sunday called for the impeachment of President Michel Temer, after a tape was revealed in which he appeared to agree to bribe former Speaker Eduardo Cunha into silence.

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Brazilian President refuses to resign despite corruption allegations

BRASILIA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Michel Temer refused to resign on Thursday despite being implicated in corruption allegations.

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Brazilian leader denies hush money claim

PresidentMichelTemerofBrazilhasdeniedanewspaperreportthatheapprovedpaymentstosilenceapossiblewitnessinacorruptioninquiry.Hewasaccusedofauthorisingillicitpayment

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Brazil prosecutor plans to investigate ministers, senators for graft: source

Brazil's top prosecutor will seek authorization from the Supreme Court as soon as this week to investigate senior ministers in President Michel Temer's Cabinet and senators from his PMDB party for corruption, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.

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Brazil Senate committee approves Temer pick for Supreme Court

A Senate committee cleared President Michel Temer's nominee for Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday despite criticism the choice of his justice minister was aimed at helping shield cabinet members from corruption investigations.

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Brazil Senate approves 20-year spending freeze

Brazil's Senate approved a 20-year freeze on government spending billed as the centerpiece of austerity reforms aimed at restoring economic health to the troubled Latin American giant.

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Brazil Senate expected to dismiss Rousseff in impeachment vote

Brazil's Senate was expected to vote on Wednesday to dismiss President Dilma Rousseff, finalizing a nine-month impeachment process and confirming the country's shift to the right with the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule.

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Half of Brazilians expect acting president to continue serving: poll

Half of Brazilians hope interim President Michel Temer to continue serving while nearly a third of them want suspended President Dilma Rousseff to return, a poll said Sunday.

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Rio to welcome Olympic visitors with "open arms", says interim President

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer has guaranteed Rio de Janeiro will stage a successful Olympic Games and assured international visitors that the city will welcome them "with open arms".

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Brazil's interim gov't totters out of 3rd graft-related resignation

​After a third graft-related resignation this week, Brazil's interim government is trying to pull itself out of a mire which had already claimed two of interim President Michel Temer's closest aides.

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Brazil's interim gov't concludes first month packed with scandals

​Brazil's interim government has concluded its first month in power with a cascade of scandals, which may undermine its reform plans and increase the suspended President Dilma Rousseff's chances of returning to power.

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Brazil's interim president condemns gang rape of teenager, vows justice

Brazilian interim President Michel Temer on Friday condemned the shocking gang rape of a teenager, which drew worldwide fury after her attackers posted a video of the crime online.