Brazil
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News
Brazil returnee feigns sickness to evade arrest, excretes 60 wraps of cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus at the Murtala…
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Sports
Brazil’s four-time World Cup winner Mario Zagallo dies at 92
Brazilian football legend Mario Zagallo, who won four World Cups as a player and coach, has died aged 92. Zagallo…
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Environment
Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023 – Brazil
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell by 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term…
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Environment
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, report finds
The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030, according to…
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Sports
Brazil wears all-black kit for the first time in its history as part of team’s anti-racism campaign
The Brazilian men’s national team wore an all-black kit for the first time in its 109-year history during a friendly match against Guinea in Spain on…
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Environment
Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize
When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her Indigenous village nestled in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was a…
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News
Businessman arrested as NDLEA intercepts cocaine, meth going to Vietnam, Brazil, Italy
– Seizes Colorado consignment from Canada; 164,750 pills of opioids in Taraba Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…
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News
NDLEA arrests Brazil returnee with 105 parcels of cocaine in candies
Agency nabs 3 traffickers with 256kgs illicit drugs in Kwara, Kogi, Niger Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…
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Analysis
What made Pelé so great
Born into poverty – he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil’s Minas Gerais state – Pelé finished his career as arguably…
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Sports
Ronaldo and Messi pay tribute to Pele
Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest to pay tribute to Pele. The Brazilian legend died earlier today. He posted a picture…