Brazil
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Director general says necessary to shift from looking at individual cases to planning for impact of thousands of babies requiring care
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The first visit to Cuba in 88 years by a US president comes as South America undergoes radical political change
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The brash executive famed for his deal-making skills has died along with his wife and two children, according to reports
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The road to Rio 2016 is lined with economic crises, Zika panic, rioting and a corruption scandal that has engulfed swaths of Dilma Rousseff’s government, the opposition and the Brazilian establishment
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With Barack Obama on his way to a changing Cuba, the left is fast running out of countries to revere
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Even the revered former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – Lula – has been dragged into a long-running corruption probe that is dividing Brazilians
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Unrest in Brazil, daily life in Cuba, whales, pelicans and moths – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Supreme court justice Gilmar Mendes says Lula’s appointment appeared designed to prevent him being charged with corruption
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Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets after revelations that suggest former president Lula was appointed to government by Rousseff to avoid prosecution on corruption charges
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Secret recordings of Dilma Rousseff and former president Lula fuel anger over corruption scandal enveloping ruling party
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Amid calls to impeach the president and a rally by Rousseff’s supporters, you told us why you took to the streets in protest
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Editorial: A giant scandal is engulfing two presidents – one former, and one current – and roiling an entire nation
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Judge prevents former president from taking office amid fears his appointment could compromise police inquiry
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Calls secretly recorded by investigating judge suggest president gave her predecessor a government role to avoid prosecution on corruption charges
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Demonstrators and supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clash on Thursday outside the presidential palace in Brasília
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After being attacked on the street outside his home, Brazilian performance artist Nando Messias created a one-man carnival to take a stand for men like him
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President Dilma Rousseff appoints predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in attempt to lift approval ratings
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Re-entry into politics would shield Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from some levels of prosecution over alleged kickbacks and money laundering
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Widespread anger is targeted at Dilma Rousseff as the country grapples with recession and a major corruption scandal
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Crowds gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to protest against the government and demand the removal of president Dilma Rousseff
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Following the murder of Berta Cáceres, campaigners share their stories of environmental campaigning in Latin America
Brazil officials conduct raids linked to Petrobras corruption investigation