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- Green Light for BRICS Satellite Amid Space Arms Race Fears Sputnik 05 Dec 2019 -- The plan was first mooted by China to improve co-operation around natural disasters. But it took shape later when BRICS space agencies agreed to build a "virtual constellation of remote sensing satellites".
- Brazilian Court Re-Confirms Lula's Charges, Hikes Prison Term to 17 Years Ahead of Appeal Sputnik 28 Nov 2019 -- A Brazilian court confirmed the charges and increased the sentence by five years for former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was released from prison earlier this month by the country's Supreme Court.
- Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva Released From Prison Following Judge's Order Sputnik 08 Nov 2019 -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released from prison Friday, moments after Brazilian Judge Danilo Pereira Junior issued an order for his release.
- Former Brazilian President Released From Prison VOA 08 Nov 2019 -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked out of prison Friday, a day after a Supreme Court ruling allowed for his release.
- Brazilian President speaks out against 'media lies' surrounding Amazon fires UN News 24 Sep 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against what he characterized as "media lies" about the Amazon and alleged manipulation of the indigenous people who live there.
- Brazil Conditionally Accepts Aid from G-7 Countries to Fight Amazon Wildfires VOA 27 Aug 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says his country will accept aid from G-7 countries to battle wildfires in the Amazon rainforest only if French President Emmanuel Macron retracts what Bolsonaro considers offensive remarks.
- Brazilian Military Ready to Defend Amazon Forest Amid Wildfires - Chief of Armed Forces Sputnik 23 Aug 2019 -- Earlier on Friday, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said that the army could be sent in to help combat fires in the Amazon.
- Trump names Brazil 'major non-NATO ally of US' Press TV 01 Aug 2019 -- US President Donald Trump has designated Brazil a so-called major non-NATO ally of the United States, a move that could potentially facilitate the expansion of Washington's dominance over the Latin American country.
- Brazil says warned local firms about US sanctions on Iran Press TV 20 Jul 2019 -- Eyeing closer ties with the US, Brazil says it has alerted local firms about possible consequences if they do not comply with unilateral American sanctions against Iran.
- Brazil's Bolsonaro mulling son for US ambassador Press TV 13 Jul 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed that he is weighing nominating his son, a federal congressman, to become the Latin American country's ambassador to the US as he seeks to strengthen ties with the administration in Washington.
- Brazilian President Says Looking at Appointing His Son Ambassador to US Sputnik 12 Jul 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was considering appointing his son, lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, as the ambassador to the United States.
- Brazil Runs Tests of Its Brand New Military Plane at US Army Range Sputnik 09 Jun 2019 -- The Brazilian Air Force already visited the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in the US a month ago to run a series of low-altitude cargo extraction tests as part of a certification process for their new cargo plane.
- Trump to Designate Brazil as Major Non-NATO Ally - White House Sputnik 08 May 2019 -- US President Donald Trump said in a statement issued by the White House on Wednesday that the decision to recognize Brazil as a major non-NATO ally comes due to "Brazil's recent commitments to increase defense cooperation with the United States".
- Message to the Congress on Designating Brazil as a Major Non-NATO Ally The White House 08 May 2019
- Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Embraer equip the Brazilian Navy for the future thyssenkrupp 29 Mar 2019 -- The consortium Águas Azuis was selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of four new corvettes of the Tamandaré class.
- Press Topper Bilat Meeting at the Pentagon With Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Fernando Azevedo e Silva Minister of Defense of the Federative Republic of Brazil DoD 26 Mar 2019 -- Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan; Fernando Azevedo e Silva, Minister of Defense of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Brazil Ex-President Temer Arrested Amid Corruption Investigation - Reports Sputnik 21 Mar 2019 -- The Brazilian authorities have detained former president Michel Temer amid an anti-corruption investigation, news portal Globo reported on Thursday. Temer, 78, was president from 2016 to 2018, taking office following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.
- US 'very strongly' considering NATO membership for Brazil Press TV 20 Mar 2019 -- US President Donald Trump says he is "very strongly" considering NATO membership for Brazil or some other formal alliance with the Latin American country as he hosts his far-right counterpart in Washington.
- Brazilian Vice President Says External Force Needed to End Maduro's Presidency Sputnik 26 Feb 2019 -- Brazil's Vice President Antonio Hamilton Mourao suggested Monday that the Venezuelan government could only be toppled through external interference.
- Brazil Won't Allow US to Use Its Territory to Invade Venezuela - Reports Sputnik 25 Feb 2019 -- Brazil will not allow the United States to intervene military in Venezuela from its territory, Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said Monday in an interview with Globo News Broadcaster, cited by Reuters.
- Brazilian Military Widens Security Cordon on Venezuelan Border to Lower Tensions Sputnik 25 Feb 2019 -- The Brazilian National Public Security Force has expanded the security cordon in the border area with Venezuela to alleviate tensions following recent clashes, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene on 25 February.
- Brazil's Authorities Show Suspicious Funds Transfers to President's Son Account Sputnik 19 Jan 2019 -- Brazilian financial authorities have identified suspicious money transfers into an account of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son in 2017, the Globo news outlet reported Saturday, citing the country's Council for Financial Activities Control.
- No Reason for setting up US military base in Brazil: Defense minister Press TV 08 Jan 2019 -- Brazil's Defense Minister General Fernando Azevedo e Silva says he sees no reason to allow the United States to establish a military base in the South American country, in direct defiance of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who said he would be open to the idea.
- Brazil deploys troops to contain criminal violence in northern city Press TV 06 Jan 2019 -- Troops have been deployed to the northern Brazilian city of Fortaleza to stop widespread criminal activity in the area.
- Brazil's president confirms Jerusalem al-Quds embassy move Press TV 05 Jan 2019 -- Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro has reaffirmed his plan of relocating the country's embassy in the Israeli capital to the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds.
- Brazil military at odds with President Bolsonaro's openness to US base: Official Press TV 05 Jan 2019 -- The Brazilian military is at odds with Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's comments that he would be open to discussing the possibility of hosting a US military base on the South American country's soil, a top army official says.
- President Bolsonaro willing to discuss hosting US base in Brazil Press TV 04 Jan 2019 -- Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro says he is open to discussing the possibility of hosting a US military base, underlining a major shift in the Latin American country's foreign policy.
- Brazil's President Open To Possibility Of U.S. Military Base, Expresses Russia Concerns RFE/RL 04 Jan 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is open to the possibility of the United States some day opening a military base in the South American country and added that Brazil was concerned about Russia's ties to Venezuela.
- Bolsonaro Not Ruling Out US-Brazil Military Cooperation Sputnik 04 Jan 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sworn in earlier in January, expressed concern about the recent drills carried out by Russian combat planes in Venezuela.
- Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's new president, vows to fight crime, corruption Press TV 01 Jan 2019 -- Far-right nationalist politician Jair Bolsonaro has taken office as Brazil's new president, promising to crack down on rampant political corruption and crime, besides the economic mismanagement of previous leftist governments of Latin America's biggest nation.
- Bolsonaro Vows to 'Rebuild' Brazil, Tackle Corruption, End Discrimination Sputnik 01 Jan 2019 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday in his inauguration speech vowed to tackle corruption and implement structural reforms in Brazil.
- Bolsonaro Sworn in as President, Vows Alignment With US Sputnik 01 Jan 2019 -- Right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro took an oath of office as Brazil's next president on Tuesday, promising to introduce important changes and reforms in the state.
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