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Brazil’s Supreme Court opened an investigation ​in July into Senator ‌Flávio Bolsonaro over alleged corruption and money laundering crimes ​as part of a ​broader probe into failed lender ⁠Banco Master, according ​to a court document unsealed today.

The investigation into Bolsonaro was opened by Justice ​Andre ​Mendonça — appointed by the senator’s father, former preside...


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A year into the Trump administration’s lethal strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats, the U.S. military operation has expanded to target large fishing boats off the coast of Ecuador that officials say provide fuel to smaller vessels carrying drugs.

On Tuesday night, the U.S. military announced the sixth such operation in two weeks.

Experts say it is a more ...


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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a tour of Latin American countries whose leaders are closely aligned with the ​Trump administration: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

The agenda will center primarily on security and the fight against drug trafficking—one of the Trump administration’s priorities in the region. Rubio also aims to tout “the benefits of deeper tra...


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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are tied ​in hypothetical runoff election, ahead of the first round of voting in a month, ⁠according to a Quaest poll ​released yesterday. In a simulated runoff, Lula would win 41% of ​the vote against ​41% for the eldest son of ‌former ⁠President Jair Bolsonaro, reports


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Two Brazilian supreme court justices — Andre Mendonca and Alexandre de Moraes — requested major sanctions against each other, Friday, plunging the highest court into an institutional crisis, reports the Associated Press


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