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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:28:00 GMT
Phillips's boat found in Amazonia river
The boat British reporter Dom Phillips and local indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira were riding when they were ambushed and killed on June 5 has been retrieved from the bottom of a river, Amazonas Civil Police announced Monday.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:14:00 GMT
Brazil confirms 8th case of monkeypox in man with no travel record
Brazil's Health Ministry Monday confirmed the 8th case of monkeypox nationwide. The patient is a 25-year-old man from Maricá, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, who does not have a travel record but has been in cont...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Petrobras CEO Coelho bows to pressure and resigns
After barely 40 days on the job, José Mauro Coelho resigned as CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras due to pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro and other politicians over a recent increase in the price of fuel, wh...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:42:00 GMT
Third suspect arrested, five others at large in Phillips/Araújo murder
Brazilian authorities have confirmed that following scientific assessments, British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira were killed in Amazonia "with typical hunting ammunition." Forensic experts...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:54:00 GMT
Bolsonaro lashes out at Petrobras for new fuel price increase
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said the state-run oil company Petrobras' profits were “irrational” in the current global scenario following a 14% increase in the price of diesel fuel and 5% in naphtha.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:53:00 GMT
Brazil's Police confirm body was that of Phillips
Brazil's Federal Police Friday confirmed the remains flown to Brasilia from Amazonia belonged to British reporter journalist Dom Phillips, who was murdered earlier this month along with local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Per...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:44:00 GMT
Seventh case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry Friday announced the seventh case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, while reports from the State of Minas Gerais said a local case under investigation since Wednesday ca...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:59:00 GMT
UN tells Brazil to be impartial in Amazonia murder probe
Brazil's government has been advised by the United Nations to conduct an "impartial" investigation into the murders of British journalist Don Phillips and local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in Amazonia earlier this m...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:09:00 GMT
Bolsonaro says Jesus would have bought a gun, had he got the chance
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Jesus did not buy a gun because there were none available in his time. The head of state made those controversial remarks during a conversation with religious people at the Alvorada Palac...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:25:00 GMT
Phillips and Araújo found dead in Amazonia – killers said to have confessed
The bodies of British reporter Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira were found lifeless in Amazonia Wednesday while the two suspects arrested in connection with the case have reportedly con...



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