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    Brazilian President shows his familiarity with a weapon.

    The President of Brazil Wants a Rifle in Every Home

    Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, said that “everyone should buy a rifle” in order not ...

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    War tanks parade in front of Palácio do Planalto, the presidential office, in Brasília

    Brazil President Parades Smoke-Spewing Aging Tanks and Puts Nation to Shame

    The clouds of dark exhaust spewing from aging tanks and amphibious vehicles rolling past ...

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    Anthony Boadle
    A soldier stands guard in front of the Brazilian national flag on Army Day in São Paulo. Miguel Schincariol/AFP

    The Militarization of Brazil’s Government Shows the Country Never Transitioned to Full Democracy

    When former paratrooper captain Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated as president of the Brazilian Republic ...

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    Maud Chirio
    President Jair Bolsonaro with military brass

    Brazil President’s Courtship with a Coup Leads to Mass Resignation of Armed Forces Heads

    Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday accepted the resignations of the current heads of the ...

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    A fire in a deforested area in Amazonas state, Brazil. Image by Bruno Kelly/Amazônia Real

    Brazil Determined to Hand Monitoring of Amazon Deforestation and Fire to the Military

    In a recent announcement, Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourão defended the creation of a ...

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    Jenny Gonzales
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    AIDS and Fatherless Kids, the Legacy of Brazilians and Others in Haiti’s UN Mission

    Marie* was 14 years old and enrolled in a Christian school when she met ...

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    Sabine Lee and Susan Bartels
    Brazil's Antarctic Station. Project authors: Fábio Henrique Faria, Emerson Jose Vidigal, Eron Costin and João Gabriel de Moura Rosa Cordeiro

    Seven Years After Fire, Brazil Promises New Era for Research in Antarctica

    The Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) confirmed the March 2019 completion of the new ...

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    Taciana Moury
    The Riachuelo is the first of four conventional submarines Brazil plans to launch.

    Brazil Has Been Busy Building Its First Nuclear-Powered Submarine

    The Brazilian Navy is a step closer to having a nuclear-powered submarine. The Riachuelo, ...

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    Nelza Oliveira