Brazil
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Featured
Tinubu harps on air service agreement with Brazil
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja urged Mr Carlos Areias, the newly appointed Brazilian ambassador to Nigeria, to prioritise the establishment of direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil. Receiving a Letter of Credence from the Brazilian Ambassador, Tinubu reiterated his discussions with President Luiz da Silva of Brazil on the matter on the sidelines of the African Union Summit,…
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Brazil expels one swimmer, warns another after they left athletes’ village
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent home from the Paris Olympics and her teammate Gabriel Santos given a warning, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) said on Sunday. This was after they left the athletes’ village without clearing it with the team officials. The two swimmers had left the village, where most athletes for the Paris Games are staying,…
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10 die in deadly Brazil storms
The death toll from deadly storms that have lashed southern Brazil since Monday rose to 10, with 21 others still missing, the civil defense agency said on Thursday. Flooding and mudslides led the state of Rio Grande do Sul to suspend classes for Thursday, when Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to visit the state to assess…
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General News
OPEC woos Namibia as African nation prepares to produce from 2030
The OPEC+ oil producers group is eyeing Namibia for possible membership as it sets up what could be Africa’s fourth-largest output by the next decade. An African industry official and sources told Reuters on Tuesday. TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab and Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab in recent years have made discoveries estimated at 2.6 billion barrels in recent years, setting the stage…
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foreign
Get Ukraine, Mid-East crises under control, Baerbock urges G20
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on the Group of 20 leading economies to press for solutions to the Ukraine and Mideast crises. “We will not make this world fairer if we do not get the acute crises under control,” Baerbock said. She said this on Wednesday on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Rio de…
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Sports
Brazil Declares National Mourning for Football Legend Zagallo
RIO DE JANEIRO – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared three days of national mourning in Brazil on Saturday following the death of football legend Mario Zagallo at the age of 92. Zagallo, a four-time World Cup winner, passed away on Friday from multiple organ failure, according to the Barra D’Or hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Zagallo played a…
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football
Brazilian Football Legend Mario Zagallo Passes Away at 92
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian football mourns the loss of one of its greatest figures, Mario Zagallo, who passed away at the age of 92. A footballer and manager for Brazil, Zagallo’s legacy includes winning four out of five World Cup finals, making him an iconic figure in the sport. Zagallo played a crucial role in Brazil’s triumphs in 1958…
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IHS Towers Partners with Limitless Space Institute to Inspire Space Exploration and Education in Brazil and Nigeria
LONDON & NEW YORK — IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today announced a one-year partnership with the Limitless Space Institute (LSI), a non-profit education and research organization. This partnership will commence in January 2024 and is designed to…
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Bolsonaro’s Florida stay puts ball in Biden’s court after Brasilia riots
The far-right former Brazilian president flew to Florida two days before his term ended on Jan. 1, having challenged the Oct. 30 election he lost to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. But Bolsonaro left behind a violent movement of election-denying supporters, who on Sunday stormed Brazil’s presidential palace, Congress, and Supreme Court. After watching supporters of former U.S.…
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Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital
Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in security in the capital, after thousands of backers of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked government buildings. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes also ordered social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok to block coup-mongering propaganda. Brazilian authorities have begun…
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Ooni pledges Africa’s support to new Brazilian president
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has pledged his support and that of Africans to the administration of the new President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This was made known in a statement issued by the Palace’s Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare on Monday. According to Olafare, the Ooni made the promise during…
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Nigeria
Presidential Steering Committee identifies violators of COVID-19 Travel Advisory, threaten sanctions
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has identified passengers arriving in Nigeria from Brazil, India, and Turkey, who have violated the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Health Regulations Protection, 2021 guidelines. In a statement made available to newsmen, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 Mr Boss Mustapha noted that these precautionary measures…
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Energy & Environment
Fires in Amazon forest worsen in July
The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest jumped 28 per cent in July from a year ago, official data showed on Saturday, as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could signal a repeat of last year’s surging destruction of the world’s largest rainforest. Brazil’s space research agency Inpe recorded 6,803 fires in the Amazon last month, up from…
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NEWS
COVID-19: Spread in Brazil’s interior could re-bound on cities
The novel coronavirus, now spreading through the smaller towns of Brazil’s interior, risks returning to major cities in a so-called “boomerang effect,” as a lack of specialized medical treatment forces patients into larger urban centers. The impact of a potential second wave of new cases in urban centers could complicate attempts to reopen businesses and get the economy going again,…
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News
Nigeria, Brazil strengthen ties to boost economy, counter insecurity
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria will strengthen bilateral ties with Brazil to boost its economy through increased trade relations, agricultural initiatives, multilateralism, and tackle insecurity. Onyeama made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when he received Mr. Ernesto Aranjo, Brazilian External Relations Minister of Brazil who is on a working visit to Nigeria. Onyeama…
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