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Brazil scraps plan for mining in huge Amazon reserve

The Brazilian government has backed off a controversial proposal to authorise private companies to mine a huge Amazon reserve, following heavy domestic and international criticism.
News • 26 Sep 17

Brazil's Rousseff removed from presidential office

Brazil's Dilma Roussell has been stripped of the country's presidency in a Senate impeachment vote, ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest economy.
News • 01 Sep 16

Impeachment trial looms for Brazil's Rousseff

Brazil's Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial for the nation's suspended president Dilma Rousseff, a process that could see her permanently removed from office.
News • 10 Aug 16

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