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Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire leaves jail
BRAZIL – A Brazilian oil and mining magnate, who was once one of the richest men in the world, has left a notorious prison in Rio de Janeiro for house arrest ahead of a corruption […]
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Brazil footballer Bruno Fernandes to return to jail over murder
Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes has been ordered to return to jail to continue serving his 22-year-term for his role in the kidnapping and murder of his former girlfriend in 2010. The ex-Flamengo goalkeeper was released […]
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Son of Pele begins sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking
The son of Brazil’s footballing legend, Pele, has handed himself in to complete his sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking. Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper, was first arrested in 2005 over the charges, but […]
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Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista held in corruption probe
A business tycoon who was once Brazil’s richest man has turned himself in to police after landing in Rio de Janeiro on a flight from New York. Police had issued an arrest warrant for Eike […]
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Another Brazil Jail Riot Leaves Many Dead
Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. Police say at least 10 prisoners have been killed at the Alcacuz jail. Many others are thought to have been […]
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Over 60 Deaths In Brazil Prison Riot
A riot in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil has left at least 60 inmates dead, many of them decapitated, officials say. The unrest in Manaus, in Amazonas state, started on Sunday after a fight […]
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Brazil – police detain wife of murdered Greek ambassador Amiridis
BRAZIL – Police in Rio de Janeiro have detained the Greek ambassador’s wife and three other people on suspicion of involvement in his murder. The envoy, Kyriakos Amiridis, had been missing since Monday. His body […]
Human Rights
Prison Fight Leaves 25 Dead – Some Beheaded
A prison brawl in Brazil has left at least 25 people dead after inmates were beheaded and burnt in violent gang clashes. The bloody battle between opposing factions in the Boa Vista jail began when […]