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April 21, 2019 at 11:41 am

Panicked at first, Sri Lankans anxious over what’s to come

Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance of the luxury Shangri-La...

November 6, 2018 at 12:51 pm

Brazil judge denies cabinet post a reward for jailing Lula

SAO PAULO (AP) — The judge who is the most prominent face of Brazil's anti-corruption campaign denied Tuesday that his appointment as justice minister was...

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A supporter waves a flag with an image of Jair Bolsonaro as he drives past in front of his residence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Far-right congressman Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidency Sunday on promises to overhaul several aspects of Latin America’s largest nation. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) XLC102 XLC102

October 28, 2018 at 9:10 pm

Large challenges loom for Brazil’s president-elect Bolsonaro VIEW

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro signaled Monday his administration would make tackling the country's budget-crushing pension system a top priority, doubling...

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October 27, 2018 at 9:12 pm

Brazil elects far-right congressman Bolsonaro to presidency VIEW

SAO PAULO (AP) — Jair Bolsonaro, a brash far-right congressman who has waxed nostalgic for Brazil's old military dictatorship, won the presidency of Latin America's...

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October 27, 2018 at 9:10 pm

AP Explains: How Brazil’s Bolsonaro used Trump tactics

SAO PAULO (AP) — Observers have long flirted with the idea that far-right Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro, the front-runner in Sunday's presidential runoff, was a...

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October 26, 2018 at 9:02 pm

A rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner VIEW

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As recently as two months ago, few people in Brazil other than Jair Bolsonaro's most ardent supporters believed the far-right...

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October 26, 2018 at 8:07 am

Polarizing presidential race divides families across Brazil VIEW

SAO PAULO (AP) — When the political ads come on TV in the Higa household these days, everyone wishes to be somewhere else. Eike Higa...

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October 19, 2018 at 11:47 am

WhatsApp tells companies to stop spam amid Brazil elections

SAO PAULO (AP) — The WhatsApp messaging service said Friday that it has sent "cease and desist" letters to stop companies from sending bulk messages...

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October 7, 2018 at 9:44 pm

AP Explains: How Brazil’s Bolsonaro used Trump tactics VIEW

SAO PAULO (AP) — Long before Sunday's election that saw Jair Bolsonaro get 46 percent the vote in the first round of the presidential race,...

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October 7, 2018 at 9:32 pm

Brazil leans toward unsparing vision of far-right Bolsonaro VIEW

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The far-right former army captain who looks likely to become Brazil's next president promised nothing short of a complete overhaul...

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