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Cocaine arrest may raise new Brazil anti-crime doubts
A member of the Brazilian Air Force has been arrested in Spain, allegedly in possession of a large amount of cocaine
BrazilProspects for Brazil to end-2019
The country could return to recession, as confidence falls and political divisions mount
BrazilBrazilian democracy is at risk of eroding
Polarisation, economic woes and clashes between the executive and other government branches are raising stability fears
BrazilArgentina-Brazil integration plans may fall flat
President Jair Bolsonaro visited Buenos Aires yesterday to discuss integration and the Mercosur-EU trade deal
ArgentinaMinistry acts on illegal logging claims in Brazil
The environmental authorities have mounted a major operation after satellite evidence of a rise in deforestation
BrazilBrazil deforestation data will increase policy doubts
The space research institute recorded a year-on-year increase in Amazon deforestation in May, the start of peak season
BrazilDiplomatic moves will not shift Venezuela's Maduro
Canada will temporarily close its embassy in Caracas, but Brazil may backtrack on ties to the 'interim government'
VenezuelaPolitical stalemate may drive new recession in Brazil
GDP contracted in the first quarter for the first time since 2016
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