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Bolsonaro grilled for three hours over fake vaccine certificate
The former Brazilian president swore he’d never take a COVID vaccine. His official records showed he had, helping him enter and stay in the US after leaving office.
- by Andrew Rosati
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Bolsonaro’s home raided, phone seized in probe of vaccine records
Despite being a strident coronavirus sceptic who vowed never to get the vaccine, the former president was registered as vaccinated in public records.
- by Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito
Amnesty International slammed for AI images of ‘human rights abuses’
The charity used AI-generated images to commemorate the two-year anniversary of protests in Colombia.
- by Gareth Corfield
It’s official: Pele is now a word for someone out of the ordinary
According to a new edition of the Michaelis dictionary, there’s a new synonym for “best”.
- by Mauricio Savarese
‘Totally pristine’: Scientists discover Galapagos coral reef that survived El Nino
Until now, scientists believed the only Galapagos reef to survive El Nino weather in 1982 and 1983 was Wellington reef, along the coast of Darwin Island.
- by Alexandra Valencia
‘Parroting propaganda’: US blasts Brazil for welcoming Putin envoy
Washington is very unhappy about new President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva’s diplomatic overtures towards China and Russia.
- by Carla Bridi and Aamer Madhani
Man kills several children with hatchet at daycare centre in Brazil
A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare centre in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said.
Bolsonaro returns to Brazil promising to make it more like Florida
The far-right former president, who idolises Donald Trump, says three months of exile in Trump’s home state helped him form a vision for the future.
- by Carla Bridi and Eleonore Hughes