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Brazil Supreme Court Suspends Bolsonaro's Order to Expel Venezuelan Diplomats

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has suspended the order of President Jair Bolsonaro’s government to expel Venezuelan diplomats, media reported.
News ID: 80999    Publish Date : 2020/05/03

Brazil Reports 15,927 Cases, 800 Deaths from COVID-19

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Brazilian Ministry of Health said Wednesday that a total of 15,927 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the country with 800 deaths and the mortality stood at 5 percent.
News ID: 80764    Publish Date : 2020/04/09

30 People Dead as Rainstorm Hits Southeastern Brazil

TEHRAN (defapress)- A fierce two-day rainstorm, which struck the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais, has killed at least 30 citizens, the local Civil Defence Office stated on Saturday, as quoted by G1 Globo News.
News ID: 80018    Publish Date : 2020/01/26

Brazil Top Court Ruling Could Free Jailed Former President Lula

TEHRAN (defapress)- Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a law requiring convicted criminals to go to jail after losing their first appeal, a politically-charged ruling that may lead to the release of former left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
News ID: 79222    Publish Date : 2019/11/08

Brazil President Says France’s Macron Has ‘Colonialist Mentality’ over Amazon Fires

TEHRAN (defapress) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blasted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Thursday as having a “colonialist mentality” for rallying G-7 countries to address wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
News ID: 78433    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

President Rouhani Orders Annihilation of Poisoned Cargo from Brazil

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued an order tasking customs authorities of the country to annihilate a corn cargo from Brazil which according to more than 2,000 tests is confirmed to be highly contaminated and as a result has been stranded in a Southern port for 3 years.
News ID: 78271    Publish Date : 2019/08/04

Iranian Ship Bavand Leaves Brazil, Second Vessel Following Soon

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian ship Bavand, which had been at the heart of a geopolitical spat between Brasilia and Tehran, set sail from Brazil on Monday after receiving fuel from state-run Petroleo Brasileiro, the port of Paranaguá said.
News ID: 78219    Publish Date : 2019/07/30

Maduro Calls Bolsonaro ‘Modern-Day Hitler’ After Brazil Lends Support to Opposition Leader

TEHRAN (defapress)- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro called right-wing Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro “a Hitler of the modern era”, as Brasília openly backs the Venezuelan opposition and denounced Maduro’s inauguration last week as illegitimate.
News ID: 75002    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Brazil Votes with Far-Right Candidate Favorite

TEHRAN (defapress) - A far-right military man vowing to rescue Brazil from crisis with a firm grip looks set to become the country's next president as it heads to the polls for a divisive run-off election Sunday.
News ID: 73332    Publish Date : 2018/10/28

Brazil Sends Troops to Venezuela Border as Migrant Crisis Worsens

Brazil is sending troops to its northern border to "guarantee law and order" amid an ongoing crisis which is seeing thousands of Venezuelans attempting to cross into neighboring countries and beyond.
News ID: 72071    Publish Date : 2018/08/29

Iran Sends Message to Brazil on JCPOA

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a verbal message to his Brazilian counterpart Michel Temer on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral agreement on Iran’s nuclear program from which the US government withdrew in May.
News ID: 70990    Publish Date : 2018/06/29

Four Killed during World Cup Match in Uganda

A fight erupted in a refugee camp in Uganda during a World Cup soccer match and four people were killed, police said, adding they have arrested 15 refugees from South Sudan in connection with the bloodshed.
News ID: 70866    Publish Date : 2018/06/22

Names of Western Activists, Academics Ready to Testify for Iran in 9-11 Court Released

A large number of Western political activists, lawyers and university professors in a letter dismissed allegations of Iran's involvement in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the US, stressing preparedness to testify in support of the Islamic Republic at the court.
News ID: 70409    Publish Date : 2018/05/28

Iran, Uruguay call for expansion of economic ties

Iran’s FM Mohammad Javad Zarif and Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez have called for promotion of economic cooperation in all areas.
News ID: 69674    Publish Date : 2018/04/12

Thousands Protest Ahead of Brazil Court's Ruling on Lula Prison

TEHRAN (defapress) - Thousands of Brazilians demonstrated Tuesday in favor of prison for former president and election frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the eve of a Supreme Court ruling on whether he should start serving a 12 year sentence for corruption.
News ID: 69524    Publish Date : 2018/04/04

Iran, Brazil Discuss Cooperation on Refinery Construction

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iran's Ambassador to Brasilia Ali Saqqaeian and Brazilian Mine and Energy Minister Fernando Coelho Filho discussed bilateral ties, specially a refinery project that Iran is planning to construct in Brazil.
News ID: 67665    Publish Date : 2017/12/22

Brazil’s Rousseff to face Neves in election run-off

Voting has closed in Brazil’s presidential election with early results showing that the race is now heading to the second round.
News ID: 60379    Publish Date : 2014/10/06