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Brazil says indigenous forest guard killed in Amazon ambush

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

In this Oct. 23, 2019 photo released by Francisco Kelmo, researchers from the Bahia Federal University collect material contaminated by an oil spill in Camacari, Bahia state, Brazil. According to the Navy, which is overseeing an investigation, its primary hypothesis is that te oil spilled from a boat navigating off Brazil's shore. (Francisco Kelmo via AP)

Brazil authorities zero in on ship suspected of oil spill

By MARCELO DE SOUSA and DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019 file photo, Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian lawmaker and the son of President Jair Bolosonaro, smiles during a Foreign Relations Committee ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil. Eduardo Bolsonaro has assumed leadership of their political party, the Social Liberal Party, in Congress’ lower house, an update of the chamber’s website showed Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Son of Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives up on being ambassador to US

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The Senate holds a final vote on pension reform in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. The most meaningful impact of the reform is the establishment of a minimum age for retirement at 65 for men and 62 for women. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil Congress passes landmark overhaul of pension system

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DAVID BILLER - Associated Press

Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk gestures during the Euro 2020 group C qualifying soccer match between Belarus and Netherlands at the Dinamo stadium in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Messi faces Ronaldo, Van Dijk but no Neymar for Ballon d’Or

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Survivors sue German manager over fatal Brazil dam collapse

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CORRECTS DATE - In this Oct. 7, 2019 handout photo released by the Aracaju Municipal Press Office, workers remove oil from Viral Beach, in Aracaju, Brazil. The oil that has been polluting Brazil's northeastern beaches since early September is likely coming from Venezuela, according to a report by Brazil's state oil company cited by the country's environment minister. The oil sludge has now reached 61 municipalities in nine Brazilian states, contaminating over 130 beaches, in what Brazilian officials have called an &quot;unheard of&quot; disaster. (Andre Moreira/Aracaju Municipal Press Office via AP)

Crude oil reaches tourist beach in the ‘Brazilian Caribbean’

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela. The Venezuelan ambassador to Japan says his bank account has become inaccessible in Japan in what he said was apparently a consequence of President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze Venezuelan assets in the United States. The Trump administration has sought to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by prohibiting high-ranking loyalists from entering the U.S. and by freezing U.S. assets of many included in the no-entry list. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Venezuela wins seat on UN rights body despite opposition

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, right, with Justice Minister Sergio Moro standing behind him attend a Brazilian flag ceremony at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct.15, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Rights group meets in Brazil due to concerns about Bolsonaro

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Firefighters search for people who are trapped after a building collapsed in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in the northeastern city of Fortaleza, killing at least one person. City authorities informed several others are under the debris, and some of them are communicating with relatives and rescue teams by telephone. (LC Moreira/Futura Press via AP)

7-story building collapses in Brazil; 1 dead, others trapped

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Brazil's Neymar Jr, right, and Nigeria's Anderson Esiti go for the ball during the international friendly match between Brazil and Nigeria in Singapore, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim)

Neymar plays only 12 minutes as Brazil held by Nigeria

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In this Sept. 25, 2019 photo released by the Sergipe state Government, an oil spill covers a beach on Sergipe state, Brazil. The spill started landing on Brazil's northeastern coast at the beginning of Sept., authorities say, and have now reached 61 municipalities in nine states, contaminating over 130 beaches. (Sergipe State Government via AP)

Mysterious oil spill reaches beach in major Brazilian city

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Brazil forward Roberto Firmino celebrates after scoring a goal during the Brazil Global Tour 2019 international friendly match between Brazil and Senegal in Singapore, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Danial Hakim)

Brazil draws 1-1 with Senegal as Neymar reaches 100 caps

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PSG's Neymar react after missing a goal opportunity during French League One soccer match between PSG and Angers at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Neymar set to mark 100th game with Brazil

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazil News Director David Biller poses for a portrait in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. The Associated Press has named Biller, who for over the last seven years has covered Brazil’s political crises and economic crash, the rise of populism and president Bolsanaro and major sporting events including the soccer World Cup and Olympic games, as the company’s new Brazil news director. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

David Biller named by AP as its news director for Brazil

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This Sept. 1, 2019 handout photo released by Instituto Verdeluz, shows the carcass of a turtle covered in oil on Sabiaguaba beach, in Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil. Brazil's main environmental agency said Thursday it has detected 105 crude oil spills from an undetermined source polluting the waters of the country's northeast coast this month. &quot;So far there is no evidence of contamination of fish and crustaceans,&quot; the institute said, though it said the spills had killed seven sea turtles. (Instituto Verdeluz via Instituto Verdeluz)

Brazil minister says oil on beaches likely from Venezuela

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018, file photo, two layers of barbed wire fencing ring the &quot;Hotan City apparel employment training base&quot; where Hetian Taida Apparel Co. has a factory in Hotan in western China's Xinjiang region. The Trump Administration is blocking shipments from Chinese company Hetian Taida Apparel, which makes baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses, after the foreign manufacturer was accused of forcing ethnic minorities locked in an internment camp to sew clothes against their will. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor

By MARTHA MENDOZA - Associated Press

In this Sept. 22, 2019 photo released by Instituto Verdeluz, a person of the Jericoacoara National Park examines a dead turtle covered with oil in Jijoca de Jericoacoara municipality, Ceara state, Brazil. Brazil's main environmental agency said Thursday it has detected 105 crude oil spills from an undetermined source polluting the waters of the country's northeast coast this month. &quot;So far there is no evidence of contamination of fish and crustaceans,&quot; the institute said, though it said the spills had killed seven sea turtles. (Instituto Verdeluz via AP)

Brazil says more than 100 tons of oil spills found on coast

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony to launch the Agro Nordeste program at the Palanalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 1, 2019. According to officials, the program aims to boost sustainable economic and social development for small scale farmers in the rural northeast of Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil police accused cabinet minister of electoral crime

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

A supporter of Operation Car Wash, rights, argues with supporters of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during act in support of operation Car Wash and former judge Sergio Moro, in front of Supreme Court headquarters, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Brazil's Supreme Court will decide about a prisoner involved in the Car Wash operation, an anti-corruption investigation that managed to jail politicians and businessmen all over Latin America, that could open a door for others arrested during the operation, to appeal their sentences. The former president was jailed as a result of the Car Wash investigations. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

AP Explains: ‘Car Wash’ probe faces new challenges

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press