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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a decoration ceremony of the Maua Merit Medal, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Norway suspended funding to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, created to fight deforestation in the country’s vast rainforest, a spokesperson for the Norwegian environment ministry said Thursday. The decision blocks the transfer of 300 million Krones (over $44 million) in financial aid to local projects in the Amazon, the ministry confirmed. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho, left, talks with Luis Suarez, center, during soccer practice Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. FC Barcelona plays SSC Napoli on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Coutinho gets Bayern’s No. 10 after Robben gives go-ahead

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PSG's Neymar, third left, runs with teammates during a training session at Camp des Loges in Saint Germain en Laye, outside Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

After missing Copa América, Neymar to play Brazil friendlies

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

Women participate in the Margaridas march, in front of the Brazilian National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. The Margaridas, or Daisies, formed to honor Margarida Maria Alves, a murdered local leader of the Rural Worker’s Union, renowned for surmounting the embedded cultural stereotypes and obstacles for women, especially those working in rural areas. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Rural women seek rights and visibility in Brazil march

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German aid official says he doesn’t plan to quit Amazon Fund

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Journalist Glenn Greenwald, left, reaches out to pat his son's head during an act in support of Greenwald at the Brazilian Press Association headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 30 , 2019. Brazil's president has raised the possibility of jail for Greenwald a few days after members of his party said the American's Brazil-based internet publication was &quot;aligned with criminal hackers&quot; for reporting on hacked phone calls. (AP Photo/Ricardo Borges)

Brazil top court prevents investigation into US journalist

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Supporters of imprisoned former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, place a banner with the image of the former president and with text written in Portuguese that reads &quot;Freedom for Lula, &quot;Lula innocent, Lula Political Prisoner&quot;, at a bus station in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s high court blocks transfer of Da Silva to prison

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves poses for photos as he is presented as the new defender of the Sao Paulo soccer club at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The 36-year-old former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain defender signed a free transfer deal to play for his boyhood team Sao Paulo FC. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Veteran Dani Alves eyes 2022 World Cup in return to Brazil

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the launching ceremony of the Doctors for Brazil Program, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. According to the government, the Doctors for Brazil Program will replace the program implemented by Former President Dilma Rousseff with the help of Cuban doctors, replacing them with Brazilian doctors. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro targets commission on political disappearances

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

A woman waits at the Institute of Legal Medicine for information about her relative who was one of the inmates killed during a riot at a prison in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. At least 58 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with 16 of the victims being decapitated, according to prison officials. (AP Photo/Raimundo Pacco)

In Brazil, tough-on-crime approach packs prisons

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by The New York Botanical Garden shows an aerial view of the Modernist Garden, designed by Raymond Jungles, and is part of the the exhibit &quot;Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx&quot; at NYBG in New York. In what NYBG has dubbed its largest botanical exhibition ever, the exhibit celebrates the Brazilian modern artist, landscape architect and conservationist. (The New York Botanical Garden via AP)

Huge NY show honors Brazilian Modern landscape architect

By KATHERINE ROTH - Associated Press

People seek information about family members who are prisoners after a riot inside the Regional Recovery Center in Altamira, Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2019. At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with 16 of the victims being decapitated, according to prison officials. (Wilson Soares/Panamazonica via AP)

Relatives collapse identifying beheaded inmates in Brazil

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

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Brazil prison riot leaves 52 dead, 16 decapitated

By Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, from left, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, gather for a group photo during a BRICS representatives meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2019. A conservative Brazilian government that has expressed wariness of China and Russia is hosting foreign ministers of those nations as well as India and South Africa, keeping alive BRICS, an informal trade group launched under earlier leftist leaders. The delegations from the BRICS nations begin meeting Friday to pave the way for a summit in November. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil challenges Russia, China on Venezuela crisis

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

Brazil opens fast track for deporting ‘dangerous’ foreigners

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

A Port Authority officer points at the Bavand, one of two stranded Iranian vessels, anchored at the port in Paranagua, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Brazil's top court says state oil company Petrobras must supply fuel to two Iranian vessels that have been stranded off the coast of Parana state since early June. Petrobras has been refusing to provide fuel to the two vessels, arguing that they appear on a U.S. sanctions list and that the company would risk significant fines. (AP Photo/Giuliano Gomes)

Brazilian court: Petrobras must supply fuel to Iranian ships

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Mixed martial arts great Anderson &quot;Spider&quot; Silva of Brazil, his daughter Kaory, 23, left, his wife Dayane and son Kalyl, 20, right, recite the Pledge of Allegiance after all but Dayane were sworn in as U.S. citizens in a mass naturalization ceremony Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

MMA great Anderson Silva becomes US citizen

By NATALIE RICE - Associated Press

In this May 29, 2019 handout photo provided by Agencia Brasil, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro listens as Carla Zambelli whispers into his ear during a meeting at Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil. Several weeks after publishing explosive reports on a top member of Brazil’s far-right government, U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald sat before the Human Rights and Minorities Commission. During the June 25 hearing Zambelli told Greenwald: &quot;If you don't prove this information, it is fake and you're a liar. If it's true, then you're a criminal because you hacked someone's phone.&quot; (Marcelo Camargo/Agencia Brasil via AP)

Brazil leader seeks greater control over cinema industry

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n this Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 file photo, lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, left, takes a &quot;selfie&quot; during a swearing-in ceremony, at the National Assembly in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he’s considering nominating his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States. Bolsonaro said at a news conference on Thursday, July 11, 2019, that nominating his son is, in his words, “something on my radar. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazilian VP backs Bolsonaro’s son as US ambassador

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

n this Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 file photo, lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, left, takes a &quot;selfie&quot; during a swearing-in ceremony, at the National Assembly in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he’s considering nominating his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States. Bolsonaro said at a news conference on Thursday, July 11, 2019, that nominating his son is, in his words, “something on my radar. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro says he may nominate son as U.S. ambassador

By Anna Jean Kaiser - Associated Press