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Shooter Kills at least 11 at New Year’s Eve Party in Brazil

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Yesterday the Gateway Pundit was among the first to report on Terror attack in Istanbul that left 39+ people dead and at least an additional 70 injured. Now in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil another tragedy is being reported although this time it doesn’t appear to be terror related. From the Business Insider: A gunman stormed a house party and killed at least 11 people and himself during New Year celebrations... 

600,000 White South-Brazilians demand their own country

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On October 1st, a massive 96% of South Brazilians voted to break away from the rest of Brazil. South Brazil is largely White, with Portuguese, Italian, Germany, and other European ancestry. The rest of Brazil is mostly either Black or Mixed. The vote was organized by “The South Is My Country”, a movement which wants South Brazil to secede from Brazil. There are various reasons why South... 

Brazilian Audience Cheers US Gymnast Falling Out of Bounds

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The Brazilian audience erupted when US gymnast Sam Mikulak falls out of bounds. The NBC reporters quickly came to their defense. The Brazilian gymnasts took the silver and bronze medals after Mikulak slipped out of bounds. Twitter lit up with descriptions of the crowd’s behavior as ‘disgusting’, ‘disrespectful’, ‘rude’ and ‘f***ed up’. Mikulak... 

Hungry Venezuelans Take Long Haul to Brazil to Buy Food

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Venezuelans are becoming increasingly desperate to obtain enough for to feed their families. The long lines, state rations and black market are no longer enough. In recent months, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan people flooded the neighboring border of Colombia in search of affordable food staples (something like 11 hours one-way), but diplomatic friction and worry over the surge of sudden border... 

ISIS Now Reaches Brazil as Local Extremist Group Pledges Allegiance

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A Brazilian extremist group has become the first orgainsation in South America to pledge allegiance to ISIS, sparking further fears for a terror attack at the Rio Olympics. The pledge was spotted by SITE Intelligence, a jihadi monitoring group, on ISIS’s messaging app of choice – Telegram. In the Telgram channel titled Ansar al-Khilafah #Brazil, the Brazilian jihadis announced their dedication... 

IOC to decide on Russia's participation at 2016 Rio Games

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The International Olympic Committee is expected to rule on Russia’s participation in the 2016 Rio Games at a landmark meeting in Switzerland. The move comes after Russian track-and-field athletes were banned from the games following a doping scandal. The IOC summit is taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday. The agenda includes discussion on whether the entire Russian team should be barred... 

Brazil's media incited protests favored Rousseff's impeachment

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Brazil-based US journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke the story on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, said Brazilian media is owned by a few families that have a clear political interest in pushing President Rousseff out by “inciting street protests.” “What makes Brazil so different in terms of its media is that the largest media organizations are almost entirely owned by a very small number... 

Australia to equip Olympic team with anti-Zika condoms for Brazil games

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To protect the Australian Olympic team from potential exposure to the Zika virus, Aussie pharmaceutical company Starpharma announced it will team up with world No2 condom maker Ansell to supply virus-proof condoms for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games. The Australian Olympic team will be provided with antiviral Dual Protect VivaGel condoms for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to... 

US State Department Installs Bankster Puppet in Brazil

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The Rothschild-owned magazine, The Economist, describes Michel Temer as Brazil’s “unplanned” president. The 75-year-old law professor, who played a key role in the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, became the South American country’s acting president on Thursday after Rousseff was suspended by the Senate on corruption charges. Temer’s rise to power, however, is not merely a happenstance... 

Brazil inflation hits 13-year high

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Official figures show inflation in Brazil last year hit the highest level since 2002. Official figures show that Brazil’s inflation hit the highest level in 13 years in 2015 over what many believe has been a result of economic mismanagement that has been worsened by a political crisis in Latin America’s biggest economy. The government announced on Friday that annual inflation reached 10.67... 

Brazilians urged to Stop Getting Pregnant as Virus Responsible for 2700 Baby Brain Damage

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An outbreak of a virus that doctors believe causes microcephaly in newborns has forced Brazilian health officials to appeal to withhold from getting pregnant. Zika virus is believed to already have caused over 2,700 cases of birth defects. Putting off pregnancy has become a necessity in Brazil, particularly in the northeast, where a dangerous virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes dwelling... 

Brazil's inflation at 12-year high

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Brazil’s inflation climbed above 10 percent in November reaching the highest level in 12 years. Brazil’s inflation climbed above 10 percent in November reaching the highest level in 12 years, the government announced on Wednesday. Consumer prices over the past month stood at 10.48 percent – a figure that was above expectations and could force tighter monetary policy despite a severe recession. The... 

Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to plunge Brazil into anarchy

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The head of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of Brazil, Eduardo Cunha, launched the formal impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on December 2. Cunha has thus met the requirement of the opposition that accused Rousseff of violations of tax legislation and manipulations of public funds during her election campaign in 2014. To approve the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, Cunha... 

Brazil raises taxes and cuts spending as recession hits

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The Brazilian government has announced plans for $7 billion in spending cuts and $8 billion in additional taxes aimed at plugging the hole in the country’s 2016 budget. The austerity package is designed to balance the harsh economic downturn of the seventh-largest economy, whose sovereign credit rating was cut to ‘junk’ status last week. The measures are going to freeze public sector salaries,... 

Too Much Sugar is Bad for the Eyesight

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Brazilians, amongst other western nations, consume 4-5 times more sugar than the quantity recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization). Learn how it affects your eyes. Sugar consumption is growing worldwide and has become a major public health issue in several countries. Sugar consumption is growing worldwide and has become a major public health issue in several countries. Brazil is one of them.... 
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