SC names new deputy court administrator
By Edu Punay | April 18, 2013 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court (SC) has promoted assistant court administrator Thelma Bahia to the position of deputy court administrator.
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Crime cutting into Brazil's Carnivals amid strike
February 10, 2012 - 4:42pm
In the run-up to this city's huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is normally buzzing as hoards of revelers scoop up rubber thong sandals, teeny bikinis and sarongs printed...
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6 injured as soldiers clash with police on strike in Brazil
February 7, 2012 - 10:02am
Six  people  were  wounded  Monday  after  a  confrontation  between  government  troops  and  local  policemen  who  had  been  on...
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Brazil police: Addicts getting tattooed for drugs
January 17, 2012 - 4:00am
Brazilian police say a suspected drug trafficker is giving crack cocaine addicts free drugs in exchange for tattooing his name on their bodies.
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134 Brazilian prisoners escape in two jailbreaks
November 28, 2011 - 11:37am
Some 134 prisoners, including 114 dangerous ones, escaped in two separate jailbreaks in Brazil at the weekend, police officials said Sunday.
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Pacquiao fight live at InterCon
November 6, 2011 - 12:00am
The Pacquiao vs Marquez boxing bout on Nov. 13 will be shown live on giant screens at InterContinental Manila’s Bahia and Legaspi function rooms from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Brazilian police arrest 18 people in crackdown on tax evasion
August 18, 2011 - 11:13am
  Brazilian police arrested 18 people on Wednesday after raids in 17 states and the Federal District of Brasilia in a widespread crackdown on tax evasion.
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Truck accident kills 13, injures six in Brazil
January 9, 2010 - 5:30am
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people died and six others were injured in a truck accident in the small town of Patos de Minas, in Minas Gerais state of southeast Brazil, local authorities said on yesterd...
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in rituals
December 18, 2009 - 5:29pm
The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 "blessed" sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according...
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Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours
July 2, 2009 - 5:00am
MORONI, Comoros (AP) – Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said yesterday....
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