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| Location | South America |
| Leader | President of Brazil |
| Type | nation state |
| Interest of | Lincoln Gordon |
| Member of | G-20 |
| Subpage | •Brazil/1964 coup d'état •Brazil/Minister for Health •Brazil/Minister of Justice •Brazil/President •Brazil/Vice President |
| Very large and not particularly populous country which has made a priority of biofuels. | |
For the 1985 dystopian film entitled Brazil, see Brazil (film).
Brazil is the largest nation state in South America. In 2013, it was #10 in the world in terms of military expenditure.[1]
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2016 Olympics
On 21 July 2016, Brazil arrested 10 people "suspected of belonging to a poorly organized group supporting Islamic State".[2]
Brazil "plans to deploy about 85,000 soldiers, police and other security personnel during the Rio Games, more than twice as many in place for the London Olympics in 2012."[2]
COVID-19
- Full article: COVID-19
- Full article: COVID-19
In September 2021, Pfizer has been accused of holding Brazil “to ransom” over demands to shield itself from possible vaccine side-effect lawsuits.[3]
Ambassadors to Brazil
| Nation state | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa/Ambassador to Brazil | ||
| US/Ambassador to Brazil | 29 October 1825 |
Groups Headquartered Here
| A Group Headquartered Here | Description |
|---|---|
| Central Bank of Brazil | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo | One of the largest and most prestigious universities of Brazil. |
| University of Brasília | Since 1962 UnB has played an important role both nationally and regionally in terms of teaching and research excellence |
| University of São Paulo | |
| World Social Forum |
Citizens of Brazil on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jair Bolsonaro | 21 March 1955 | President of Brazil who publicly refused a COVID-19 vaccine and suggested that the virus may have been intentionally created and released. | |
| Luciana Borio | CFR, Biodefense expert, named to Biden's Covid Task force | ||
| Pepe Escobar | 1954 | Highly recommended independent geopolitical journalist. | |
| Ilan Goldfajn | 12 March 1966 | Installed as central bank governor by the Michel Temer government. | |
| Antonio Sanchez de Larragoiti | |||
| Paulo Malhães | 17 April 1938 | 25 April 2014 | Admitted torturing and murdering dissidents |
| Luiz Henrique Mandetta | 30 November 1964 | Brazilian Health minister sacked after criticising the COVID-19 Lockdown | |
| Inês Etienne Romeu | 18 December 1942 | 27 April 2015 | She is believed to have been the only captive to survive detention in a Brazilian torture centre known as the Casa da Morta, "the house of death" |
| Edmond Safra | 6 August 1932 | 3 December 1999 | Billionaire banker who died in a suspicious fire in Monaco |
| José Graziano da Silva | |||
| Achim Steiner | 17 May 1961 | ||
| Getúlio Vargas | 19 April 1882 | 24 August 1954 | President of Brazil who shot himself in 1954. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Venezuela critics are just Blairites having a kick at Jeremy Corbyn | Interview | 7 August 2017 | George Galloway Luke Dolan | For nineteen years the United States government and its secret agents have been trying to overthrow the Venezuela political process. Why might that be? Well, there are many reasons but the biggest among them has the smallest name: OIL. |
References
- ↑ http://www.iiss.org/en/about%20us/press%20room/press%20releases/press%20releases/archive/2014-dd03/february-0abc/military-balance-2014-press-statement-52d7
- ↑ a b http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-security-operations-idUSKCN10121E?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/sep/10/pfizer-accused-of-holding-brazil-to-ransom-over-vaccine-contract-demands
