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 Brazil      | |
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| Location | South America |
| Leader | President of Brazil Incumbent: Jair Bolsonaro Since 1 January 2019 |
| Type | nation state |
| Member of | G-20 |
| Subpage | •Brazil/1964 coup d'état •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]
Ambassadors to Brazil
| Nation state | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador to Brazil | ||
| South Africa/Ambassador to Brazil | ||
| US/Ambassador to Brazil | 29 October 1825 |
Groups Headquartered Here
| A Group Headquartered Here |
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| Central Bank of Brazil |
| Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| University of São Paulo |
| World Social Forum |
Citizens of Brazil on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilan Goldfajn | 12 March 1966 | ||
| Antonio Sanchez de Larragoiti | |||
| Paulo Malhães | 17 April 1938 | 25 April 2014 | Admitted torturing and murdering dissidents |
| 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" |
| José Graziano da Silva | |||
| Achim Steiner |
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| 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. |
