Brazil president criticized for handling of crash
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has come in for scathing criticism over his handling of Brazil's worst air crash after a close advisor was filmed apparently celebrating reports suggesting it was caused by a mechanical error and not government negligence.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looked almost certain to face a run-off election after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against him in Sunday's presidential election.
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Police on Friday formally accused two U.S. pilots in connection with Brazil's deadliest air disaster, saying their "lack of caution" at the controls of an executive jet played a role in the collision over the Amazon that killed 154 people.
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SAO PAULO -- A radar failure over the Amazon forced Brazil to turn back or ground a string of international flights yesterday, deepening a national aviation crisis just hours after the president unveiled safety measures prompted by the country's deadliest air disaster.
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Brazilian officials dismiss calls for foreign experts to help with the air traffic system after the Sao Paulo crash.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was battling to secure the votes needed to clinch an outright victory in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.
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A Brazilian airliner carrying 176 people crashed and burst into flames on Tuesday at Brazil's busiest airport, killing at least three people in the country's second major air disaster in less than a year.
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Police clashed Thursday with students, environmentalists and left-leaning Brazilians protesting a visit by President Bush and his push for an ethanol energy alliance with Latin America's largest nation.
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Brazilian officials investigate what caused a passenger jet to slide off a runway and crash, killing some 200.
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A helicopter carrying Brazil's Senate president and a gubernatorial candidate crashed just before landing Saturday, but nobody aboard was injured, a spokesman said.
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Less than four months after causing an uproar by almost expelling a New York Times reporter, the Brazilian government criticized the U.S. newspaper on Monday for a report on a controversial proposal to oversee the country's journalists.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio da Silva is weakened as two parties withdraw from his governing coalition.
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Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Thursday as thousands protested against a visit by President Bush aimed at winning friends in Latin America.
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SAO PAULO -- A passenger jet crashed and burst into flames after skidding off a runway at Brazil's busiest airport yesterday and barreling across a busy highway, officials said. All 176 people on board were feared killed in what would be Brazil's deadliest air disaster.
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President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil declares three days of national mourning after a plane crash is the Amazon rainforest.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Stacks of dirty money nabbed in a botched smear campaign covered Brazil's front pages on Saturday as polls showed for the first time that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be forced to a second round run-off.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was hospitalized with several bruised ribs and other injuries Tuesday after his chauffeur-driven car crashed near is home against a concrete pillar and overturned several times, officials said.