Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as president
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Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as president

The leftist defeated Jair Bolsonaro by less than 2 percentage points,and since then,many Bolsonaro supporters have gathered outside military barracks,questioning results and pleading with the armed forces to prevent Lula from taking office.

  • byDiane Jeantet andCarla Bridi

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Pele was Brazil,Brazil was Pele:How a country found itself in a sport hero

It is hard to overstate the meaning of the connection between the individual and the country,a link that endures at his death.

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Soccer legend Pelé dies at age 82
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Soccer legend Pelé dies at age 82

Edson Arantes do Nascimento was known the world over as Pelé. He was “King Pelé” or just “The King” in his native Brazil which will observe three days of mourning.

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Brazil’s top court bans guns from capital ahead of Lula inauguration
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Brazil’s top court bans guns from capital ahead of Lula inauguration

Tensions have been high since late October when the president-elect narrowly defeated far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro,whose supporters refuse to accept the election result.

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Half a tonne of cocaine found in fruit dealer’s Brazil shipment
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Half a tonne of cocaine found in fruit dealer’s Brazil shipment

Police were suspicious about why Mark De Hesselle paid $8000 in shipping for something he could have ordered from Queensland.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Bolsonaristas attack police headquarters as Lula’s victory certified
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Bolsonaristas attack police headquarters as Lula’s victory certified

The arrest by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro came after police arrested an indigenous leader who they say called for violence to stop the certification.

  • byUeslei Marcelino andVictor Borges
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‘Bad faith’:Brazilian court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge
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‘Bad faith’:Brazilian court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge

It also fined the parties in president’s governing coalition $6.3 million for what the court described as bad faith litigation.

  • byRicardo Brito
Bolsonaro contests election result,demands half of votes be annulled
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Bolsonaro contests election result,demands half of votes be annulled

The outgoing president,who has authorised the transition to his nemesis but refused to concede defeat,is not happy with 59 per cent of voting machines.

  • byDavid Biller andCarla Bridi
Brazilian armed forces’ report on election finds no fraud
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Brazilian armed forces’ report on election finds no fraud

Thousands have been gathering outside military installations asking the armed forces to keep Bolsonaro in office claiming the election “was stolen”.

  • byDiane Jeantet andCarla Bridi
‘Full power’:How Brazilian criminals set up an Australian sex-trafficking business
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‘Full power’:How Brazilian criminals set up an Australian sex-trafficking business

A court case in South America has revealed how women are smuggled into Australia as part of an elaborate international sex-trafficking ring.

  • byNick McKenzie
‘Sad’ Bolsonaro asks protesters to lift blockades,supporters call for army intervention
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‘Sad’ Bolsonaro asks protesters to lift blockades,supporters call for army intervention

The outgoing Brazilian president didn’t comment on supporters’ calls for the military to overrule the election result.

  • byAna Mano