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Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9

Associated Press · 19h

Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9, with 8 other people unaccounted for

One more body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states on Brazil collapsed, lifting the death toll to nine.

Africanews English on MSN · 6h

At least 10 killed after bridge linking two states in Brazil collapses

Police operating on the border of the northern states of Maranhao and Tocantins said four trucks, two cars and two motorcycles fell into the river.View on euronews

Boise State Public Radio · 19h

At least 9 people died when a bridge collapsed in Brazil

Another eight people remain unaccounted for. Several cars and trucks plunged into the Tocantins River after a section of the 1,748-foot-long bridge crumbled on Sunday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead, dozen missing

A bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, sending cars and trucks plunging into the river below. A sulphuric acid spill is complicating the rescue operation.

Acid risk contained in deadly Brazil bridge collapse

Authorities in Brazil on Thursday said the risk of acid pollution from a bridge collapse in the country's north has been contained, as they raised the death toll from the disaster to eight.A local government environment official,

Brazil Views Labor Violations At BYD Site

Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human trafficking

Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD's biggest overseas market.

The Washington Post · 16h

Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway

Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region after local labor authorities found them at a construction site for electric vehicle automaker B

Brazil Views Labor Violations At BYD Site As Human 'Trafficking'

Authorities in Brazil said Friday they are probing Chinese auto giant BYD and one of its contractors for suspected "trafficking" of Chinese workers building a factory in the South American country.

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Four River Plate women players freed in Brazil after alleged racist taunts

Four women soccer players with River Plate, one of Argentina's top professional clubs, were released by Brazilian authorities ...

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Brazil Inflation Unexpectedly Slows With More Rate Hikes Coming

Brazil’s annual inflation unexpectedly slowed in early December as central bankers pledge two more jumbo interest rate hikes ...

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Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions

More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, according to a statement from the Public ...

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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state

Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, the Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio ...

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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe begins

Dozens of Chinese workers found by authorities in poor condition at a construction site in Brazil for electric vehicle ...

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Brazil's jobless rate hits fresh all-time low but job creation slows

Brazil's jobless rate hit a fresh record low in the three months through November, official data showed on Friday, but job ...

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