Lisbon mayor accused of ‘boycotting’ slavery memorial
[1/2]Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas speaks during the opening ceremony of Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes LISBON, July 1 (Reuters) – The mayor of Lisbon has been accused of “boycotting” Portugal’s first memorial to victims of slavery, a long-delayed project in a country still struggling to […]
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Brazil’s Lula names former Sao Paulo Mayor Haddad as finance minister
BRASILIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday picked former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad as his finance minister, ending days of speculation about one of his key ministerial appointments. Lula is set to take office on Jan. 1 after defeating incumbent far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro in October. […]
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Mayor of Brazil meatpacking hub probed amid wave of electoral coercion cases
SAO PAULO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The mayor of a major Brazilian agribusiness hub is under investigation for telling business leaders they should direct employees to help re-elect far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, according to three people familiar with the case. The sources said that Santa Catarina state labor prosecutors are running the investigation into Mayor […]
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