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Bolsonaro launches personal attack on female journalist during election debate with rival Lula

By Camilo Rocha, Marcia Reverdosa and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his main election rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded insults Sunday during a charged election debate which saw Bolsonaro launch a deeply personal attack on a journalist who questioned his response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I think you go to

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Invasions and illegal exploitation of indigenous lands in Brazil tripled under Bolsonaro, says advocacy group

By Marcia Reverdosa, Sahar Akbarzai and Camilo Rocha, CNN Invasions and illegal extraction of natural resources in Brazil’s protected indigenous lands have tripled since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019, according to a report by Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) in Brazil. “This government favors the exploitation and private appropriation of Indigenous territories,” the council

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At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina’s vice president protest

By Ana Cucalon, Omar Fajado and Jonny Hallam, CNN Police fired tear gas in the Argentine capital Saturday, as they clashed with supporters of vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, days after prosecutors sought a 12-year prison sentence against her for alleged corruption. Argentina’s official news agency Télam reported police used sticks and tear gas

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Failures of the Uvalde massacre response, including not heeding lessons of Columbine, could shadow law enforcement for decades

After the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School, a state commission investigating the attack in Colorado offered a recommendation that would go on to be widely adopted by police agencies across the United States: “Law enforcement policy and training should emphasize that the highest priority of law enforcement officers, after arriving at the scene of a crisis, is to stop any ongoing assault.”

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