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Due to the deterioration of Venezuela’s political situation, the Americas became the largest recipient of asylum applications worldwide in 2019, according to UNHCR. Brazil became the sixth-largest destination for asylum seekers last year, with 82,500 new claims registered in 2019
By the end of 2019, Brazil had 32,860 refugees and people in refugee-like situations, but the number of people in concerning situations reaches up to 363,683 people, as more than 207,000 asylum requests are pending.

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Federico Martinez, UNHCR's representative in Brazil, has congratulated Brazil for becoming “a reference to shelter refugees, in special Venezuelans”, due to the application of the extended refugee definition under the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees

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Also, The Brazilian Report explained how the Covid-19 pandemic hit countries around the world and turn back the flow of migration in Latin America

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How pro-Bolsonaro social media bots skew public debate online

Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy), founder of the platform @BotSentinel, which monitors the use of inauthentic accounts, explains. By @nascalzaretto.

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According to the latest narrative of President Bolsonaro's most loyal supporters, there is a "coup" underway against the government. Today, the hashtag in favor of the President - supported mainly by fake accounts - was identified by @BotSentinel

To the Brazilian Report, congresswoman Lídice da Mata, the rapporteur of the Parliamentary Hearings Committee investigating the spread of fake news in Brazil, said that "there is strong evidence" that Eduardo Bolsonaro and his brother Carlos are involved

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BREAKING: Investors' rights law firms are reportedly investigating Brazilian brokerage XP Inc for allegedly misleading investors. Less than 3 months after XP’s IPO, The Winkler Group published a report raising serious questions about the accuracy of the firm's financials.
XP stocks are crashing 13.4% at Nasdaq today 👇👇👇👇
Among other things, the report say there are significant discrepancies between XP’s internal audits and financial statements provided to investors in its IPO prospectus. In addition, the report alleges that XP fired its auditor after it discovered weaknesses in internal controls.
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"Brazil is run by a bunch of lunatics." This is how #Lula observes the Jair Bolsonaro administration from behind bars, speaking to @elpais_brasil and Folha's @monicabergamo in an interview recorded today at the Federal Police HQ in Curitiba. (+)
"My place is here. I'm so obsessed with unmasking (Justice Minister) Moro and the prosecutors who convicted me, that I can remain imprisoned for 100 years. I won't exchange my dignity for my freedom," an angry, but resigned Lula stated. (+)
The former president got emotional and shed tears while talking about his 7-year-old grandson, who died in March: "Sometimes I think it would have been so much easier if I had died instead. I have lived for 73 years" (+)
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