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Plane Crash in Brazil Leaves All Passengers Dead

An airplane with 62 people on board crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all its passengers dead according to firefighters and the airline Voepass. According to a Brazilian official the passengers were instantly killed upon the crash. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said earlier during an official event that it appeared there ...

Brazil Wages 'War' on Wildfires

Brazil was deploying military aircraft as part of a "war" against wildfires ravaging the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with authorities warning on Sunday that arsonists were setting blazes. Following a crisis meeting of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's cabinet, Environment Minister Marina Silva announced a "war against the fire" and said ...