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Mexico deploys troops to secure avocado region after US halts imports•Record-high heat soars through South Korea•Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?•Turkiye’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia: What to expect•One killed, four injured in Thailand school shooting, officials say•Anti-Muslim US Congressman Andy Ogles loses congressional primary•AI used to create viruses not found in nature for first time•More than one million affected by floods in India’s Assam state•Exclusive report with the 308 people rescued by Nigerian forces•Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue•Israeli raid in West Bank’s Qalandiya injures 51 Palestinians•New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harm to youths•Brazil formally accuses 16 people over 2024 Voepass deadly plane crash•‘Wiped out’ - BBC reports from Spokane neighbourhood devastated by fires•Trump imposes 15% tariff on key chip material to counter China•Police in Argentina use tear gas to stop protesters•Two people convicted in relation to death of French streamer•Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders•Do you know who owns the media you watch?•Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity•After the floods, hunger: Mozambique’s second disaster•Trump says war can’t ‘go much longer’, Hormuz deal close•Some of Doge's $110bn saving reports are wrong or lack evidence, US watchdog finds•Travel restrictions – from Israel and Europe – trap students in Gaza•‘No red line’: South Lebanon residents outraged as Israel resumes strikes•Trump signs executive orders banning so-called ‘birth tourism’•Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’•Meta found to be 'public nuisance' in $567m ruling•How Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘extraordinary’ win stunned pro-Israel establishment•India is a nation of walkers - but its cities forgot them•

BR·Brazil·2026-06-18

Brazil executes warrant against Lula ally in widening financial scandal

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Federal police in Brazil have carried out raids targeting Senator Jaques Wagner, a close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as part of a widening corruption investigation into Banco Master.

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news·1-e8259.azureedge.net

Brazil executes warrant against Lula ally in widening financial scandal | Police News | Al Jazeera

Brazil executes warrant against Lula ally in widening financial scandal | Police News | Al Jazeera Listen (4 mins) Save Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Copy link Add Al Jazeera on Google Senator Jaques Wagner has faced accusations of receiving funds and an apartment in exchange for supporting Banco Master [File: Felipe Dana/AP Photo] Federal police in Brazil have

news·valorinternational.globo.com

Police allege senator received millions from ex-banker in Master probe

# Police allege senator received millions from ex-banker in Master probe Published: 2026-06-17T08:30:36.371000-03:00 Source: valorinternational.globo.com (valorinternational.globo.com) Language: en ## Story Police allege senator received millions from ex-banker in Master probe Politics # Police allege senator received millions from ex-banker in Master probe ## Investigators told the Supreme

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Police says government leader acted on Master-related Senate matters

Police say government leader acted on Master-related Senate matters Politics # Police say government leader acted on Master-related Senate matters ## Jaques Wagner was targeted in a Federal Police operation on Thursday Por Giullia Colombo e Mateus Coutinho — Brasília 18/06/2026 14h16 Atualizado há 7 horas --- Senator Jaques Wagner — Foto: Edilson Rodrigues/Agência Senado Senator Jaques Wag

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Senator and government leader in the Senate