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As The Olympics Loom, Brazil Lurches From One Crisis To The Next

10:11am March 14, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil is in the midst of an economic downturn. It's battling the Zika virus. And a deepening political crisis has sparked massive protests and calls for the president's resignation.

Demonstrators shout in support of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva outside his residence in the greater Sao Paulo area Friday. Police searched Silva's home and are questioning the former leader in relation to a corruption and money-laun

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Brazil's Former President Lula Da Silva Targeted In Corruption Raid

11:38am March 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Prosecutors say the search is aimed at uncovering evidence of possible payments and goods funneled from Petrobras, the national oil company, to Silva and his associates.

From the Apple and FBI dispute in the U.S. to a legal case in Brazil involving the WhatsApp messaging service, U.S. tech companies are finding themselves subject to widely varying laws for cooperating with local police.

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For U.S. Tech Firms Abroad And Data In The Cloud, Whose Laws Apply?

5:16pm March 03, 2016

by Martin Kaste

The FBI's efforts to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone is one fight in a larger global conflict: Firms face varying laws for police cooperation and say a lack of legal standards is creating a crisis.

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Lindomar Pena, a virologist at a lab in Recife, Brazil, holds a box of vials used to store samples of the Zika virus in huge freezers.

Health & Safety

Reporting On The Zika Virus Means Getting Up Close And Personal

5:52pm February 29, 2016

by Rob Stein

A visit to a Brazilian virology laboratory at the epicenter of the Zika outbreak gives a reporter a close encounter with the mysterious virus that has triggered a global health emergency.

Marcia Andrade, an agent from Brazil's Ministry of Health, interviews Camila Alves, 22. A friend holds Alves' 2-month-old daughter.

Disease Detectives In Brazil Go Door-To-Door To Solve Zika Mystery

2:14pm February 25, 2016

by Rob Stein

A team of health experts is tracking down mothers who had babies with microcephaly to try to prove or debunk the link to Zika virus.

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Born in December, Valentina Vitoria has microcephaly, the birth defect that causes an abnormally small head and can cause brain damage as well. Her mother is 32-year-old Fabiane Lopes.

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Moms And Infants Are Abandoned In Brazil Amid Surge In Microcephaly

8:40am February 19, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

There have been several cases of abandoned babies already — at least three in Rio. And a psychologist believes that some men will walk out on their partner if a newborn has the birth defect.

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The man in the T-shirt is Paolo Sandoval, 42. His wife (seated, far right, in a white shirt) is Jessica Vivana Torres, 30. She's 15 weeks pregnant with their first child and came down with Zika three weeks ago. "I'm really worried about brain damage in th

With Zika Looming, What's It Like At A Maternity Clinic In Colombia?

6:34pm February 16, 2016

More than 5,000 pregnant women appear to have fallen sick with the virus. But there are no good tests for the birth defect possibly linked to this disease.

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Brazilian soldiers prepare for an operation to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of the Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 3. The operation on Saturday will include 220,000 soldiers passing out pamphlets; they ho

Brazilian Military Takes Aim At Mosquito Problem

8:51am February 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, 220,000 soldiers across Brazil are going door to door to raise awareness about the Zika virus, and promote mosquito control efforts that could slow the disease's spread.

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Zika Virus: What Happened When

2:20pm February 10, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

For decades, Zika was considered a mild virus that rarely made people ill. Suddenly it seems to be causing serious problems and is spreading across the Americas. Here's the latest news.

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro performs with the Vila Isabel Samba School during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

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In Rio, The Samba Parade Goes On Despite A Wardrobe Malfunction

6:41pm February 09, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro donned an elaborate, colorful costume to samba her way through Rio's Carnival parade competition — and recovered quickly after forgetting to tie a crucial double knot.

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