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BRASILIA( Reuters)-Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Jair Bolsonaro against justice Alexandre de Moraes, saying there was no fair cause for it to go forward, according to a decision reviewed by Reuters. Bolsonaro announced late on Tuesday he was suing Moraes for abuse of authority, citing alleged" attacks on democracy," marking the latest episode in a running showdown between the president and the court that could spill into the count

Lula said it is irresponsible for Western leaders to celebrate Zelenskiy because they are encouraging war instead of focusing on closed-door negotiations to stop the fighting.... " This guy is as responsible as Putin for the war.... Because in the war, there's not just one person guilty," he added. Lula said Biden and European Union leaders failed to do enough to negotiate with Russia in the run-up to its invasion of Ukraine in February....

The investigation concluded, however, that the former president had left the city the previous day and didn't leave Brasilia until three days later, according to a statement.... The nurse listed in the records as having applied the vaccine on Bolsonaro denied doing so and was no longer working at the center.... Last May, Bolsonaro's home in Brasilia was raided by the federal police under the vaccine probe....

BRASILIA( Reuters)-Opposition parties on Friday filed constitutional complaints at Brazil's Supreme Court against a pardon granted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to an ally who the court sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for anti-democratic threats.On Thursday, Bolsonaro decreed a pardon for Congressman Daniel Silveira, a former Rio de Janeiro police officer, a day after the court sentenced him to 8 years and 9 months in prison for interference with the free exercise of government

( Reuters)-Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 66.11% in August to its lowest level for the month since 2018, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, in a significant mark for its environmental policy as destruction often spikes this time of year. Satellite data from Brazilian space research agency INPE indicated that 563 square km( 217.38 square miles) of rainforest were cleared in the month, a 66.1% drop from the same period a year ago.In the first eight months of the year, INPE's