Question
In March 2023, this country and China reached an agreement to trade in their own currencies, removing the US Dollar as an intermediary. Former foreign minister Celso Amorim claimed that this country has refused to sell weapons to Ukraine due to its dependence on Russia for fuel and fertilizer. In July 2023, this country’s president announced that forest clearance was down by 33%, which he attributed to a crackdown on mining on indigenous lands. After claiming this country’s electronic voting system was rigged, a former president of this country was barred from running for public office until 2030. For 10 points, name this country currently led by Lula da Silva and previously by Jair Bolsonaro. ■END■
ANSWER: Brazil [or Federative Republic of Brazil; or República Federativa do Brasil]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Daniel Shannon (DII) | University of Delaware A | Columbia A | 22 | -5 |
Elias Ziyadeh (DII) | Penn | Rutgers | 42 | 10 |
Mukhil Krishnan (DII) | Lehigh | Swarthmore B | 46 | -5 |
Ben Rotko (UG) | Swarthmore B | Lehigh | 109 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | University of Delaware A | 115 | 10 |