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  "id": 4771397,
  "title": "Booming weight-loss drug demand in Brazil fuels thriving black market and health fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/booming-weight-loss-drug-demand-in-brazil-fuels-thriving-black-market",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/01/brazil-weight-loss-drug-black-market/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Between 2018 and mid-August 2026, Brazilian authorities recorded 83 deaths, which are under investigation, and over 3,600 complications linked to weight-loss drugs.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "Brazil’s Weight-Loss Drug Boom Fuels a Growing Black Market and Health Risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/brazils-weight-loss-drug-boom-fuels-a-growing-black-market-and-health",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}