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In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

Brazilian environmental officials have followed a zero-fire strategy for land management in the Cerrado savanna in central and northern Brazil.

 

Chinese meat traders roll out Brazil’s first deforestation-free beef certification

Chinese beef traders have begun implementing a certified deforestation-free beef from Brazil. This agreement, implemented Wednesday, is the first of its kind for Brazilian beef.

 

Brazilian court orders restoration of Fordlandia, Henry Ford’s Amazon ghost town

A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia. The city was established by Henry Ford nearly a century ago in the Amazon rainforest.

 

Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon, fueling deforestation concerns

Brazil’s government has announced a $75 million investment in the BR-319 highway, a move environmentalists fear could speed up Amazon deforestation.

 

Brazilian government commits $617.5M to Amazon ecological investment

The Brazilian government has committed $617.5 million to boost ecological investment in the Amazon. Eight banks have pledged an additional $2 billion.

 

Brazilian court to rule on whether Belo Sun’s Amazon gold mine stays suspended

A Brazilian court is set to rule on the controversial Volta Grande gold mine project in the Amazon, operated by Canadian company Belo Sun.

 

Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat

Brazil is on track to record its lowest Amazon deforestation rates since 2012. Despite this major accomplishment, experts warn that forest degradation, driven by wildfires, logging and drought, is outpacing deforestation.

 

A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

 

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

Brazil’s labor prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing it of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions.

 

Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there.

 

Brazil’s Indigenous leader Raoni backs Lula despite protesting against railway in the Amazon

Indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire says he still supports President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and plans to campaign for his reelection in October.

 

Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil’s Amazon

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work.

 

‘I’m going there.’ Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil’s Amazon

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work.

 

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights.

 

Brazilian banks to verify satellite deforestation data for rural credit

Brazilian banks are now required to verify satellite deforestation data before approving rural credit.

 

Marina Silva steps down as Brazil’s environment minister to run for Congress

Marina Silva is stepping down as Brazil’s environment minister so that she can run for Congress in national elections.

 

With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope

Three women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s and ‘80s.

 

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Indigenous protest in the Amazon forces Brazil’s Lula to revoke waterway decree

Brazil’s federal government reverses a decree after Indigenous protesters pressure it to drop plans tied to dredging the Tapajos River.

 

Takeaways from AP’s report on Latin American markets flooded by cheap Chinese goods

Chinese electric vehicles and e-commerce goods are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America, raising concerns among local governments and industries.

 

Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil’s reliance on hydropower

Brazilian courts have found that the Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Amazon failed to meet environmental and social requirements.

 

Indigenous protesters block Cargill facility in Brazil over President Lula’s decree

Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting at a Cargill facility in Santarem, Brazil, against a decree signed in August by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

 

Brazil soy industry’s exit from moratorium on using Amazon land could spur deforestation

Brazil’s biggest soy producers have withdrawn from the soy moratorium, a pledge to avoid Amazon deforestation.

 

Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees

A Brazilian judge has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his 2022 election loss.

 

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s family says he’s underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country’s capital.

 

Oscar contender ‘The Secret Agent’ capitalizes on the rise of Brazilian cinema

The Brazilian film “The Secret Agent” is opening nationwide in U.S. theaters. The Oscar-shortlisted Brazilian thriller follows Armando, a scientist targeted by Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s.

 

Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill that could reduce Bolsonaro’s prison sentence

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says he will veto a bill that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence.

 

Bolsonaro’s eldest son says he’ll run for Brazil presidency in 2026

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, says his father has chosen him to run for president in 2026.

 

Brazilian police crack down on $4.8B tax evasion and money laundering scheme

Brazilian police have launched a major operation to dismantle a tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector.

 

Bolsonaro’s conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup.

 

What to know about former President Jair Bolsonaro’s arrest in Brazil

Brazilian police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro on suspicion of plotting to flee and avoid a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

 

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