World May 25 Brazilian government commits $617.5M to Amazon ecological investment By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press
Politics May 07 Trump meets with Brazil's Lula at the White House Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will discuss cooperation in the fight against organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, Brazil’s finance minister Dario Durigan said Wednesday, one day ahead of the scheduled meeting between the presidents. By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press
World May 05 Brazil gold mining rush brings deforestation and mercury risks to the Amazon SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury contamination to hazardous levels, officials and experts say. A study… By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press
World Mar 24 Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health The decision by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes follows Bolsonaro’s hospitalization since March 13 for pneumonia. By Associated Press
World Jan 01 Bolsonaro leaves hospital post-surgery and returns to jail in Brazil's capital Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car took the embattled ex-leader back to the federal police headquarters where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence… By Associated Press
Dec 27 Brazilian judge puts 10 people convicted over coup plot under house arrest By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Manuel Rueda, Associated Press The decision by Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes came just hours after authorities in neighboring Paraguay arrested a former police commander, who also had been convicted in the plot and returned him to Brazil. Continue reading
Nov 27 Brazilian police crack down on $4.8 billion tax evasion and money laundering scheme By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press Authorities say the group is Brazil's largest tax debtor, owing over 26 billion reais. Continue reading
Nov 25 Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for Brazilian coup attempt By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The far-right leader had been under house arrest since August and was taken to federal police headquarters Saturday after trying to break his ankle monitor. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 2:17 Deep in the Amazon, scientists build a 'time capsule' to predict future of climate change By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara, Zoie Lambert Hundreds of miles from the U.N. conference on climate change that wrapped this weekend in Belém, Brazil, scientists are conducting a first-of-its-kind experiment that could help future policymakers address the issue. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Nov 23 Bolsonaro says 'hallucinations' led him to violate ankle monitor, causing his arrest By Mauricio Savarese, Lucas Dumphreys, Associated Press On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at his house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in… Continue reading