Dec 23 Brazil’s Lula’s promises to end deforestation face challenges from traditional rubber tappers By Fabiano Maisonnave, Tatiana Pollastri, Eraldo Peres, Associated Press Brazil's incoming president has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years. But the parts of Amazon region, with its legacy of rubber tappers, have… Continue reading
Dec 09 Croatia beats Brazil in World Cup quarterfinals By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Croatia knocked Brazil out of the World Cup by beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals. Continue reading
Nov 25 Pro-Bolsonaro protests escalate in Brazil after election loss By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press For more than three weeks, supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings across the nation. Continue reading
Nov 22 Bolsonaro contests Brazil election results, demands votes be anulled By David Biller, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is contesting his defeat in the October election and calling on the electoral authority to annul votes cast on more than half of electronic voting machines used. Continue reading
Nov 16 Brazil’s Lula pledges ‘big fight’ against deforestation at COP27 By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took several swipes at outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how his administration managed the forests. Continue reading
Nov 15 Bolsonaro supporters protest against Brazil’s presidential election results By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Brazilians wearing the colours of the national flag are gathering across the country to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro's defeat in last month’s election and asking for the armed forces to intervene. Continue reading
Nov 03 In the Amazon rainforest, a giant fish makes a comeback thanks to settler and Indigenous cooperation By Fabiano Maisonnave, Jorge Saenz, Associated Press Along the Jurua River, a tributary of the Amazon, riverine settlers and Indigenous villages are working together to promote the sustainable fishing of near magic fish called pirarucu. Continue reading
Nov 02 Bolsonaro supporters call on Brazil’s military to keep him in power By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Thousands of people who back the far-right president gathered outside one of the army's eight regional headquarters a day after Bolsonaro stopped short of conceding the election but authorized his chief of staff to begin the transition process. Continue reading
Nov 01 Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro declines to concede defeat By Diane Jeantet, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech that marked his first comments since results were released two days ago. Continue reading
Nov 01 Brazilian truckers protest Bolsonaro loss, block hundreds of roads By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Brazilian truckers supportive of President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked hundreds of roads to protest his election loss to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Many truck drivers have jammed traffic in areas across the country since da Silva's victory… Continue reading