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
Nov 22 Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Continue reading
Nov 18 COP30 host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues By Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press As United Nations climate talks bubble to a critical point, negotiators on Tuesday were pressured to ensure that oil — along with fossil fuels coal and natural gas — won't be burned in the future. Continue reading
Nov 17 Disaster-battered nations tell ministers at climate talks to start taking action By Seth Borenstein, Anton L. Delgado, Melina Walling, Associated Press Their message: Our lives are on the line. Continue reading
Nov 15 Thousands of climate protesters march on COP30 By Michael D. Regan Protesters earlier this week twice disrupted the talks by surrounding the venue, including an incident Tuesday where two security guards suffered minor injuries. Continue reading
Nov 14 Judge finds BHP Group liable in dam collapse that led to Brazil's worst environmental disaster By Brian Melley, Associated Press A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream. Continue reading
Nov 14 'No one enters, no one leaves.' Protesters block main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil By Anton L. Delgado, Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press About 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to the United Nations climate conference on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon for 90 minutes on Friday in a peaceful standoff that ended after a lengthy discussion with the climate talks… Continue reading
Nov 10 Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the U.S. By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press Leaders at the two-week Conference of Parties 30, or COP30, emphasize the need for collective action. Continue reading