Brazil

G-7 leaders dedicate $20 million to fight Amazon fires

By Associated Press

Macron said the U.S. supported the initiative, although he acknowledged that President Donald Trump had skipped Monday's working session on the environment.

Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon fires

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press

Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry.

International pressure mounts for Brazil to counter raging Amazon fires

By William Brangham

Large sections of the Amazon rainforest are engulfed in flames, their smoke turning Sao Paolo’s midday skyline to total darkness. Brazilian forest fires are common at this time of year but have spiked since 2018. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who…

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Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon fires

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not say when the armed forces would get involved but suggested that action could be imminent.

Amazon fires spark global concern but Bolsonaro remains defiant

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press

Brazilian federal experts have reported a record number of wildfires across the country this year, up 84 percent over the same period in 2018.

For Venezuelans fleeing chaos at home, Brazil offers temporary refuge — and uncertainty

By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz

Over the past five years, Venezuela’s combination of political instability, economic crisis and humanitarian disaster has driven record numbers of people out of the country to seek refuge elsewhere. The exodus is reshaping the entire continent of South America in…

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WATCH: Bolsonaro’s son says his father and Trump ‘do not care about the politically correct’

Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is currently a congressman, met with Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo on Friday and told reporters that the minister “expressed support” for his nomination.

Walmart to pay $282 million over foreign corruption

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Walmart faced civil and criminal allegations of overseas corruption, including payment through a Brazilian subsidiary of more than $500,000 to an intermediary known as a "sorceress" for her uncanny ability to make permit problems disappear.

Heavy rains cause deadly floods in Rio de Janeiro

By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press

Torrents of water gushed down streets, sweeping up cars and uprooting trees following rains that began around rush hour Monday evening. Mayor Marcelo Crivella said the Brazilian city faced a "crisis" and said heavy rains would continue.