Oct 17 Congressional draft report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over insurrection attempt By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Bolsonaro has denied involvement in the rioting, which took place after he had quietly left the country to stay in Florida while refusing to attend the inauguration of incoming President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Continue reading
Oct 08 Extreme drought across Brazil’s Amazon worsens local fears for the future By Edmar Barros, Associated Press Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024, the problems stand to intensify. Continue reading
Sep 29 Brazil’s President Lula recovering in hospital after successful hip replacement surgery By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Dr Roberto Kalil says the surgery took between two and three hours at Hospital Sirio-Libanes in the capital, and that it was a success. Continue reading
Sep 19 Brazil’s Lula returns to UN stage, pitches himself as leader for Global South By David Biller, Associated Press Lula's election victory last year was the narrowest in Brazil's modern history, and the danger of fierce polarization in Brazil's young democracy was evident even after he took office. Continue reading
Sep 15 Brazil restores stricter climate goals weakened under former administration By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press The decision was announced Thursday by the country's Committee on Climate Change, a federal government body. It restores a commitment that had been weakened under the prior administration. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: At least 18 dead from severe storms and flooding in southeastern Europe In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll has reached 18 from severe storms raging across southeastern Europe, flooding in southern Brazil claimed at least 39 lives, forecasters are warning that Hurricane Lee could become the first Category 5 storm… Continue watching
Sep 06 A cyclone in Brazil flooded dozens of cities, leaving at least 27 dead and 1,600 homeless By Wesley Santos, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press More than 60 cities have been battered by the storm since Monday night and the death toll is the state's highest from a climate event. Continue reading
Sep 05 Intense storm in southern Brazil kills at least 21 people and displaces more than 1,600 By Associated Press The governor of Rio Grande do Sul state said Tuesday that the death toll is the state's highest due to a climate event. The governor says 15 of the deaths occurred in one house in Mucum, a city of about… Continue reading
Aug 09 What came out of the South American summit on protecting the Amazon? By Kayan Tara At their first summit focused on the Amazon in nearly 15 years, eight South American countries pledged this week to work together to combat deforestation. While they revived a key treaty organization in this new united front, environmentalists have expressed… Continue reading
Jul 17 EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle a long-lost relationship By Raf Cassert, Associated Press European Union and Latin American leaders are gathering for a major summit of long-lost relatives. Whether it will also be a joyful reunion of friends remains to be seen after eight years. Continue reading