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
Jul 06 In Lula’s first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34 percent, reversing trend under Bolsonaro By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Lula campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation under former President Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading
Jun 30 Brazil’s top electoral court bars Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for 8 years By Mauricio Savarese, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. Continue reading
Jun 01 Brazil’s Congress weakens environmental, Indigenous ministries in a rejection of leftist president By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press The move shows the increasing power of Brazil's so-called "beef caucus," shorthand for cattle businesses and other large-scale agriculture who together control the majority of both legislative chambers in the country. Continue reading
May 29 South America’s presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years By Carla Bridi, Associated Press Analysts say Lula senses an opportunity for integration because of the political affinities of the region's current governments and appears to want to test leaders' willingness to cooperate through a revived Union of South American Nations, or Unasur. Continue reading
May 26 Brazilian president says UN will hold 2025 climate conference in Brazil By Associated Press Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil would hold the conference, known as COP 30, in the Para state city of Belem in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest. Continue reading
May 03 Police search Bolsonaro’s home as Brazil probes fake COVID-19 vaccine cards By Carla Bridi, David Biller, Associated Press Brazil's Federal Police have searched former President Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his phone in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards. Continue reading
Apr 28 Brazilian President Lula resumes recognition of Indigenous land areas By Carla Bridi, Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation. Continue reading
Mar 30 Former leader Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stint in Florida By Eléonore Hughes, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Former President Jair Bolsonaro has returned to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss. Continue reading