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Lula’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s former human rights minister Silvio…
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BHP liable for 2015 Brazil mine disaster: UK court
A British court ruled Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially…
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Brazil rebuts UN complaint about COP30 security, but boosts presence
Brazil has pushed back against a complaint by the UN's climate chief over a security breach at the COP30 summit in Belem, saying…
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Indigenous protesters clash with security at COP30 summit in Brazil
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards Tuesday at the COP30 summit in Brazil, causing minor injuries in a rare…
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Experts raise concerns over growing trend with traumatizing impact on children: 'Will have consequences in adulthood and old age'
Environmental issues have long been framed in terms of the world Earth's residents will "leave behind" for children, but that lens has…
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Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures more than 400 others
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed six people and injured more than 400 others Friday…
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Tornado kills six, wrecks town in Brazil
A tornado killed at least six people and injured more than 400 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authorities said…
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California steps in as Trump skips global climate summit in Brazil
Nearly 200 nations are gathering this week in Belém, Brazil, to kick off the annual United Nations climate policy summit, but there is one…
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Brazil stumps up billions of dollars for its ambitious rainforest fund at UN climate summit
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil on Thursday unveiled long-awaited details of a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests and…
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World leaders ditch ties at sweaty climate summit
Diplomacy ditched its stuffy tie for once at a climate meeting in Belem, Brazil, where Thursday's Amazonian heat saw leaders and…
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Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30
Brazil is backing the creation of a global investment fund that would reward tropical countries for every hectare of forest they protect…
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Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years: report
Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday,…
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Brazilian authorities say they addressed housing shortage for climate talks, defend oil drilling
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said Friday they have made progress in solving the housing shortage for attendees of the upcoming…
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Brazil green-lights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River ahead of U.N. climate summit
Brazil's government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River. The…
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Aerial circus in Brazil spotlights a path to healing for female victims of gender-based violence
NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Performers twisted and twirled above the sand on a beach across the bay from Rio de Janeiro in an aerial circus…
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Brazil to begin construction on TikTok data center in six months, minister says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Construction on a TikTok data center in Brazil will begin in six months, an official said on Friday, with the project…
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On the trail of black jaguars in Cerrado, Brazil
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). I’m face to face with a black jaguar. With the unhurried, nonchalant gait…
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Central Bank’s New Brazilian Forex Rules Could Impact Crypto Exchanges
Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has proposed new rules for the forex sector that may place further restrictions on the country’s crypto…
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Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.
Republicans obviously deserve blame too, particularly the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling that defined much of what Trump did after the 2020…
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Volkswagen subsidiary in Brazil faces $30 mn fine over modern slavery
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Volkswagen faces historic $30 million compensation for Amazon labor abuses in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s labor court on Friday ordered Volkswagen to pay 165 million reais (about $30 million) for collective moral…
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What Brazil’s soy moratorium fight means — and what happens next
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the…
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Brazil's VP Alckmin expects Mexico sector trade deals next year
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Brazil and Mexico plan to sign a deal for complementary trade agreements in August of next year,…
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Daily life on a remote Amazon island goes on despite diplomatic dispute
Rain or shine, every weekday from March to December, boat owner Salvador Mitidieri ferries students from the shore of the Amazon River in…