Cocaine smuggling and production at record high since pandemic retreat
New UN report says there has been a 35% spike in 2020-21 in the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient South American drug cartels...
Category : Brazil
Record deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest shows challenge facing Lula
Satellites show record destruction for the month of February as new government tries to undo damage wreaked under Bolsonaro Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose...
Scientists prove clear link between deforestation and local drop in rainfall
Study adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfall For the first time...
Dom Phillips’ widow to follow him in raising awareness of crisis in Amazon
Alessandra Sampaio preparing to visit remote area where husband and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered last year The widow of British journalist Dom Phillips...
Weather tracker: record-breaking heat in Australia
Australia swelters while in Brazil there have been record downpours Southern Australia has recorded significant heat over the past week with maximum temperatures widely reaching...
Brazil floods: death toll rises to 48 as landslides and looters prevent aid reaching survivors
Dozens missing in south-eastern São Paulo state as rescue crews search for bodies in the rubble of homes Search and rescue teams raced to find...
Brazil flooding and landslides kill dozens in São Paulo state
Cities cancel Carnival festivities as rescue workers search for victims and clear roads Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s south-east have caused flooding and...
Brazil ministers to visit site of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s murder
Visit is part of push by Lula’s government to beat back illegal miners, loggers and poachers who wrought environmental havoc Indigenous activists are planning to...
Brazil launches operation to drive illegal miners from Yanomami lands
Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafias The Brazilian government has launched its campaign to...
Investigate Bolsonaro for genocide, says Brazil’s Marina Silva
Exclusive: Environment minister calls for ex-president to be held to account as she prepares to tackle illegal gold miners Former president Jair Bolsonaro should be...
