Brics to more than double with admission of six new countries
Major expansion as economic bloc that includes Russia and China attempts to provide counterweight to the US and western allies The Brics group of big...
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Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members
Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa Leaders from developing countries representing almost half the...
Murder of Black community activist, 72, in Brazil prompts calls for action
Maria Bernadete Pacífico, whose son was shot dead in 2017, killed by gunmen at her home in Bahia Human rights organisations in Brazil are clamouring...
‘The state is murderous’: Brazilians vow justice for 13-year-old boy shot by police
Thiago Menezes Flausino, who dreamed of becoming a footballer, was the ninth child to die in a shooting this year in Rio Those who knew...
Thursday briefing: Inside South America’s summit to save the Amazon
In today’s newsletter: After years of rampant exploitation under a far-right government, Brazil has brought together leaders to help secure the future of the world’s...
‘Nature needs money’: Lula tells rich countries to pay up and protect world’s rainforests
Brazilian president says developed nations that over centuries have pumped emissions into the atmosphere must ‘pay their bit’ The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da...
Leaders of Amazon nations gather in Brazil for summit on rainforest’s future
Conclave represents handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took power The leaders of Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia and...
Brazilian president Lula pledges ‘new Amazon dream’ at rainforest summit
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sets out ambitious programme to repair damage done by Bolsonaro and tackle environmental crime The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula...
Four Nigerians survive 14 days on ship’s rudder before Brazilian rescue
Four men traveled about 5,600km before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in south-eastern port of Vitória On their 10th day at sea, the four...
Brazil: descendants of Africans who escaped slavery gain census recognition
Data counts 1.3m quilombola, historically excluded population whose communities were founded by fugitive enslaved people More than 1.3 million Brazilians who identify as descendants of...
