France and Spain swelter as Cyclone Yakecan wreaks havoc in South America
Analysis: Another week of extremes with peaks pushing 40C in Spain and a rare subtropical cyclone in Uruguay and Brazil Unseasonably high temperatures have been...
Category : Brazil
Lula launches campaign to reclaim Brazilian presidency from Bolsonaro
Leftwinger tells rally that public must unite against far-right incumbent’s ‘incompetence and authoritarianism’ Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inació Lula da Silva has kickstarted what he...
‘Record after record’: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits April high, nearly double previous peak
Climate analysts are astounded by such a high reading during the rainy season, and is the third monthly record this year Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon...
Erosion of abortion rights gathers pace around the world as US signals new era
A leaked supreme court draft ruling shows the US is set to end 50 years of a woman’s right to choose. Elsewhere, the battle still...
Is Brazil ready for the next incarnation of President Lula?
The 76-year-old former leader, jailed on corruption charges in 2018, is ready to run again and is ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the polls...
‘Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge
Tropics lost 11.1m hectares of tree cover in 2021, including forest critical to limiting global heating and biodiversity loss, finds World Resources Institute Pristine rainforests...
‘Like a football idol’: Bolsonaro claws back support after poor Covid response
President is touring Brazil in bid to win back voters before October election – and appears to be making headway He came on horseback and...
Rio carnival groups fight for right to party ahead of official celebrations
Samba schools will return to action but ‘blocos’ – street groups – are furious they have not yet received authorization to gather Some of Rio’s...
Bolsonaro faces hard scrutiny over military’s purchase of penile implants
Army says it purchased three silicone implants, rather than the 60 reported by media, after revelations the military bought Viagra Further questions have been raised...
Brazil military ‘posed as NGOs on social media’ to play down deforestation
Facebook owner Meta removes network from social media in move which could damage President Jair Bolsonaro Facebook owner Meta Platforms has removed a network of...
