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Dutch Army Deployed to Curaçao Due to Social Uprising
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to several reliable reports, the government of the Netherlands has deployed soldiers on the Dutch Antilles island of...
Federal Police Arrest Activist in Investigation of Anti-Democratic Rallies in Brasília
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police arrested extremist Sara Fernanda Giromini, who has adopted the alias Sara Winter, and are serving warrants...
Financial Times Says Bolsonaro Sparks Fears for Brazilian Democracy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The British newspaper Financial Times published an editorial on Sunday entitled "Jair Bolsonaro sparks fears for Brazilian democracy". In...
Competing Pro-Democracy, Pro-Bolsonaro Rallies End in Clash with São Paulo Police
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A pro-democracy protest called by organized soccer club fans turned Paulista Avenue into a war zone on Sunday afternoon....
Bolsonaro Announces Bill to Allow Mining in Indigenous Territories
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that on Thursday he would submit a bill to Congress enabling mineral exploration, the...
Looking for a Favela Tour? Skip the Jeeps — Find an Activist
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carnaval 2020 is fast approaching, and if you’re one of the 1.9 million visitors flooding into Rio de Janeiro...
NASA Study Finds Amazon Dryer, More Vulnerable, Sooner than Previously Predicted
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The increase in deforestation and fires in the Amazon, combined with the high concentration of greenhouse gases, is making...
Brazil’s Defense Minister Reviews Operations in Amazon and Northeast Coast
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Defense, Fernando Azevedo e Silva, assessed yesterday, October 29th, the performance of the Armed Forces in...
Delays in Bolivia Vote Count Result in Protests, Allegations of Fraud
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chaotic and contested vote-counting in Bolivia has turned the country into a pressure cooker about to explode.
The interruption of...
With the Army in the Amazon, Burning Decreased but Deforestation Increased
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the first month of action by the Armed Forces in the Amazon to fight the forest fires, the...
Minister Says Brazil Deserves to be Paid for Environmental Services to the World
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said in an interview with TV Brasil, that Brazil provides environmental services to the world...
Green Brazil Operation: Fines for Amazon Infractions in One Month Are R$36 million
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the first month of operations, Operação Verde Brasil ("Green Brazil Operation") has reported 112 violations, applying R$36.37 million...
Smoke From Fires Reaches Southern and Southeastern Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The humid winds blowing from the Amazon into the southern and southeastern regions have carried smoke from forest fires to...
Over 200 Institutional Investors Managing US$16 Trillion Urge Brazil to Protect Amazon
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Ahead of next week’s United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, 230 institutional investors from thirty different countries issued...