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Mining companies back away from Brazil's Indigenous areas
Read full article: Mining companies back away from Brazil's Indigenous areasSome of the world’s biggest mining companies have withdrawn requests to research and extract minerals on Indigenous land in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and repudiated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to legalize mining activity in the areas.
In Brazil, artists and activists protest against mining bill
Read full article: In Brazil, artists and activists protest against mining billThousands of Brazilians have gathered outside Congress in Brasilia to protest a set of bills that they say threaten the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous people living in it.
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Brazilian comedian's COVID-19 death unites nation in grief
Read full article: Brazilian comedian's COVID-19 death unites nation in griefThe COVID-19 death of a popular comedian has prompted an outpouring of grief across all sectors of society in Brazil, a nation otherwise deeply divided over how to cope with the disease.
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DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
Read full article: DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with BrazilDozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.