Rights Groups Denounce Charges Against Brazil-Based Journalist Glenn Greenwald
The Intercept said the charges were "blatantly politically motivated" and were an "apparent retaliation" for the publication's work exposing wrongdoing ...
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California Missed a Chance to Put Out Next Year’s Amazon Fires
As the Amazon and other rainforests around the world continue to burn, California missed a chance to adopt a bill ...
What Will it Take for Brazilian Farmers to Decrease Fire Use in the Amazon?
Contrary to what Brazil's President Bolsonaro claims, sustainable farming could start Amazonian farmers on the pathway to more permanent economic ...
Ireland May Withold EU-Mercosur Deal Support Over Amazon Fires: PM
Scientists have issued a dire warning that losing just one-fifth more of Brazil’s Amazon would trigger a feedback loop known ...
Thousands of Brazilian Indigenous Women Protest Bolsonaro’s ‘Genocidal Policies’
Thousands of indigenous women marched on Brazil's capital Tuesday denouncing the "genocidal policies" of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces ...
Bolsonaro is Destroying the Brazilian Amazon: Here’s How (and How Not) to Act
Brazil's President Bolsonaro is destroying the Amazon rainforest and must be treated for what he is: an enemy of indigenous ...
Murder of Brazilian Tribal Leader Linked to Bolsonaro’s Amazon Agenda: UN Rights Chief
Bachelet said the "proposed policy to open up more areas of the Amazon to mining could lead to incidents of ...
Torching Earth’s Lungs: Bolsonaro’s Environmental Policies Set Scene for Catastrophe
Not only is Brazil's President Bolsonaro a threat to many of his own people; he endangers our global climate. Almost ...
Nationwide Student Strike Begins in Brazil Over Bolsonaro’s Budget Cuts
The Bolsonaro administration's decision to slash education funding comes as the president has denounced Brazil's schools and universities for promoting ...
My Burqa is a Reminder of the Freedom that Has Always Been Mine
My blue burqa carefully folded up in the corner of the room is a painful and clear reminder of the ...
Indigenous Protesters March on Brazil Congress Over Land Rights
Thousands of indigenous people converged on Brazil's capital to defend hard-won land rights many fear could be eroded by far-right ...
Bolsonaro’s Myth of Ever-Higher Growth is Leading Brazilians Toward the Abyss
As much as Bolsonaro’s fiery, glittering, and confounding pro-market mirage model tries to shine, it also has a dark and ...
Two Brazilian Police Arrested Over Killing of Activist Marielle Franco
Franco, who was black, grew up in a slum and went on to become a respected defender of the poor ...
You May Not be Brazilian – But You Should be Worried About What is Unfolding in Brazil
Brazil’s sudden turn away from human rights and towards outright oppression of previously protected groups should serve as a warning ...
Machos on the Stand: Hyper-Masculinity and Gun Control in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro was able to create the illusion that an armed citizen would be better equipped to protect themselves. ...
Rio Governor-Elect Wants Police Snipers to Take Out Criminals
The far-right governor-elect of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, said he would deploy snipers to take down armed criminal suspects, ...
What is Next for Brazil’s Vibrant Social Movement? #EleNao, Ele-no-More?
The aim of Brazil’s social opposition movement #EleNao was to prevent Jair Bolsonaro being elected. Based on the election result, ...
Brazil Enters New Era with Far-Right President-Elect
"Brazilian democracy is now in complete crisis."
White House Shrugs Off Rise of Brazil’s Far-Right Presidential Candidate
Jair Bolsonaro, an ex-army officer who has repeatedly expressed support for Brazil's former dictatorship, leads the polls and is poised ...
Brazilian Women Rally Against Presidential Frontrunner Bolsonaro
Women across Brazil launched a wave of nationwide protests against the candidacy of the right-wing election frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro.
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