Author: MANUELA ANDREONI
Once a Climate Leader, Brazil Falls Short in Glasgow
The country’s proposals show a desire to burnish its image, but President Jair Bolsonaro’s record and his absence from the summit cast doubt on its commitment to reversing course.
Brazil’s Bid to Outsource Amazon Conservation Finds Few Takers
Brazil is seeking to share the cost and burden of protecting the rain forest with the private sector. But it has found few firms willing to help.
His Plane Crashed in the Amazon. Then Came the Hard Part.
A Brazilian pilot working for wildcat miners escaped death when his plane went down in a remote area. He walked through the jungle for 36 days before being rescued.
Brazil’s Coronavirus Skeptic Leader Gets Judicial Scolding for Breaking Mask Law
Jair Bolsonaro likes to go out without a mask. A ‘simple Google search’ proves that, notes a judge. Now, he has threatened to fine the Brazilian leader.
Coronavirus in Brazil: Cases and Deaths
How did Brazil became a global epicenter of the outbreak, and what have been the political consequences for its president, who has dismissed the dangers?
Brazil Angrily Rejects Millions in Amazon Aid Pledged at G7, Then Accepts British Aid
President Jair Bolsonaro suggested he would reconsider accepting aid from the Group of 7 if France’s president withdrew “insults made to my person.” Then, Brazil accepted $12 million in British aid.
‘It’s Complete Chaos’: Storm Frees Gators in Rio Favela Where Officials Won’t Go
A storm knocked down the walls of a farm that bred caimans, cousins of alligators, in an area controlled by a criminal paramilitary group.
Rio de Janeiro Storm Kills 6, Turning Roads Into Rivers and Burying Bus in Mud
While this was an unusually powerful storm, the damage and death that followed were not rare for Rio de Janeiro, whose poor, hillside neighborhoods are usually the hardest hit.