Illegal mines have fueled a humanitarian crisis for the Yanomami Indigenous group. Brazil’s new president is trying to fight back.
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Illegal Mining Fuels Crisis For Indigenous Tribe in Brazil’s Amazon
Illegal mines have fueled a humanitarian crisis for the Yanomami Indigenous group. Brazil’s new president is trying to fight back.
Biden and Lula Meet at White House, Vowing to Guard Democracy
President Biden hosted Brazil’s new president on Friday in a refresh of the countries’ relations. The two leaders agree on the Amazon but are split on Ukraine.
Man Behind Amazon Murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira Is Caught, Police Say
Brazilian police officials accused an illegal fishing trafficker of ordering an assassination in June that left a British journalist and a Brazilian activist dead deep in the Amazon.
Ecuador Moves to Expand Drilling in the Amazon
A novel idea to leave the country’s vast oil reserves in the ground fizzled for lack of international support. Now, struggling under painful debt, the government wants to expand drilling in the rainforest.
Expectations Run High as an Exuberant Lula Speaks at Climate Summit
On Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first trip abroad after winning last month’s election, he pledged to protect the Amazon rainforest and said Brazil was “leaving its cocoon.”
In Brazil, Lula Beat Bolsonaro. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had one of Latin America’s best presidencies ever in the century’s first decade. His second try looks far more difficult.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Jair Bolsonaro Loses
But he has not conceded Brazil’s presidential election.
What Lula’s Victory in Brazil Means for Climate
The president-elect once helped slash deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest. He says he wants to do it again.
Your Monday Briefing: Seoul Mourns Halloween Crush Victims
Plus Russia halts Ukrainian grain shipments and Brazilians vote for their next president.