Brazil’s top court ruled that defendants may remain free while they exhaust appeals in criminal cases, a decision with far-reaching implications in corruption cases.
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Brazil Had High Hopes for Its Big Oil Auction. They Went Bust.
It was billed as the largest oil auction in history, one expected to produce a windfall. But analysts say a high signing bonus scared away bidders.
‘Guardian’ of the Amazon Killed in Brazil by Illegal Loggers
His death comes as illegal miners, loggers and land grabbers are making more, and bolder, incursions into Indigenous land under the far-right Bolsonaro administration.
Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Global Warming
New supplies from Brazil, Canada, Guyana and Norway may add to a glut, posing a threat to producers in Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States.
In the Amazon, Fires Steal Breath, but Smoke Smells of Money
The thousands of fires set to clear land for cattle in Brazil’s rainforest are widely seen as an environmental disaster. Local ranch hands have more conflicted feelings.
Why Amazon Fires Keep Raging 10 Years After a Deal to End Them
Many of the thousands of fires burning in Brazil’s Amazon are set by ranchers. A deal inked 10 years ago was meant to stop the problem, but the ecological arson goes on as the Earth warms.
Mysterious Oil Spill Becomes New Environmental Crisis for Brazil
Brazil’s president said the government had a theory of what led to the spill, adding that a foreign country was on “the radar.”
United Nations Live Updates: Trump Calls for Nationalism in Assembly Speech
Presidents and prime ministers have converged at the world’s most prominent diplomatic stage, amid crises ranging from climate change to possible armed conflict between Iran and the United States.
Michelle Bachelet, U.N. Rights Chief, Feels ‘Sorry for Brazil’ Under Jair Bolsonaro
Ms. Bachelet responded to Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right president, who took personal aim at her father in previous comments.
Criminal Charges Urged in Brazil Dam Collapse
The dam collapse killed nearly 250 people in January, unleashing a torrent of mining waste on a nearby town and roiling global iron ore markets.