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Brazil's Amazon deforestation this year nearly size of Puerto Rico, says agency
Destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest in November more than doubled the same period last year
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‘The Amazon Is Completely Lawless’: The Rainforest After Bolsonaro’s First Year
Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil.
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Brazil’s deforestation is exploding—and 2020 will be worse
The Brazilian government acknowledges the spike but says it’s the continuation of a 7-year trend
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Brazilian ex-President Lula released from jail
He was greeted by supporters outside the prison where he was held on corruption charges.
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The Amazon hasn't stopped burning. There were 19,925 fire outbreaks last month, and 'more fires' are in the future
The number of Amazon fires has decreased since they elicited an international outcry in August, but experts believe this is just a temporary respite.
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Pesticides Linked to Deaths of Millions of Bees in Brazil
Pesticides Linked to Deaths of Millions of Bees in Brazil
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The Amazon Fires, From an Extraterrestrial Perspective
Orbiting telescopes like Hubble have the luxury of avoiding the sometimes-dispiriting business of looking down at Earth.
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G7 to release emergency aid for Amazon forest fire crisis
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday offered $20 million of emergency aid to help battle wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, a gesture Brazil slammed as colonialist.
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EU to discuss Brazil beef ban over Amazon fires
The EU ought to consider banning Brazilian beef unless it takes action on forest fires, the Finnish EU presidency has said. A wider free trade deal is also at risk.
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The Amazon is burning and smoke from the fires can be seen from space
Smoke from record wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest blanketed São Paulo on Monday and could be seen from space.
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Satellites show Brazil’s deforestation has only gotten worse since Bolsonaro took office
Jair Bolsonaro can't hide tree crimes from these satellite eyes
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How YouTube Radicalized Brazil
YouTube built its business on keeping users hooked. This has been a gift to extremist groups. An investigation in the company’s second-biggest market found serious consequences.
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A Brazilian gang leader dressed up as his 19-year-old daughter to escape from prison. It didn't work
Clauvino de Silva attempted to escape prison by dressing up as his 19-year-old daughter and leaving her in his cell.
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Amazon deforestation accelerating towards unrecoverable 'tipping point'
Data confirms fears that Jair Bolsonaro’s policy encourages illegal logging in Brazil
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'Football pitch' of Amazon forest lost every minute
Satellite images show a sharp increase in clearances of trees in the first half of this year.
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Brazil's Supreme Court criminalizes homophobia and transphobia
The new ruling would legally protect the country's LGBT community, which has among the highest rates of violent deaths in the world.
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Brazil's Supreme Court criminalizes homophobia and transphobia
The new ruling would legally protect the country's LGBT community, which has among the highest rates of violent deaths in the world.
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Satellite data shows Amazon deforestation rising under Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro
BRASILIA (REUTERS) - Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May (2019) to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal loggers encouraged by the easing of environmental protections under President Jair Bolsonaro.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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'Inconceivable': Brazil top court backs down on news censorship
Brazil's Attorney-General had accused the nation's highest court of violating the constitution in ordering the withdrawal of news articles.
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A Lei da Atração - O que é a lei da atração e como usá-la? Pensamento Positivo
Muitas vezes você vai ouvir as pessoas falarem sobre o quão azaradas elas são e como se sentem como se...Como usar a Lei da Atração o que é a Lei da Atração...
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