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Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon
Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically associated with human occupation, but it is uncertain whether it was created intentionally.
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Chinese automaker BYD will create an EV hub in Brazil at an old Ford plant
BYD, the popular Chinese EV automaker, plans to invest 3 billion reais ($620 million) in a new Brazilian manufacturing hub, as it looks to build a larger presence in South America The industrial complex will be built in the northeastern state of Bahia, in the town of Camaçari, where BYD bought a Ford plant that closed in 2021.
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Brazil recognises six new indigenous reserves
Mining is banned and logging restricted in a vast Amazon area and some other indigenous reserves.
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Deforestation blamed for craters that could swallow a city of 70,000
A Brazilian city with a population of 73,000 people is perched on the edge of disaster due to poor urban planning and deforestation. Deep craters are forming in and around the city of Buriticupu, located in the country’s northeast, which have swallowed up houses, streets and people alike.
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Indigenous youths use tech as 'weapon' to protect Amazon
Her grandfather defended native lands in the Brazilian Amazon with bows and arrows. Today, the weapon of choice for Txai Surui and many young Indigenous activists like her is technology.
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Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island
The geology of Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.
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Scientists sound the alarm as plastic waste forms rocks off coast of Brazil: ‘New and terrifying’
‘Pollution has reached geology’ says a scientist
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls in first month under Lula
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell in January from a year earlier, satellite data showed on Friday, in the first monthly figures under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Bolsonaro attended meeting about plot to keep him in power, senator says
Senator says he was asked to get justice to make compromising comments on tape as Bolsonaro ‘sat in silence’
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Facebook approves ads calling for children’s deaths in Brazil, test finds
YouTube had no problem passing the same test.
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The US Far Right Helped Stoke the Attack on Brazil’s Congress
Right-wing networks from Brazil and the US fueled calls for violence. Experts accuse tech platforms of looking the other way.
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Brazil protests: Artwork suffers damage beyond repair
Brazil mourns the loss of key parts of its artistic collection damaged by rioters.
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Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump.
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Lula faces stiff challenge to fulfil vow to reverse Amazon deforestation in Brazil
President’s predecessor Bolsonaro unleashed record destruction on rainforest and emboldened loggers, land grabbers and illegal miners
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Brazil judge fines Bolsonaro allies millions after ‘bad faith’ election challenge
Head of Brazil's electoral court rejects claim from outgoing president’s coalition that said voting machines malfunctioned
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Brazilian regulator seizes iPhones from retail stores as Apple fails to comply with charger requirement
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice ordered in September the suspension of iPhone sales in the country after concluding that Apple harms consumers by not offering the power adapter included with the device. Even after million-dollar fines, Apple still fails to comply with the requirement – which has now led to the Federal District-based consumer protection regulator seizing iPhones from retail stores.
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Bolsonaro struggles to sway Brazil’s poor voters with aid
After Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro boosted welfare payments in August by 50%, many people in the Jequitinhonha Valley, one of the poorest regions of the country, felt they could once again afford some meat, keep electricity running and repair leaky roofs.
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Months after floods, Brazil's Amazon faces a severe drought
Just months after enduring floods that destroyed crops and submerged entire communities, thousands of families in the Brazilian Amazon are now dealing with severe drought that, at least in some areas, is the worst in decades. The low level of the Amazon River, at the center of the largest drainage system in the world, has put dozens of municipalities under alert.
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"Dirty" cows are destroying the Amazon rainforest
The beef industry is flattening the Amazon, even when companies tell you it’s not.
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Apple slapped with a $19 million fine in Brazil for not selling iPhones with a charger
Apple keeps on losing court battles in Brazil over its decision to stop shipping iPhones with a charger. The São Paulo state court has ruled against the tech giant and slapped it with a 100 million real ($19 million) fine in a lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Consumers' Association, a group of borrowers, consumers and taxpayers. In addition, the court has ordered Apple to supply all customers in Brazil who purchased the iPhone 12 or 13 over the past couple of years with a charger, as well as to start including them with all new purchases
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