Mining companies back away from Brazil's Indigenous areas
Some of the worldโs biggest mining companies have withdrawn requests to research and extract minerals on Indigenous land in Brazilโs Amazon rainforest, and repudiated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaroโs efforts to legalize mining activity in the areas.
In Brazil, artists and activists protest against mining bill
Thousands of Brazilians have gathered outside Congress in Brasilia to protest a set of bills that they say threaten the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous people living in it.
Brazilian comedian's COVID-19 death unites nation in grief
The COVID-19 death of a popular comedian has prompted an outpouring of grief across all sectors of society in Brazil, a nation otherwise deeply divided over how to cope with the disease.
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.