Compassionate Release
Citing the risk of the Covid-19 outbreak, a federal judge ordered compassionate release Monday for 87-year-old former Brazilian soccer boss Jose Maria Marin.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Bucks the World on Coronavirus
While Mexico, Brazil and Nicaragua disregard the World Health Organization’s recommendations, the rest of Latin America has closed airports and land borders to everyone except citizens trying to return.
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Trump Won’t Get Tested After Meeting With Infected Official
A Brazilian official who met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence just days ago has tested positive for COVID-19, but the White House says neither Trump nor Pence will be tested for the coronavirus.
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Bolsonaro Joins Trump in Pooh-Poohing Virus Threat
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday minimized the threat of the new coronavirus — which has killed more than 4,000 people in more than 90 countries and tanked global financial markets — saying its destructive power has been “overstated.”
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UN Rights Chief Blasts US & Brazil on Climate
The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday accused Brazil and the United States of “rolling back” environmental protections, while praising the European Union for taking “ambitious action” to reduce emissions.
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Brazil Judge Rejects Hacking Accusation Against Greenwald
A judge in Brazil’s capital on Thursday dismissed accusations that journalist Glenn Greenwald was involved in hacking phones of officials, following weeks of criticism that his prosecution would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.
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Like Time Capsules, Tropical Tree Rings Reveal Effects of Human Activity
Dr. Seuss’ Lorax spoke for the trees, but what can the trees say about us? Research published Thursday in the journal Trends in Plant Science considers the impact of human activity on the growth of tropical trees, particularly in the Amazon.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Fires Back at Oscar-Nominated Critic
Brazil’s government criticized Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa on Monday after she once more labeled far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a risk to the country’s democracy.
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Brazil Accuses Glenn Greenwald of Phone Hacking
Prosecutors accused U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday of involvement in hacking the phones of Brazilian officials involved in a corruption investigation, though Brazil’s high court has blocked investigations of him or his Brazil-based news outlet in relation to the case.
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Brazil Judge Orders Netflix to Remove Film With Gay Jesus
A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Netflix to stop showing a Christmas special that some called blasphemous for depicting Jesus as a gay man and which prompted a gasoline bomb attack on the satirists behind the program.
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Brazil Cocoa Follows in Footsteps of Famed Wines, Boosting Prices
With an attentive eye, Henrique Almeida watches a technician carefully open a hundred cocoa pods, while another worker on the plantation collects samples in bags to check whether the batch conforms to the “South Bahia” geographical indication.
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Brazil’s Sparkling Wine Producers Carve a Growing Niche
Brazil’s wine production is far smaller than that of Argentina or Chile, but the southern part of the country is a sort of oasis for grape production owing to its cool climate and favorable growing conditions.
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Brazil Awash in Corruption and Violence
In a country where gangs and police often battle in the streets and human rights workers and environmentalists are routinely gunned down, an investigation of the assassination of a prominent leftist politician in 2018 has focused on Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to the country’s top broadcaster, Jornal Nacional.
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Amazon Rainforest at a ‘Tipping Point,’ Top Scientists Warn
Scientists warn that we have reached a tipping point in which the Amazon rainforest is in critical danger if swift action is not taken, according to an editorial published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
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Brazil’s Giant Amazon Dam Brings No Light to Neighbors
Edizangela Alves Barros believed that being forced to relocate to make way for a mammoth dam in Brazil’s Amazon would mean a brighter future for her family.
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Little Progress Made at UN Climate Talks in Madrid
Despite growing demands for drastic action on climate change, the latest round of international talks over stopping global warming ended Sunday in Madrid with little progress and many calling it a complete failure.
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Tacitly Approved Illegal Logging Devastates the Amazon
Night falls in Brazil’s Amazon and two logging trucks without license plates emerge from the jungle. They rumble over dirt roads away from a national forest, carrying trunks of trees hundreds of years old.
Read moreEx-CEO of Brazil Petrochemical Firm Charged in Bribery Scheme
A Brazilian national and former CEO of the largest petrochemical company in Latin America was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he conspired to use a massive slush fund to pay bribes to government officials and political parties in Brazil in exchange for business.
Read moreFreed Ex-President Tells Crowd Brazil’s Left Can Win in 2022
Freed from his cell, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told thousands of jubilant supporters Saturday that the left can take back Brazil’s presidency in the 2022 election.
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Brazil’s Ex-President Could Be Freed by Court Ruling
Brazil’s Supreme Court delivered a ruling that could release almost 5,000 inmates who are appealing their convictions, including former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other powerful figures jailed in a sprawling corruption investigation.
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