Tag: Brazil
Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland Lost 61 Percent of Its Aquatic Area
So far this year, the Pantanal has recorded 3,372 fire alerts, the highest number since 1998. On Wednesday, the scientific platform MapBiomas published a study showing that the Pantanal, a gigantic wetland that Brazil shares with Bolivia and Paraguay, lost 61 percent of its water surface due to drought and fires. RELATED: Fire Destroys 1,500 […]
June 26, 2024
Fire Destroys 1,500 Square Meters in São Paulo, Brazil
At least 300 families were affected, 20 were displaced, and dozens of homes were destroyed.
June 25, 2024
Court Orders for Assault on Planalto Palace and Other Powers in Brazil
It is estimated that the value of damage to public property could reach R$40 million.
June 20, 2024
Brazil: Supreme Court Accepts Complaint Against Intellectual Authors of Marielle Franco’s Murder
They are involved with the paramilitary mafias that operate in Rio de Janeiro’s poor neighborhoods. On Tuesday, the Brazilian Supreme Court accepted the charges against a legislator, an official, and a former police chief who are accused of ordering the assassination of Marielle Franco in 2018. RELATED: Marielle Franco’s Killer Confesses Details of the Murder […]
June 19, 2024
Brazil: Protest in Congress Against Criminalizing Abortion
The group of complainants intends to deliver a letter to the president of the lower house, Arthur Lira, in which they request that Bill 1904/24 be shelved.
June 19, 2024
Brazil: Seizure of Firearms Increased by 28% in 2023
The largest gun confiscations took place in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Parana, and Amazonas. On Wednesday, the Brazilian Presidency reported that authorities seized 10,935 illegal firearms last year, 28 percent more than the number confiscated in 2022. RELATED: Progressives in Brazil Reject Bill That Equates Abortion With Homicide Rio de Janeiro was the […]
June 19, 2024
Progressives in Brazil Reject Bill That Equates Abortion With Homicide
They claim that through a maneuver, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira, approved the urgent discussion of the Child Pregnancy Bill and did not submit it to a thorough review.
June 13, 2024
Dengue To Cover Brazil and Mexico by 2039
Researchers used AI to understand how connections between areas and environmental conditions interact. A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that dengue will cover nearly all municipalities of Brazil and Mexico, the two largest Latin American countries, by 2039. RELATED: More Than 5 Million Dengue Cases Recorded in Brazil Conducted with contributions […]
June 10, 2024
Federal and local governments work on the reconstruction of towns in Rio Grande do Sul
In the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, efforts continue to recover from the damage caused by the heavy rains and floods that have affected the region for more than a month.
June 6, 2024
Brazil: Proposal to Define Strike in Sao Paulo Metro Evaluated
On Wednesday, the underground railway (Metro) union in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo is set to meet in assembly to evaluate a wage proposal from the company and decide whether to go on strike tomorrow.