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A world redrawn: virus a ‘genocide’ threat for Amazon, warns Salgado
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A world redrawn: virus a ‘genocide’ threat for Amazon, warns Salgado

Legendary photographer Sebastiao Salgado has warned of a “genocide” of the Amazon’s indigenous peoples if the Brazilian government does not…
Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America
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Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America

Brazil recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day as Latin America began to feel the full force…
Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
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Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling…
Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs
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Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro railed against the country’s lockdown Sunday in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the…
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
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As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazil’s virtually uncontrolled surge of COVID-19 cases is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers…
Bolsonaro takes down virus shortage video after uproar
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Bolsonaro takes down virus shortage video after uproar

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posted a video online Wednesday of a market supposedly hit by shortages caused by coronavirus —…
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
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Amazon deforestation for January hits record

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official…
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
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Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes

SAO PAULO (AP) — Their bodies painted black, dozens of members the Brazil’s Guarani Mbya tribe lift their hands and…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data…
Brazil’s Supreme Court issues ruling that could free Lula
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Brazil’s Supreme Court issues ruling that could free Lula

Brazil’s Supreme Court voted Thursday to overturn a ruling requiring convicted criminals to go to jail after losing their first…
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