Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro vetoes Covid aid for Brazil culture sector

BRASÍLIA, Brazil | AFP Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided aid funds to artists…

Bolsonaro proposes Amazon mining over fertilizer shortages

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday proposed lifting a ban on mining in indigenous territories in…

Mining firms targeting Brazil indigenous lands: report

RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil (AFP) - Major mining companies are seeking to expand to currently protected indigenous lands in the…

Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink

by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse SAO FELIX DO XINGU, Brazil (AFP) - Something is wrong. Holed up in her lab,…

US, EU importing potentially illegal wood from Brazil: report

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — US and EU firms are importing large amounts of wood potentially linked to illegal…

Fires ‘poisoning air’ in Amazon: study

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest,…

Amazon fires a ‘lie’ says Brazil’s Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a "lie" that fires are ravaging…

Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July

by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Brazilian…

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