America Brazil The Caiçara people, a century-old community living in a protected area in São Paulo, after years of “informally”battling over their land, have been granted a ruling to decide whether or not they can keep on occupying their land
America Brazil Thousands of protesters gathered in Brasilia after one of the country’s most renown musicians, Caetano Veloso, called a major protest to denounce what environmentalists call a ‘historic assault’ on the Brazilian environment
America Brazil Brazilian equities are expected to receive US$1,3 billion in inflows making the local market a hotspot for international investors who re-allocate their money after Russia’s cut from the world’s market indexes
America Brazil Recent torrential rains that triggered floods and landslides have caused over 160 deaths in the city of Petropolis; approximately a month worth of rain poured in just a few hours, causing damages that authorities are currently trying to keep up with
America Brazil Eight major social networks, including Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram, signed an agreement to fight fake news and disinformation during the upcoming October elections along with electoral authorities
America Brazil In January, offshore investors broke records by buying over US$6 billion dollars in local stocks to take advantage of the double-digit interest rates, cheap assets and market drawdowns that recently took place in the country
America Brazil With deforestation in the Amazon increasing by a 75,6% rate, climate advocates like Sebastião and Lélia Salgado are taking action: the couple planted over 2 million trees in 20 years and managed to restore a complete forest on a bare hill
America Brazil Regardless of President Jair Bolsonaro’s objections, the country officially began vaccinating children aged five to eleven
America Brazil The country’s northern region is currently suffering from the most severe floods that have ever taken place - approximately 15.119 people have been displaced and 6.371 have been left homeless
America Brazil A number of supermarkets across Europe have decided to no longer sell Brazilian beef products that are linked to the state’s illegal deforestation
America Brazil One million Amazon River Turtles were released at the Brazil-Bolivia border as an attempt to battle against the extinction of the species
America Brazil The ongoing drought has caused an estimated 8% drop in agriculture and a 9.8% decrease in the export of goods and services, consequently causing the state to officially enter a recessionary period
America Brazil The government is discussing with Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, the possibility of using satellite technology to monitor the Amazon’s deforestation and fires, as well as bring internet connectivity to rural areas and indigenous communities