Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff
Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a tense election to choose between re-electing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro or returning leftist former President...
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Bolsonaro, Lula trade blows in bruising final Brazil election debate
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist election rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded barbs late on Friday in their final televised debate...
World’s top finance firms continue to fuel deforestation, report warns
By Juliette Portala The world’s largest financial institutions increased their backing of companies in the agriculture, forestry and land use sectors most responsible for deforestation...
Lula may clinch Brazil election on Sunday, final polls show
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a solid polling lead going into Sunday’s election against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, with a chance of...
Spain and Brazil report first monkeypox deaths outside Africa in current outbreak
Spain reported on Friday its first monkeypox-related death, the Spanish Health Ministry said, in what is Europe’s first known death and the second outside of Africa...
Brazil police find remains in search for UK journalist, suspect confesses – investigators
Police have found human remains in their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira after a suspect confessed to killing...
Brazil’s Navy searching for British journalist missing in Amazon jungle
Brazil‘s Navy on Monday dispatched a crew of ten people to search for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing...
Royal Society names climate scientist first Brazilian member since 1800s
By Jake Spring The Royal Society scientific academy has elected climate scientist Carlos Nobre, a leading researcher studying the Amazon rainforest, as its first Brazilian...
Brazil central bank announces tougher rules for fintechs
Brazil’s central bank announced tougher rules for fintechs on Friday, saying that payment institutions will be subject to regulations based on their size and complexity...
Brazil’s Pele released from hospital after tumor treatment
Brazilian soccer great Pele was discharged from hospital on Thursday after undergoing two days of treatment for cancer, the Sao Paulo clinic that treated him said. Pele,...
