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Belém, Brazil (EFE).- Several Latin American countries halted the closing plenary of the COP30 climate summit on Saturday after objecting to Brazil’s handling of ey decision, prompting a nearly one-hour suspension and highlighting deep frustration over the limited progress on fossil fuels, financing, and adaptation indicators. Delegations from Argentina, Colombia,...
Brasília (EFE).– Former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody on Saturday after Brazil’s Supreme Court issued an arrest order. Bolsonaro had been under house arrest following his conviction for attempting a coup d’état. Policemen went to Bolsonaro’s residence in Brasília and took the 70-year-old former leader into custody,...
Belém, Brazil (EFE).- Firefighters on Thursday brought under control a blaze that broke out in the area hosting negotiation rooms at the United Nations Climate Summit (COP30) in Belém, forcing the full evacuation of participants, according to official sources. The fire began around 2:30 pm local time in the so-called...
Belém, Brazil (EFE).- Tens of thousands of people rallied on Saturday in the Global March for Climate Justice, marching through the streets of Belém, an Amazonian city, to advocate for a just energy transition and to oppose the «false solutions that dominate the official COP30 agenda.» According to organizers, nearly...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (EFE).- Authorities in Brazil began rebuilding the town of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu on Sunday, two days after a rare tornado struck, killing six people and injuring 835, including 32 who remain hospitalized. The tornado, which hit on Friday, destroyed approximately 90% of the town’s buildings...
Belém, Brazil (EFE).- A group of 49 countries, including several Latin American and European nations such as Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Spain, and Germany, pledged to combat wildfires through prevention and increased international cooperation amid the COP 30 Summit on Thursday. This commitment is part of a «call...
By Carlos Meneses Belém, Brazil (EFE).— Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he expects the upcoming United Nations Climate Summit (COP30), which begins Nov. 10 in Belém, to take place without ideological bias and to approve a “timeline” to phase out fossil fuels. In a meeting with international...
By Carlos Meneses Belém, Brazil (EFE).- From the bustling streets of Belém to the depths of the Amazon rainforest, organized crime is spreading fast across northern Brazil, driven by the notorious Red Command (Comando Vermelho, or CV). Indigenous leader Val Munduruku has witnessed the advance firsthand. In Belém, the host...
Rio de Janeiro (EFE).- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confirmed on Thursday that he intends to run for a fourth presidential term in Brazil’s October 2026 elections. “I will run for a fourth term in Brazil,” Lula told his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, after a bilateral meeting in...
By Jon Martín Cullell Mamuí, Brazil (EFE).- In one of the most heavily deforested areas of the Amazon, farmers in the community of Mamuí are embracing a new agricultural model designed to bring trees back to the land. Supported by government programs and the rising market value of native fruits...
Brasília (EFE).- The Brazilian Senate shelved a controversial constitutional reform bill approved by the lower house on Wednesday. The bill limited the power of the Judiciary to investigate and prosecute legislators suspected of any crime. Promoted by the right-wing sector, with some support on the left as well, the bill...
Brasília (EFE).- Brazilian students marched through the capital on Friday carrying an inflatable effigy of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) dressed as a prisoner, a day after the Supreme Court sentenced him to 27 years and three months in jail for leading a coup plot. The demonstration, organized by...
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