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By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government on Monday unveiled how it plans to meet a pledge to eliminate deforestation in the Ama...

Brazil's government on Monday unveiled how it plans to meet a pledge to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, using strengthened law enforcement against environmental crimes and other measures in the world's largest tropical rainforest.

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld the suspension pending studies of a government plan to reduce a forest conservatio...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's supreme court voted on Wednesday to sentence former President Fernando Collor de Mello to 8 years and 10 months in prison on corruption and money laundering charges.

Divergent views on Venezuela surfaced during a South American leaders' summit on Tuesday hosted by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as part of his efforts to unite the region's development and give it a stronger voice internationally.

Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld the suspension pending studies of a government plan to reduce a forest conservation park in the Amazon to allow for the building of a controversial railway to carry grains to northern ports.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday night a bill to limit the recognition of new Indigenous reservations, a decision seen by environmentalists and human rights advocates as a setback after intense pressure from the farm lobby. | 08:30pm

South American presidents are gathering in Brasilia on Tuesday for their first summit in almost a decade at the invitation of Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who aims to regain his country's active role in regional affairs.

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