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The Brazilian government's effort to evict illegal gold miners from the Yanomami Indigenous reservation in the northern Amazon has stalled with outsiders increasingly invading the vast territory,... -January 26, 2024 at 06:15 am EST - MarketScreener
Public prosecutors chasing illegal gold mining in Brazil's Amazon region on Wednesday opened an investigation into on-line sales of mercury through Mercado Libre, Latin America's largest e-commerce...
Brazil is moving ahead with the creation of an international security center in Manaus that will bring together Amazon nations in policing the rainforest, sharing intelligence and chasing criminals, a senior Brazilian police officer said. A building has been rented and equipment is being purchased for the center that will have police representatives from the other seven countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). The center will fight drug trafficking and the smuggling of tim
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday vowed a federal response after a conflict between Indigenous people and farmers over land in southern Bahia led to the shooting death of a tribal leader. Former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro supported farmers' rights, but Lula has backed Indigenous claims as part of his broader pledge to preserve the environment.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's popularity remains high one year into his third non-consecutive term leading Brazil, with ...