Natural disasters cost Brazil $125 billion from 2013 to 2023: Report
São Paulo, Brazil – Extreme flooding in southern Brazil over the past month has sparked discussions throughout the country about the predominant role that climate...
Category : Environment
Newly released data shows “younger age structure” of Brazil’s Indigenous population
São Paulo, Brazil – The amount of young people within Brazil’s Indigenous population is growing according to 2022 census data released this month by the...
Amazon indigenous deforestation sees greatest plunge since 2018 in Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil – Deforestation identified in Indigenous Lands located in the Brazilian Amazon has seen a 42% decrease between August 2023 and March 2024,...
Mercury contamination remains exceedingly high among Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous peoples
São Paulo, Brazil – As Brazil’s government continues to grapple with suppressing a surge of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, the Yanomami, an Indigenous...
Brazil’s dengue health emergency fueled by rising temperatures
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil is experiencing a surge in dengue cases across the country, sparking fears of an approaching public health emergency. Scientists attribute...
Brazil’s Air Force intercepts plane over Yanomami Indigenous Territory
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s Air Force on Monday intercepted an unidentified aircraft that was flying in airspace over the Yanomami Indigenous Land, a protected...
Brazil announces permanent military presence in embattled Yanomami Indigenous Territory
São Paulo, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced last week that Brazil’s security forces would establish a permanent presence in the Yanomami...
Amazon basin experiences worst drought in 40 years: EU study
São Paulo, Brazil – A study carried out by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) revealed that in 2023 the nine countries located in...
Brazil’s Congress overturns Lula’s veto on bill that weakens Indigenous land rights
São Paulo, Brazil – In a major setback for Brazil’s Indigenous, as well as for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the...
Yanomami Indigenous people denounce return of miners to their territory in northern Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil – Indigenous associations representing the Yanomami people in northern Brazil are denouncing the return of land grabbers to the territory, nine months...
