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Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds
via theguardian.comFinanciers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in productionBillion-dollar financing is driving unsustainable increases in global meat and dairy production, a report has found.Global meat production rose 9% between 2015 and 2021, the report said, while dairy production increased 13% in that time. Continue reading... -
Bolsonaro laid out plan for Brazil coup after defeat by Lula, ex-commanders say
via theguardian.comTestimony contained in documents released by supreme court detail alleged plot to overturn result of 2022 Brazilian electionBrazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro presented top military officials with a plan to carry out a coup d’état after his defeat in the October 2022 election, two former commanders have told the police, according to newly released judicial documents.In testimonies made public on Friday, former army commander Marco Antônio Freire Gomes and former ai -
Brazil to release millions of anti-dengue mosquitoes as death toll from outbreak mounts
via theguardian.comMosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria that inhibit spread of disease to be introduced in six cities after successful pilot schemeA dengue-fighting strategy that involves releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be rolled out to six Brazilian cities in the coming months as the country battles a severe outbreak of dengue fever, a viral disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.Factors such as hotter and wetter weather caused by the climate crisis and the circulation of previously -
‘A struggle for us all’: new film reveals light and shade of fight for Amazon
via theguardian.comFive years in the making, We Are Guardians takes a hard look at the complexity of the struggle between Indigenous people, loggers and ranchersA UN report in 2021 described the Indigenous peoples of Latin America as the “best guardians” of the rainforests. Now, a new documentary, We Are Guardians, tells the story of those in Brazil fighting to protect their land from deforestation.The film, which premiered on Netflix in Latin America, is due to be screened in London on 15 March as par -
‘My dream is to buy a piece of land’: the ‘outsiders’ farming at the Amazon’s last frontiers
via theguardian.comStruggling to compete with land-grabbers and loggers, smallholder farmers move ever deeper into Brazil’s disappearing forestOnésio Nascimento has worked the land his whole life, moving from one Brazilian farming frontier to the next. During the coronavirus pandemic, he sold 20 hectares (50 acres) of land in northwest Mato Grosso state and used the money to buy another 100 hectares further north in the Amazon, in south Roraima.Today, he grows cassava and bananas on his land, an hour& -
‘A need for memory’: Black Brazilians dig into family roots to fight ‘historical erasure’
via theguardian.comAttention is turning to individuals and families as country confronts legacy of slavery and question of reparationsEliana Alves Cruz and Branca Vianna grew up at a similar time in different neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro. But the two Brazilian women had very different experiences of their family history.Cruz, 57, was always surrounded by elderly relatives, yet struggled to get them to recount stories about the men and women who had preceded them. In contrast, Vianna remembers the omnipresent f -
The disaster you could see from space: how a podcast went inside an eco catastrophe
via theguardian.comNineteen dead, hundreds homeless and 700,000 taking legal action. Eco true-crime podcast Dead River delves into a Brazilian dam’s collapse – and how it’s led to the UK’s biggest ever class-action lawsuitI listen to Dead River while running home from a quick dip, surrounded by fag butts and Lucozade bottles, in the brown stretch of what Thames Water describes as “our most important water source”. But as I listen to the descriptions of 43.7mn cubic metres of tox -
Politicians from 12 countries unite to press for arms ban on Israel
via theguardian.comLetter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMiddle East crisis – live updatesMore than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing they will not be complicit in “Israel’s grave violation of international law” in its assault on Gaza.The letter, organised by Progressive International, is seen as the best practical measure -
‘A historic step’: G20 discusses plans for global minimum tax on billionaires
via theguardian.comLeaders gather in Brazil to explore solutions to hypermobile super-rich avoiding taxThe G20 group of the world’s most powerful countries is exploring plans for a global minimum tax on the world’s 3,000 billionaires, aiming to end a “race to the bottom” that has enabled the super-rich to pay less than the rest of the population.Leaders gathering in São Paulo on Thursday for a key G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors are preparing to discuss an -
New York sues JBS, world’s largest meatpacker, over sustainability claims
via theguardian.comState accuses Brazilian company of misleading customers with claims it can reduce carbon footprint despite growth plansThe state of New York is suing the US arm of JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, accusing the Brazilian company of misleading customers over its climate goals, including a plan to reach net zero carbon neutral standards by 2040.Letitia James, the New York attorney general, filed the suit alleging that JBS USA had repeatedly assured the public and consumers with sustainabi -
‘A historic step’: G20 discuss plans for global minimum tax on billionaires
via theguardian.comLeaders gather in Brazil to explore solutions to the hypermobile super-rich avoiding taxThe G20 group of the world’s most powerful nations are exploring plans for a global minimum tax on the world’s 3,000 billionaires, aiming to end a “race to the bottom” that has enabled the super-rich to pay less than the rest of the population.Leaders gathering in São Paulo on Thursday for a key G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors are preparing to discuss -
‘In Bananal, God no longer decides whether there’s water – farmers and agribusiness do’
via theguardian.comBrazil’s Bananal Island lies where the biodiversity hotspots of the Amazon and Cerrado meet, yet traditional Indigenous food sources are disappearing. What went wrong?To mark the transition to adulthood, Brazil’s Javaé people make an offering of manioc flour to Auranã, the divine being who keeps the secret of manhood. The flour is placed ready for the divinity’s visit in a straw-covered hut, known as the “house of the great spirit”.For last year’ -
Floods submerge cities in central South America after extreme rainfall – video
via theguardian.comBrazil, Peru and Bolivia have been badly affected by severe floods that have displaced citizens, destroyed buildings and isolated entire cities.Drone video shows water swamping the ground floor of city buildings and submerging roads and railway tracks, with boats escorting people to safety.The mayor of Machu Picchu said this kind of disaster had not been seen before, and Brasiléia's mayor said it was the second-worst flood the city had ever seen Continue reading... -
‘Fight waste to fight hunger’: food banks embrace imperfection to feed millions in Brazil
via theguardian.comMore than 40% of produce in the country is lost or wasted but new research highlights how it could be a key tool in fighting rising food insecurity. One charity is leading the chargeAbout half a dozen men in hairnets busy themselves with crates of fresh produce outside a food depot in Rio de Janeiro’s northern suburbs. As one reels off a list of products, the others place oddly shaped vegetables into large bags before loading them into a waiting car. The produce will later be cooked and se -
Jair Bolsonaro: tens of thousands attend rally in support of Brazil’s former president
via theguardian.comSupporters gathered in São Paulo as ex-leader faces number of legal challenges that could put him in jailTens of thousands of supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have rallied in the country’s biggest city, in a show of strength against legal challenges that could put him in jail.The far-right former president, who called the rally in São Paulo after being targeted by a police raid earlier this month investigating an alleged coup attempt, spoke for about 20 -
Weather tracker: Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China
via theguardian.comXinjiang in the north-west recorded minus 52.3C, while Badu in the south recorded 38C – the largest temperature contrast recorded in a single countryChina’s Xinjiang region, in the far west of the country, experienced record-breaking low temperatures of minus 52.3C on 18 February surpassing a 64-year-old record for the region. The figure was just shy of the lowest national temperature of minus 53C which was recorded in the Heilongjiang region in January last year.The extreme weather -
Brazil puts reform of UN at heart of its G20 presidency
via theguardian.comInternational bodies are gripped by paralysis, Brazil tells meeting of foreign ministers, while David Cameron blasts ‘Putin and his cronies’Brazil has put the Bermuda triangle of international diplomacy – reform of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies – at the heart of its presidency of the G20, arguing that the war in Gaza and shifts in the economic power balance finally make change possible.A two-day meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Rio de Janeiro heard a -
Brazil as G20 president urges UN reform to prevent conflicts
via theguardian.comInternational institutions are gripped by paralysis, Brazil tells meeting, while UK’s David Cameron criticises RussiaBrazil has put the Bermuda triangle of international diplomacy – reform of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies – at the heart of its presidency of the G20, arguing that the war in Gaza and shifts in the economic power balance finally make change possible.A two-day meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Rio de Janeiro heard a blunt attack by the UK forei -
Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in jail over sexual assault
via theguardian.comCourt in Barcelona finds former Brazil player guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman at a nightclub in 2022The former Brazil footballer Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman and sentenced to four years, six months in prison on Thursday.The ruling by three-judge panel in a Barcelona court followed a three-day trial this month. Alves, 40, denied any wrongdoing during the trial. He can appeal against the decision. Continue reading... -
The new Rio: queer communities under Jair Bolsonaro – in pictures
via theguardian.comBetween 2015 and 2022, the Northern Irish photographer William Rice portrayed Rio’s queer communities to explore themes of identity, self-expression, fashion and escapism during the rightwing government of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.The acutely politicised and religious society he encountered reminded Rice of his own upbringing in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Rice’s work is published as O Novo Rio (The New Rio) Continue reading... -
‘United in extravagance’: Rio’s working-class carnival ball-slammers
via theguardian.comDuring the carnival season, groups of bate-bolas roam the streets of their neighbourhoods in elaborate costumesIn the middle of the night, dozens of masked figures burst on to a street in a blaze of colour, each clutching a stick from which hangs a rubber ball. As they prance through a crowd of raucous onlookers, they repeatedly slam the balls against the ground with a dull thud that gets lost in the crackle of fireworks overhead.These are Rio de Janeiro’s bate-bolas, or ball-slammers. In -
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
via theguardian.com‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restorationUp to half of the Amazon rainforest could hit a tipping point by 2050 as a result of water stress, land clearance and climate disruption, a study has shown.The paper, which is the most comprehensive to date in its analysis of the compounding impacts of local human activity and the global climate crisis, warned that the forest had already passed a safe boundary -
Samba school puts Rio’s long-silenced legacy of slavery at center of carnival
via theguardian.comIn the 1800s, Luiz Gama defied fate to become Brazil’s first Black lawyer. Nearly a century and a half later, Portela’s parade puts his struggle center stageBorn in 1830 to a trafficked African woman who escaped enslavement and led uprisings, Luiz Gama defied fate and the Brazilian empire to become the country’s first Black lawyer and a leading abolitionist.When he was 10 his father, a Portuguese nobleman, illegally sold him into slavery to pay off gambling debts. Gama regained -
Nora was nine when her first Latin American song went viral. She didn’t speak the language
via theguardian.comThe young French singer became an overnight sensation with her brother and father, singing classic songs about desire and loss that she learned phoneticallySibling Latin music sensations Isaac et Nora aren’t easy to pin down for an interview. For starters, they live in the pottery-making town of Quimper, in the part of France that juts into the Atlantic. Secondly, the time difference between Australia and France means it’s often past their bedtime.Viral phenomena often quickly flame -
‘We love the adrenaline’: Brazil’s illegal hot-air ballooning scene
via theguardian.comCompeting teams race to covertly release banned kaleidoscopic creations on Rio outskirtsCats chased shadows through the pre-dawn gloom as the men hit the streets of suburban Rio and set off towards their objective under the cover of darkness. “I’ve not slept,” said one early riser, a bushy-bearded office worker called Arthur Araújo, as he emerged from his home to fulfil a “dream” one year in the making.The group’s convoy navigated deserted mountain road -
‘They’re treating us like thieves’: Rio de Janeiro traders rage as historic flea market shuts
via theguardian.comFeira de Acari is closed down by the mayor after claims that gangsters used it to sell stolen goodsManoel Ribeiro has never known a world without Rio de Janeiro’s best-known flea market, the Feira de Acari.The swarming suburban bazaar was founded outside his home in 1970, the year of his birth. It existed in 1993 when the market trader was shot nearby during an armed robbery and lost the use of his legs. Continue reading... -
Jair Bolsonaro surrenders passport in coup attempt investigation
via theguardian.comPolice seize passport as agents carry out 33 searches and four arrests across Brazil, targeting allies of far-right former presidentBrazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has surrendered his passport as part of a police investigation into the attempted coup on 8 January 2023, which sought to keep him in power, his lawyers have said.In operations that also targeted key allies of the former far-right leader, federal police agents carried out 33 searches and four arrests across Brazil on Th -
Photographer Sebastião Salgado at 80: ‘They say I was an aesthete of misery’
via theguardian.comThe legendary photojournalist looks back on a life committed to documenting people and the planet, and explains why nature became his focus‘I photographed the world’: the art of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures‘I photographed the world,” says Sebastião Salgado, flicking through the archive in his Paris studio. Salgado, who turns 80 this week, has witnessed wars, revolutions, coups, humanitarian crises, and famine. He has also seen some of the most prist -
‘I photographed the world’: the art of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures
via theguardian.comAs the photographer turns 80, we look back as some of his most striking images from around the world. A selection of his work can be seen at Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, London, 16 March to 15 AprilPhotographer Sebastião Salgado at 80: ‘They say I was an aesthete of misery’ Continue reading... -
Brazil starts mass vaccination amid upsurge in dengue fever
via theguardian.comEmergency measures taken as 364,855 cases of mosquito-borne infection reported this year, a fourfold increase on year beforeDengue fever has surged in Brazil’s hot rainy season, forcing health authorities to take emergency measures and start mass vaccination against the mosquito-borne illness.In the first five weeks of this year, 364,855 cases of infection have been reported, the health ministry said, four times more than dengue cases in the same period of 2023. Continue reading... -
‘Me and my menopause’: a view from women around the world
via theguardian.comMillions of women are being let down by lack of support during and after menopause. We asked six, from Brazil to Bangladesh, to share their stories of fighting stigma, dealing with symptoms and supporting othersRead more: A menopause revolution is stirring in Africa – I’m helping it to succeedA revolution is stirring in Africa – and it’s being driven by women. Sick of the stigma that surrounds menopause and frustrated by the lack of information, and the disengagement from -
Brazil’s nut-breakers refuse to crack as their precious palms are threatened
via theguardian.comGenerations of women of the Amazon and Cerrado have split the coconuts of the babaçu tree for the oil. As the forests are cleared and electric fences put up, they must fight to secure rights to their beloved trees Photographs by Kristin Bethge for the GuardianEarly on a Saturday morning in Monte Alegre, five women are out in the forest, deftly smacking fist-sized brown coconuts on a blade. In a shady spot amid the trees, they sit around a mound of babaçu – also called babassu -
‘Enough of being bossed around by men’: Brazil’s first all-women samba school dances to its own beat
via theguardian.comThe sexism, stereotypes and sniggering don’t deter the members of TPM as they prepare to compete in Rio’s carnival• Photographs: Ana Ionova for the GuardianPreparations for Brazil’s carnival are in full swing in Madureira, a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro famed for its strong samba tradition. In a courtyard strewn with colourful paper and fabric scraps, a handful of women are working on costumes.The mostly middle-aged black women snipping, gluing and painting belong to on -
Police raid villa of Jair Bolsonaro as part of spying investigation
via theguardian.comEx-president’s family retreat targeted early on Monday as nine search warrants executed in other parts of the countryBrazilian police have raided the holiday home of former president Jair Bolsonaro as part of an expanding investigation into an illegal spying racket that allegedly existed during his far-right government.Federal police officers reportedly arrived at Bolsonaro’s family retreat in Mambucaba, a picturesque seaside village 126 miles west of Rio, early on Monday morning as -
The battle against illegal goldmining in the Amazon – in pictures
via theguardian.comA year after Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, declared a humanitarian crisis among the Yanomami and vowed zero tolerance for illegal mining, environmental enforcers have said the progress since the ousting from the reservation of 80% of the wildcat miners is in jeopardy. As the military has rolled back its support for the crackdown, the miners have made fresh incursions into Yanomami land, they say Continue reading... -
BHP and Vale ordered to pay $15bn in damages for 2015 Brazil dam collapse
via theguardian.comMining companies and their joint venture Samarco ordered by Brazilian judge to pay AU$14.7bn over disaster that killed 19 peopleA Brazilian judge has ruled that mining companies Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay 47.6bn reais (AU$14.7 bn) in damages for a 2015 tailings dam burst, according to a legal decision seen by Reuters.Vale, a Brazilian company, and BHP, an Australian listed company, said in separate statements they were not informed by the judiciary about the decision. -
Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro ally’s home over illegal spying allegations
via theguardian.comAlexandre Ramagem ran Brazil’s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro, allegedly using spyware to track political opponentsFederal police agents have raided the home and offices of Brazil’s spy chief under the former president Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal monitoring of thousands of people, including two supreme court judges and a key ally of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Alexandre Ramagem, a former federal police chief who -
Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities
via theguardian.comBrazil’s president inspired hope a year ago but approval of a new highway shows he remains a concrete-and-oil state builderWhat a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of 2023, I wrote about the green shoots of the rainy season and feelings of hope inspired by the new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who promised to strengthen Indigenous rights and aim for zero deforestation. Twelve months on, both the vegetation and political optimism are drying up.The -
I discovered a tiny frog that lives its whole life inside one plant
via theguardian.comEveryone told me there is no water on top of this Brazilian mountain, there won’t be any frogs.Now I’ve dedicated my life to preserving this incredible speciesI remember the park rangers saying: “Why are you going up there? There is no water on the top, and you’re not going to find any frogs.” I said: “Well I’m going to check it out.”The Espinhaço mountain range in the east of Brazil is a very special place, and it’s mostly unknown. My -
‘We cannot be cowards’: the Brazilian village fighting for the right to have water
via theguardian.comLatin America’s water wars: In a struggle that has already cost one life, a community founded by those who fled slavery is fighting to save its access to water and way of life against encroaching farmers• Photographs by Nicola ZolinRead more in this series: Murder, drought and peyote: the deadly struggle for Mexico’s waterBeneath the family television stands a collection of trophies and a photo showing a smiling Haroldo Betcel sporting a football jersey. Smiling back at him is h -
‘She had a knack for making people smile’: a clown’s life cut short on Amazon trek
via theguardian.comJulieta Hernández Martínez brought joy as she cycled across Brazil en route to her native Venezuela. Friends remember her inspiring life, not her cruel deathMaria Kazé remembers the first time she saw Julieta Hernández Martínez and her orange bicycle one evening in January 2022 at the coach station in Picos, a rural town in Brazil’s dusty north-east. “I was struck by her brilliance, her bravery. I suddenly felt small before this extraordinary woman, -
Brazil police make new arrest in Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira murder investigation
via theguardian.comFederal police say the latest suspect is considered right-hand man to alleged mastermind of the murdersBrazilian police have arrested another suspect over the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, the justice and public security minister, Flávio Dino, has announced.Phillips, a British journalist, and Pereira, a Brazilian Indigenous expert, were ambushed and shot dead in the western Amazon on 5 June 2022 while returning from a reporting trip near the remote Javari valley. Continue rea -
Lula vows to win ‘war’ against illegal miners invading Indigenous lands
via theguardian.comBrazil president hosts summit amid criticism that easing of crackdown had allowed outsiders to return to forest areasThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has insisted his government must not lose the “war” against the environmental criminals devastating Indigenous lands in the Amazon after claims that thousands of illegal miners were resisting eviction from the country’s biggest such territory.After taking power last January, Lula made expelling an estimat -
The bottom line: Brazilians perfect tans with electrical tape bikinis
via theguardian.comRio de Janeiro’s rooftop tanning salons offer women coveted crisp tan lines with tape, tanning lotion and a spot to sunbatheSummer has arrived in Rio de Janeiro and, away from the city’s beaches, business is booming in the rooftop tanning salons that dot the city’s low-income neighbourhoods. On these sun-soaked terraces, overlooking the urban sprawl and packed with women of all ages and sizes, the accessory of choice is electrical tape.This unorthodox adornment is the secret to -
Lula hails ‘victory of democracy’ on anniversary of pro-Bolsonaro uprising
via theguardian.comBrazilian leaders mark first anniversary of insurrection in Brasília that saw Bolsonaristas attempt to topple new governmentBrazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hailed the “victory of democracy over authoritarianism”, one year on from the 8 January insurrection in Brasília in which supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in an attempt to topple the newly inaugurated leftist government.Several hundred people gat -
Mário Zagallo obituary
via theguardian.comBrazilian footballer with an unrivalled record of success in the World Cup as both player and managerMário Zagallo, who has died aged 92, was the most successful footballer in the history of the World Cup. Many players who were more talented and managers who were more tactically astute have won the tournament, but none can equal the Brazilian’s record of four triumphs: two as a player, in 1958 and 1962, one as manager, in 1970, and another as assistant manager, in 1994. He looked de -
Slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira’s son fighting rare form of cancer
via theguardian.comPedro, five, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma; a fund has been set up so that his family can afford expensive chemotherapy drugLeading artists, Indigenous activists and politicians across Brazil are urging people to contribute to a fund to help the son of the slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.Pedro Pereira, five, the son of anthropologist Beatriz Matos and Bruno Pereira – who was ambushed and killed in the western Amazon in June 2022 alo -
Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge
via theguardian.comCost of sugar surges to highest level since 2011 after dry spell in India and drought in Thailand, and price hike has already filtered down to dessertsThe climate crisis has been previously identified as a threat to coffee and beer, and its impact could now be stretching to another of life’s joys: dessert.The global cost of sugar has surged to its highest level since 2011 following concerns of underproduction rates from India, which has experienced an extreme dry spell that has threatened -
Gil de Ferran, former Indy 500 winner and F1 sporting director, dies aged 56
via theguardian.comDe Ferran suffered heart attack at racing club in FloridaBrazilian recently worked as McLaren sporting directorTributes have been paid to the former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran, after his death from a heart attack at the age of 56.A hugely well-liked and respected driver, De Ferran also enjoyed a successful career in Formula One, working as a sporting director for the BAR/Honda and McLaren teams. Continue reading... -
‘The Party of London’: Rio’s favela funk raves look to the world
via theguardian.comNaming trend began about five years ago, but these bailes are far more than the ear-shattering raves vilified by the authoritiesIt was 4am on a Monday and most of Rio de Janeiro was asleep. But in the Morro do 77, a favela on the gritty westside of town, the party was just getting under way as hundreds of revellers packed the community’s main thoroughfare to strut their stuff before a three-metre (10ft) wall of sound.Speakers and subwoofers pumped ear-shattering favela funk music into the
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