Brazil news

• Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species

  29-09-2023 19:49
  
  Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tefé reaches 39CThe sudden die-off of more than a hundred Amazonian river dolphins in recent days has prompted fears that rising global heat could be passing the tolerance threshold of species in vulnerable areas.The floating corpses of the endangered mammals, along with thousands of dead fish, have appeared at Tefé Lake where the temperature is now like a hot bath after a protracted drought has
  
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• Brazil bank’s past slavery ties to be investigated in unprecedented inquiry

  29-09-2023 11:30
  
  Banco do Brasil, one of country’s biggest banks, under scrutiny as institutions called to account for role in trafficking of AfricansBrazilian prosecutors have launched a civil investigation into one of the country’s largest banks’ historical links to slavery, in an unprecedented move to hold Brazilian institutions to account for their role in the enslavement of millions of Africans.Banco do Brasil was notified this week of the public inquiry seeking reparations for the bank&rs
  
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• Brazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples: ‘It is time for the world to look at our way of life’

  29-09-2023 08:00
  
  Sônia Guajajara rose from poverty to become one of Brazil’s most formidable politicians. She talks about battling farmers, miners and land grabbers – and why technology is not the answer to the climate crisisJust days after a groundbreaking supreme court victory, Sônia Guajajara, Brazil’s first minister for Indigenous peoples, has a new target in her sights.She is preparing to oppose efforts in the Brazilian parliament, backed by the agricultural business lobby, to
  
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