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• Lula is styling himself as the new leader of the global south – and shifting attention away from the west | Jordana Timerman

  09-04-2024 11:00
  
  Through the G20, Brazil’s president is challenging the dominance of the richest countries. This year will be a huge test of his strategyThe world stage often seems sepia-toned, dominated by the dusty international structures of the post-second world war era, favouring the world’s richest countries. However, it is increasingly clear that this setup isn’t sufficient to respond to the interests of the global south, including combating climate breakdown and expanding economic devel
  
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• Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill

  09-04-2024 08:00
  
  Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcareMore than 100 Indigenous people in Brazil’s Javari valley have been diagnosed with flu-like symptoms, raising fears that the situation could escalate into an epidemic.The valley, where Indigenous advocate Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips were killed in 2022, is home to the largest population of Indigenous people in voluntary isolation and of recent contact worldwide. The Korub
  
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