<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Brazil - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Brazil news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:26:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Sincere dialogue needed to ease Cuba’s ‘grave humanitarian crisis’, say Mexico, Spain and Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[In joint statement, the three countries call for lasting solution to crisis, without explicitly mentioning the US and its oil blockade Mexico, Spain and Brazil have voiced concern about the &ldquo;dramatic situation&rdquo; in Cuba, which has faced months of pressure from US president Donald Trump, with the trio urging &ldquo;sincere and respectful dialogue&rdquo;.Without explicitly mentioning the US, the three leftist-led countries expressed on Saturday &ldquo;deep concern regarding the grave hu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sincere-dialogue-needed-to-ease-cubas-grave-humanitarian-crisis-say-mexico-spain-and-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sincere-dialogue-needed-to-ease-cubas-grave-humanitarian-crisis-say-mexico-spain-and-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swindled British tourist pays £1,500 for kebab on Rio beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scammer arrested after manipulating payment terminal to overcharge 1,000-fold in latest in spate of seaside consA scammer has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro for selling a kebab to an unsuspecting British tourist for nearly &pound;1,500 &ndash; the latest in a spate of brazen beachside swindles.The man was detained on Tuesday on Copacabana beach, just over the road from two of the region&rsquo;s top hotels. He and an accomplice allegedly manipulated a payment terminal to dramatically overcharge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/swindled-british-tourist-pays-1500-for-kebab-on-rio-beach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/swindled-british-tourist-pays-1500-for-kebab-on-rio-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We took clothes, a blanket and a dog’: the people displaced by a dam 50 years ago, but still fighting for justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Av&aacute;-Guarani community have received little recognition of the destruction of their land by the Itaipu dam on the Paraguay-Brazil borderWhen the Indigenous leader Teodoro Alves was a young child in his community of Ocoy-Jacutinga, on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, a river ran through it. The Paran&aacute; River, which rises in Brazil and flows south through Paraguay to the R&iacute;o de la Plata between Argentina and Uruguay, once structured the lives of Av&aacute;-Guarani peo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-took-clothes-a-blanket-and-a-dog-the-people-displaced-by-a-dam-50-years-ago-but-still-fighting-for-justice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-took-clothes-a-blanket-and-a-dog-the-people-displaced-by-a-dam-50-years-ago-but-still-fighting-for-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of usToday, we have more income and wealth inequality than ever before. New York City&rsquo;s average household income is $131,000. Without extreme inequality, residents could live reasonably well. Instead, a few people at the top of the income ladder capture enormous wealth, while millions of others struggle just to get by. Some simply can&rsquo;t make it. For them, New York has become fundam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tax-day-is-a-reminder-of-americas-unequal-tax-system-but-we-can-fix-it-zohran-mamdani-gabriel-zucman-and-joseph-stiglitz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tax-day-is-a-reminder-of-americas-unequal-tax-system-but-we-can-fix-it-zohran-mamdani-gabriel-zucman-and-joseph-stiglitz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blue Trail review – hypnotic tale of older-people rebellion in the Amazon in chilling dystopian fable]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cross between road movie and sci-fi, this is a subversive and bittersweet story about a 77-year-old who refuses to be shipped off to a &lsquo;colony&rsquo;Gabriel Mascaro&rsquo;s wayward, intriguing feature is a kind of road movie, or maybe river movie &ndash; the Amazon, in fact, in Brazil&rsquo;s remote north-west. It is a film that follows its nose, meandering across land and water, wonderfully shot with fascinating visual compositions. There are occasional weird resemblances to Fitzcarrald]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-blue-trail-review-hypnotic-tale-of-older-people-rebellion-in-the-amazon-in-chilling-dystopian-fable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-blue-trail-review-hypnotic-tale-of-older-people-rebellion-in-the-amazon-in-chilling-dystopian-fable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s former spy chief who fled country arrested by ICE agents in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexandre Ramagem fled country after he was sentenced to 16 years for his role in plotting military coup in BrazilWhen Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for an attempted coup, six other members of his cabinet were also found guilty and all began serving their sentences &ndash; except for one.Days before the verdict, Alexandre Ramagem, Bolsonaro&rsquo;s former spy chief, fled by car to Guyana and boarded a flight to the United States, where]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-former-spy-chief-who-fled-country-arrested-by-ice-agents-in-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-former-spy-chief-who-fled-country-arrested-by-ice-agents-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jorginho calls Chappell Roan security incident a ‘misunderstanding’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flamengo footballer previously accused pop star&rsquo;s security of aggressive behavior to his 11-year-old stepdaughterThe Chappell Roan security incident raises a bigger question: what do celebrities owe their fans?The Flamengo footballer Jorginho has clarified his comments on last month&rsquo;s incident between his 11-year-old stepdaughter and a security guard in Brazil, calling his previous claims against Chappell Roan &ldquo;a misunderstanding&rdquo;.&ldquo;I made my initial statement in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jorginho-calls-chappell-roan-security-incident-a-misunderstanding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jorginho-calls-chappell-roan-security-incident-a-misunderstanding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Lula, 80, livestreams workouts before election against rival half his age]]></title><description><![CDATA[President contrasts his health with challenger Fl&aacute;vio Bolsonaro, who fainted during a TV debateThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, is seeking to lunge and leg press his way to a historic fourth term, as the octogenarian politician uses a flurry of workout videos to convince voters he is fighting fit ahead of October&rsquo;s crunch election.Lula looks set to face off against a senator almost half his age in what will be the leftist&rsquo;s seventh presidential campai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-lula-80-livestreams-workouts-before-election-against-rival-half-his-age/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-lula-80-livestreams-workouts-before-election-against-rival-half-his-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ambitious &lsquo;refaunation&rsquo; project is bringing the much-loved birds and other lost species back to the city&rsquo;s national parkImages of the iconic blue-and-yellow macaw can be spotted all over Rio de Janeiro. Yet the real thing has been seen so rarely in the Brazilian city that some wondered if it ever really existed there at all.The French explorer Jean de L&eacute;ry first described an abundance of the giant, colourful parrots around Indigenous tribes in the 16th century, and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive blaze tears through Rio's Olympic velodrome &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A huge fire ripped through the roof of the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park, built for the 2016 Olympics, on Wednesday. Officials confirmed that the blaze had been brought under control, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex and no injuries reported Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/massive-blaze-tears-through-rios-olympic-velodrome-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/massive-blaze-tears-through-rios-olympic-velodrome-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If they pollute our rivers, what will become of us?’: the town divided between hope and fear in Brazil’s Amazon oil rush]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a state-controlled company explores for oil in the fragile Equatorial Margin the government struggles to balance its ecological promises with fossil fuel expansion. In Oiapoque, the stakes could not be higherCovering a densely forested area larger than Wales, the municipality and city of Oiapoque, in the state of Amap&aacute;, is an isolated yet renowned part of Brazil, thanks to a popular national saying. &ldquo;From Oiapoque to Chu&iacute;&rdquo; highlights the country&rsquo;s northernmost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/if-they-pollute-our-rivers-what-will-become-of-us-the-town-divided-between-hope-and-fear-in-brazils-amazon-oil-rush/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/if-they-pollute-our-rivers-what-will-become-of-us-the-town-divided-between-hope-and-fear-in-brazils-amazon-oil-rush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not just Flávio’: is surname-dropping son downplaying Bolsonaro connection?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Brazilians believe there is a ploy to free the younger Bolsonaro from baggage of his father&rsquo;s name to return the family to powerHe possesses one of the most famous family names in Latin American politics. But when the Brazilian senator took to the stage at a conservative conference in Grapevine, Texas, last weekend it was only his forename that was on people&rsquo;s lips.&ldquo;Fl&aacute;vio! Fl&aacute;vio! Fl&aacute;vio!&rdquo; the audience shouted as the 44-year-old politician annou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-not-just-flvio-is-surname-dropping-son-downplaying-bolsonaro-connection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-not-just-flvio-is-surname-dropping-son-downplaying-bolsonaro-connection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s the year of gay Brazilian cruising!’ The makers of Night Stage on public sex and their ‘deranged erotic thriller’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer-directors Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher talk about the &lsquo;assimilation myth&rsquo;, why Wim Wenders is wrong and how they&rsquo;re developing queer western and horror moviesYou wait for ever for a visually electrifying Brazilian film featuring scenes in a gay cruising ground, then two come along at once. First, the Oscar-nominated The Secret Agent showed nocturnal trysts in Recife being violently interrupted by a rampaging disembodied leg. Now hedonists in the queer thriller N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-the-year-of-gay-brazilian-cruising-the-makers-of-night-stage-on-public-sex-and-their-deranged-erotic-thriller/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-the-year-of-gay-brazilian-cruising-the-makers-of-night-stage-on-public-sex-and-their-deranged-erotic-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The US is no longer the go-to place’: How Korean culture is taking Latin America by storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything Korean &ndash; from K-pop and skincare to food and clothing &ndash; is booming in popularity in Chile, Mexico and BrazilOn the polished flagstones of a Santiago cultural centre&rsquo;s forecourt, four Chilean girls dance in energetic union, counting their steps aloud in Korean.In front of them, a YouTube video with 1.3bn views plays atop a speaker throbbing to the beat of How You Like That, by the K-pop megastars Blackpink. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-us-is-no-longer-the-go-to-place-how-korean-culture-is-taking-latin-america-by-storm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-us-is-no-longer-the-go-to-place-how-korean-culture-is-taking-latin-america-by-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night Stage review – public sex enthusiasm the key to extravagant and subversive erotic thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this fantasy drama from Brazil, a gay actor and a closeted politician discover a mutual passion for the same fetishHere is an erotic thriller from Brazil that finally suspends realism and plausibility to keep its eroticism in play right up to the startling final moments; there is an unexpected strain of the bizarre and soap-operatic.Matias (Gabriel Faryas) is a handsome young actor in a stage company specialising in dance and physical theatre. Jealous of his friend and fellow cast member, Fab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/night-stage-review-public-sex-enthusiasm-the-key-to-extravagant-and-subversive-erotic-thriller/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/night-stage-review-public-sex-enthusiasm-the-key-to-extravagant-and-subversive-erotic-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The security council has allowed unchecked power and brutality. To protect peace, we must reform the UN | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]></title><description><![CDATA[A world without rules is an insecure world. It&rsquo;s time for multilateralism that truly reflects the global orderEvery violation of international law invites the next. From Afghanistan to Iran, and across Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela, the line between what is permitted and what is prohibited has been steadily blurred by the complicit inaction of the UN security council. Wielding the veto as both a shield and a weapon, its permanent members too often act without grounding in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-security-council-has-allowed-unchecked-power-and-brutality-to-protect-peace-we-must-reform-the-un-luiz-incio-lula-da-silva/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-security-council-has-allowed-unchecked-power-and-brutality-to-protect-peace-we-must-reform-the-un-luiz-incio-lula-da-silva/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dodging the ‘wrinkle wagon’: why a Brazilian film about ageing is inspiring older women]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Blue Trail, about a rebellious 77-year old woman who escapes forced exile for elderly people, has struck a nerve in a country where ageism is widespreadWhen 80-year-old Gilda Olinto was given a prize at work recently, she felt as if she was being told &ldquo;nothing more is expected of you&rdquo;. It reminded her of The Blue Trail (O &Uacute;ltimo Azul in Portuguese), a film set in a near-future Brazil where an authoritarian government honours elderly people with golden laurels before stripp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dodging-the-wrinkle-wagon-why-a-brazilian-film-about-ageing-is-inspiring-older-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dodging-the-wrinkle-wagon-why-a-brazilian-film-about-ageing-is-inspiring-older-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How weaving, glamping and kayak tours are helping to tackle deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small farmers and community-led conservation groups are trying to protect one of the biggest semi-arid forests in the world &ndash; under threat from expanding agriculture, wildfires and the &lsquo;logging mafia&rsquo;Jorge Luna stands in a piece of Argentina&rsquo;s Gran Chaco forest that he calls his own. Birds sing as he surveys skyscraping molle trees, known as pepper trees, palo santo and algarrobo, or carob trees. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s good wood,&rdquo; says Luna, 55. &ldquo;I was about to cut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-weaving-glamping-and-kayak-tours-are-helping-to-tackle-deforestation-in-argentinas-gran-chaco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-weaving-glamping-and-kayak-tours-are-helping-to-tackle-deforestation-in-argentinas-gran-chaco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed Bolsonaro granted ‘humanitarian house arrest’ amid failing health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Brazil president, serving 27 years over attempted coup, given initial 90-day period that could be extendedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been granted permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health.The decision by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes followed Bolsonaro&rsquo;s hospitalization since 13 March for pneumon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jailed-bolsonaro-granted-humanitarian-house-arrest-amid-failing-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jailed-bolsonaro-granted-humanitarian-house-arrest-amid-failing-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sport gave me new dreams’: the emergence of Brazil women’s blind team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only existing since 2024, the team, who came fourth at the world championship, has changed its players&rsquo; lives&ldquo;We are the first, but we will not be the last.&rdquo; The rallying cry came from Eliane Gon&ccedil;alves, a 39-year-old midfielder of the Brazilian women&rsquo;s blind football national team during one of their training camps. The team&rsquo;s psychologist had suggested the team come up with something to shout before matches. Gon&ccedil;alves offered that line &ndash; and it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sport-gave-me-new-dreams-the-emergence-of-brazil-womens-blind-team/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sport-gave-me-new-dreams-the-emergence-of-brazil-womens-blind-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump supporter J&uacute;nior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were &lsquo;all crooks&rsquo;A rightwing Brazilian influencer who claimed Donald Trump&rsquo;s immigration crackdown targeted only &ldquo;crooks&rdquo; has been arrested by ICE agents in New Jersey.J&uacute;nior Pena, whose full name is Eust&aacute;quio da Silva Pena J&uacute;nior, declared his support for the US president in a recent video message to his hundreds of thousands of social media foll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-influencer-who-defended-us-immigration-crackdown-arrested-by-ice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-influencer-who-defended-us-immigration-crackdown-arrested-by-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pure apocalypse’: a photographer’s journey through the Pantanal wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of a major exhibition in London documenting the South American wetland as it faces unprecedented threat, Lalo de Almeida recounts the stories behind his award-winning images Lalo de Almeida is a documentary photographer based in S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil. In 2021 his photo essay Pantanal Ablaze was awarded first place in the environment stories category at the World Press Photo contest. In 2022, he won the Eugene Smith grant in humanistic photography and World Press Photo&rsquo;s long-term]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pure-apocalypse-a-photographers-journey-through-the-pantanal-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pure-apocalypse-a-photographers-journey-through-the-pantanal-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a T-shirt in a hit movie is trending with Brazilian progressives: ‘Almost every day they sell out’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even Brazil&rsquo;spresident, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has received one, after Wagner Moura wore it in The Secret AgentIt is glimpsed in just a few scenes in The Secret Agent, the Brazilian film nominated for four Oscars and two Baftas, but that has been enough exposure for a vintage yellow T-shirt to become the latest object of desire among Brazilian progressives.The garment, worn on screen by Wagner Moura, was first produced in 1978 by Pitombeira dos Quatro Cantos, a carnival group in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-a-t-shirt-in-a-hit-movie-is-trending-with-brazilian-progressives-almost-every-day-they-sell-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-a-t-shirt-in-a-hit-movie-is-trending-with-brazilian-progressives-almost-every-day-they-sell-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK supermarkets push for Amazon soy safeguards after traders abandon ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pactLeading British and European retailers are trying to salvage the core elements of the Amazon soy moratorium after the world&rsquo;s most successful forest protection agreement was wrecked by Brazilian lawmakers and abandoned by international traders.In an open letter, high street brands including Tesco, Sainsbury&rsquo;s and Asda say the breakdown this month of the 20-year-old agreement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-supermarkets-push-for-amazon-soy-safeguards-after-traders-abandon-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-supermarkets-push-for-amazon-soy-safeguards-after-traders-abandon-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 200 arrested in cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash, gold, mercury and firearms seized in operations in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and SurinamePolice and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said.The operation was backed by Interpol, the EU and Dutch police specialising in environmental crime. It involved more than 24,500 checks on vehicles and people across remote border areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nearly-200-arrested-in-cross-border-crackdown-on-gold-mining-in-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nearly-200-arrested-in-cross-border-crackdown-on-gold-mining-in-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on food security: Britain can no longer trust markets alone | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[As climate and geopolitics shocks bite, countries are rebuilding food buffers. The UK clings to neoliberal ideas while households pay the priceFood policy across much of the world is changing. But not in Britain. That may be a costly mistake as the prices of essentials rise because of the climate emergency, geopolitical tensions and the fragility of just-in-time supply chains. Many capitals are now reviving their strategic food reserves. European nations such as Sweden, Finland, Norway and Germa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-food-security-britain-can-no-longer-trust-markets-alone-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-food-security-britain-can-no-longer-trust-markets-alone-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book readJair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s lawyers appear to have been reading up on the country&rsquo;s penal code and have found a way to help their client reduce the 27-year prison sentence he received last year for plotting a coup: by reading books.There is only one problem: the former far-right Brazilian president has never been known as a bibliophile. &ldquo;Sorry, I don&rsquo;t have time to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-finds-novel-way-to-reduce-27-year-sentence-reading-books/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-finds-novel-way-to-reduce-27-year-sentence-reading-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brutal, vibrant and creative: capturing the soul of Latin America in 100 photographs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The journalist Paulo Antonio Paranagu&aacute; uses images from the turbulent continent to weave a history of the region, covering colonisation, slavery and dictatorshipIts tumultuous past, marked by massacres, slavery, violent domination, coups d&rsquo;&eacute;tat, revolutions and uprisings, often overshadows another narrative of Latin America: that of a vibrant, culturally rich region where art, creativity and solidarity hold a central place in society.Throughout its post-Columbian history &nda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brutal-vibrant-and-creative-capturing-the-soul-of-latin-america-in-100-photographs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brutal-vibrant-and-creative-capturing-the-soul-of-latin-america-in-100-photographs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU states back controversial Mercosur deal with Latin American countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agreement after 25 years of negotiations prompts farmers to block roads in Paris, Brussels and WarsawEuropean Union member states have backed the biggest ever free trade agreement with a group of Latin American countries, ending 25 years of negotiations but stoking further tensions with farmers and environmentalists around the bloc.The contentious Mercosur deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay prompted immediate protests in Poland, France, Greece and Belgium, with farmers blocking ke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-states-back-controversial-mercosur-deal-with-latin-american-countries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-states-back-controversial-mercosur-deal-with-latin-american-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president vetoes bill reducing Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva rejects bill passed by congress as he marks anniversary of 2023 Bras&iacute;lia riotsBrazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has vetoed a bill that would dramatically reduce the prison sentence of the country&rsquo;s far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted last year of plotting a coup.Lula vetoed the bill, which was passed by congress in December, on the third anniversary of riots by Bolsonaro supporters in the capital, Bras&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-vetoes-bill-reducing-jair-bolsonaros-prison-sentence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-vetoes-bill-reducing-jair-bolsonaros-prison-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US attack on Venezuela will decide direction of South America’s vast mineral wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition &ndash; or strengthen US military power and oil interestsThe US&rsquo;s first overt attack on an Amazon nation last weekend is a new phase in its extractivist rivalry with China. The outcome will decide whether the vast mineral wealth of South America is directed towards a 21st-century energy transition or a buildup of military power to defend 20th-century fossil fuel interests.Although this onsl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-attack-on-venezuela-will-decide-direction-of-south-americas-vast-mineral-wealth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-attack-on-venezuela-will-decide-direction-of-south-americas-vast-mineral-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour &ndash; and are usually the worse off for itUS attacks Venezuela &ndash; live updatesThe US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, follow a long history of interventions in South and Central America and the Caribbean over the past two centuries. But they also mark an unprecedented moment as the first direct US military attack on a South American country.At a pres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/naked-imperialism-how-trump-intervention-in-venezuela-is-a-return-to-form-for-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/naked-imperialism-how-trump-intervention-in-venezuela-is-a-return-to-form-for-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five tech trends we’ll be watching in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[From datacenters to AI, we&rsquo;ll be keeping our eye on the technology that will be shaping your life in the coming yearHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery, wishing you a happy New Year&rsquo;s Eve filled with cheer, champagne and Mariah Carey&rsquo;s comically awful rendition of Auld Lang Syne.Today, we&rsquo;re looking forward to the next year in technology news. I am watching five trends I think will define the year: datacenters will see rapid proliferatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/five-tech-trends-well-be-watching-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/five-tech-trends-well-be-watching-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro undergoes second procedure to treat persistent hiccups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Brazilian president underwent a phrenic nerve block while temporarily released from prison for surgeryJair Bolsonaro underwent a second &ldquo;phrenic nerve block procedure&rdquo; on Monday to treat persistent hiccups.The treatment went well and the former Brazilian president&rsquo;s condition is stable, according to his medical team. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-undergoes-second-procedure-to-treat-persistent-hiccups/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-undergoes-second-procedure-to-treat-persistent-hiccups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro treated for persistent hiccups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors say they blocked his right phrenic nerve in procedure that took place after jailed former president was hospitalised last week for hernia operationBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro underwent &ldquo;a phrenic nerve block procedure&rdquo; on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said on social media.The doctors treating Bolsonaro said later that they blocked the right phrenic nerve and scheduled a new procedure in 48 hours to block the left on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-ex-president-bolsonaro-treated-for-persistent-hiccups/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 02:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-ex-president-bolsonaro-treated-for-persistent-hiccups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become the country&rsquo;s first desertEvery Tuesday at dawn, Raildon Supl&iacute;cio Maia goes to the market in Macurur&eacute;, in Brazil&rsquo;s Bahia state, to sell goats. He haggles with buyers to get a good price for the animals, which are reared in the open and roam freely.Goats are the main &ndash; and sometimes only &ndash; source of income for the people of Macurur&eacute;, a small]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/when-you-plant-something-it-dies-brazils-first-arid-zone-is-a-stark-warning-for-the-whole-country/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/when-you-plant-something-it-dies-brazils-first-arid-zone-is-a-stark-warning-for-the-whole-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part two]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the &lsquo;warrior&rsquo; midwife saving lives in Senegal to the outed Kenyan pop star speaking up against prejudice, these are some of the people who gave us hopeWe can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 &ndash; part oneIn the thick of the monsoon this June, I found myself squinting at the smallest of orchids and rarest of impatiens (a flowering plant) inside an enclave of lush rainforest in Kerala, southern India. With Laly Joseph, 56, at the helm, dozens of w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-can-be-heroes-the-inspiring-people-we-met-around-the-world-in-2025-part-two/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-can-be-heroes-the-inspiring-people-we-met-around-the-world-in-2025-part-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part one]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Indigenous doctor balancing traditional and western medicine to a father risking death to provide for his family in Gaza, these are some of the people whose determination and bravery stood outIn 2012, Adana Om&aacute;gua Kambeba travelled 4,000km (2,500 miles) from her home in Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon, to take up a coveted place to study medicine at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in south-east Brazil. She became the first among her people, the Kambeba, or Om&aacute;gua, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-can-be-heroes-the-inspiring-people-we-met-around-the-world-in-2025-part-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-can-be-heroes-the-inspiring-people-we-met-around-the-world-in-2025-part-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro supporters ‘cancel’ Havaianas flip-flop brand over television ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Son of jailed former Brazilian president says spokesperson for &lsquo;national symbol&rsquo; sandals is &lsquo;openly left wing&rsquo;Leaderless since its figurehead was jailed for attempting a coup, Brazil&rsquo;s far right has found a new nemesis: the flip-flop brand Havaianas, which has been &ldquo;cancelled&rdquo; by Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s supporters over a television advert.The controversy stems from the actor Fernanda Torres &ndash; the star of I&rsquo;m Still Here, the Brazilian film that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-supporters-cancel-havaianas-flip-flop-brand-over-television-ad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-supporters-cancel-havaianas-flip-flop-brand-over-television-ad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lula acknowledges his decision to uphold 27-year sentence could be overridden by conservative lawmakers Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has promised to veto a bill passed by congress to reduce the prison term of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president who was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for masterminding an attempted coup to overturn the 2022 elections.Lawmakers passed the bill late on Wednesday after it was approved last week by the lower house. On Thursda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-vows-to-veto-bill-cutting-jair-bolsonaros-prison-term/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-vows-to-veto-bill-cutting-jair-bolsonaros-prison-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment Statue of Liberty replica collapses due to wind in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A replica of the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of Brazilian retailer Havan, collapsed after strong winds struck the city of Gua&iacute;ba. According to Brazilian local media, there were no injuries Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/moment-statue-of-liberty-replica-collapses-due-to-wind-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/moment-statue-of-liberty-replica-collapses-due-to-wind-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joesley Batista is credited as a major force behind the reconciliation between Trump and Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da SilvaSix international airlines had suspended flights to Venezuela over the risk of possible US military strikes when an ultra-long-haul executive jet from S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil, landed calmly in Caracas.On board that flight on 23 November was the Brazilian meat tycoon Joesley Batista &ndash; twice jailed for corruption and whose companies have a long record of environmental vio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-a-brazilian-meat-tycoon-accused-of-bribery-and-deforestation-became-a-key-player-in-regional-diplomacy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-a-brazilian-meat-tycoon-accused-of-bribery-and-deforestation-became-a-key-player-in-regional-diplomacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Bushfires ravage Western Australia as temperatures soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme heat follows blazes in New South Wales, while winds plunge Brazil&rsquo;s largest city into darknessExtreme heat and bushfires have ravaged the parched landscape of Western Australia. With temperatures expected to continue soaring above 40C (104F) over the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe heatwave warning across much of the south-west.The conditions follow bushfires in New South Wales this month, which resulted in the destruction of homes and loss of life. Sever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-bushfires-ravage-western-australia-as-temperatures-soar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-bushfires-ravage-western-australia-as-temperatures-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US treasury lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over Bolsonaro case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife had been under Global Magnitsky sanctions after conviction of ex-presidentThe US Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions imposed on the Brazilian supreme court justice who oversaw the conviction of the former president Jair Bolsonaro.Justice Alexandre de Moraes had been under Global Magnitsky sanctions, which target individuals accused of human rights abuses, since July. His wife Viviane Barci de Moraes &ndash; who was added the sanctions list in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-treasury-lifts-sanctions-on-brazilian-judge-who-presided-over-bolsonaro-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-treasury-lifts-sanctions-on-brazilian-judge-who-presided-over-bolsonaro-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of cultureJair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president now in prison for plotting a coup, is getting the biopic treatment.Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus in Mel Gibson&rsquo;s 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, is reportedly filming a &ldquo;heroic&rdquo; portrait of the rightwing ex-politician in secret. Dark Horse, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and written]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jim-caviezel-to-play-jair-bolsonaro-in-heroic-biopic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jim-caviezel-to-play-jair-bolsonaro-in-heroic-biopic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US attack on Venezuela risks ‘Vietnam-style’ regional conflict, warns Lula adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil aide says Trump&rsquo;s closure of Venezuelan airspace amounts to an &lsquo;act of war&rsquo; that could escalateMaduro says the real reason for Trump&rsquo;s Venezuela fixation is oil &ndash; is he right?A US invasion or attack on Venezuela could plunge South America into a Vietnam-style conflict, the chief foreign policy adviser to Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has warned.In an interview with the Guardian, Celso Amorim called Donald Trump&rsquo;s recent dec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-attack-on-venezuela-risks-vietnam-style-regional-conflict-warns-lula-adviser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-attack-on-venezuela-risks-vietnam-style-regional-conflict-warns-lula-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby review – an astute portrait of queer Brazilian hustlers lost in the system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abandoned by his parents and fresh out of juvenile prison, the wide-eyed Wellington meets a charismatic hustler on the restless streets of S&atilde;o PauloChannelling the urban restlessness and vibrancy of S&atilde;o Paulo, Marcelo Caetano&rsquo;s bracing drama centres on those who live on the fringes of an ever-changing metropolis. Fresh out of juvenile prison, 18-year-old Wellington (Jo&atilde;o Pedro Mariano) finds himself at a crossroads; abandoned by his parents, the wide-eyed young man fin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/baby-review-an-astute-portrait-of-queer-brazilian-hustlers-lost-in-the-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/baby-review-an-astute-portrait-of-queer-brazilian-hustlers-lost-in-the-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The loggers and ranchers are closing in but still Brazil’s Kawahiva people wait for protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bureaucratic delays and funding shortages stall plans to carve out a forest reserve for the uncontacted Indigenous group on the southern fringe of the Brazilian AmazonIn 2024, agents of the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (Funai) walked more than 60 miles through rainforest on the southern fringe of the Brazilian Amazon on a mission to monitor and help protect a group of Indigenous people who had no contact with the modern world.What they found was a small basket freshly woven from le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-loggers-and-ranchers-are-closing-in-but-still-brazils-kawahiva-people-wait-for-protection/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-loggers-and-ranchers-are-closing-in-but-still-brazils-kawahiva-people-wait-for-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re true guardians of the forest’: quilombola community near Belém demand land rights and recognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short boat ride from Cop30 host, Afro-descendant residents of Menino Jesus say their voices are not being heardWalk through the conference centre where the recent UN climate talks were held and representations of Indigenous people and culture were everywhere, from the spear-carrying, fiery-headed Cop30 mascot Curupira to huge mural-sized photos of people navigating the Amazon in dugout canoes and the many protests demanding dialogue outside.Yet a short boat ride down the river from Bel&eacute;m,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-true-guardians-of-the-forest-quilombola-community-near-belm-demand-land-rights-and-recognition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-true-guardians-of-the-forest-quilombola-community-near-belm-demand-land-rights-and-recognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Methanol, a cheap relative of ethanol, is entering the supply chain, causing thousands of deaths around the worldFor Bethany Clarke, poison tasted like nothing. There was no bitter aftertaste, no astringent sting at the back of the tongue. If anything, she thought in passing, the free shots she and her friends were drinking at a hostel bar in Laos had probably been watered down &ndash; she wasn&rsquo;t detecting a strong vodka flavour through the veil of Sprite she had mixed it with.All in all,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brain-damage-blindness-and-death-the-global-trail-of-trauma-left-by-methanol-laced-alcohol/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brain-damage-blindness-and-death-the-global-trail-of-trauma-left-by-methanol-laced-alcohol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prisonA few hours before Jair Bolsonaro was ordered to start his 27-year coup sentence in a parking space-sized room, Arley Xavier stood outside the former president&rsquo;s new home putting a brave face on his leader&rsquo;s bind.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not over. There&rsquo;s still so much Jair Messias Bolsonaro needs to do here in Brazil &hellip; No, it&rsquo;s not over,&rdquo; insisted the 21-year-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/foam-thats-washed-away-support-dissolves-as-bolsonaro-starts-27-year-jail-term/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/foam-thats-washed-away-support-dissolves-as-bolsonaro-starts-27-year-jail-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emotions ran high at the UN climate summit in Brazil, which was hit by its first major protest in four yearsIt was a tense moment. A group of about 50 people from the Munduruku, an Indigenous people in the Amazon basin, had blocked the entrance to the Cop30 venue in protest, causing long lines of delegates to snake down access roads, simmering in the morning heat.The Munduruku, unhappy about the ruination of their forest and rivers by industry and their lack of voice at Cop30, demanded to speak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protests-tears-and-a-baby-five-key-images-that-tell-the-story-of-cop30/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protests-tears-and-a-baby-five-key-images-that-tell-the-story-of-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Bras&iacute;lia after time for appeals elapsesBrazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Bras&iacute;lia, after his conviction for plotting a coup.The far-right populist, 70, who governed Latin America&rsquo;s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the suprem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-ordered-to-start-27-year-prison-term-for-plotting-brazil-coup/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-ordered-to-start-27-year-prison-term-for-plotting-brazil-coup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for CopDawn was breaking over the Amazonian city of Bel&eacute;m on Saturday morning, but in the windowless conference room it could have been day or night. They had been stuck there for more than 12 hours, dozens of ministers representing 17 groups of countries, from the poorest on the planet to the richest, urged by the Brazilian hosts to accept a settlement cooked up the day before.Tem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fossil-fuel-giants-finally-in-the-crosshairs-cop30-avoids-total-failure-with-last-ditch-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fossil-fuel-giants-finally-in-the-crosshairs-cop30-avoids-total-failure-with-last-ditch-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates eventually reached a deal this weekend at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil. To unpick what was achieved and what was left out, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian&rsquo;s environment editor, Fiona Harvey, who has been following every twist and turnEnd of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoffSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bitter-rows-and-overnight-talks-how-a-fragile-cop30-deal-was-agreed-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bitter-rows-and-overnight-talks-how-a-fragile-cop30-deal-was-agreed-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Cliff obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the greatest stars of Jamaican reggae known for his 1969 hit Many Rivers to Cross and the film The Harder They ComeThe singer and songwriter Jimmy Cliff, who has died aged 81, was one of Jamaica&rsquo;s most celebrated performers. An itinerant ambassador who introduced the music and culture of his island to audiences across the world at a time when reggae was largely unknown, he was a pioneer with a distinctive high tenor voice whose themes of civil and human rights resonated with many.Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jimmy-cliff-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jimmy-cliff-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro claims ‘psychotic attack’ made him tamper with ankle monitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s former president says he took a soldering iron to electronic tag as he was hallucinating that it was buggedBrazil&rsquo;s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he took a soldering iron to his electronic ankle monitor after having a substance-induced &ldquo;psychotic attack&rdquo; that caused him to hallucinate that the device was bugged.Bolsonaro made the claim during a custody hearing on Sunday, 24 hours after he was arrested at his home in the capital, Bras&iacut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-claims-psychotic-attack-made-him-tamper-with-ankle-monitor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-claims-psychotic-attack-made-him-tamper-with-ankle-monitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reaching agreement in divisive political landscape shows &lsquo;climate cooperation is alive and kicking&rsquo;, says UN climate chiefThe world is not winning the fight against the climate crisis but it is still in that fight, the UN climate chief has said in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil, after a bitterly contested Cop30 reached a deal.Countries at Cop30 failed to bring the curtain down on the fossil fuel age amid opposition from some countries led by Saudi Arabia, and they underdelivered on a flagship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-warns-world-losing-climate-battle-but-fragile-cop30-deal-keeps-up-the-fight/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-warns-world-losing-climate-battle-but-fragile-cop30-deal-keeps-up-the-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dangers of artificial intelligence and its potential to consolidate power are clear. But used fairly, it can be a boon for good governmentDemocracy is colliding with the technologies of artificial intelligence. Judging from the audience reaction at the recent World Forum on Democracy in Strasbourg, the general expectation is that democracy will be the worse for it. We have another narrative. Yes, there are risks to democracy from AI, but there are also opportunities.We have just published th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/four-ways-ai-is-being-used-to-strengthen-democracies-worldwide-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/four-ways-ai-is-being-used-to-strengthen-democracies-worldwide-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place inCop30 in Bel&eacute;m wrapped up on Saturday night more than 24 hours later than planned, and with an Amazonian rainstorm thundering down on the conference centre. The United Nations structure just about held, as it has done these past three weeks despite fire, savage tropical heat and blistering political attacks on the multilateral system of global environmental governance.Dozens of agr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-war-absent-media-five-threats-to-climate-progress-that-dogged-cop30/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-war-absent-media-five-threats-to-climate-progress-that-dogged-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro admits damaging ankle monitor with hot iron &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor 'out of curiosity' after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions that he was preparing to abscond. In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro &ndash; who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for leading an attempted military coup &ndash; can be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tagJair Bolsonaro arrest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-ex-president-bolsonaro-admits-damaging-ankle-monitor-with-hot-iron-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-ex-president-bolsonaro-admits-damaging-ankle-monitor-with-hot-iron-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delegates made minimal headway on timetable for replacing oil and gas or on firm commitments to reducing carbon emissions&ldquo;Right now, our people are losing their lives and livelihoods from storms of unprecedented strength which are being powered by warming seas. Our coral reefs, the lifeblood of our islands&rsquo; food systems, culture and economies are at a tipping point in dieback. Forest ecosystems are at a tipping point. The window to protect lives and economies is closing.&rdquo;While]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30s-watered-down-agreements-will-do-little-for-an-ecosystem-at-tipping-point/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30s-watered-down-agreements-will-do-little-for-an-ecosystem-at-tipping-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscondBrazil&rsquo;s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor &ldquo;out of curiosity&rdquo; after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions he was poised to abscond.In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro &ndash; who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for masterminding a military coup &ndash; can]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-arrested-after-tampering-with-ankle-tag-out-of-curiosity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-arrested-after-tampering-with-ankle-tag-out-of-curiosity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roadmaps, adaptations and transitions: what climate measures were agreed at Cop30?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After talks come close to collapse, the deal represents steps, rather than leaps, forward on tackling climate crisisThe UN climate summit Cop30 moved forward the fight against the climate crisis and the damage it is already causing to lives and livelihoods. But the measures delivered are steps, rather than the leaps needed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/roadmaps-adaptations-and-transitions-what-climate-measures-were-agreed-at-cop30/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/roadmaps-adaptations-and-transitions-what-climate-measures-were-agreed-at-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compromises, voluntary measures and no mention of fossil fuels: key points from Cop30 deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deal is welcome after talks nearly collapsed but the final agreement contains small steps rather than leapsThe UN climate summit Cop30 moved forward the fight against the climate crisis and the damage it is already causing to lives and livelihoods. But the measures agreed are steps, rather than the leaps needed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/compromises-voluntary-measures-and-no-mention-of-fossil-fuels-key-points-from-cop30-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/compromises-voluntary-measures-and-no-mention-of-fossil-fuels-key-points-from-cop30-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment world secures compromise deal at Cop30 that sidesteps fossil fuels – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[World governments agreed on Saturday to a compromise climate deal at the Cop30 conference in Brazil that would increase finance for poor countries coping with global warming but omits any mention of the fossil fuels responsible for it. In securing the accord, which was gavelled through by Cop's president, Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago, countries attempted to demonstrate global unity in addressing climate change impacts, even after the world's biggest historical emitter, the US, declined to s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/moment-world-secures-compromise-deal-at-cop30-that-sidesteps-fossil-fuels-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/moment-world-secures-compromise-deal-at-cop30-that-sidesteps-fossil-fuels-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final dealThe world edged a small step closer to the end of the fossil fuel era on Saturday, but not by nearly enough to stave off the ravages of climate breakdown.Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage only a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual phase-out of fossil fuels, and they achieved this incremental progress on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/end-of-fossil-fuel-era-inches-closer-as-cop30-deal-agreed-after-bitter-standoff/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/end-of-fossil-fuel-era-inches-closer-as-cop30-deal-agreed-after-bitter-standoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bolsonaro was under house arrest for masterminding coup to stop 2022 election winner, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, taking officeBrazil&rsquo;s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Bras&iacute;lia&#8203;, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup.In a brief statement, federal police confirmed officers had executed a preventive arrest warrant at the request of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-arrest-bolsonaro-amid-suspicions-he-was-about-to-flee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-arrest-bolsonaro-amid-suspicions-he-was-about-to-flee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miliband urges Cop30 to find ‘creative’ routes to roadmap on phasing out fossil fuel]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK energy secretary says UN climate talks must find way to keep proposals alive despite significant resistanceSupporters of a global phaseout of fossil fuels must find &ldquo;creative&rdquo; ways to keep the proposal alive, including making it voluntary rather than binding, the UK energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said in the closing stages of the UN climate talks.As the Cop30 summit in Brazil carried on past the Friday night deadline, the prospect of countries agreeing on the need for a roadma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/miliband-urges-cop30-to-find-creative-routes-to-roadmap-on-phasing-out-fossil-fuel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/miliband-urges-cop30-to-find-creative-routes-to-roadmap-on-phasing-out-fossil-fuel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment A new draft text on the outcome of the Cop30 climate talks has been published that contains no mention of a phase-out of fossil fuels, despite countries supporting such action having threatened to block any agreement without it.The Guardian revealed on Thursday night that at least 29 nations supporting a phase-out of fossil fuels at the climate summit had sent a letter to the Brazil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-draft-text-omits-mention-of-fossil-fuel-phase-out-roadmap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-draft-text-omits-mention-of-fossil-fuel-phase-out-roadmap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: The Guardian understands Brazil had been planning to drop a roadmap to a transition away from fossil fuels amid opposition from petro statesCountries supporting a phase-out of fossil fuels at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil have threatened to block any agreement that does not include such a commitment, in a significant escalation of tensions at the crunch talks, the Guardian can reveal.The simmering row over a potential roadmap for the &ldquo;transition away from fossil fuels&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-dozens-of-countries-threaten-to-block-resolution-unless-it-contains-roadmap-to-fossil-fuel-phase-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-dozens-of-countries-threaten-to-block-resolution-unless-it-contains-roadmap-to-fossil-fuel-phase-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Event thrown into confusion and 13 treated for smoke inhalation after conference centre evacuatedBrazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summitTalks at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were preparing to try to land a deal to strengthen international efforts to address the climate crisis.Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation, organisers said in a state]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-climate-summit-in-brazil-disrupted-after-fire-breaks-out-in-venue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-climate-summit-in-brazil-disrupted-after-fire-breaks-out-in-venue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 conference centre evacuated as fire breaks out – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[UN secretary-general Ant&oacute;nio Guterres earlier used speech at Belem summit to urge countries to find compromises in final hours of negotiationsInside the halls of Cop30 you see people from all around the world, and it can be easy to forget that there are many people who remain unrepresented.On Thursday morning, Magne Tony was standing with compatriots from French Guiana outside the entrance to the conference centre, trying to push pieces of paper into the hands of arriving delegates and ob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-conference-centre-evacuated-as-fire-breaks-out-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-conference-centre-evacuated-as-fire-breaks-out-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva says he is ready to fight for transition roadmap despite opposition from some statesAll the coverage from Cop30The Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has told Cop30 delegates that he will take his fossil fuel transition roadmap to the G20 in Johannesburg this week to campaign for it, despite reports that petrostates have said they will not accept the plan.Before leaving Cop30 in Bel&eacute;m, the figurehead of the global south told civil socie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-will-take-fossil-fuel-phase-out-plan-to-g20-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-will-take-fossil-fuel-phase-out-plan-to-g20-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People evacuated from Cop30 venue after fire breaks out – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media footage shows people running away from smoke and flames after a fire broke out at a Cop30 venue in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil, on Thursday. It is not yet known what caused the fire, which erupted in a pavilion, an area of spaces hosted by each country where they can have private meetings and offices away from official negotiating roomsCop30 live Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/people-evacuated-from-cop30-venue-after-fire-breaks-out-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/people-evacuated-from-cop30-venue-after-fire-breaks-out-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: current climate pathway ‘a death sentence for many’, says UN secretary-general]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ant&oacute;nio Guterres uses speech at Belem summit to urge countries to find compromises in final hours of negotiationsInside the halls of Cop30 you see people from all around the world, and it can be easy to forget that there are many people who remain unrepresented.On Thursday morning, Magne Tony was standing with compatriots from French Guiana outside the entrance to the conference centre, trying to push pieces of paper into the hands of arriving delegates and observers headed: &ldquo;Our Am]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-current-climate-pathway-a-death-sentence-for-many-says-un-secretary-general/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-current-climate-pathway-a-death-sentence-for-many-says-un-secretary-general/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailhouse shock: Brazil coup monger Bolsonaro finally faces life behind bars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president&rsquo;s far-right supporters have discovered a new interest in prison conditions as incarceration loomsHe fought the law and the law won.Two months after receiving a 27-year sentence for trying to &ldquo;annihilate&rdquo; Brazil&rsquo;s democratic institutions, former president Jair Bolsonaro finally looks jail-bound. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jailhouse-shock-brazil-coup-monger-bolsonaro-finally-faces-life-behind-bars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jailhouse-shock-brazil-coup-monger-bolsonaro-finally-faces-life-behind-bars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30: Scientists warn countries must act decisively to protect people and life or risk ‘suffering for billions’ – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[As president Lula tries to find common ground between negotiating countries, planetary scientists say emissions must be urgently cutMother Earth is watching over Cop30. &ldquo;I am taking care to watch over all the decisions taken here about me,&rdquo; she told the Guardian. The blessing card she presented said: &ldquo;Knowing the powerful impact my thoughts can have on others and the environment, I choose to create a positive mindset.&rdquo;This beautiful vision is in everyday life Nazar&eacute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-scientists-warn-countries-must-act-decisively-to-protect-people-and-life-or-risk-suffering-for-billions-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-scientists-warn-countries-must-act-decisively-to-protect-people-and-life-or-risk-suffering-for-billions-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do moreCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of climate talks in BrazilOil-producing countries need to acknowledge the rise of clean energy, and rich countries will have to provide more assurances on finance if the chasm between negotiating nations at Cop30 is to be bridged, the president of the summit has said.Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago, the veteran Brazilian clim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/divide-over-fossil-fuels-phaseout-can-be-bridged-cop30-president-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/divide-over-fossil-fuels-phaseout-can-be-bridged-cop30-president-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China doesn’t want to lead alone on climate policies, senior adviser warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: A top official in Beijing&rsquo;s Cop delegation says China is committed to clean energy &ndash; but US&rsquo;s absence is a problemChina is committed to the energy transition needed to avert climate breakdown &ndash; but does not want to take the lead alone in the absence of the US, one of the country&rsquo;s senior advisers has told the Guardian.Wang Yi said China would provide more money to vulnerable countries, but the EU&rsquo;s climate commissioner has warned Beijing is not doin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/china-doesnt-want-to-lead-alone-on-climate-policies-senior-adviser-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/china-doesnt-want-to-lead-alone-on-climate-policies-senior-adviser-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our future is being burnt down’: youth activists call for fossil phaseout at Cop30 – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of youth activists from around the world presented a global youth statement calling for &ldquo;full, fast, fair fossil phase-out&rdquo;We should not fear the forces of denial and delay, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has warned, because &ldquo;they are losing this fight&rdquo;.Speaking to delegates at Cop30, the Labour politician acknowledged the existence of climate deniers and delayers across the world &ndash; including in the UK &ndash; and described them as &ldquo;well funded, wel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/our-future-is-being-burnt-down-youth-activists-call-for-fossil-phaseout-at-cop30-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/our-future-is-being-burnt-down-youth-activists-call-for-fossil-phaseout-at-cop30-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: Confusion over next summit as Australian PM says they would not block Turkey as host]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who will host next year&rsquo;s Cop? The tussle between Australia and Turkey continues, with comments from the Australian PM adding to the lack of clarityWe should not fear the forces of denial and delay, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has warned, because &ldquo;they are losing this fight&rdquo;.Speaking to delegates at Cop30, the Labour politician acknowledged the existence of climate deniers and delayers across the world &ndash; including in the UK &ndash; and described them as &ldquo;well fu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-confusion-over-next-summit-as-australian-pm-says-they-would-not-block-turkey-as-host/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-confusion-over-next-summit-as-australian-pm-says-they-would-not-block-turkey-as-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 80 countries join call at Cop30 for roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Pacific and Europe plead for transition to be central outcome of talksCop30 live &ndash; latest updatesMore than 80 countries have joined a call for a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels, in a dramatic intervention into stuck negotiations at the UN Cop30 climate summit.Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific joined with EU member states and the UK to make an impassioned plea for the &ldquo;transition away from fossil fuels&rdquo; to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-80-countries-join-call-at-cop30-for-roadmap-to-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-80-countries-join-call-at-cop30-for-roadmap-to-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Pacific and Europe plead for transition to be central outcome of talksCop30 live &ndash; latest updatesMore than 80 countries have joined a call for a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels, in a dramatic intervention into stuck negotiations at the UN Cop30 climate summit.Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific joined with EU member states and the UK to make an impassioned plea for the &ldquo;transition away from fossil fuels&rdquo; to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-80-countries-at-cop30-join-call-for-roadmap-to-fossil-fuel-phase-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-80-countries-at-cop30-join-call-for-roadmap-to-fossil-fuel-phase-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: Ministers from global north and south unite in call for a roadmap away from fossil fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representatives from Germany, the UK, the Marshall Islands and a number of other countries came together to issue a call for a fossil fuel roadmapWe should not fear the forces of denial and delay, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has warned, because &ldquo;they are losing this fight&rdquo;.Speaking to delegates at Cop30, the Labour politician acknowledged the existence of climate deniers and delayers across the world &ndash; including in the UK &ndash; and described them as &ldquo;well funded, we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-ministers-from-global-north-and-south-unite-in-call-for-a-roadmap-away-from-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-ministers-from-global-north-and-south-unite-in-call-for-a-roadmap-away-from-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Without our expertise, mistakes get made’: the Cop30 campaign to give workers a voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: The green transition&rsquo;s effect on workers is a hot topic, as advocates push for those working at the frontlines to have a say in climate policy&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWe know that to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis, the world must reshape fundamental aspects of society &ndash; from how we eat and move around to how we turn on the lights and build homes. The transformation of energy, manufacturin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/without-our-expertise-mistakes-get-made-the-cop30-campaign-to-give-workers-a-voice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/without-our-expertise-mistakes-get-made-the-cop30-campaign-to-give-workers-a-voice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: exclusion zone around conference expanded after protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Negotiations continue on day eight of the summit, with more ministerial national statements expectedHello, Ajit Niranjan here from Berlin - I&rsquo;ll be hosting the liveblog this morning and my colleague Gabrielle Canon will take over this afternoon. We&rsquo;re looking forward to bringing you the latest from the Cop30 climate summit.Walking on to Bel&eacute;m&rsquo;s Parque da Cidade, the site of Cop30, yesterday morning revealed the extent to which the so-called &ldquo;Indigenous Cop&rdquo; h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-exclusion-zone-around-conference-expanded-after-protests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-exclusion-zone-around-conference-expanded-after-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The haste feels contagious … I fear it’: a Xipaya journalist on attending Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indigenous journalist&rsquo;s experience of entering the belly of Cop where time does not flourish, it is consumedI feel as if I&rsquo;ve been swallowed. And in the creature&rsquo;s stomach, I walk with the sensation of being drowned. My nose hurts, with the same pain we feel when we are struggling to breathe. That&rsquo;s my perception of the blue zone of Cop30, the official area for the negotiations. The architecture makes me think of the stomach of an animal.My eyes hurt, seeing so many pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-haste-feels-contagious-i-fear-it-a-xipaya-journalist-on-attending-cop30/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-haste-feels-contagious-i-fear-it-a-xipaya-journalist-on-attending-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The haste feels contagious … I fear it’: a Xipai journalist on attending Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indigenous journalist&rsquo;s experience of entering the belly of Cop where time does not flourish, it is consumedI feel as if I&rsquo;ve been swallowed. And in the creature&rsquo;s stomach, I walk with the sensation of being drowned. My nose hurts, with the same pain we feel when we are struggling to breathe. That&rsquo;s my perception of the blue zone of Cop30, the official area for the negotiations. The architecture makes me think of the stomach of an animal.My eyes hurt, seeing so many pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-haste-feels-contagious-i-fear-it-a-xipai-journalist-on-attending-cop30/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-haste-feels-contagious-i-fear-it-a-xipai-journalist-on-attending-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30: UN accused of crackdown on Indigenous people – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomesColombia will host a first international conference on the phase out of fossil fuels in April next year, according to advocates of more ambitious action to eliminate the main source of the gases that are heating the planet.The South American country, which has demonstrated strong climate leadership in recent years, is among a group of 17 nations that have joined the Fossil Fuel Non-Prolifera]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-un-accused-of-crackdown-on-indigenous-people-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-un-accused-of-crackdown-on-indigenous-people-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it &lsquo;a moral duty&rsquo;Jamaica has led calls from vulnerable nations at the Cop30 climate summit to urge immediate action on climate breakdown as the conference entered its second week.As high-level ministers from governments around the world took over negotiations in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil, vulnerable nations lined up to say how important it is that wealthier countries cut emissions in order]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-is-survival-jamaica-leads-calls-from-vulnerable-nations-at-cop30/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-is-survival-jamaica-leads-calls-from-vulnerable-nations-at-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30: calls for new urgency to talks as studies show global warming may reach 2.5C – latest updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the summit goes into its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomesThe first global register of how much carbon dioxide is being buried underground has been published &ndash; it was 45m tonnes in 2023. In one sense that&rsquo;s not a large amount &ndash; it&rsquo;s about 0.1% of global CO2 emissions that year. Furthermore, about 90% of it was pumped into oil fields to push out more oil, largely in the US and Brazil.This seems to support criticisms of carb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-calls-for-new-urgency-to-talks-as-studies-show-global-warming-may-reach-25c-latest-updates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-calls-for-new-urgency-to-talks-as-studies-show-global-warming-may-reach-25c-latest-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have courage to create fossil fuel phaseout roadmap at Cop30, Brazilian minister urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marina Silva says contentious plan would be &lsquo;ethical answer&rsquo; to climate crisis but does not commit Brazil to itBrazil&rsquo;s environment minister, Marina Silva, has urged all countries to have the courage to address the need for a fossil fuel phaseout, calling the drawing up of a roadmap for it an &ldquo;ethical&rdquo; response to the climate crisis.She emphasised, however, that the process would be voluntary for those governments that wished to participate, and &ldquo;self-determin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/have-courage-to-create-fossil-fuel-phaseout-roadmap-at-cop30-brazilian-minister-urges/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/have-courage-to-create-fossil-fuel-phaseout-roadmap-at-cop30-brazilian-minister-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis &ndash; but even talking about it is controversial Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/can-cop30-begin-the-process-of-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/can-cop30-begin-the-process-of-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian skier makes history with country’s first World Cup win: ‘Difference is a superpower’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins season opener25-year-old switched allegiance from NorwayLucas Pinheiro Braathen made skiing history as he delivered Brazil&rsquo;s first-ever World Cup victory in a thrilling season-opening race at Levi on Sunday.Pinheiro Braathen, who switched allegiance from Norway to Brazil last year, held a commanding 0.41-seconds lead from the first run and weaved his way down through the gates again in an ice-cool second run to claim the landmark win. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-skier-makes-history-with-countrys-first-world-cup-win-difference-is-a-superpower/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-skier-makes-history-with-countrys-first-world-cup-win-difference-is-a-superpower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands hit streets of Belém to call for action during crucial Cop30 summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral for fossil fuels held as part of &lsquo;Great People&rsquo;s March&rsquo; calling on governments to step up climate effortsThousands of people have turned out in the streets of Bel&eacute;m to demand urgent action on the climate crisis.It was the first major protest outside the annual climate talks since Cop26 four years ago in Glasgow, as the last three gatherings were held in locations with little tolerance for demonstrations &ndash; Egypt, Dubai and Azerbaijan. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thousands-hit-streets-of-belm-to-call-for-action-during-crucial-cop30-summit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thousands-hit-streets-of-belm-to-call-for-action-during-crucial-cop30-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industryCountries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil&rsquo;s minister for Indigenous peoples has said.Sonia Guajajara, a longtime Indigenous activist before being appointed a minister by President Lula da Silva, said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-lands-must-be-recognised-as-part-of-climate-policy-says-brazilian-minister/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-lands-must-be-recognised-as-part-of-climate-policy-says-brazilian-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 was meant to be a turning point, so why do some say the climate summit is broken?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it mostThousands of diplomats, activists, journalists and lobbyists are gathering in the sweltering, tropical heat of Bel&eacute;m, at the mouth of the Amazon, for the Cop30 climate talks.Since Brazil was awarded the hosting duties three years ago, hopes have been high that the Amazonian Cop &ndash; taking place in the country that hosted the Earth summit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-was-meant-to-be-a-turning-point-so-why-do-some-say-the-climate-summit-is-broken/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-was-meant-to-be-a-turning-point-so-why-do-some-say-the-climate-summit-is-broken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous groups blockade Cop30 conference entrance in protests – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The members of the Munduruku people met Cop30 president Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago and demanded an end to invasions of their landNorway and the United Arab Emirates - both significant fossil fuel producers - are among the ministerial pairings announced by the Brazilian Cop30 Presidency. The task of the pairings is to consult with countries on specific issues and report their views back to the presidency, to help the negotiations progress.The ministers from Norway and the UAE will work on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-groups-blockade-cop30-conference-entrance-in-protests-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-groups-blockade-cop30-conference-entrance-in-protests-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: ‘If we continue destroying everything on this earth there will be chaos,’ warns Indigenous chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier on day five of the climate summit, activists blockaded the main entrance demanding to speak to the Brazilian presidentNorway and the United Arab Emirates - both significant fossil fuel producers - are among the ministerial pairings announced by the Brazilian Cop30 Presidency. The task of the pairings is to consult with countries on specific issues and report their views back to the presidency, to help the negotiations progress.The ministers from Norway and the UAE will work on the &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-if-we-continue-destroying-everything-on-this-earth-there-will-be-chaos-warns-indigenous-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-if-we-continue-destroying-everything-on-this-earth-there-will-be-chaos-warns-indigenous-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters blockade Cop30 summit over plight of Indigenous peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil&rsquo;s president, saying they are never listened to&bull; Cop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilProtesters blockaded the main entrance to the Cop30 climate conference for several hours early on Friday morning, demanding to speak to Brazil&rsquo;s president about the plight of the country&rsquo;s Indigenous peoples.About 50 people from the Munduruku people in the Amazon basin blocked the entrance with some assistance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protesters-blockade-cop30-summit-over-plight-of-indigenous-peoples/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protesters-blockade-cop30-summit-over-plight-of-indigenous-peoples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Australia to Turkey and, reluctantly, Germany: the tug-of-war over hosting Cop31]]></title><description><![CDATA[A years-long standoff over who should host the 2026 climate summit leaves Brazilian hosts, and other states, frustratedCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilDelegates turning up in the Amazonian city of Bel&eacute;m for the Cop30 climate conference were greeted by what some interpreted as a less than subtle dig by the Brazilian hosts.The pavilions for Australia and Turkey &ndash; the countries that for more than three years have been competing to host the nex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-australia-to-turkey-and-reluctantly-germany-the-tug-of-war-over-hosting-cop31/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-australia-to-turkey-and-reluctantly-germany-the-tug-of-war-over-hosting-cop31/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous protesters block entrance to Cop30 summit venue – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of Indigenous activists blocked the entrance of the Cop30 summit venue on Friday, demanding that the Brazilian government halt all development projects in the Amazon, including mining, logging, oil drilling and the building of a new railway for transporting mining and agricultural products. The protesters staged a sit-in creating long queues and forcing delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on tackling the climate crisisCop30 &ndash; latest updates Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-protesters-block-entrance-to-cop30-summit-venue-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-protesters-block-entrance-to-cop30-summit-venue-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop day 5 live: Indigenous activists blockade the summit centre as climate conference continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the climate conference goes into its fifth day, with huge amounts still unresolved, there were reports that activists had blockaded the entrance to the centreSimon Stiell, the UN climate chief, has written a letter to Brazilian authorities outlining &ldquo;urgent concerns&rdquo; about security lapses, high temperatures and flooding at the Cop30 conference venue.Stiell complained that the Brazilian authorities had failed to respond properly to protesters who tried to force their way in to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop-day-5-live-indigenous-activists-blockade-the-summit-centre-as-climate-conference-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop-day-5-live-indigenous-activists-blockade-the-summit-centre-as-climate-conference-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts saySurging cases of yellow fever and dengue in South America highlight the growing assault on people&rsquo;s health from the climate crisis, with infectious diseases spread by mosquitoes and deadly heat also now pushing into temperate regions such as Europe, experts have warned at the Cop30 climate summit.There have been 356 cases of yellow fever in South America and 152 deaths so far this ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/yellow-fever-and-dengue-cases-surge-in-south-america-as-climate-crisis-fuels-health-issues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/yellow-fever-and-dengue-cases-surge-in-south-america-as-climate-crisis-fuels-health-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining firm BHP found liable in UK for disastrous Brazilian dam collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villagesThe global mining company BHP Group has been found liable for the deadly 2015 collapse of a Brazilian dam, in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for a multibillion-dollar payout.The high court in London on Friday, Mrs Justice O&rsquo;Farrell ruled that BHP was responsible for the collapse of the Fund&atilde;o dam in Mariana despite not owning the dam at the time. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mining-firm-bhp-found-liable-in-uk-for-disastrous-brazilian-dam-collapse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mining-firm-bhp-found-liable-in-uk-for-disastrous-brazilian-dam-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London judge rules BHP Group liable for Brazil’s 2015 Samarco dam collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villagesA London judge has ruled that the global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil&rsquo;s worst environmental disaster, when a dam collapse 10 years ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream.Mrs Justice O&rsquo;Farrell said at the high court that Australia-based BHP was responsible despite not owning the dam at the time. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/london-judge-rules-bhp-group-liable-for-brazils-2015-samarco-dam-collapse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/london-judge-rules-bhp-group-liable-for-brazils-2015-samarco-dam-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lô Borges obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter revered in Brazil for founding the Clube da Esquina collective and releasing two landmark albums of the 1970sThe year of 1972 was an extraordinary one for the young Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter L&ocirc; Borges. Along with his friend Milton Nascimento, he created one of the most celebrated albums in Brazilian music history, Clube da Esquina, featuring many of his compositions. In the same year he also released his first solo album, which gained similar recognition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/l-borges-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/l-borges-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters OutMore than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Bel&eacute;m, significantly outnumbering every single country&rsquo;s delegation apart from the host Brazil, new analysis has found.One in every 25 participants at this year&rsquo;s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to the analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-outnumber-all-cop30-delegations-except-brazil-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-outnumber-all-cop30-delegations-except-brazil-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30: ‘We will exterminate ourselves’ if we keep extracting fossil fuels, activists say – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heatingMore than half of all delegation members at Cop30 have withheld or obscured details of their affiliations, potentially concealing conflicts of interest and undermining trust in the Cop process, warns Transparency International.According to the campaign group&rsquo;s examination of the UNFCCC&rsquo;s official list of registered participants, 54% of participants in national delegations either]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-we-will-exterminate-ourselves-if-we-keep-extracting-fossil-fuels-activists-say-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-we-will-exterminate-ourselves-if-we-keep-extracting-fossil-fuels-activists-say-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates say conservative states&rsquo; push to define gender as &lsquo;biological sex&rsquo; would backslide on decade-old language within the UNA row over the definition of the term &ldquo;gender&rdquo; threatens to bog down pivotal talks at the Cop30 climate summit.Before the UN talks in Brazil, hardline conservative states have pushed to define gender as &ldquo;biological sex&rdquo; over their concerns trans and non-binary people could be included in a major plan to ensure climate action ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/row-over-definition-of-gender-hangs-over-cop30-plans-to-support-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/row-over-definition-of-gender-hangs-over-cop30-plans-to-support-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: calls for ‘just transition’ plan grow as report warns world on track for 2.6C of heating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heatingYoung people from around the world have come to Cop30 in full force, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate reporter for Guardian US.In the venue, I spoke with Nidya Al Khairi, a 24-year-old dancer. Nidya travelled from Indonesia for the climate conference, and she has been performing at events at her home country&rsquo;s pavilion.The climate crisis is a health crisis. Evidence linking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-calls-for-just-transition-plan-grow-as-report-warns-world-on-track-for-26c-of-heating/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-calls-for-just-transition-plan-grow-as-report-warns-world-on-track-for-26c-of-heating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summitFear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire&rsquo;s new position as &ldquo;silly&rdquo;, and the US president for his anti-climate stance.Trump, &ldquo;the most corrupt president in American history&rdquo;, was &ldquo;badly damaging the US economy&rdquo; by pulling away from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/al-gore-wonders-if-bullying-trump-prompted-bill-gates-to-backtrack-on-climate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/al-gore-wonders-if-bullying-trump-prompted-bill-gates-to-backtrack-on-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former US vice-president also critical of Donald Trump and Bill Gates as negotiations begin in earnestHello comrades, this is Nina Lakhani in chilly New York City taking over the blog for the next few hours. Thanks very much to my colleague Matt Taylor in London Town who will be back in the hot seat on Friday morning.Leading climate activists and influencers have signed a letter criticising PR firm Edelman over its role at the Cop30 summit in Brazil. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-literally-insane-that-we-are-letting-global-heating-happen-says-al-gore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-literally-insane-that-we-are-letting-global-heating-happen-says-al-gore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: US looms over talks despite absence as protests at venue continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day three at the Belem summit is expected to see more protests as crucial climate negotiations begin in earnestHello comrades, this is Nina Lakhani in chilly New York City taking over the blog for the next few hours. Thanks very much to my colleague Matt Taylor in London Town who will be back in the hot seat on Friday morning.Leading climate activists and influencers have signed a letter criticising PR firm Edelman over its role at the Cop30 summit in Brazil. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-us-looms-over-talks-despite-absence-as-protests-at-venue-continue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-us-looms-over-talks-despite-absence-as-protests-at-venue-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s fire all around us, this is it’ – This is climate breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Working with jaguars in Brazil&rsquo;s Pantanal was a huge source of joy. But the wildfires are getting worse. This is Abbie&rsquo;s storyLocation Pantanal, BrazilDisaster Wildfires, a number of yearsAbbie Martin splits her time between captaining a boat in the Virgin Islands and doing research in Brazil&rsquo;s Pantanal, a region that includes the world&rsquo;s largest tropical wetland and where she founded the Jaguar Identification Project. Fires in the Pantanal have reached new extremes, kill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/theres-fire-all-around-us-this-is-it-this-is-climate-breakdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/theres-fire-all-around-us-this-is-it-this-is-climate-breakdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters force their way into Cop30 climate summit – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were tussles between protesters and security guards at the Cop30 climate talks late on Tuesday night, when a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people stormed the conference centre in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil. Several dozen men and women, some in brightly coloured feather headdress, ran through the entrance, pushing at least one door off its hinges, before striding through the metal detectors and entering the Blue ZoneTussles break out between protesters and security at Cop30 in Brazil Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protesters-force-their-way-into-cop30-climate-summit-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 04:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protesters-force-their-way-into-cop30-climate-summit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tussles break out between protesters and security at Cop30 in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens storm venue at climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play unprecedented role in talksThere were tussles between protesters and security guards at the Cop30 climate talks late on Tuesday night, when a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people stormed the conference centre in Bel&eacute;m.Several dozen men and women, some in brightly coloured feather headdress, ran through the entrance, pushing at least one door off its hinges, before striding through the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tussles-break-out-between-protesters-and-security-at-cop30-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tussles-break-out-between-protesters-and-security-at-cop30-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump&rsquo;s absenceUS politics live &ndash; latest updatesCalifornia&rsquo;s governor, Gavin Newsom, has said Donald Trump is an &ldquo;invasive species&rdquo; whose dismissal of the climate crisis is an &ldquo;abomination&rdquo;, in a fiery attack at the UN climate talks in Brazil &ndash; from which Trump and his administration have been completely absent.Newsom is the most senior American politician at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/california-governor-calls-trump-an-invasive-species-at-cop30-climate-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/california-governor-calls-trump-an-invasive-species-at-cop30-climate-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World must ‘honour 1.5C’, small island states insist at Cop30 summit – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This live blog is now closed. You can read the full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil hereIn the run-up to Cop30, the Guardian published a series of articles looking at the ten biggest polluters of greenhouse gas, and their plans to clean up. Here&rsquo;s a piece my colleague Jonathan Watts wrote in September about China, which according to an analysis published today has plateaued its emissions.Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a huge military parad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-must-honour-15c-small-island-states-insist-at-cop30-summit-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-must-honour-15c-small-island-states-insist-at-cop30-summit-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says]]></title><description><![CDATA[10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockstr&ouml;mCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilRemoving carbon from the atmosphere will be necessary to avoid catastrophic tipping points, one of the world&rsquo;s leading scientists has warned, as even in the best-case scenario the world will heat by about 1.7C.Johan Rockstr&ouml;m of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who is one of the chief]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/removing-co2-from-atmosphere-vital-to-avoid-catastrophic-tipping-points-leading-scientist-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/removing-co2-from-atmosphere-vital-to-avoid-catastrophic-tipping-points-leading-scientist-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Jennings on Cop30 – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ben-jennings-on-cop30-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ben-jennings-on-cop30-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for Cop30 - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christiana Figueres tells summit that decarbonisation of global economy is inevitable despite disruptive Trump presidencyIn the run-up to Cop30, the Guardian published a series of articles looking at the ten biggest polluters of greenhouse gas, and their plans to clean up. Here&rsquo;s a piece my colleague Jonathan Watts wrote in September about China, which according to an analysis published today has plateaued its emissions.Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a hug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ciao-bambino-paris-agreement-architect-says-absence-of-us-is-good-for-cop30-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ciao-bambino-paris-agreement-architect-says-absence-of-us-is-good-for-cop30-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: Ethiopia to host Cop32 – but fight to host Cop31 continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday&rsquo;s thematic day covers a gamut of topics ranging from adaptation and the bioeconomy to cities and infrastructure. But for the bigger topics of emissions and finance, nations are still setting out their positions.Cop32 will be hosted in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Reuters reports.The news agency says it has been told by Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago, the Cop30 president, that countries had agreed in principle to hold the 2027 edition of the UN climate summit in the east]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-ethiopia-to-host-cop32-but-fight-to-host-cop31-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-ethiopia-to-host-cop32-but-fight-to-host-cop31-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacenters meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert describes how communities in some of the world&rsquo;s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investmentThis Q&amp;A originally appeared as part of The Guardian&rsquo;s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here.The datacenters that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond enormous. Their financials, their physical scale, and the amount of information contained within are so massive that the idea of stoppin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/datacenters-meet-resistance-over-environmental-concerns-as-ai-boom-spreads-in-latin-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/datacenters-meet-resistance-over-environmental-concerns-as-ai-boom-spreads-in-latin-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be &lsquo;the Cop of implementation&rsquo;Hundreds lined up for Cop30 on opening morning, with some in Indigenous headdresses and others in trouser suits, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate reporter for the Guardian US.The conference is being held in a massive temporary building in Belem&rsquo;s Parque da Cidade area. It was still under constructi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/agenda-for-cop30-agreed-as-crucial-climate-talks-begin-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/agenda-for-cop30-agreed-as-crucial-climate-talks-begin-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: US news networks absent as crucial climate talks begin in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be &lsquo;the Cop of implementation&rsquo;Hundreds lined up for Cop30 on opening morning, with some in Indigenous headdresses and others in trouser suits, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate reporter for the Guardian US.The conference is being held in a massive temporary building in Belem&rsquo;s Parque da Cidade area. It was still under constructi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-us-news-networks-absent-as-crucial-climate-talks-begin-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-us-news-networks-absent-as-crucial-climate-talks-begin-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 live: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be &ldquo;the Cop of implementation&rdquo;.The opening plenary is starting now. Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan&rsquo;s minister for ecology and the president of the previous COP in Baku has passed the baton to Brazil.He stressed the importance of building on the climate finance commitments made last year, when wealthy nations agreed to provide $300bn annually]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-crucial-climate-talks-begin-in-brazil-as-hosts-insist-summit-must-lead-to-implementation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-live-crucial-climate-talks-begin-in-brazil-as-hosts-insist-summit-must-lead-to-implementation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back | Steven Greenhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries&rsquo; affairs, treating them as vassalsFor decades, president after president has sought to rid the US of its image as a bullying, imperialistic nation. But with his blustering, often brutish behavior toward other countries, Donald Trump has rapidly revived that notion. Under Trump, the Ugly American is back.Trump has done this by using US power in aggressive and arrogant ways &ndash; by attacking other countries&rsquo; polic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brutish-bullying-imperialistic-the-ugly-american-is-back-steven-greenhouse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brutish-bullying-imperialistic-the-ugly-american-is-back-steven-greenhouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisisRich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chiefFrom net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive Cop30 jargon busterCop30 is the 30th conference of the parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the treaty signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro that binds the world to &ldquo;avoid dange]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/qampa-what-are-the-main-issues-at-cop30-and-why-do-they-matter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/qampa-what-are-the-main-issues-at-cop30-and-why-do-they-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30: what are the main issues and why do they matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisisRich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chiefFrom net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive Cop30 jargon busterCop30 is the 30th conference of the parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the treaty signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro that binds the world to &ldquo;avoid dange]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-what-are-the-main-issues-and-why-do-they-matter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-what-are-the-main-issues-and-why-do-they-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop ahoy! Sailing up the Amazon to the climate summit – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Watts sets off on a three-day boat trip down the Amazon &ndash; with indigenous leaders, scientists, artists and more &ndash; to report on Cop30, the climate summit taking place this year in BrazilThis week, delegations from countries from all over the world are flying into Belem, Brazil, to attend Cop30, the world&rsquo;s biggest climate summit.The Guardian&rsquo;s global environment reporter Jonathan Watts, however, had a different idea &ndash; to take the slow road. Or, in fact, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop-ahoy-sailing-up-the-amazon-to-the-climate-summit-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop-ahoy-sailing-up-the-amazon-to-the-climate-summit-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountabilityIn July 2025, the international court of justice delivered a landmark decision that clarified that all states were bound under international law to tackle the human-made climate crisis, which the judges unanimously concluded posed an &ldquo;urgent and existential threat&rdquo; to the planet&rsquo;s life-sustaining systems and therefore humanity itself.The ICJ advisory opinion built on rulings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/existential-and-urgent-what-impact-will-icj-climate-ruling-have-on-cop30/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/existential-and-urgent-what-impact-will-icj-climate-ruling-have-on-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions&ldquo;It broke my heart.&rdquo; Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN&rsquo;s general assembly in New York when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since his re-election, on 23 September.Whipps was prepared for fury and bombast from the US president, but what followed was shocking. Trump&rsquo;s rant on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amid-squabbles-bombast-and-competing-interests-what-can-cop30-achieve/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amid-squabbles-bombast-and-competing-interests-what-can-cop30-achieve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula’s balancing act: Cop30 Amazon summit juggles climate and social priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissionsHow could the Tropical Forest Forever Facility tackle deforestation?Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has welcomed world leaders to Bel&eacute;m for the first climate summit in the Amazon, where conservationists hope he can be a champion for the rainforest and its people.But with a divided administration, a hostile Congress and 20th-century]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lulas-balancing-act-cop30-amazon-summit-juggles-climate-and-social-priorities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lulas-balancing-act-cop30-amazon-summit-juggles-climate-and-social-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Host uses Indigenous concepts and changes agenda to help delegates agree on ways to meet existing climate goalsShipping containers, cruise ships, river boats, schools and even army barracks have been pressed into service as accommodation for the 50,000 plus people descending on the Amazon: this year&rsquo;s Cop30 climate summit is going to be, in many ways, an unconventional one.Located in Bel&eacute;m, a small city at the mouth of the Amazon river, the Brazilian hosts have been criticised for t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/less-arguing-more-action-will-brazils-unorthodox-approach-to-cop30-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/less-arguing-more-action-will-brazils-unorthodox-approach-to-cop30-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president&rsquo;s team expected to send no representativesThe Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month&rsquo;s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/over-100-us-leaders-to-attend-cop30-climate-summit-as-trump-stays-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/over-100-us-leaders-to-attend-cop30-climate-summit-as-trump-stays-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperaturesWooden stakes bearing pictures of young men were driven into the yellow sands of Copacabana beach this week, opposite Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s swanky hotels on Avenida Atl&acirc;ntica where 300 mayors and their entourages were staying during the C40 World Mayors Summit.Smiling up at the mayors in their hotel suites were photographs of four officers killed in what was the deadliest p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/politicians-actually-taking-action-six-world-mayors-defying-climate-sceptic-populist-leaders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/politicians-actually-taking-action-six-world-mayors-defying-climate-sceptic-populist-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the major players at Cop30 and what do they want?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delegates from global giants and smaller nations expected to clash at Brazilian summit over how to tackle the climate crisis and who should payThe UN&rsquo;s Cop30 climate conference is under way, with negotiators, diplomats and leaders from around the world in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil, to discuss how to handle the climate crisis.Who are the big players, and what do they want? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/who-are-the-major-players-at-cop30-and-what-do-they-want/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/who-are-the-major-players-at-cop30-and-what-do-they-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How could Tropical Forest Forever fund proposed at Cop30 tackle deforestation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scheme aims to raise $125bn to invest in bonds, with returns used to reward tropical countries for conservationAs a battle-scarred veteran of the war against nature, Garo Batmanian has spent 45 years trying to defend the Amazon rainforest. For most of that time, the resistance he leads has been outfunded and outgunned by those who profit from destruction. The most Batmanian felt he could achieve was to slow the advance of the chainsaws and tractors.But the director-general of Brazil&rsquo;s fore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-could-tropical-forest-forever-fund-proposed-at-cop30-tackle-deforestation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-could-tropical-forest-forever-fund-proposed-at-cop30-tackle-deforestation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is our message to world leaders: make this the &lsquo;Cop of truth&rsquo;, before people lose faithLuiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva is the president of BrazilToday, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Bel&eacute;m summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference (Cop30). I have convened world leaders in the days leading up to the conference so that we can all commit to acting with the urgency the climate crisis demands.If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-era-of-fine-speeches-and-good-intentions-is-over-brazils-cop30-will-be-about-action-luiz-incio-lula-da-silva/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-era-of-fine-speeches-and-good-intentions-is-over-brazils-cop30-will-be-about-action-luiz-incio-lula-da-silva/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode two: the magic and mystery – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jon Watts, the Guardian&rsquo;s global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the question the journalist Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how to save the Amazon?In episode two of this miniseries from June 2025, Jon meets the people trying to make sure the rainforest is worth more standing than cut down &ndash; from a government minister attempting to establish Brazil&rsquo;s &lsquo;bioeconomy&rsquo; to a startup founder creating superfood supplements and a scientis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/revisited-how-to-save-the-amazon-episode-two-the-magic-and-mystery-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/revisited-how-to-save-the-amazon-episode-two-the-magic-and-mystery-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy before Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM defies critics calling for a slowdown as he flies to Brazil, where he may have frosty reception after opting out of tropical forest fundUK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forestsThe UK will lead on tackling the climate crisis, the prime minister vowed on Wednesday, despite critics calling for a slowdown, because shifting to a low-carbon economy will cut bills, boost economic growth and bring national renewal.But his words risked being overshadowed by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-leading-the-way-starmer-defends-plans-for-green-economy-before-cop30/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-leading-the-way-starmer-defends-plans-for-green-economy-before-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund&rsquo;s launch at Cop30 &ndash; and an embarrassment to Prince William&lsquo;We&rsquo;re leading the way&rsquo;: Starmer defends plans for green economy before Cop30The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world&rsquo;s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit.Keir Starmer flew to Bel&eacute;m, at the mouth of the Amazon, on Wednesday to join the summit of world leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-opts-out-of-flagship-fund-to-protect-amazon-and-other-threatened-tropical-forests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-opts-out-of-flagship-fund-to-protect-amazon-and-other-threatened-tropical-forests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Green desert’: the farmers winning a battle with Brazil’s wood-pulp giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eucalyptus production is dominated by large multinationals that convert farmland and forest into monoculture plantationsRazor-straight rows of eucalyptus clones flank the Baixa Verde settlement in north-eastern Brazil. The genetically identical trees are in marked contrast to the patches of wild Atlantic forest &ndash; one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth &ndash; that remain scattered across the region.Surrounded by nearly 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of eucalyptus planta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/green-desert-the-farmers-winning-a-battle-with-brazils-wood-pulp-giant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/green-desert-the-farmers-winning-a-battle-with-brazils-wood-pulp-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A meeting of voices’: flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this asummit like no other A day into a river voyage between Santar&eacute;m and Bel&eacute;m, a dozen or so passengers on the Karolina do Norte move excitedly to the port side of the boat to see the cafe au lait-coloured waters of the Amazon river mix with the darker, clearer currents of the Xingu.&ldquo;That confluence is like the people on this boat,&rdquo; said Thais Santi. &ldquo;All from different river]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-meeting-of-voices-flotillas-head-into-belm-ahead-of-cop30-climate-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-meeting-of-voices-flotillas-head-into-belm-ahead-of-cop30-climate-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode one: the stakes – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question the journalist Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how to save the Amazon?In episode one of this miniseries from June 2025, Jon explores what&rsquo;s at stake if we fail to act in time. He hears about the crucial role of the rainforest for South America and the global climate, and asks how cattle ranching came to dominate and destroy huge swathes of the rainforest &ndash; pushing it to a dangerous tipp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/revisited-how-to-save-the-amazon-episode-one-the-stakes-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/revisited-how-to-save-the-amazon-episode-one-the-stakes-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio&rsquo;s largest clusters of favelas &lsquo;disastrous&rsquo; and a &lsquo;massacre&rsquo;Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a &ldquo;disastrous&rdquo; police &ldquo;massacre&rdquo; that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio&rsquo;s larges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-seek-independent-inquiry-into-deadly-police-raid-that-killed-121-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-seek-independent-inquiry-into-deadly-police-raid-that-killed-121-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mother’s Embrace review – woozy serving of trauma horror as a firefighter reckons with a troubled past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low-key but well-designed Brazil-set chiller, which starts with a mysterious emergency call from a nightmarishly mouldering care homeThe year is 1996, the country is Brazil, and young firefighter Ana (Marjorie Estiano) is returning to work after freezing up on the job. We see in flashback that, as a young child, she survived the horrific experience of her disturbed mother attempting to carry out a murder-suicide. Unluckily, one of her first jobs after returning to work is to respond to a call fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-mothers-embrace-review-woozy-serving-of-trauma-horror-as-a-firefighter-reckons-with-a-troubled-past/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-mothers-embrace-review-woozy-serving-of-trauma-horror-as-a-firefighter-reckons-with-a-troubled-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of protesters gathered in the favela in Rio de Janeiro that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into 'war zones'. At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha and the Complexo do Alem&atilde;o, two large tapestries of favelas in north Rio. The operation made]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thousands-join-protests-in-rio-favela-after-deadliest-ever-police-raid-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thousands-join-protests-in-rio-favela-after-deadliest-ever-police-raid-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killedThousands of protesters have gathered in the Rio favela that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into &ldquo;war zones&rdquo;.At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thousands-join-protests-in-rio-favela-after-deadliest-ever-police-raid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thousands-join-protests-in-rio-favela-after-deadliest-ever-police-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assaultDay had yet to break over Vila Cruzeiro but already dozens of corpses were splayed out along the favela&rsquo;s main drag after more than 130 people were killed during the deadliest police operation in Rio&rsquo;s history: grotesquely disfigured, blood-smeared bodies that had been dragged out of nearby forests and dumped on blue tarpaulins and black plastic sheets covering the street.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve bro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-was-a-slaughter-not-an-operation-the-favela-reeling-from-rios-deadliest-police-raid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-was-a-slaughter-not-an-operation-the-favela-reeling-from-rios-deadliest-police-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police raid Rio favelas in deadliest operation against gangs – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 60 people were killed on Tuesday in a police operation targeting a major gang in Rio de Janeiro, days before the city hosts global events related to the UN climate summit known as Cop30. The predawn raid &ndash; the deadliest in Rio&rsquo;s history &ndash; sparked intense gunfights in and around Alem&atilde;o and Penha favelas. Police often conduct large-scale operations against organised crime ahead of big events in RioBrazil: at least 64 reported killed in Rio&rsquo;s worst day of vio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-raid-rio-favelas-in-deadliest-operation-against-gangs-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-raid-rio-favelas-in-deadliest-operation-against-gangs-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: at least 64 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governor says city &lsquo;at war&rsquo; after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised dronesAt least 64 people have reportedly been killed in Rio&rsquo;s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio&rsquo;s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil&rsquo;s most powerful organised crime groups.The predawn police raid &ndash; the deadliest in Rio&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-at-least-64-reported-killed-in-rios-worst-day-of-violence-amid-police-favela-raids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-at-least-64-reported-killed-in-rios-worst-day-of-violence-amid-police-favela-raids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Trump doesn’t represent us’: US activist groups to push for climate action at Cop30 in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[US groups aim to represent country at UN climate summit even as Trump administration declines to send a delegationDespite historic environmental rollbacks under a president who pulled the US from a key international climate treaty &ndash; and recently called global warming &ldquo;the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world&rdquo; &ndash; US civil society groups say they are gearing up to push for bold international climate action at a major UN conference next month.&ldquo;This is a really]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-doesnt-represent-us-us-activist-groups-to-push-for-climate-action-at-cop30-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-doesnt-represent-us-us-activist-groups-to-push-for-climate-action-at-cop30-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young journalist reflects on the UN leader&rsquo;s responses, and hopes his messages &ndash; about human violence on an increasingly hostile planet &ndash; resonated before Cop30&lsquo;Change course now&rsquo;: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN headThere we were at the edge of the forest. The computer screen had been up for a long time, everything arranged so that nothing would go wrong; that the internet wouldn&rsquo;t go down, that the computer battery wouldn&rsquo;t die, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-am-the-first-indigenous-journalist-to-exclusively-interview-antnio-guterres-how-many-others-will-listen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-am-the-first-indigenous-journalist-to-exclusively-interview-antnio-guterres-how-many-others-will-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Devastating consequences&rsquo; now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says Ant&oacute;nio Guterres in sole interview before Cop30I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview Ant&oacute;nio Guterres. How many others will listen?Humanity has failed to limit global heating to 1.5C and must change course immediately, the secretary general of the UN has warned.In his only interview before next month&rsquo;s Cop30 climate summit, Ant&oacute;nio Guterres ackn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/change-course-now-humanity-has-missed-15c-climate-target-says-un-head/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/change-course-now-humanity-has-missed-15c-climate-target-says-un-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canuto’s Transformation review – did a man really turn into a jaguar in Brazil’s remote forest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ariel Kuaray Ortega&rsquo;s complex docufiction sifts through the mysterious story of a man who, during the military tyranny, is said to have become a big catHere is a complex, mysterious docufictional mediation which unfolds at an unhurried walking pace, co-authored by the Indigenous Brazilian film-maker Ariel Kuaray Ortega, a member of the Mby&aacute;-Guarani movie collective; it&rsquo;s evidently been a personal project, many years in the making, and a prizewinner at the 2023 IDFA festival in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/canutos-transformation-review-did-a-man-really-turn-into-a-jaguar-in-brazils-remote-forest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/canutos-transformation-review-did-a-man-really-turn-into-a-jaguar-in-brazils-remote-forest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Cop30 approaches, a new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It&rsquo;s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous peopleA new report published on Monday by the NGO Survival International reveals 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups across 10 countries in South America, Asia and the Pacific, according to a five-year study titled Uncontacted peoples: At the edge of survival. Half of these groups &ndash; tens of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-and-peru-are-failing-uncontacted-people-and-the-amazons-future-is-at-stake-julio-cusurichi-palacios-and-beto-marubo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-and-peru-are-failing-uncontacted-people-and-the-amazons-future-is-at-stake-julio-cusurichi-palacios-and-beto-marubo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year&rsquo;s electionThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year&rsquo;s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers in modern Latin American history.The former metalworker, who returned to the presidency in 2023 after defeating the far-right incumben]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-will-seek-fourth-term-at-age-80-ive-got-as-much-energy-as-when-i-was-30/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-will-seek-fourth-term-at-age-80-ive-got-as-much-energy-as-when-i-was-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists argue president&rsquo;s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate changeBrazil&rsquo;s Petrobras has been given permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country&rsquo;s green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, the president, has come under fire from conservationists who argue his oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate chan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-greenlights-oil-drilling-in-amazon-as-environmentalists-raise-alarm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-greenlights-oil-drilling-in-amazon-as-environmentalists-raise-alarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I hope he goes to jail’: Brazil’s Cannes-winning director on Bolsonaro and political amnesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kleber Mendon&ccedil;a Filho&rsquo;s gripping thriller The Secret Agent is set in the 70s but casts light on present-day politicsWhen the Brazilian director Kleber Mendon&ccedil;a Filho was writing his latest movie in 2021, he felt shame about the situation in his homeland as it took &ldquo;a sharp turn to the right&rdquo; under the then president, Jair Bolsonaro. &ldquo;Well-informed friends &hellip; would pat you on the back and say &lsquo;I feel for you&rsquo;,&rdquo; the film-maker recalls.F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-hope-he-goes-to-jail-brazils-cannes-winning-director-on-bolsonaro-and-political-amnesia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-hope-he-goes-to-jail-brazils-cannes-winning-director-on-bolsonaro-and-political-amnesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus crashes in north-eastern Brazil, killing 17 people, say police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driver lost control of bus in Salo&aacute; in Pernambuco state and cause of accident is under investigationA passenger bus in north-eastern Brazil has crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side, killing 17 people, local authorities have said.The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, police said on Saturday, but the number of injured, who were taken to nearby hospitals, was not immediately clear. The vehicle departed from the state of Bahia and crashed in Salo&aacute;, a city in the n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bus-crashes-in-north-eastern-brazil-killing-17-people-say-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bus-crashes-in-north-eastern-brazil-killing-17-people-say-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil to ask countries at Cop30 to vastly increase biofuel use, leak suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Document sets draft pledge for leaders gathering at climate summit to increase use of controversial fuelsBrazil will ask countries to quadruple the global use of &ldquo;sustainable fuels&rdquo;, including controversial biofuels, despite concerns from environmental experts, the Guardian has learned.A leaked document seen by the Guardian sets out a draft pledge for world leaders gathering for the Cop30 climate conference next month in Brazil to increase the use of &ldquo;sustainable fue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-ask-countries-at-cop30-to-vastly-increase-biofuel-use-leak-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-ask-countries-at-cop30-to-vastly-increase-biofuel-use-leak-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Habit of rising early for live streams growing rapidly, suggesting Brazil is testing ground for religious influencersPsychologist Cl&aacute;udia Rodrigues de Oliveira Barbosa, 54, needs to be at work by 7.40am, but she wakes up at 3.40am &ndash; not because she has a lengthy commute, but to watch a &ldquo;dawn prayer&rdquo; livestream on YouTube.She is one of the millions of Brazilians who tune in to the 4am sermons of Catholic friar Gilson da Silva Pupo Azevedo, 38, known as Frei Gilson, who ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/catholicism-is-reinventing-itself-brazilians-waking-at-4am-to-stream-prayers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/catholicism-is-reinventing-itself-brazilians-waking-at-4am-to-stream-prayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate FocusGlobal forest health has plunged to &ldquo;dismal&rdquo; levels and threatens the wellbeing of humanity, warns a damning report that highlights how financial systems are pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to reduce destruction.Since 2021 when world leaders and corporate executives promised to halt deforestation, the new study found that forest loss has in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dismal-health-of-worlds-forests-is-threat-to-humanity-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dismal-health-of-worlds-forests-is-threat-to-humanity-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 &ndash; and reshape the world orderThe climate crisis, Donald Trump told the UN last month, is &ldquo;the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world&rdquo;. With these words the US president rejected the international scientific consensus and evidence that we can all check daily with a basic thermometer. He has also announced he is withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement, signed in 2015 by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-calls-climate-science-a-con-job-that-could-make-tackling-the-crisis-a-whole-lot-easier-francesco-grillo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-calls-climate-science-a-con-job-that-could-make-tackling-the-crisis-a-whole-lot-easier-francesco-grillo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince of Wales&rsquo;s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talksThe Prince of Wales will attend the crunch Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil next month, the Guardian has learned, but whether the prime minister will go is still to be decided.Prince William will present the Earthshot prize, a global environmental award and attend the meeting of representatives of more than 190 governments in Bel&eacute;m. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/prince-william-to-attend-cop30-un-climate-summit-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/prince-william-to-attend-cop30-un-climate-summit-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Bolsonaro was convicted but the military appetite for a coup lingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armed forces academies teach troops that military control would be better for the country, historians and experts sayHours after supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked Bras&iacute;lia on 8 January 2023, three electricity pylons were brought down in different locations, between 1,000 miles and 1,800 miles away from Brazil&rsquo;s capital.In the following days, 21 more towers were toppled, all using the same method: bolts were removed from the base, and supporting steel cables]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-was-convicted-but-the-military-appetite-for-a-coup-lingers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-was-convicted-but-the-military-appetite-for-a-coup-lingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Cop30: Starmer must stop havering and announce that he’s going to Brazil | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[With global heating on a dangerous trajectory, it would be unforgivable for the prime minister to miss the summit in Bel&eacute;mIn a month, this year&rsquo;s UN climate summit, Cop30, begins in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil &ndash; preceded by a key leaders&rsquo; meeting. It is a crucial moment. The UN&rsquo;s scientists have yet to publish calculations based on the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) &ndash; as countries&rsquo; emissions pledges are known. But Brazil&rsquo;s&nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-cop30-starmer-must-stop-havering-and-announce-that-hes-going-to-brazil-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-cop30-starmer-must-stop-havering-and-announce-that-hes-going-to-brazil-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian governor apologies after joking about deadly methanol poisoning crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s teetotal governor, Tarc&iacute;sio de Freitas, says of scandal that has killed three that he would only worry when &lsquo;they start faking Coca-Cola&rsquo;S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s teetotal governor, Tarc&iacute;sio de Freitas, has been forced to apologise after responding to a deadly methanol poisoning crisis by joking that he would only start worrying when bootleggers began making fake Coca-Cola.Freitas, a close ally of the former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-governor-apologies-after-joking-about-deadly-methanol-poisoning-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-governor-apologies-after-joking-about-deadly-methanol-poisoning-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wildernessPhotographs by Avener PradoIn 2012, Jos&eacute; Pereira do Nascimento lost his home when the Santo Ant&ocirc;nio hydroelectric station in Porto Velho, in Brazil&rsquo;s north-west Amazon basin, opened its floodgates. The 3,568MW plant, built to provide power for 45 million people, released a muddy torrent that flooded his neighbourhood, forcing 120 families to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-the-worlds-taste-for-soya-is-eating-brazils-amazon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-the-worlds-taste-for-soya-is-eating-brazils-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US government is facing a crisis of legitimacy | Daniel Mendiola]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the constitutional order frays, the US could look to Brazil as a demonstration of a functioning democracyBetween anti-immigrant zeal and a general disdain for any rules whatsoever, the Trump administration has shredded the constitutional order that makes government legitimate.This is now a legitimacy crisis.Daniel Mendiola is a professor of Latin American history and migration studies at Vassar College Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-us-government-is-facing-a-crisis-of-legitimacy-daniel-mendiola/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-us-government-is-facing-a-crisis-of-legitimacy-daniel-mendiola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[From supermarkets to restaurants, rising meat costs amid tight supply and strong demand are hitting Americans hardIf beef is what&rsquo;s for dinner, expect to pay more for it.The classic combination of tight supply and strong demand has pushed US cattle and beef prices to record highs, and there is little end in sight with farmers reluctant to expand their herds and selling off high-priced heifers to dig them out of debt. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World must deny Israel ‘tools of genocide’, says growing alliance of activist states]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York meeting of Hague Group warns of shared responsibility to prevent genocide and proposes steps to isolate IsraelThe international community has a legal and moral duty to deny Israel &ldquo;the tools of genocide&rdquo;, the Malaysian foreign minister, Mohamad Hasan, said at a meeting in New York of the Hague Group, the growing alliance of countries dedicated to coordinating practical economic and legal steps to isolate Israel over the war in Gaza.The group, co-chaired by South Africa and C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-must-deny-israel-tools-of-genocide-says-growing-alliance-of-activist-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-must-deny-israel-tools-of-genocide-says-growing-alliance-of-activist-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM&rsquo;s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack himLeading climate figures and Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to attend the crucial Cop30 climate summit this November, after aides advised him not to attend for fear of attracting the ire of the Reform party.Simon Stiell, the UN&rsquo;s climate chief, said: &ldquo;Cop30 is where leaders are expected to come and roll up their sleeves, make deals to help their nati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/history-will-remember-who-showed-up-keir-starmer-faces-call-to-attend-cop30-summit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/history-will-remember-who-showed-up-keir-starmer-faces-call-to-attend-cop30-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forest is &lsquo;remarkably resilient to climate change&rsquo;, but remains under threat from fires and deforestationThe biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and more numerous, according to a new study that shows how an intact rainforest can help draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it in bark, trunk, branch and root.Scientists said the paper, published in Nature Plants on Thursday, was welcome confirmation that big trees are proving more climate resilient than previ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/big-trees-in-amazon-more-climate-resistant-than-previously-believed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/big-trees-in-amazon-more-climate-resistant-than-previously-believed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activists outraged after Rio lawmakers approve ‘wild west bonus’ for police who kill ‘criminals’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Similar legislation introduced in Rio in mid-1990s caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city&rsquo;s favelasHuman rights activists have voiced outrage after Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s parliament approved plans to pay police officers a &ldquo;wild west bonus&rdquo; for &ldquo;neutralizing criminals&rdquo; during operations.The move is a throwback to the mid-1990s when Rio&rsquo;s then governor, Marcello Alencar, introduced similar legislation that caused an explosion of extrajudicial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/activists-outraged-after-rio-lawmakers-approve-wild-west-bonus-for-police-who-kill-criminals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/activists-outraged-after-rio-lawmakers-approve-wild-west-bonus-for-police-who-kill-criminals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renowned ‘sponge city’ architect Kongjian Yu dies in Brazil plane crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 62-year-old Chinese landscape architect was killed with three others while filming in the Pantanal wetlandsKongjian Yu, one of the world&rsquo;s most famous landscape architects, has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Brazil&rsquo;sPantanal wetlands while making a film about his work.Yu, 62, was flying to a ranch in Mato Grosso do Sul state, near Brazil&rsquo;s western border with Paraguay and Bolivia, in a single-engine four-seater Cessna aircraft when the plane went down on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/renowned-sponge-city-architect-kongjian-yu-dies-in-brazil-plane-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/renowned-sponge-city-architect-kongjian-yu-dies-in-brazil-plane-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s president says in UN speech that democracy can prevail over ‘would-be autocrats’]]></title><description><![CDATA[South American leftist Lula takes indirect swipes at Trump in speech and warns that global threat of &lsquo;anti-democratic forces&rsquo; persistsLuiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, Brazil&rsquo;s president, has launched an impassioned defence of his country&rsquo;s democracy, claiming the recent conviction of his far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had shown the world how &ldquo;would-be autocrats&rdquo; could be brought to heel.Speaking at the opening of the United Nations general assembly in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-president-says-in-un-speech-that-democracy-can-prevail-over-would-be-autocrats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-president-says-in-un-speech-that-democracy-can-prevail-over-would-be-autocrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan ‘Skill’ Cole obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamaican footballer, close friend of Bob Marley and manager of the WailersJogging in New York&rsquo;s Central Park on 20 September 1980, the reggae musician Bob Marley collapsed in the arms of Allan &ldquo;Skill&rdquo; Cole, his close friend and a Jamaican football star. The following day Marley was diagnosed with incurable cancer; Cole would remain with him for the next eight months until his death.Up to that point Cole had held the role of Marley&rsquo;s running partner, joining him on his ear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/allan-skill-cole-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/allan-skill-cole-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Brazilian city prepares to host 50,000 delegates, local people are being pushed from their homesThe two-bedroom apartment in Bel&eacute;m became Suelen Freitas&rsquo;s home in 2020, when she moved her family to the same building as her elderly mother. On the edge of the Amazon rainforest, it was where her story played out for five years, from enduring the Covid pandemic, to watching her two children get into the university.But in March everything changed. An eviction notice gave them and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-heavy-burden-belm-residents-evicted-in-rush-for-profits-from-cop30-rentals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-heavy-burden-belm-residents-evicted-in-rush-for-profits-from-cop30-rentals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass protests erupt in Brazil against amnesty proposal for Bolsonaro – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro after he was convicted of plotting a coup. Protesters also voiced anger at how Brazil&rsquo;s conservative-dominated lower house last week approved draft legislation &ndash; denounced by critics as the 'Bandit&rsquo;s bill' &ndash; that would make it harder for lawmakers to be charged or arrested for alleged crimesBrazilians protest in their thousands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mass-protests-erupt-in-brazil-against-amnesty-proposal-for-bolsonaro-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mass-protests-erupt-in-brazil-against-amnesty-proposal-for-bolsonaro-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge crowds pack the streets to oppose endeavours to help ex-president escape jailTens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro after he was convicted of plotting a coup.The far-right populist was sentenced to 27 years in prison earlier this month for illegally attempting to cling to power after he lost the 2022 presidential election to his leftwing opponent, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-protest-in-their-thousands-against-granting-bolsonaro-amnesty/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-protest-in-their-thousands-against-granting-bolsonaro-amnesty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside 'narco-submarine' used by South American drug lords to carry cocaine across ocean &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian correspondent Tom Phillips visited a makeshift 'narco-sub' in Bel&eacute;m, Brazil, three months after it was seized by authorities. The 60ft vessel would take drug smugglers on a three-week journey from South America to Europe as they carried thousands of kilos of cocaine&lsquo;Insane journeys&rsquo;: inside the narco-subs that cross oceans carrying hundreds of millions of pounds of cocaine Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/inside-narco-submarine-used-by-south-american-drug-lords-to-carry-cocaine-across-ocean-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/inside-narco-submarine-used-by-south-american-drug-lords-to-carry-cocaine-across-ocean-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Insane journeys’: inside the narco-subs that cross oceans carrying hundreds of millions of pounds of cocaine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poorly paid crews risk their lives on voyages in &lsquo;propeller-driven coffins&rsquo; to smuggle drugs from Brazil to EuropeWhat was going through the mariners&rsquo; minds, embarking on a voyage they must have feared they would not survive? How did they bid farewell to their loved ones before setting off? What had driven them to accept such a mission? The answers to those questions, like the identities of the sailors, remain a mystery to Brazilian police.What investigators are certain of is t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/insane-journeys-inside-the-narco-subs-that-cross-oceans-carrying-hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds-of-cocaine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/insane-journeys-inside-the-narco-subs-that-cross-oceans-carrying-hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds-of-cocaine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The downfall of Jair Bolsonaro – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been handed a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup &ndash; is there any way his political career can continue? Tom Phillips reportsTwo years ago, in January 2023, Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips walked into Brazil&rsquo;s congress building, its presidential palace, and its supreme court, and saw what looked like &lsquo;the scene of a natural disaster&rsquo;.&lsquo;Shattered glass everywhere, furniture thrown all over the place, graffiti on th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-downfall-of-jair-bolsonaro-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-downfall-of-jair-bolsonaro-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for &lsquo;cockroaches&rsquo; comment in 2021Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay R$1m (&pound;138,000) in collective moral damages for remarks deemed &ldquo;racist&rdquo; while he was in office.The latest ruling, delivered by a state appeals court, came less than a week after Brazil&rsquo;s former president was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for leading an attempted coup to overturn the resul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-ordered-to-pay-damages-for-racist-remarks-in-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-ordered-to-pay-damages-for-racist-remarks-in-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accommodation costs at climate summit in Belem are pricing out some developing countries and media outletsThe United Nations has urged its staff to limit attendance at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil in November due to high accommodation prices, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets.The move comes as delegations grow increasingly concerned about the cost of accommodation in the coastal Amazon city of Belem hosting Cop30. Brazil said it was workin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-tries-to-limit-staff-going-to-cop30-in-brazil-due-to-high-price-of-hotels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-tries-to-limit-staff-going-to-cop30-in-brazil-due-to-high-price-of-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexandre Padilha&rsquo;s father fled dictatorship for the US &ndash; now the health chief&rsquo;s family is a target of Trump&rsquo;s bully tacticsWhen Alexandre Padilha&rsquo;s father most needed help, the United States took him in.It was 1971, the height of Brazil&rsquo;s brutal two-decade dictatorship, and Anivaldo Padilha, a young Methodist activist, had been forced to flee his homeland after spending 11 months in one of S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s most notorious torture centres. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/diplomatic-abuse-brazil-minister-on-us-revoking-his-10-year-old-daughters-visa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/diplomatic-abuse-brazil-minister-on-us-revoking-his-10-year-old-daughters-visa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘His music jostles like a get-together over a feijoada’: Hermeto Pascoal was Brazilian music’s experimental genius]]></title><description><![CDATA[This irrepressible innovator performed in a river to test its sonic properties, used kettles and bottles as instruments and played with Miles Davis. His influence cannot be overestimated&bull; Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian music legend known as &lsquo;the Sorcerer&rsquo;, dies aged 89<br />
&bull; Jazz critic John Fordham&rsquo;s favourite Pascoal performancesThere are many anecdotes about Hermeto Pascoal, the Brazilian musician who died on Saturday at the age of 89, that have become the stuff of legend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/his-music-jostles-like-a-get-together-over-a-feijoada-hermeto-pascoal-was-brazilian-musics-experimental-genius/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/his-music-jostles-like-a-get-together-over-a-feijoada-hermeto-pascoal-was-brazilian-musics-experimental-genius/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump’s tariff regime becomes clear, Americans may start to foot the bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every company at every stage of the supply chain will try to pass on the cost of US tariffs, as much as possibleBurying the hatchet with Brussels, Donald Trump &ndash; flanked by the leader of the European Commission &ndash; hailed a bold new era of transatlantic relations, an ambitious economic pact, and declared: &ldquo;This was a very big day for free and fair trade.&rdquo;That was seven years ago. And then on Sunday, the US president &ndash; flanked by a different leader of the European Comm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/as-trumps-tariff-regime-becomes-clear-americans-may-start-to-foot-the-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/as-trumps-tariff-regime-becomes-clear-americans-may-start-to-foot-the-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We want Starlink’: from isolation to integration – what happened to the Korubo people after contact?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once cut off in Brazil&rsquo;s Javari valley, communities are increasingly turning to the trappings of the outside world &ndash; from the internet to solar power and biscuits &ndash; with as yet unknown effects on their health, culture and futureRead more on this story: &lsquo;A computer, a radio, a drone and a shotgun&rsquo;: how missionaries are reaching out to Brazil&rsquo;s isolated peoplesXuxu wants a metal cooking pot big enough to hold a whole monkey. Not long ago, his people, the Korubo,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-want-starlink-from-isolation-to-integration-what-happened-to-the-korubo-people-after-contact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-want-starlink-from-isolation-to-integration-what-happened-to-the-korubo-people-after-contact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missionaries using secret audio devices to evangelise Brazil’s isolated peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Solar-powered units reciting biblical passages have appeared in the Javari valley, despite strict laws protecting Indigenous groupsRead more on this story: &lsquo;A computer, a radio, a drone and a shotgun&rsquo;: how missionaries are reaching out to Brazil&rsquo;s isolated peoplesMissionary groups are using audio devices in protected territories of the rainforest to attract and evangelise isolated or recently contacted Indigenous people in the Amazon. A joint investigation by the Gua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/missionaries-using-secret-audio-devices-to-evangelise-brazils-isolated-peoples/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/missionaries-using-secret-audio-devices-to-evangelise-brazils-isolated-peoples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A computer, a radio, a drone and a shotgun’: how missionaries are reaching out to Brazil’s isolated peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Despite laws protecting uncontacted communities, evangelical Christian missions employ many methods to spread their message, including on secret audio devices left in the forestRead more on this story: Missionaries using secret audio devices to evangelise Brazil&rsquo;s isolated peoplesMay&aacute; is about 60 years old, has three children and more grandchildren than she can count. As the matriarch of the Korubo community in the Javari valley, Brazil, she led her people&rsquo;s first c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-computer-a-radio-a-drone-and-a-shotgun-how-missionaries-are-reaching-out-to-brazils-isolated-peoples/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-computer-a-radio-a-drone-and-a-shotgun-how-missionaries-are-reaching-out-to-brazils-isolated-peoples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil court freezes Bolsonaro son’s assets as Trump’s tariffs appear to backfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eduardo Bolsonaro is suspected of using money to lobby US president on behalf of his father, Jair, who faces arrest for apparent flouting of social media banA Brazilian supreme court judge has ordered that the bank accounts and assets of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s congressman son be frozen, as a political crisis &ndash; pitting Brazil&rsquo;s far-right former president and Donald Trump against the current administration &ndash; intensified.Justice Alexandre de Moraes &ndash; who has spearheaded a se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-court-freezes-bolsonaro-sons-assets-as-trumps-tariffs-appear-to-backfire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-court-freezes-bolsonaro-sons-assets-as-trumps-tariffs-appear-to-backfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move by Marco Rubio is latest attempt by Trump administration to help former president avoid justice over alleged coupThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil&rsquo;s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup.Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump&rsquo;s Maga move]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rubio-moves-to-strip-us-visas-from-eight-brazilian-judges-in-bolsonaro-battle/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rubio-moves-to-strip-us-visas-from-eight-brazilian-judges-in-bolsonaro-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle tag over fears he may abscond as coup trial nears end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guilty verdict widely expected for Brazil&rsquo;s ex-president accused of plot to seize power after losing 2022 electionFederal police have raided Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s Bras&iacute;lia mansion, banned him from communicating with foreign diplomats and ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag amid fears Brazil&rsquo;s ex-president may abscond to avoid punishment over an alleged coup attempt.A supreme court trial examining claims that Bolsonaro masterminded a murderous plot to seize power after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-tag-over-fears-he-may-abscond-as-coup-trial-nears-end/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-tag-over-fears-he-may-abscond-as-coup-trial-nears-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law]]></title><description><![CDATA[President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communitiesBrazilian lawmakers have passed a bill that drastically weakens the country&rsquo;s environmental safeguards and is seen by many activists as the most significant setback for the country&rsquo;s environmental legislation in the past 40 years.The new law &ndash; widely referred to as the &ldquo;devastation bill&rdquo; and already approved by the senate in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-passes-devastation-bill-that-drastically-weakens-environmental-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-passes-devastation-bill-that-drastically-weakens-environmental-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president&rsquo;s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival LulaSilvana Marques was one of thousands of Brazilians who flocked to S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s most famous art museum one afternoon last week. But the 51-year-old teacher wasn&rsquo;t there to marvel over fog-filled London landscapes at Masp&rsquo;s new Monet retrospective. She had come to join a protest heaping scorn on Donald Trump.Beneath the museum&rsquo;s brutalist hulk, Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-family-of-traitors-trumps-brazil-tariffs-ultimatum-backfires-on-bolsonaro/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-family-of-traitors-trumps-brazil-tariffs-ultimatum-backfires-on-bolsonaro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Brics growing up: A new bloc seeks autonomy – and eyes a post-western order | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The expanding group of emerging powers is building new rules, new tools and a shared industrial future &ndash; with or without Donald TrumpThe Brics summit in Brazil last week revealed a loose alliance of emerging powers becoming more complex &ndash; and perhaps more consequential. For Brics, heft matters. It now counts 11 member states &ndash; including Indonesia, which joined this year &ndash; representing half the world&rsquo;s population and 40% of the global economy, outpacing the G7 by $20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-brics-growing-up-a-new-bloc-seeks-autonomy-and-eyes-a-post-western-order-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-brics-growing-up-a-new-bloc-seeks-autonomy-and-eyes-a-post-western-order-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ana Maria Gonçalves becomes first Black woman in Brazil’s literary academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of Um defeito de cor wins seat in 128-year-old institution long dominated by white menBrazil has elected its first Black woman to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, founded in 1897 and modelled on the Acad&eacute;mie Fran&ccedil;aise.Ana Maria Gon&ccedil;alves, 54, is one of Brazil&rsquo;s most acclaimed contemporary authors, and her election on Thursday is being widely celebrated by writers, activists, literary scholars and President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ana-maria-gonalves-becomes-first-black-woman-in-brazils-literary-academy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ana-maria-gonalves-becomes-first-black-woman-in-brazils-literary-academy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump v Lula: what to know about the tariffs spat between the US and Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president threatened a 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump&rsquo;s levy on the Latin American countryIn a move seen by many &ndash; including Brazil&rsquo;s president &ndash; as an attack on the country&rsquo;s sovereignty, the US president, Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday that he intends to impose an additional 50% tariff on Latin America&rsquo;s largest country from 1 August.Not only was this the highest rate among this week&rsquo;s announcements &ndash; and aimed at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-v-lula-what-to-know-about-the-tariffs-spat-between-the-us-and-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-v-lula-what-to-know-about-the-tariffs-spat-between-the-us-and-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula threatens 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump levy on Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president says &lsquo;if he charges us 50%, we&rsquo;ll charge him 50%&rsquo; after Trump cited trial of Bolsonaro to justify tariffTrump v Lula: what to know about tariffs spat between US and BrazilBrazil threatened to hit back against Donald Trump&rsquo;s plan to introduce 50% tariffs on its exports with its own 50% tariff on US goods, setting the stage for a precipitous trade war.&ldquo;If he charges us 50%, we&rsquo;ll charge him 50%,&rdquo; Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, the Br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-threatens-50-tariff-on-us-goods-in-retaliation-for-trump-levy-on-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-threatens-50-tariff-on-us-goods-in-retaliation-for-trump-levy-on-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest threats heighten fears that the president&rsquo;s erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the USDonald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the &ldquo;witch-hunt&rdquo; trial against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.Posting letters on Truth Social, the US president had earlier in the day targeted seven other countries &ndash; the Philippines, Brunei, Moldov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-announces-50-tariff-on-brazil-citing-a-witch-hunt-against-bolsonaro/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-announces-50-tariff-on-brazil-citing-a-witch-hunt-against-bolsonaro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apocalypse in the Tropics review – how Brazilian politics succumbed to rightwing fundamentalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petra Costa explains how screeching evangelical Christian leaders have become kingmakers to all politicians in a chilling documentary that shows democracy on the brinkPetra Costa&rsquo;s documentary tells a grim story about modern Brazil and leaves it up to us to decide if there is a happy ending. It is about the country&rsquo;s leaders&rsquo; addiction to rightwing Christian fundamentalism and US-style prayer breakfasts, a strident political mannerism linked to the fact that evangelical Christi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/apocalypse-in-the-tropics-review-how-brazilian-politics-succumbed-to-rightwing-fundamentalism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/apocalypse-in-the-tropics-review-how-brazilian-politics-succumbed-to-rightwing-fundamentalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has Latin American shifted to the right? | Ernesto Samper Pizano]]></title><description><![CDATA[A market-centered model and growing inequality led to rightwing ascendance. This moment calls for a new regional solidarityThe second world war ended with an agreement of coexistence that included the creation of the UN multilateral system and a development model that combined the state, the market and democracy as an arena for political dispute. In Latin America, this was reflected in the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) model, which promoted protectionism and add]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-has-latin-american-shifted-to-the-right-ernesto-samper-pizano/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-has-latin-american-shifted-to-the-right-ernesto-samper-pizano/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents rejoice as Home Office halts decision to send children back to Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials had sent letter warning Guilherme Serrano, 11, that staying in UK could lead to him being prosecutedUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesA family is celebrating after the Home Office has put a stop to its decision to send two young children back to Brazil while allowing their parents to remain in the UK.The Guardian previously reported on the case of Guilherme Serrano, 11, and his brother Luca, eight, who have spent most of their lives in the UK with their mother, Ana Luiza Cabral Go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/parents-rejoice-as-home-office-halts-decision-to-send-children-back-to-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/parents-rejoice-as-home-office-halts-decision-to-send-children-back-to-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Bolsonaro ‘not guilty of anything’ amid Brazil coup trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Lula rejects foreign &lsquo;interference&rsquo; as Trump claims far-right former leader victim of &lsquo;witch-hunt&rsquo;Donald Trump has issued his strongest defence to date of Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro, claiming the far-right leader is the victim of a &ldquo;witch-hunt&rdquo; in his home country.Posting on his social media platform Truth Social on Monday, the US president claimed that Bolsonaro &ndash; often dubbed the &ldquo;Trump of the Tropics&rdquo; &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-says-bolsonaro-not-guilty-of-anything-amid-brazil-coup-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trump-says-bolsonaro-not-guilty-of-anything-amid-brazil-coup-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro wanted to exterminate us, claims Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kayap&oacute; chief tells in memoir of seeing former president in his dreams and of warning Lula not to repeat past mistakesBrazil&rsquo;s most revered Indigenous leader, Raoni Metuktire, has said he believes that one of the former president Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s goals while in office was to &ldquo;exterminate&rdquo; the country&rsquo;s Indigenous peoples.According to the Kayap&oacute; chief, the far-right populist &ldquo;encouraged invasions, mining and deforestation&rdquo; in order to hand In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-wanted-to-exterminate-us-claims-indigenous-leader-raoni-metuktire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-wanted-to-exterminate-us-claims-indigenous-leader-raoni-metuktire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘God chose you, Jair Bolsonaro!’ Is Brazil now in the grip of evangelicals?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From TV soaps to the supreme court to the top job, Christian fundamentalists are on a power-grab in the country. We meet the director of Apocalypse in the Tropics, a new film charting their risePetra Costa was rewatching footage of what has become a historic speech made in 2021 by Jair Bolsonaro, the then Brazilian president, when suddenly she noticed something that went largely unnoticed at the time. Addressing thousands of supporters in S&atilde;o Paulo, the far-right leader lashed out at a su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/god-chose-you-jair-bolsonaro-is-brazil-now-in-the-grip-of-evangelicals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/god-chose-you-jair-bolsonaro-is-brazil-now-in-the-grip-of-evangelicals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brics summit in Brazil tries to reinvent collective approach to world’s problems | Jonathan Watts]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Lula rebukes wealthy countries for retreating on climate and trade but bloc is divided and unbalancedAs the US retreats from the international stage, the most powerful political alliance in the global south has come together in Brazil this week to try to revive and reinvent a collective approach to the world&rsquo;s problems.The summit of the Brics group of nations at the Museum of Contemporary Art on the edge of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro is both a dress rehearsal for the Bel&eac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-summit-in-brazil-tries-to-reinvent-collective-approach-to-worlds-problems-jonathan-watts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-summit-in-brazil-tries-to-reinvent-collective-approach-to-worlds-problems-jonathan-watts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t want contact because you are bad’: loggers close in on uncontacted people in Peruvian Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Logging, drug trafficking and the climate crisis endanger the world&rsquo;s largest isolated Indigenous group, on the border with BrazilIn 1999, Beatriz Huertas, then a young anthropologist, travelled deep into the Peruvian Amazon to investigate reports of uncontacted Indigenous peoples. Along the Las Piedras River, people in Monte Salvado, a Yine Indigenous village, described how every summer, &ldquo;aislados&rdquo; &ndash; those who avoid sustained contact with outsiders &ndash; would appear a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-dont-want-contact-because-you-are-bad-loggers-close-in-on-uncontacted-people-in-peruvian-amazon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-dont-want-contact-because-you-are-bad-loggers-close-in-on-uncontacted-people-in-peruvian-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders of Russia and China snub Brics summit in sign group’s value may be waning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rapid expansion of Brics has diluted its coherence as a body offering an ideological alternative to western capitalismRussia and China are not sending their leaders to a Brics summit starting in Brazil on Sunday in what may be a sign that the group&rsquo;s recent expansion has reduced its ideological value to the two founding members.China&rsquo;s 72-year-old leader, Xi Jinping, has attended Brics summits for the past 12 years. No official reason has been given for sending the premier, Li Qiang,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/leaders-of-russia-and-china-snub-brics-summit-in-sign-groups-value-may-be-waning/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/leaders-of-russia-and-china-snub-brics-summit-in-sign-groups-value-may-be-waning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president meets Cristina Fern&aacute;ndez de Kirchner at her flat in Buenos Aires after regional summitBrazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has eschewed a one-on-one meeting with the Argentinian president, Javier Milei, during a trip to Buenos Aires, instead opting to visit Milei&rsquo;s political rival, former president Cristina Fern&aacute;ndez de Kirchner, who is under house arrest.Lula was in the Argentinian capital on Thursday to attend the Mercosur summit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-visits-former-argentinian-president-under-house-arrest-in-snub-to-milei/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-visits-former-argentinian-president-under-house-arrest-in-snub-to-milei/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the global trade in donkey skins threatens the lives of women and girls | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[This cruel, largely unregulated industry in the global south undermines UN goals of gender equality and poverty reduction, writes Marianne Steele of The Donkey SanctuaryRe your editorial (The Guardian view on China, Africa and disappearing donkeys: an unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead, 25 June), last year, The Donkey Sanctuary revealed at least 5.9 million donkeys are slaughtered for their skins every year to produce ejiao, a traditional Chinese medicine. Donkeys suffer at every st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-the-global-trade-in-donkey-skins-threatens-the-lives-of-women-and-girls-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-the-global-trade-in-donkey-skins-threatens-the-lives-of-women-and-girls-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s last asbestos miners are switching to rare earth minerals. Can they offer a brighter future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The small city of Mina&ccedil;u is hoping to challenge China&rsquo;s dominance in servicing the global appetite for minerals key to the green energy transitionMina&ccedil;u, a small city in inland Brazil and home to the only asbestos mine in the Americas, is set to become the first operation outside Asia to produce four rare earths on a commercial scale &ndash; a group of minerals key to the energy transition at the centre of the trade dispute between China and the US.Until now, China has domina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-last-asbestos-miners-are-switching-to-rare-earth-minerals-can-they-offer-a-brighter-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-last-asbestos-miners-are-switching-to-rare-earth-minerals-can-they-offer-a-brighter-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cold spell expected to push northwards as storm system that has brought torrential rain in Bolivia and Brazil clearsA sharp cold spell affecting the southern half of South America is expected to intensify and push northwards in the coming days as a broad area of high pressure builds over the continent.Over the weekend, large parts of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay had temperatures 10-15C below their seasonal averages. Night-time lows plunged well into the negative double digits. One weather statio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-temperatures-plunge-in-chile-argentina-and-uruguay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-temperatures-plunge-in-chile-argentina-and-uruguay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing in the Amazon: the frontline – episode six]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Beto Marubo, if Dom and Bruno did the same expedition in 2025, they would face the same levels of danger. The Guardian&rsquo;s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, returns to the Javari valley and meets those risking their lives daily basis to fight the threats from organised crime. Is it possible to save the Amazon?For all links mentioned at the end of this episode, visit Missing in the Amazon at the GuardianThis podcast contains some swearing.<br />
If you want to hear some of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/missing-in-the-amazon-the-frontline-episode-six/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/missing-in-the-amazon-the-frontline-episode-six/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Climate is our biggest war’, warns CEO of Cop30 ahead of UN summit in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Negotiators doubt countries&rsquo; financial and environmental commitment as military and trade wars divert attention&ldquo;Climate is our biggest war. Climate is here for the next 100 years. We need to focus and &hellip; not allow those [other] wars to take our attention away from the bigger fight that we need to have.&rdquo;Ana Toni, the chief executive of Cop30, the UN climate summit to be held in Brazil this November, is worried. With only four months before the crucial global summit, the wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/climate-is-our-biggest-war-warns-ceo-of-cop30-ahead-of-un-summit-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/climate-is-our-biggest-war-warns-ceo-of-cop30-ahead-of-un-summit-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wreckers, money woes and mutirão: 10 things we learned about Cop30 from Bonn climate talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key takeaways from two weeks of negotiations aimed at setting out stall for November&rsquo;s Cop30 in Brazil Two weeks of negotiations on the climate crisis have just concluded in Bonn in preparation for the Cop30 summit taking place in Brazil this November. What did we learn? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wreckers-money-woes-and-mutiro-10-things-we-learned-about-cop30-from-bonn-climate-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wreckers-money-woes-and-mutiro-10-things-we-learned-about-cop30-from-bonn-climate-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reachedFor more than three decades, Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre has warned that deforestation of the Amazon could push this globally important ecosystem past the point of no return. Working first at Brazil&rsquo;s National Institute for Space Research and more recently at the University of S&atilde;o Paulo, he is a global authority on tropical forests and how the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-are-perilously-close-to-the-point-of-no-return-climate-scientist-on-amazon-rainforests-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-are-perilously-close-to-the-point-of-no-return-climate-scientist-on-amazon-rainforests-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian hiker found dead after falling off Indonesia volcano trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, a spot that is popular with hikersA Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and Indonesia&rsquo;s rescue agency said Tuesday, after a days-long search and rescue effort.Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-hiker-found-dead-after-falling-off-indonesia-volcano-trail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-hiker-found-dead-after-falling-off-indonesia-volcano-trail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing in the Amazon: the fightback – episode five]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funerals are held for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira and there is hope that the election of President Lula will mean new protections for the Amazon &ndash; and that the killers of Dom and Bruno will face justice. But organised crime is widespread and deep-rooted. The investigative journalist S&ocirc;nia Bridi tells the Guardian&rsquo;s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips about a man who allegedly not only may have helped plan the killings but may have ordered them. A man whose name strikes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/missing-in-the-amazon-the-fightback-episode-five/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/missing-in-the-amazon-the-fightback-episode-five/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyper-realistic baby dolls spark moral panic and legislation in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 30 bills concerning these figurines, known as &lsquo;reborn&rsquo; dolls, have been introduced across the countryEven as a former president stands trial for attempting a coup and the current leader grapples with the worst popularity crisis of his three terms, many Brazilians have spent recent weeks focused on a very different subject.On social media, in soap operas, and in newly proposed laws, it seemed that hyper-realistic baby dolls were everywhere. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hyper-realistic-baby-dolls-spark-moral-panic-and-legislation-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hyper-realistic-baby-dolls-spark-moral-panic-and-legislation-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot-air balloon crash kills at least eight people in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hot-air balloon caught fire in the state of Santa Catarina on Saturday morning. Renan Fernandes, of the Santa Catarina fire brigade, said: 'Twenty-one people were present, eight of whom died and 13 survived.' According to the fire department, 13 survivors were transported to nearby hospitals.Brazil hot-air balloon crash kills at least eight people amid &lsquo;desperate&rsquo; scenes Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hot-air-balloon-crash-kills-at-least-eight-people-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hot-air-balloon-crash-kills-at-least-eight-people-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil hot-air balloon crash kills at least eight people amid ‘desperate’ scenes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witnesses say some of those onboard hurled themselves out to escape flames as reports say fire started from torch in balloon&rsquo;s basketAt least eight people have died after a hot-air balloon carrying more than 20 people caught fire and plunged through the sky in Brazil&rsquo;s deep south.Footage posted on social media showed the moment the multi-coloured aircraft fell to earth, engulfed in flames, in the state of Santa Catarina on Saturday morning. At least two of the balloon&rsquo;s occupan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-hot-air-balloon-crash-kills-at-least-eight-people-amid-desperate-scenes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-hot-air-balloon-crash-kills-at-least-eight-people-amid-desperate-scenes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti-abortion signs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion accessA new law has just come into force in Rio de Janeiro requiring all public hospitals and clinics run by the municipal government to display anti-abortion signs bearing messages such as: &ldquo;Did you know that the unborn child is discarded as hospital waste?&rdquo;Reproductive rights activists view the act as the latest example of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict acce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-rio-de-janeiro-law-requires-public-hospitals-to-display-anti-abortion-signs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-rio-de-janeiro-law-requires-public-hospitals-to-display-anti-abortion-signs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of woman who died from Covid after giving birth sues Brazilian state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Lidiane Vieira Fraz&atilde;o, a black woman from Rio, was repeatedly denied appropriate treatment as President Bolsonaro downplayed the pandemic, lawsuit saysIn the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lidiane Vieira Fraz&atilde;o, 35, was expecting her second child but, even at 40 weeks pregnant, she was unable to obtain a doctor&rsquo;s note to start her maternity leave.Her job as a funeral agent &ndash; at times handling the bodies of people who had died from the virus &ndash; was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/family-of-woman-who-died-from-covid-after-giving-birth-sues-brazilian-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/family-of-woman-who-died-from-covid-after-giving-birth-sues-brazilian-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil to auction oil exploration rights months before hosting Cop30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sale covering 56,000 square miles set to go ahead despite opposition from Indigenous and environmental groupsThe Brazilian government is preparing to stage an oil exploration auction months before it hosts the Cop30 UN climate summit, despite opposition from environmental campaigners and Indigenous communities worried about the environmental and climate impacts of the plans.Brazil&rsquo;s oil sector regulator, ANP, will auction the exploration rights to 172 oil and gas blocks spanning 56,000 squ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-auction-oil-exploration-rights-months-before-hosting-cop30/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-auction-oil-exploration-rights-months-before-hosting-cop30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defenders of the Amazon: inside the 13 June Guardian Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Plus: Bernie Sanders interviewed<br />
&bull; Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressIt&rsquo;s three years since the murders of the journalist Dom Phillips and the Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira, who were both killed on a visit to the remote Javari valley in the Brazilian Amazon.Dom was a Guardian contributor based in Brazil, whose reporting often appeared in the Guardian Weekly. Last week his widow, Alessandra Sampaio, c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/defenders-of-the-amazon-inside-the-13-june-guardian-weekly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/defenders-of-the-amazon-inside-the-13-june-guardian-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation]]></title><description><![CDATA[New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the airNew maps have revealed the best &ldquo;win-win&rdquo; opportunities across the world to regrow forests and tackle the climate crisis, without harming people or wildlife.The places range from the eastern US and western Canada, to Brazil and Columbia, and across Europe, adding up to 195 million hectares (482 million acres). If reforested, this would remove 2.2bn tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/win-win-new-maps-reveal-best-opportunities-for-global-reforestation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/win-win-new-maps-reveal-best-opportunities-for-global-reforestation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro denies coup plot but admits discussing ‘alternative ways’ to remain president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Brazilian president admits in court that after Lula&rsquo;s win, &lsquo;we studied other alternatives within the constitution&rsquo;Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro has denied masterminding a far-right coup plot at his trial in the supreme court, but he admitted to taking part in meetings to discuss &ldquo;alternative ways&rdquo; of staying in power after his defeat in the 2022 election.In just over two hours of questioning, the 70-year-old said that after the electoral court co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-denies-coup-plot-but-admits-discussing-alternative-ways-to-remain-president/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-denies-coup-plot-but-admits-discussing-alternative-ways-to-remain-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to save the Amazon part one: the stakes – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a companion to the Guardian&rsquo;s Missing in the Amazon, the global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon?In episode one of a three-part series, Watts explores what&rsquo;s at stake if we fail to act in time. He hears about the crucial role of the rainforest for South America and the global climate, and looks back at how cattle ranching came to dominate and destroy huge swathes o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-to-save-the-amazon-part-one-the-stakes-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-to-save-the-amazon-part-one-the-stakes-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil braces for Bolsonaro’s day in court as ex-president testifies over ‘coup plot’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rightwinger accused of conspiring against democracy says appearance before supreme court will be &lsquo;worth watching&rsquo;Brazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, will finally find himself in the dock this week, accused of masterminding an armed far-right conspiracy to seize power after losing the 2022 presidential election.The 70-year-old paratrooper turned populist, who governed from 2019 until 2023, is scheduled to be interrogated by the supreme court as it seeks to untangle what f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-braces-for-bolsonaros-day-in-court-as-ex-president-testifies-over-coup-plot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-braces-for-bolsonaros-day-in-court-as-ex-president-testifies-over-coup-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday briefing: How​ the work of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira carries on, three ​years after their killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: A new Guardian podcast, Missing in the Amazon, explores the legacy of &#8203;our colleagues, the fight to protect the rainforest, and the &#8203;ongoing search for justiceGood morning.Last week marked the third anniversary of the disappearance of the longtime Guardian contributor Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest. They were found dead 10 days later, murdered as they tried to warn the world about the Amazon&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/monday-briefing-how-the-work-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-carries-on-three-years-after-their-killing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/monday-briefing-how-the-work-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-carries-on-three-years-after-their-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode three: the protector and the poacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruno Pereira has been considered one of the great Indigenous protectors of his generation. And this has made him an enemy of a man called Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, also known as Pelado. The Guardian&rsquo;s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on the story of these two men &ndash; Bruno and Pelado &ndash; and what happened when their paths collideWarning &ndash; this episode has descriptions of violence and some swearing. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/episode-three-the-protector-and-the-poacher/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/episode-three-the-protector-and-the-poacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population]]></title><description><![CDATA[Census finds just 56.7% in world&rsquo;s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers riseHome to the world&rsquo;s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith&rsquo;s following, according to new figures released by the country&rsquo;s national statistics institute (IBGE).Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil&rsquo;s population but now account for just over half, 56.7%, according to the 2022 census &ndash; whose results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/catholics-now-make-up-little-more-than-half-brazils-population/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/catholics-now-make-up-little-more-than-half-brazils-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is my mission, my destiny’: a treacherous Amazon journey tracing the steps of our murdered colleagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years after the deaths of the British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira, the Guardian joined the Indigenous peoples continuing their dangerous and often gruelling work to protect the rainforestPhotographs by Jo&atilde;o LaetFor more on this story listen to our podcast: Missing in the Amazon: the disappearanceTataco grimaces and braces for impact as his canoe hurtles towards the banks of Brazil&rsquo;s Jordan River into a blizzard of branches, vines and leaves. In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-is-my-mission-my-destiny-a-treacherous-amazon-journey-tracing-the-steps-of-our-murdered-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-is-my-mission-my-destiny-a-treacherous-amazon-journey-tracing-the-steps-of-our-murdered-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode one: the disappearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years ago, British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil&rsquo;s remote Javari valley. The Guardian&rsquo;s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, investigates what happened in the first episode of a new six-part investigative podcast series Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/episode-one-the-disappearance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/episode-one-the-disappearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A deadly mission: how Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira tried to warn the world about the Amazon’s destruction – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were killed while investigating the impact of deforestation. In this extract from the book Phillips was writing at the time of his death, he reflects on his encounters with the rainforest and its people &ndash; and why it is so vital to save this precious placeBy Dom Phillips. Read by Felipe Pacheco Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-deadly-mission-how-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-tried-to-warn-the-world-about-the-amazons-destruction-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-deadly-mission-how-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-tried-to-warn-the-world-about-the-amazons-destruction-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Henfrey obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the late autumn of 1973, Colin Henfrey, a young sociology lecturer at Liverpool University, was ushered into the closely guarded headquarters of the Liverpool dockers&rsquo; union.His address helped persuade the traditionally militant shop stewards to boycott Chilean cargoes, contributing to the international isolation of the regime of Gen Augusto Pinochet, who a few weeks earlier had seized power in a military coup. Colin subsequently played a big role in establishing what was to become one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/colin-henfrey-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/colin-henfrey-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: outcry after funk singer arrested for allegedly inciting crime in lyrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artists and legal experts are outraged over MC Poze do Rodo&rsquo;s detention over supposed non-violent offencesThe arrest of a well-known Brazilian funk singer on charges of allegedly inciting crime in his lyrics and an alleged connection to a major criminal gang has sparked outrage among artists, intellectuals and legal experts.MC Poze do Rodo, 26, who has 5.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, was arrested early on Thursday at his home in a luxury condominium in Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s west]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-outcry-after-funk-singer-arrested-for-allegedly-inciting-crime-in-lyrics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-outcry-after-funk-singer-arrested-for-allegedly-inciting-crime-in-lyrics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s environmental governance is under threat – and Lula is siding with oil industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians reviled environmental minister Marina Silva in the senate this week, but new legislation is fuelling the firePolitical bullying is rarely as brutal as it was in Brazil this week when the environment minister Marina Silva was ambushed in a senate meeting. Her thuggish tormentors &ndash; all white male politicians on the infrastructure committee &ndash; took turns to publicly belittle the 67-year-old black woman, who has done more than anyone to protect the natural wealth of the countr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-environmental-governance-is-under-threat-and-lula-is-siding-with-oil-industry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-environmental-governance-is-under-threat-and-lula-is-siding-with-oil-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Avenue of Death’: the Rio motorway where stray bullets, botched raids and resilience collide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil Avenue was meant to symbolise progress &ndash; today it tells the story of a city at war with itselfWhen Renato Oliveira boarded a bus down Brazil Avenue one morning last October it should have been just another normal commute.Traveling along Rio&rsquo;s most important motorway, it usually took the 48-year-old meat packer just under an hour to reach his factory &ndash; enough time for a nap. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let me miss my stop,&rdquo; Oliveira told a friend before nodding off against t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/avenue-of-death-the-rio-motorway-where-stray-bullets-botched-raids-and-resilience-collide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/avenue-of-death-the-rio-motorway-where-stray-bullets-botched-raids-and-resilience-collide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago says &lsquo;answers have to come from the economy&rsquo; as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlashThe world is facing a new form of climate denial &ndash; not the dismissal of climate science, but a concerted attack on the idea that the economy can be reorganised to fight the crisis, the president of global climate talks has warned.Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago, the veteran Brazilian diplomat who will direct this year&rsquo;s UN summit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-faces-new-danger-of-economic-denial-in-climate-fight-cop30-head-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-faces-new-danger-of-economic-denial-in-climate-fight-cop30-head-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We carry on with the sadness’: new projects honor lives and legacies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends and colleagues of Phillips, killed in the Amazon in 2022, completed his book, which coincides with launch of investigative Guardian podcastThree years after the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon, two major new projects will celebrate their lives and work &ndash; and the Indigenous communities and rainforests both men sought to protect.Friends of Phillips have completed the book he was writing at the time of his death &nda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-carry-on-with-the-sadness-new-projects-honor-lives-and-legacies-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-carry-on-with-the-sadness-new-projects-honor-lives-and-legacies-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sebastião Salgado obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the world&rsquo;s greatest documentary photographers fascinated by nature and traditional ways of lifeThe Brazilian photographer Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado, who has died aged 81, produced striking works of immense scale and scope that recorded globally significant issues for more than half a century. Variously described as working in a humanitarian or documentary tradition, he adapted both to his own genre.Subjects such as child labour and indigenous religious cultures were recontextualised]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sebastio-salgado-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sebastio-salgado-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followedDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-did-2020s-black-lives-matter-movement-change-the-world-our-panel-responds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-did-2020s-black-lives-matter-movement-change-the-world-our-panel-responds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump focuses on his trade war, Brazil and China forge closer ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva has signed up to Xi Jinping&rsquo;s vision of a multi-polar world, as Beijing expands its influence in Latin AmericaFew world leaders can say they&rsquo;ve been hugged by Xi Jinping, China&rsquo;s typically reserved president. Last year, an embrace between Xi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seemed to sum up the cosy &ndash; if at times slightly awkward &ndash; relationship between China and Russia.Now Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/as-trump-focuses-on-his-trade-war-brazil-and-china-forge-closer-ties/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/as-trump-focuses-on-his-trade-war-brazil-and-china-forge-closer-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness&lsquo;I photographed the world&rsquo;: the career of Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado &ndash; in picturesIt&rsquo;s a testament to the epic career of Brazilian photographer Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado, who died this week at age 81, that this year has already seen exhibitions of hundreds of his photos in Mexico City, France and southern California. Salgado,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sebastio-salgado-captured-the-world-like-no-other-photographer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sebastio-salgado-captured-the-world-like-no-other-photographer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brazilian photographer has died at 81, leaving behind a career filled with striking images taken around the world. &lsquo;Through the lens of his camera, Sebasti&atilde;o tirelessly fought for a more just, humane and ecological world,&rsquo; a statement from his family read.Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-photographed-the-world-the-career-of-sebastio-salgado-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-photographed-the-world-the-career-of-sebastio-salgado-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin will not travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Zelenskyy, Kremlin confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian leader rejects Ukrainian president&rsquo;s bold proposal for face-to-face meeting in TurkeyVladimir Putin will not travel to Istanbul for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Kremlin has said, rejecting the Ukrainian president&rsquo;s bold proposal for a face-to-face meeting in Turkey to discuss peace.In a statement late on Wednesday, the Kremlin said its delegation would be led by Vladimir Medinsky, a hardline Putin aide who led the only previous round of direct negotiations between Russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-will-not-travel-to-istanbul-for-peace-talks-with-zelenskyy-kremlin-confirms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-will-not-travel-to-istanbul-for-peace-talks-with-zelenskyy-kremlin-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new exhibition in the Brazilian city looks at how water, the environment and extreme weather is interwoven with personal stories from 10 marginalised communitiesLeticia Pinheiro grew up hearing stories about the Acari River. Her grandmother bathed in its clean waters; her father caught frogs on its margins; and many in the community made a living from fishing there.Now, Pinheiro, 28, and her peers do not even call it a river; it&rsquo;s become known as a val&atilde;o &ndash; an open canal for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-memories-of-clean-water-frogs-and-fresh-air-could-help-save-rios-favelas-from-future-climate-disaster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-memories-of-clean-water-frogs-and-fresh-air-could-help-save-rios-favelas-from-future-climate-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kremlin tight-lipped for third day on whether Putin will meet Zelenskyy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian spokesperson says Turkey peace talks delegation will be announced once he has instructions from presidentRussia-Ukraine war &ndash; latest news updatesThe Kremlin is refusing for the third straight day to say if Vladimir Putin will travel to Istanbul on Thursday, or who will represent Russia at the potential peace talks, as international pressure builds on the Russian leader to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Putin&rsquo;s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists in Moscow that he would an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/kremlin-tight-lipped-for-third-day-on-whether-putin-will-meet-zelenskyy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/kremlin-tight-lipped-for-third-day-on-whether-putin-will-meet-zelenskyy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s president seeks ‘indestructible’ links with China amid Trump trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remark comes as Brazil, Colombia and Chile&rsquo;s leaders fly to Beijing amid international uncertainty generated by TrumpThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has heralded his desire to build &ldquo;indestructible&rdquo; relations with China, as the leaders of three of Latin America&rsquo;s biggest economies flew to Beijing against the backdrop of Donald Trump&rsquo;s trade war and the profound international uncertainty his presidency has generated.Lula touched down in Chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-president-seeks-indestructible-links-with-china-amid-trump-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-president-seeks-indestructible-links-with-china-amid-trump-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Now I steal people’s attention’: how a Brazilian newspaper has turned a city’s rough sleepers into journalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porto Alegre&rsquo;s Boca de Rua is sold and written by some of the city&rsquo;s most vulnerable people, giving them a voice and a sense of purposeEvery Tuesday afternoon, Michel Vasconcelos goes to an open-air market in Porto Alegre, a city in southern Brazil, his backpack full of newspapers to sell, to which he contributes words and illustrations. &ldquo;I used to steal and deal drugs,&rdquo; says Vasconcelos, 43, who ended up living on the streets due to a family fall out.It was there that he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/now-i-steal-peoples-attention-how-a-brazilian-newspaper-has-turned-a-citys-rough-sleepers-into-journalists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/now-i-steal-peoples-attention-how-a-brazilian-newspaper-has-turned-a-citys-rough-sleepers-into-journalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scorpions ‘taking over’ Brazilian cities with reported stings rising 155%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fast and unplanned growth of cities providing ideal conditions for the creatures to thrive, say researchersScorpions are &ldquo;taking over&rdquo; Brazilian cities, researchers have warned in a paper that said rapid urbanisation and climate breakdown were driving an increase in the number of people being stung.More than 1.1m stings were reported between 2014 and 2023, according to data from the Brazilian notifiable diseases information system. There was a 155% increase in reports of stings from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/scorpions-taking-over-brazilian-cities-with-reported-stings-rising-155/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/scorpions-taking-over-brazilian-cities-with-reported-stings-rising-155/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil rejects US request to designate two gangs as terrorist organizations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security minister says US delegation wanted classification for PCC and Comando Vermelho to aid immigration policyThe Brazilian government has rejected a request by the US state department to designate two major criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, according to Mario Sarrubo, Brazil&rsquo;s national secretary of public security.Sarrubo said the request was made on Tuesday during a meeting between US and Brazilian officials in Bras&iacute;lia. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-rejects-us-request-to-designate-two-gangs-as-terrorist-organizations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-rejects-us-request-to-designate-two-gangs-as-terrorist-organizations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubio says Venezuelans sheltering at Argentinian embassy ‘rescued’ by US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of state says opponents of Maduro have left diplomatic compound in Caracas and are &lsquo;safely on US soil&rsquo;Five members of Venezuela&rsquo;s political opposition have left the Argentinian diplomatic compound in their country&rsquo;s capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest, and were in the United States on Tuesday, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said.Rubio did not provide details of the group&rsquo;s movements to reach the US, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rubio-says-venezuelans-sheltering-at-argentinian-embassy-rescued-by-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rubio-says-venezuelans-sheltering-at-argentinian-embassy-rescued-by-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Gaga concert alleged bomb plot 'targeted LGBTQ community', says police chief &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Brazil said two people had been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. Felipe Cury, the secretary of the Rio de Janeiro civil police, said: 'They were clearly saying that they were planning an attack at singer Lady Gaga&rsquo;s concert, motivated by sexual orientation, in other words, to target the LGBTQIA+ community.' The Rio police chief, Luiz Lima, said the group allegedly behind the plot disseminated hate sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lady-gaga-concert-alleged-bomb-plot-targeted-lgbtq-community-says-police-chief-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lady-gaga-concert-alleged-bomb-plot-targeted-lgbtq-community-says-police-chief-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Gaga alleged bomb plot 'targeted LGBTQ community', says police chief &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Brazil said two people had been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. Felipe Cury, the secretary of the Rio de Janeiro civil police, said: 'They were clearly saying that they were planning an attack at singer Lady Gaga&rsquo;s concert, motivated by sexual orientation, in other words, to target the LGBTQIA+ community.' The Rio police chief, Luiz Lima, said the group allegedly behind the plot disseminated hate sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lady-gaga-alleged-bomb-plot-targeted-lgbtq-community-says-police-chief-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lady-gaga-alleged-bomb-plot-targeted-lgbtq-community-says-police-chief-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio attended by millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people have been arrested in connection to an alleged planned attack on Brazil&rsquo;s LGBTQ community at the singer&rsquo;s Sunday concert, police sayTwo people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, in what authorities believe was an attempt to target Brazil&rsquo;s LGBTQ community.The Rio event on Saturday was the biggest show of the pop star&rsquo;s career. It attracted an estimated 2.1 million fans to C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-arrested-over-bomb-plot-targeting-lady-gaga-concert-in-rio-attended-by-millions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-arrested-over-bomb-plot-targeting-lady-gaga-concert-in-rio-attended-by-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like a religious thing’: free Lady Gaga concert draws 2.1m to Rio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans poured on to Copacabana beach from around Brazil for show that beat Madonna&rsquo;s record audience sizeMore than 2 million people packed Copacabana beach on Saturday night for a free Lady Gaga concert, breaking a Rio de Janeiro record set last year by Madonna.An estimated 2.1 million &ldquo;Little Monsters&rdquo; &ndash; as Lady Gaga&rsquo;s fans are known &ndash; turned Rio&rsquo;s beachside neighbourhood into &ldquo;Gagacabana&rdquo; for the largest show of the pop star&rsquo;s career. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/like-a-religious-thing-free-lady-gaga-concert-draws-21m-to-rio/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/like-a-religious-thing-free-lady-gaga-concert-draws-21m-to-rio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage in Brazil over reports of new red national football jersey]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBF reportedly considering red jersey ahead of World Cup but rightwingers consider the colour anti-patriotic&ldquo;Our flag will never be red!&rdquo; rightwing Brazilians took to chanting during the heyday of the left-bashing former president Jair Bolsonaro.But their football shirts soon might be, amid incendiary reports that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is considering introducing a crimson jersey for the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outrage-in-brazil-over-reports-of-new-red-national-football-jersey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outrage-in-brazil-over-reports-of-new-red-national-football-jersey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN climate talks will be ‘uphill battle’ amid Trump rollbacks, says Cop30 chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tariffs and environmental cuts will make meeting challenging, says summit president Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do LagoCrucial United Nations climate talks this year will be a &ldquo;slightly uphill battle&rdquo; due to economic turmoil and Donald Trump&rsquo;s removal of the US from the effort to tackle global heating, the chair of the upcoming summit has admitted.Governments from around the world will gather in Belem, Brazil, in November for the Cop30 meeting, where they will be expected to anno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-climate-talks-will-be-uphill-battle-amid-trump-rollbacks-says-cop30-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-climate-talks-will-be-uphill-battle-amid-trump-rollbacks-says-cop30-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Cop30 in Belém help or harm the Amazon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trees are being cleared for rainforest mega-event &ndash; but state governor says a &lsquo;new history&rsquo; is under wayFake metal trees have been set into the concrete ground of the Amazonian host city of this year&rsquo;s climate summit, prompting scandalised contrasts with the once-living vegetation that has been cleared in preparation for Cop30 in Brazil.But in an unlikely convergence of views, both the centre-right state governor and leftwing social movements insist this is a storm in a p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/will-cop30-in-belm-help-or-harm-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/will-cop30-in-belm-help-or-harm-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fernando Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced in 2023 after being convicted for corruptionBrazil&rsquo;s former president, Fernando Collor, has been arrested early and ordered to begin serving a prison sentence stemming from his 2023 conviction for corruption.Collor was convicted of receiving 20m reais ($3.5m) to facilitate contracts between BR Distribuidora, a fuel distributor formerly controlled by the state-owned oil company Petrobras, and construction firm UTC Engenha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-former-president-arrested-and-ordered-to-begin-prison-sentence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-former-president-arrested-and-ordered-to-begin-prison-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil will host this year’s Cop30 climate talks. Can it get ready in time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bel&eacute;m prepares for an international conference on a far greater scale than anything previously seen in the AmazonFake metal trees have been set into the concrete ground of the Amazonian host city of this year&rsquo;s climate summit, prompting scandalised contrasts with the once-living vegetation that has been cleared in preparation for Cop30 in Brazil.But in an unlikely convergence of views, both the centre-right state governor and leftwing social movements insist this is a storm in a pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-will-host-this-years-cop30-climate-talks-can-it-get-ready-in-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-will-host-this-years-cop30-climate-talks-can-it-get-ready-in-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black feminist movement has a history of standing up to fascism. Now we are inviting others to join us in the fight | Hakima Abbas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is working overtime to intimidate funders from supporting racial and gender justice but this is the time for everyone to do what we can with what we haveWhen Jair Bolsonaro rose to power and moved to dismantle Brazil&rsquo;s democracy, he faced a formidable foe. A powerful wave of Black women were at the forefront of the resistance that led to his defeat.Beyond defeating an authoritarian, Black women helped elect a tranche of new officials, including record numbers of wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-black-feminist-movement-has-a-history-of-standing-up-to-fascism-now-we-are-inviting-others-to-join-us-in-the-fight-hakima-abbas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-black-feminist-movement-has-a-history-of-standing-up-to-fascism-now-we-are-inviting-others-to-join-us-in-the-fight-hakima-abbas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to beat authoritarianism? Look to Latin America | Greg Grandin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The region has grappled with dictatorships, coups and inequality. But its democratic spirit remains vital &ndash; and offers a lesson for the USInspiration on how to beat back authoritarianism is in short supply, but those searching for hope in these dark times might consider Latin America.It&rsquo;s not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about democracy, associated as it is with coups, death squads, dictatorships, inequality, drug violence and now a country, El Salvador, offering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/want-to-beat-authoritarianism-look-to-latin-america-greg-grandin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/want-to-beat-authoritarianism-look-to-latin-america-greg-grandin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Brazil, the right creates precarious workers, and precarious workers prefer the right – but the cycle can be broken | Rodrigo Nunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rodrigo Nunes, a senior lecturer in political theory, explains how delivery drivers are taking to the street to demand better pay and conditions, while worker-owned delivery app services are thrivingOn 1 April, Brazilian couriers organised a day of action in which thousands of workers engaged in pickets and protests in at least 60 cities, with places such as S&atilde;o Paulo reporting a sharp drop in deliveries. While companies are yet to respond to the demands for better pay and conditions, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-brazil-the-right-creates-precarious-workers-and-precarious-workers-prefer-the-right-but-the-cycle-can-be-broken-rodrigo-nunes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-brazil-the-right-creates-precarious-workers-and-precarious-workers-prefer-the-right-but-the-cycle-can-be-broken-rodrigo-nunes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lesson from Brazil – where gig workers have rallied against the right | Rodrigo Nunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rodrigo Nunes, a senior lecturer in political theory, explains how despite harsh economic conditions creating fertile ground for &lsquo;entrepreneur culture&rsquo;, resistance has sprung up among delivery driversOn 1 April, Brazilian couriers organised a day of action in which thousands of workers engaged in pickets and protests in at least 60 cities, with places such as S&atilde;o Paulo reporting a sharp drop in deliveries. While companies are yet to respond to the demands for better pay and co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-lesson-from-brazil-where-gig-workers-have-rallied-against-the-right-rodrigo-nunes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-lesson-from-brazil-where-gig-workers-have-rallied-against-the-right-rodrigo-nunes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green groups decry plan to list world’s biggest meatpacking company on NYSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics fear decision to list Brazil-based firm JBS, long linked to Amazon&rsquo;s deforestation, will add to the climate crisisEnvironmental groups are outraged that the world&rsquo;s biggest meatpacking company, JBS, which has long been linked to Amazon&rsquo;s deforestation, has received approval from US authorities to list on the New York Stock Exchange.The decision, announced on Tuesday by the Securities Exchange Commission, follows reports that JBS subsidiary Pilgrim&rsquo;s was the bigges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/green-groups-decry-plan-to-list-worlds-biggest-meatpacking-company-on-nyse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/green-groups-decry-plan-to-list-worlds-biggest-meatpacking-company-on-nyse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil has been the world&rsquo;s leading coffee producer due to the forced labour of enslaved Africans and Afro-Brazilians&ldquo;John&rdquo; was just days from turning 16 when he was allegedly recruited to work on a Brazilian coffee farm that supplies the global coffeehouse chain Starbucks.Soon after his birthday, he embarked on a 16-hour bus journey to the farm in the state of Minas Gerais &ndash; only to discover that none of what he had been promised would be fulfilled. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/morally-repugnant-brazilian-workers-sue-coffee-supplier-to-starbucks-over-slavery-like-conditions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/morally-repugnant-brazilian-workers-sue-coffee-supplier-to-starbucks-over-slavery-like-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please, yell at my kids! Five lessons I’ve learned about good parenting from around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the USFour years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolation, my husband and I decided we wanted a built-in community. We were tired of being the ones solely in charge of organizing, feeding, disciplining and playing with our kids.On a whim, we moved halfway across the world to Singapo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/please-yell-at-my-kids-five-lessons-ive-learned-about-good-parenting-from-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/please-yell-at-my-kids-five-lessons-ive-learned-about-good-parenting-from-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian judges accept coup plot charges against more Bolsonaro allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panel unanimously accepts charges against six more key allies of ex-president over alleged plan to keep him in officeA panel of Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court justices has unanimously accepted criminal charges against six more key allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat.Last month, the panel unanimously accepted charges against Bolsonaro and seven close allies over the alleged coup plot following his loss to current p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-judges-accept-coup-plot-charges-against-more-bolsonaro-allies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-judges-accept-coup-plot-charges-against-more-bolsonaro-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader of the Catholic church who pushed for social and economic justice, and an urgent response to the climate crisisThe election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope in March 2013 was unexpected, even to the then cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires himself. He may have come a distant second in the previous papal conclave in 2005, but at 76 and, following the resignation on the grounds of old age of the candidate who had come first back then, the 85-year-old Benedict XVI &ndash; Bergoglio was convi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pope-francis-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pope-francis-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neirud review – a mysterious family relationship that unravels Brazil’s complex social fabric]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film-maker Fernanda Faya weaves together a loving homage to her circus performer grandmother and her elusive companionBuried secrets bubble to the surface in Brazilian film-maker Fernanda Faya&rsquo;s tender and searching documentary, which seeks to disentangle the hidden knots of her fascinating family tree. The film opens with lovingly recorded home videos of various gatherings, including her childhood birthday celebrations, the only time of the year when her paternal grandmother, Nelly, would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/neirud-review-a-mysterious-family-relationship-that-unravels-brazils-complex-social-fabric/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/neirud-review-a-mysterious-family-relationship-that-unravels-brazils-complex-social-fabric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cattle moved between ranches, allowing meat from farms linked to deforestation to end up on supermarket shelvesRevealed: world&rsquo;s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges againBibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil&rsquo;s climate goalsBrazil is the biggest exporter of beef in the world, and more than 40% of its vast 240m-cattle herd is raised in the Amazon region. As a result, swathes of the nature-rich rainforest are being cleared and burned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-life-and-death-of-a-laundered-cow-in-the-amazon-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-life-and-death-of-a-laundered-cow-in-the-amazon-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian ranchers in Par&aacute; and Rond&ocirc;nia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattleBibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil&rsquo;s climate goalsThe life and death of a &lsquo;laundered&rsquo; cow in the Amazon rainforestThe world&rsquo;s largest meat company, JBS, looks set to break its Amazon rainforest protection promises again, according to frontline workers.Beef production is the primary driver of deforestation, as trees are clear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/revealed-worlds-largest-meat-company-may-break-amazon-deforestation-pledges-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/revealed-worlds-largest-meat-company-may-break-amazon-deforestation-pledges-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the first climate summit in the Amazon approaches, a gulf is opening between what the area&rsquo;s farming lobby wants, and what the world needsRevealed: world&rsquo;s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges againThe life and death of a &lsquo;laundered&rsquo; cow in the Amazon rainforestYellowstone in Montana may have the most romanticised cowboy culture in the world thanks to the TV drama series of the same name starring Kevin Costner. But the true home of the 21st-centu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bibles-bullets-and-beef-amazon-cowboy-culture-at-odds-with-brazils-climate-goals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bibles-bullets-and-beef-amazon-cowboy-culture-at-odds-with-brazils-climate-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar panels and pristine forest: how one Amazon village is adapting to protect itself – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metuktire, in the Indigenous Capoto-Jarina territory in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazon rainforest, is a pocket of resistance against mining, which has devastated the landscape in nearby areas. The AFP photographer Pablo Porci&uacute;ncula travelled deep into Mato Grosso state to see how it has staved off deforestation and continued to honour its traditional ways of life &ndash; while also facing the threats of miners and the climate crisisContinue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/solar-panels-and-pristine-forest-how-one-amazon-village-is-adapting-to-protect-itself-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/solar-panels-and-pristine-forest-how-one-amazon-village-is-adapting-to-protect-itself-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil judge claimed English ancestry and used false name: Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elaborate deception was only recently discovered when judge visited government office to renew his ID cardPolice in the Brazilian state of S&atilde;o Paulo have uncovered that a judge spent 23 years working under a false identity &ndash; and a distinctly British one.Born Jos&eacute; Eduardo Franco dos Reis &ndash; a name fairly typical in a country once colonised by Portugal &ndash; he entered law school and served for over two decades as a judge using the false name Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-judge-claimed-english-ancestry-and-used-false-name-edward-albert-lancelot-dodd-canterbury-caterham-wickfield/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-judge-claimed-english-ancestry-and-used-false-name-edward-albert-lancelot-dodd-canterbury-caterham-wickfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World reacts to Trump's sweeping 'liberation day' tariffs &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders around the world have reacted with a mix of a mix of confusion and concern after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners, upending decades of US trade policy and starting a possible global trade war. The tariffs range from 10% to 49% on all goods imported from abroadTrump tariffs see stocks dive and investors scramble to bonds, gold and yen&lsquo;Nowhere on earth is safe&rsquo;: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near AntarcticaWar-torn a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-reacts-to-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-reacts-to-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balomania review – those magnificent Brazilians and their flying balloons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documentary follows the baloeiros, who illegally build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of milesAn intriguing film set in Brazil, first shown last year at the CPH:DOX documentary festival in Copenhagen, in which expatriate Danish film-maker Sissel Morell Dargis takes a look at a unique grassroots cultural phenomenon: the baloeiros, the ballooners. These are groups of young men, as secretive and loyal to each other as Freemasons, who (illegally) b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/balomania-review-those-magnificent-brazilians-and-their-flying-balloons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/balomania-review-those-magnificent-brazilians-and-their-flying-balloons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We feel the pain but there is also joy’: the healing power of diasporic connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legacies of Enslavement programme aims to atone for the Guardian&rsquo;s past while highlighting the lasting impact of transatlantic slaveryIllustrations by Ngadi SmartSalvador, Bahia, Brazil. In capoeira &ndash; an art form whose origins were carried across the Black Atlantic by enslaved people, but which developed and grew into a cultural form of resistance in Brazil &ndash; we sometimes wish each other ax&eacute; (pronounced &ldquo;ah-shay&rdquo;). In doing so, we would be bestowing on ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-feel-the-pain-but-there-is-also-joy-the-healing-power-of-diasporic-connection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-feel-the-pain-but-there-is-also-joy-the-healing-power-of-diasporic-connection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is coup trial ruling the beginning of the end for Bolsonaro and his supporters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many in Brazil delight at the ex president&rsquo;s predicted downfall, others fear who may follow in his far-right footstepsThere were cries of joy in progressive&#8203; parts of Rio on Wednesday as Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court ruled that the former president Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for an alleged coup plot.&ldquo;No amnesty! No amnesty!&rdquo; one elated lefty roared from his balcony into the sunny autumn afternoon. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/is-coup-trial-ruling-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-bolsonaro-and-his-supporters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/is-coup-trial-ruling-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-bolsonaro-and-his-supporters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close alliesBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a violent plot to seize power through a military coup, after the country&rsquo;s supreme court decided he should face criminal prosecution.The ruling leaves the far-right populist, who governed Brazil from 2019 until the end of 2022, facing political oblivion and a possible jail sentence of more than]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-must-stand-trial-over-alleged-coup-attempt-brazils-top-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-must-stand-trial-over-alleged-coup-attempt-brazils-top-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autistic children bear hidden cost of violent police raids in Brazil’s favelas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life in poor urban communities can resemble a war zone &ndash; but self-help groups are helping neurodiverse kids copeIn January, as about 500 police officers carried out a 15-hour raid in one of Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s largest favela complexes, Rafaela Figueiredo de Fran&ccedil;a was trying to distract her six-year-old daughter, who has been diagnosed with autism.To prevent Maria from panicking amid the seemingly endless barrage of deafening gunfire &ndash; so intense that it even brought down t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/autistic-children-bear-hidden-cost-of-violent-police-raids-in-brazils-favelas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/autistic-children-bear-hidden-cost-of-violent-police-raids-in-brazils-favelas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is your mission’: why one Brazilian doctor is training to be a shaman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adana Om&aacute;gua Kambeba fought to become one of the country&rsquo;s first Indigenous woman doctors. Now she wants to bring the worlds of traditional and western medicine closer&ndash; and help Amazonian communities in the processAdana Om&aacute;gua Kambeba was still a little girl when adults started coming to her for advice, asking how to deal with their problems. She liked to speak to plants and to smoke, puzzling the elders. No one had taught her that &ndash; it came naturally.When she rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-is-your-mission-why-one-brazilian-doctor-is-training-to-be-a-shaman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-is-your-mission-why-one-brazilian-doctor-is-training-to-be-a-shaman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ana Toni also criticises the UK&rsquo;s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spendingCountries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also bolster their climate efforts or face more wars in the future, one of the leaders of the next UN climate summit has warned.Some countries could decide to include climate spending in their defence budgets, suggested Ana Toni, Brazil&rsquo;s chief executive of the Cop30 summit. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/countries-must-bolster-climate-efforts-or-risk-war-cop30-chief-executive-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/countries-must-bolster-climate-efforts-or-risk-war-cop30-chief-executive-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in AmazonEdelman, the world&rsquo;s largest public relations agency, is in talks to work with the Cop30 team organising the UN climate summit in the Amazon later this year despite its prior connections to a major trade group accused of lobbying to roll back measures to protect the area from deforestation, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.The summit is set to take place in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-in-talks-to-hire-pr-firm-that-worked-for-lobby-seeking-weaker-amazon-protections/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cop30-in-talks-to-hire-pr-firm-that-worked-for-lobby-seeking-weaker-amazon-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind Closed Doors review – Brazil’s descent into authoritarianism laid brutally bare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jo&atilde;o Pedro Bim&rsquo;s documentary juxtaposes propagandist newsreel footage with 1960s audio recordings of the military dictatorship debating legalised tortureIn December 1968, the cabinet of Brazil&rsquo;s ruling military dictatorship gathered for a classified meeting which resulted in the issuance of Institutional Act No 5, a decree that stripped dissenting citizens of their civil rights and led to a blood-soaked period of forced disappearances, torture and extra-judicial killings. Whil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/behind-closed-doors-review-brazils-descent-into-authoritarianism-laid-brutally-bare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/behind-closed-doors-review-brazils-descent-into-authoritarianism-laid-brutally-bare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen people died in the Mariana disaster, prompting a claim of up to &pound;36bn claim against the mining firm BHPWith tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil&rsquo;s worst environmental disaster &ndash; the 2015 Mariana dam collapse &ndash; demanded justice for their loved ones as submissions in their London lawsuit came to an end on Thursday.Nineteen people were killed when the Mariana dam in south-eastern Brazil collapsed and unleashed a wave of toxic sludge, leaving t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mothers-demand-justice-as-london-case-over-brazil-dam-collapse-concludes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mothers-demand-justice-as-london-case-over-brazil-dam-collapse-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Wave: From aseeda to Vimto, Ramadan traditions across the diaspora]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my experience, to fast in a non-majority Muslim country is to withdraw into a type of social hermitage. Plus, 100 years of Black British musicHello and welcome to The Long Wave. It is halfway through the month of Ramadan, and this week I have been chatting to fasting family, friends and colleagues across the diaspora about what people don&rsquo;t know about the Muslim holy month, and what questions we are constantly asked (yes, not even water).But first, the weekly roundup. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-from-aseeda-to-vimto-ramadan-traditions-across-the-diaspora/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-from-aseeda-to-vimto-ramadan-traditions-across-the-diaspora/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US will be ‘central’ to climate fight even without Trump, says Cop30 president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago suggests US organisations can play a constructive role even if government limits participationThe US will be &ldquo;central&rdquo; to solving the climate crisis despite Donald Trump&rsquo;s withdrawal of government support and cash, the president of the next UN climate summit has said.Andr&eacute; Corr&ecirc;a do Lago, president-designate of the Cop30 summit for the host country, Brazil, hinted that businesses and other organisations in the US could play a const]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-will-be-central-to-climate-fight-even-without-trump-says-cop30-president/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-will-be-central-to-climate-fight-even-without-trump-says-cop30-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Wave: Trinidad and Tobago carnival celebrates African roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soca veterans join forces with Afrobeats stars as the diaspora strengthens ties with the motherland. Plus, Angela Davis heads to LondonHello and welcome to The Long Wave. In our launch edition, I wrote about how one of the things I missed in the media landscape was the ability to simply meet others across the Black diaspora. In the months since, this newsletter has been that place for me, but never more so than this week, when I spoke to Natricia Duncan, our Caribbean correspondent, about this y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-trinidad-and-tobago-carnival-celebrates-african-roots/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-trinidad-and-tobago-carnival-celebrates-african-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil fights Harvard to reclaim African rebel’s skull after 190 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains were taken to the US during a revolt led by Muslim slavesIn January 1835, wearing religious robes and carrying amulets inscribed with prayers and passages from the Qur&rsquo;an, hundreds of African Muslims staged the most significant urban slave revolt in the more than 350 years of slavery in Brazil.About 600 Mal&ecirc;s &ndash; as Muslims of Yoruba origin were known &ndash; attempted to seize control of Salvador, the capital of the Bahia state and then the country&rsquo;s second mos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-fights-harvard-to-reclaim-african-rebels-skull-after-190-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-fights-harvard-to-reclaim-african-rebels-skull-after-190-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jubilant Brazilians hail I’m Still Here’s Oscar as landmark in fight for justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walter Salles&rsquo;s dictatorship-era movie turns focus on dark time in country&rsquo;s history and more recent coup attemptAhead of the Oscars ceremony, Brazil&rsquo;s Fernanda Torres &ndash; star of Walter Salles&rsquo;s dictatorship-era movie I&rsquo;m Still Here &ndash; had warned her compatriots not to get into a &ldquo;World Cup fever&rdquo; over the Academy Awards.Her plea went in vain on Sunday night, however, as crowds across the country &ndash; already gathered to celebrate carnival &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jubilant-brazilians-hail-im-still-heres-oscar-as-landmark-in-fight-for-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jubilant-brazilians-hail-im-still-heres-oscar-as-landmark-in-fight-for-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massacre in the jungle: how an Indigenous man was made the public face of an atrocity – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2004, 29 people were killed by members of the Cinta Larga tribe in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazon basin. The story shocked the country &ndash; but the truth of what happened is still being fought overBy Alex Cuadros. Read by Felipe Pacheco Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/massacre-in-the-jungle-how-an-indigenous-man-was-made-the-public-face-of-an-atrocity-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/massacre-in-the-jungle-how-an-indigenous-man-was-made-the-public-face-of-an-atrocity-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s official entry beats beleaguered French favourite Emilia P&eacute;rez to the podiumAnora dominates the Oscars &mdash; here&rsquo;s the complete list of winnersI&rsquo;m Still Here has won the Oscar for best international film at the Academy Awards, which are currently taking place in Los Angeles. It is the first Brazilian film to win the award.Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I&rsquo;m Still Here is a political drama based on the true story of Eunice Paiva,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-still-here-wins-oscar-for-best-international-film-becoming-first-brazilian-film-to-do-so/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-still-here-wins-oscar-for-best-international-film-becoming-first-brazilian-film-to-do-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brazilian samba star says goodbye: ‘I’ve fought a lot, but I also think we need to live’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neguinho da Beija-Flor, 75, is the most recognisable voice in Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s elite carnival league and has led 50 consecutive parades for the same schoolOn Monday night, as 100,000 people gather in the stands and VIP boxes of the Marqu&ecirc;s de Sapuca&iacute; Sambadrome to watch the second night of parades at Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s world-famous carnival, a voice that has resonated for half a century will be heard there for the last time.It will be the final performance by Neguinho da B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-brazilian-samba-star-says-goodbye-ive-fought-a-lot-but-i-also-think-we-need-to-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-brazilian-samba-star-says-goodbye-ive-fought-a-lot-but-i-also-think-we-need-to-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The São Paulo connection: a Brazilian gang is spreading its cocaine business into Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PCC &ndash; First Capital Command &ndash; formed in a S&#257;o Paulo prison but is now spreading its tentacles around the worldIn September 2020, the Australian Border Force intercepted 552kg of cocaine concealed in 2,000 boxes of frozen banana pulp that had arrived at the port of Sydney on a ship from Brazil.Two years later, a diver was found floating dead next to 52kg of cocaine near the port of Newcastle, in New South Wales, Australia. Police later discovered that he was a Brazilian natio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-so-paulo-connection-a-brazilian-gang-is-spreading-its-cocaine-business-into-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-so-paulo-connection-a-brazilian-gang-is-spreading-its-cocaine-business-into-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I’m Still Here should win the best picture Oscar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walter Salles&rsquo;s true-story drama reflects on a dark chapter from Brazil&rsquo;s authoritarian past that has a chilling resonance for the world we live in todayThere are many reasons Walter Salles&rsquo;s heart-rending drama I&rsquo;m Still Here should win the Oscar for best picture: its gorgeous Brazilian soundtrack, extraordinary, empathetic performances and poignant camerawork to name a few.But surely one of the most compelling is the giant party such a victory would produce in the direc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-im-still-here-should-win-the-best-picture-oscar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-im-still-here-should-win-the-best-picture-oscar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian city in Amazon declares state of emergency after sinkholes open up – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Buriticupu, about 1,200 people out of a population of 55,000 risk losing their homes after large soil erosions. Residents have been watching the natural process unfold for the last 30 years, as rain eroded the sandy soil. The situation has only been made worse by poorly planned building work and deforestationBrazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-city-in-amazon-declares-state-of-emergency-after-sinkholes-open-up-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-city-in-amazon-declares-state-of-emergency-after-sinkholes-open-up-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Buriticupu, about 1,200 people risk losing their homes, and residents have seen the problem escalate in 30 yearsAuthorities in a city in the Brazilian Amazon have declared a state of emergency after huge sinkholes opened up, threatening hundreds of homes.Several buildings in Buriticupu, in Maranh&atilde;o state, have already been destroyed, and about 1,200 people of a population of 55,000 risk losing their homes into a widening abyss. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-city-in-amazon-declares-emergency-after-huge-sinkholes-appear/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-city-in-amazon-declares-emergency-after-huge-sinkholes-appear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilians hail strength of democracy as Bolsonaro is called to account]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;In Brazil coup-mongers go to jail. In the US they get back into the White House,&rsquo; says one leading politicianBrazilian democrats have celebrated the strength of their country&rsquo;s judiciary and institutions after the former president Jair Bolsonaro was left facing political oblivion and jail time for allegedly plotting a coup, in stark contrast to the US&rsquo;s failure to bring Donald Trump to justice for his anti-democratic acts.&ldquo;In Brazil coup-mongers go to jail. In the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-hail-strength-of-democracy-as-bolsonaro-is-called-to-account/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-hail-strength-of-democracy-as-bolsonaro-is-called-to-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s media group sues Brazil justice weighing Bolsonaro indictment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida lawsuit accuses Alexandre de Moraes of violating free speech rights of far-right Brazilian influencerDonald Trump&rsquo;s media group and the video platform Rumble have jointly filed a lawsuit against a Brazilian supreme court justice, alleging that he violated the right to free speech of a far-right Brazilian influencer residing in the US.The suit against justice Alexandre de Moraes was filed in a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday morning, just hours after he received the in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trumps-media-group-sues-brazil-justice-weighing-bolsonaro-indictment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trumps-media-group-sues-brazil-justice-weighing-bolsonaro-indictment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to powerAt the height of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s haywire presidency, Brazilian activists projected their deepest desire on to the Tower of London, where Guy Fawkes once languished after plotting to blow up parliament and assassinate the king.&ldquo;Jail Bolsonaro,&rdquo; their wordplay read. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-indictment-leaves-brazils-tropical-trump-staring-at-prospect-of-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-indictment-leaves-brazils-tropical-trump-staring-at-prospect-of-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British journalist missing in Brazil for 11 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign correspondents&rsquo; association urges authorities to step up search for Charlotte Alice Peet, 32A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for 11 days, a foreign correspondents&rsquo; association in the country said on Tuesday, urging authorities to step up their search efforts.Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, last communicated with a friend on 8 February, according to a statement from the Rio de Janeiro-based Association of Foreign Press Correspondents (ACIE). Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/british-journalist-missing-in-brazil-for-11-days/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/british-journalist-missing-in-brazil-for-11-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developing world urges rich nations to defy Trump’s ‘climate nihilism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poorer countries want rapid emission cuts and more financial help in face of US leader&rsquo;s stance on global heatingDeveloping countries are calling on the rich world to defy the US president, Donald Trump, and bridge the global chasm over climate action, before the goal of limiting global temperatures to safe levels is irretrievably lost.Diplomats from the developing world are rallying to support Brazil, which will host a crucial climate summit in November, after last year&rsquo;s talks in A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/developing-world-urges-rich-nations-to-defy-trumps-climate-nihilism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/developing-world-urges-rich-nations-to-defy-trumps-climate-nihilism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m Still Here review – Fernanda Torres’s stoic maternal mask never slips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emotions hide beneath the surface and horrors lurk behind unseen doors in Walter Salles&rsquo;s Oscar-nominated tale of the Brazilian disappearedThe subtlety and dignity of Fernanda Torres&rsquo;s Oscar-nominated performance in Walter Salles&rsquo;s new film have been rightly praised. This is a kind of mother-courage true story: the case of Eunice Paiva, a Brazilian woman who had to keep her family together and shield her five children from despair when her activist husband Rubens was brutally &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-still-here-review-fernanda-torress-stoic-maternal-mask-never-slips/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-still-here-review-fernanda-torress-stoic-maternal-mask-never-slips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former president has denied breaking the law, while attorney general alleges plot included a plan to poison Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da SilvaBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with allegedly masterminding and leading a far-right conspiracy to cling to power through a military coup.The South American country&rsquo;s attorney general, Paulo Gonet, levelled the charges against the radical rightwing populist and several key allies on Tuesday night. He accused Bolsonaro an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-charged-over-alleged-far-right-coup-plot-to-seize-power-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-charged-over-alleged-far-right-coup-plot-to-seize-power-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil mayor was shot in ‘fake attack’ for election boost – but still lost in landslide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jos&eacute; Apr&iacute;gio da Silva was seriously hurt in October by assailants with assault rifles but police say it was fakedAs campaign strategies go it was unorthodox and illegal: buy an AK-47, hire a pair of phony hitmen, and stage a fake assassination attempt against the mayor that would generate public sympathy and help him win a second term in power.That, Brazilian police claim, was the gameplan last October when, on the eve of the local election, an armoured vehicle carrying Jos&eacute;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-mayor-was-shot-in-fake-attack-for-election-boost-but-still-lost-in-landslide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-mayor-was-shot-in-fake-attack-for-election-boost-but-still-lost-in-landslide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth&rsquo;s circumference, to also reach South Africa and BrazilMeta has announced plans to build the world&rsquo;s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions.The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which is longer than the Earth&rsquo;s circumference. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/meta-plans-to-link-us-and-india-with-worlds-longest-undersea-cable-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/meta-plans-to-link-us-and-india-with-worlds-longest-undersea-cable-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those supporting the deal hope it will raise billions to help poor countries deal with climate breakdownBrazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, despite playing host to the next UN climate summit.The proposed levy on carbon dioxide emissions from shipping will be discussed at a crunch meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that begins on Monday. Those supporting the deal, including the UK, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-asks-un-to-ditch-proposed-levy-on-global-shipping/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-asks-un-to-ditch-proposed-levy-on-global-shipping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film-maker Walter Salles: ‘Cinema, as opposed to noise, used to be at the heart of the Oscars’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brazilian director on his Oscar-nominated new film, I&rsquo;m Still Here, the importance of remembering shared history, and Brazil&rsquo;s double pandemicWalter Salles, 68, is Brazil&rsquo;s most internationally celebrated film-maker. He came to global prominence in 1998 with the poignant road movie Central Station, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival and received two Oscar nominations, and has since released English-language films including Dark Water and On the Road and h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/film-maker-walter-salles-cinema-as-opposed-to-noise-used-to-be-at-the-heart-of-the-oscars/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/film-maker-walter-salles-cinema-as-opposed-to-noise-used-to-be-at-the-heart-of-the-oscars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record highs delay start of classes in Rio Grande do Sul, where floods linked to climate crisis left 180 dead last MayDuring historic floods last May that left more than 180 dead in Brazil&rsquo;s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, the water rose to the ceiling of the Olindo Flores school in the city of S&atilde;o Leopoldo, destroying furniture, books and parts of its infrastructure.When classes resumed more than a month later, its 500 students had to be relocated to another school for month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/intense-heatwave-in-southern-brazil-forces-schools-to-suspend-return/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/intense-heatwave-in-southern-brazil-forces-schools-to-suspend-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost cities of the Amazon: how science is revealing ancient garden towns hidden in the rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists using 3D mapping are uncovering the remains of thousands of green metropolises with composted gardens, fisheries, and forests groomed into orchards For decades, archaeologists have believed that human occupation of the Amazon basin was far older, vaster and more urbanised than the textbooks suggested. But hard evidence was scant, artefacts were scattered, and there were too few people on the ground to fully assess the magnitude of what lay cached in the dense forest. Then they fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lost-cities-of-the-amazon-how-science-is-revealing-ancient-garden-towns-hidden-in-the-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lost-cities-of-the-amazon-how-science-is-revealing-ancient-garden-towns-hidden-in-the-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their husbands and sons were killed by the police. But Brazil’s grieving mothers are banding together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, 6,000 people, mostly young Black men, are victims of state violence. Now, &lsquo;scholarship mums&rsquo; are acting as paid researchers in a pioneering programme to provide support to those left behindSonia Bonfim Vicente recalls every detail of the night in September 2021 when police killed her husband, William, and 17-year-old son, Samuel, as they rode a motorbike through a Rio de Janeiro favela; from her dread when they didn&rsquo;t come home to the exact time she arrived at the h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/their-husbands-and-sons-were-killed-by-the-police-but-brazils-grieving-mothers-are-banding-together/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/their-husbands-and-sons-were-killed-by-the-police-but-brazils-grieving-mothers-are-banding-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hope has returned’: tribe hails Lula’s fight against illegal mining in Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after Brazil&rsquo;s president vowed to bring the Yanomami tribe back from the brink, hunger and infant mortality rates are fallingThe Yanomami villagers had trekked for days through some of Brazil&rsquo;s most secluded jungles to reach the assembly, their traditional clothing announcing an existence deeply entwined with nature that stretched back thousands of years.As they filed into a thatched communal hut to share stories of their lives, the forest dwellers wore armlets fashioned fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hope-has-returned-tribe-hails-lulas-fight-against-illegal-mining-in-amazon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hope-has-returned-tribe-hails-lulas-fight-against-illegal-mining-in-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism review – spot the standouts in lavish display of bafflingly weak art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal Academy, London<br />
Harking back to a wartime RA show, this mishmash of 20th-century Brazilian art, much of it in thrall to European modernism, ends exactly where it should begin&hellip;A warning at the outset &ndash; the birth of modernism, in Brasil! Brasil! at the Royal Academy, does not mean the actual baby. You will not be flying down to Rio in the 60s. There will be no cool constructions by Lygia Pape or fluttering sculptures by H&eacute;lio Oiticica, no hint of Oscar Niemeyer&rsquo;s sw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brasil-brasil-the-birth-of-modernism-review-spot-the-standouts-in-lavish-display-of-bafflingly-weak-art/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brasil-brasil-the-birth-of-modernism-review-spot-the-standouts-in-lavish-display-of-bafflingly-weak-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a sociologist, my career couldn&rsquo;t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It&rsquo;s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I&rsquo;ve started to truly understand him. By Jos&eacute; Henrique Bortoluci. Read by Felipe Pacheco Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/endless-work-little-money-occasional-ufos-my-fathers-five-decades-driving-brazils-roads-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/endless-work-little-money-occasional-ufos-my-fathers-five-decades-driving-brazils-roads-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patti Smith collapses on stage in Brazil after suffering days-long migraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poet, author and musician fell during a performance with Soundwalk Collective, who later posted &lsquo;she is being cared for by the best doctors&rsquo;Patti Smith collapsed during a performance in Brazil after experiencing a severe migraine for several days. Smith, 78, was performing with the Berlin group Soundwalk Collective, in which she recites her writing to a musical backing.Associated Press reported that the newspaper Folha de S Paulo said that Smith passed out about 30 minutes into t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/patti-smith-collapses-on-stage-in-brazil-after-suffering-days-long-migraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/patti-smith-collapses-on-stage-in-brazil-after-suffering-days-long-migraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the most untouched, pristine parts of the Amazon, birds are dying. Scientists may finally know why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going onSomething was happening to the birds at Tiputini. The biodiversity research centre, buried deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, has always been special. It is astonishingly remote: a tiny scattering of research cabins in 1.7m hectares (4.2m acres) of virgin forest. For scientists, it comes about as close as you can to observing rainforest wildlife]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-the-most-untouched-pristine-parts-of-the-amazon-birds-are-dying-scientists-may-finally-know-why/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-the-most-untouched-pristine-parts-of-the-amazon-birds-are-dying-scientists-may-finally-know-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salgado’s respect for Indigenous people | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The work of the Brazilian photographer is defended by Beto Vargas MaruboYour article (&lsquo;Let Amazonians speak for themselves&rsquo;: trouble in paradise for Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado&rsquo;s Amaz&ocirc;nia, 17 January) commits a grave injustice to the work and legacy of the Brazilian photographer Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado. Salgado primarily photographs Indigenous groups in their traditional way of life. Communities such as the Suruah&aacute;, Zo&rsquo;&eacute;, and Korubo are depicted exactly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/salgados-respect-for-indigenous-people-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/salgados-respect-for-indigenous-people-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Africa is where I’m from’: why some Black Brazilians are moving to Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[West African country is offering citizenship to descendants of enslaved persons taken from the continent, sparking huge interest in BrazilJo&atilde;o Diamante was gripped by a sense of belonging as he stepped out of the airport terminal thousands of miles from his birthplace in Brazil.&ldquo;The first thing I felt was that I was at home,&rdquo; recalled the 33-year-old celebrity chef from Rio. &ldquo;Nobody looked at me like they were afraid of me because of the colour of my skin &hellip; On the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/africa-is-where-im-from-why-some-black-brazilians-are-moving-to-benin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/africa-is-where-im-from-why-some-black-brazilians-are-moving-to-benin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Abnormal art is the only good art’: how Flávio de Carvalho sparked a Brazilian revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[He donned a skirt to shock his conservative countrymen &ndash; and got bundled into a police station for his own protection. As his work appears in the Royal Academy&rsquo;s Brasil! Brasil! show, we celebrate a luminary of modernismIn 1931, as the Corpus Christi parade made its way through central S&atilde;o Paulo, the Catholic faithful found a tall man walking in the opposite direction. As he went, Fl&aacute;vio de Carvalho flirted with the men, and refused all calls for him to cease his disrup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/abnormal-art-is-the-only-good-art-how-flvio-de-carvalho-sparked-a-brazilian-revolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/abnormal-art-is-the-only-good-art-how-flvio-de-carvalho-sparked-a-brazilian-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia lifts ban on deportation flights after Trump tariff threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president had called for &lsquo;retaliatory measures&rsquo; after Colombia&rsquo;s president, Gustavo Petro, blocked two military aircraft carrying deporteesThe US and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the Colombians had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.Donald Trump, the US president, had threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia to punish it for earlier refusing to accept military flights carrying deportees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/colombia-lifts-ban-on-deportation-flights-after-trump-tariff-threat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/colombia-lifts-ban-on-deportation-flights-after-trump-tariff-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia rejects US military flights with deportees and sets off feud with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump had called for &lsquo;retaliatory measures&rsquo; including 50% tariffs on Colombia after Gustavo Petro blocked two aircraftColombian president Gustavo Petro blocked two US military aircraft carrying deported Colombians from landing in his country, prompting a feud with Donald Trump who enacted emergency tariffs and other retaliatory measures.The US president responded fiercely in a post on his Truth Social network when he was informed that two repatriation flights from the US to Colombia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/colombia-rejects-us-military-flights-with-deportees-and-sets-off-feud-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 01:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/colombia-rejects-us-military-flights-with-deportees-and-sets-off-feud-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New accents: the company reshaping Brazilian film by showing ‘ordinary’ life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filmes de Pl&aacute;stico has filled cinemas and won acclaim by focusing on Black characters living in poor urban areasAfter arriving late several times at work, a librarian is dismissed from his school. The HR employee tasked with presenting the bad news offers him a lift, their conversation deepens and by the end of the night they discover they have a lot in common &ndash; including a shared history of mental health treatment &ndash; and end up falling in love.In The Day I Met You, the scenari]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-accents-the-company-reshaping-brazilian-film-by-showing-ordinary-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-accents-the-company-reshaping-brazilian-film-by-showing-ordinary-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the world has responded to Trump’s Paris climate agreement withdrawal]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Europe to Africa and South America, countries reaffirm commitment to tackle crisisWorld leaders, senior ministers and key figures in climate diplomacy have, one by one, reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris agreement this week, in response to the order by Donald Trump to withdraw the US from the pact.The prospect of the world keeping temperatures to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, as the treaty calls for, was damaged by the incoming US president&rsquo;s move. Hopes of meeting the targe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-the-world-has-responded-to-trumps-paris-climate-agreement-withdrawal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-the-world-has-responded-to-trumps-paris-climate-agreement-withdrawal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brasil! Brasil! review – no fun and no funk in this baffling morass of mediocrity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal Academy, London<br />
Brazil produces incredible artists, too few of whom appear in this deluded show, which sadly fails to live up to its own hyperbolic guffWhat words would you use to describe the design of this exhibition of Brazilian modernist art? &ldquo;Chic bombast&rdquo; perhaps. The biggest room in the main galleries of Burlington House is painted bold yellow with the names of its two featured artists in huge black graphics and, for visitors to sit on, funky curving furniture. But there]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brasil-brasil-review-no-fun-and-no-funk-in-this-baffling-morass-of-mediocrity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brasil-brasil-review-no-fun-and-no-funk-in-this-baffling-morass-of-mediocrity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The year the rainforest dried up: how the climate crisis beached Brazil’s floating communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some areas of the Amazon experienced their worst drought in 120 years in 2024. Brazilian rivers such as the Negro fell to their lowest levels on record, affecting more than 140,000 families for months.Photographer Musuk Nolte documented the crisis Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-year-the-rainforest-dried-up-how-the-climate-crisis-beached-brazils-floating-communities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-year-the-rainforest-dried-up-how-the-climate-crisis-beached-brazils-floating-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on recordAfter enduring its worst drought on record in 2024, Brazil closed the year with another alarming milestone: between January and December, 30.86m hectares of wilderness burned &ndash; an area larger than Italy.The figure published in a new report is 79% higher than in 2023 and the largest recorded by Fire Monitor since its launch in 2019 by MapBiomas, an initiative by NGOs, universities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-fires-consumed-wilderness-area-larger-than-italy-in-2024-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-fires-consumed-wilderness-area-larger-than-italy-in-2024-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate negotiator Andr&eacute; Aranha Corr&ecirc;a do Lago given top job, bypassing Brazilian environment minister Marina SilvaBrazil has announced the top team for the next UN climate summit, which will be hosted in Bel&eacute;m this November, bypassing the country&rsquo;s environment minister, Marina Silva, in favour of a veteran diplomat for the crucial role of president of the talks.The experienced climate negotiator and secretary for climate, energy and environment, Andr&eacute; Aranha Cor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-appoints-veteran-diplomat-as-cop30-president-for-november-summit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-appoints-veteran-diplomat-as-cop30-president-for-november-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let Amazonians speak for themselves’: trouble in paradise for Sebastião Salgado’s Amazônia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salgado is one of the world&rsquo;s best-known documentary photographers but a growing wave of Indigenous critics are angry about the exoticised way in which they believe non-native photographers portray their communitiesSebasti&atilde;o Salgado&rsquo;s jaw-dropping images of the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest are renowned for leaving viewers stunned. That&rsquo;s largely been the case at the Brazilian photographer&rsquo;s latest exhibition, Amaz&ocirc;nia, which is showing at Barcelona&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/let-amazonians-speak-for-themselves-trouble-in-paradise-for-sebastio-salgados-amaznia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/let-amazonians-speak-for-themselves-trouble-in-paradise-for-sebastio-salgados-amaznia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s bid to attend Trump’s inauguration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge rules former president&rsquo;s passport will not be returned in case he uses it to flee abroad amid coup investigationBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro &ndash; who is under investigation for allegedly plotting a coup &ndash; has seen his hopes of attending Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration dashed after a judge ruled his confiscated passport would not be returned in case the disgraced politician used it to flee abroad.Bolsonaro&rsquo;s travel document was seized by federal poli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-court-rejects-jair-bolsonaros-bid-to-attend-trumps-inauguration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-court-rejects-jair-bolsonaros-bid-to-attend-trumps-inauguration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in Brazil wrongly charged with 62 crimes after police use flawed photo ID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police relied on showing photo of Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa, wrongly jailed for years, to victims to identify him as an alleged perpetratorPaulo Alberto da Silva Costa was having a regular day at work as a doorman in Rio de Janeiro when he was arrested in 2020. It was only then that he learned he was a suspect in 62 crimes: almost all were thefts, but there were also two homicide charges. Costa spent three years behind bars before Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court recognised that it had all been a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/man-in-brazil-wrongly-charged-with-62-crimes-after-police-use-flawed-photo-id/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/man-in-brazil-wrongly-charged-with-62-crimes-after-police-use-flawed-photo-id/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDF restricts media coverage of soldiers to protect them from risk of legal action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli military&rsquo;s new rules intended to protect reservists travelling overseas from facing allegations of war crimesThe Israeli military has placed new restrictions on media coverage of soldiers on active combat duty because of growing concern about the risk of legal action against reservists travelling abroad over allegations of involvement in war crimes in Gaza.The move came after an Israeli reservist vacationing in Brazil left the country abruptly when a Brazilian judge ordered federal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/idf-restricts-media-coverage-of-soldiers-to-protect-them-from-risk-of-legal-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/idf-restricts-media-coverage-of-soldiers-to-protect-them-from-risk-of-legal-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil says Meta getting rid of factcheckers is ‘bad for democracy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian officials also ask tech giant to clarify whether it intends to implement changes in country within 30 daysThe decision by the social media giant Meta to end factchecking in the United States is &ldquo;bad for democracy&rdquo;, Brazil&rsquo;s newly appointed communication minister, Sidonio Palmeira, said on Wednesday.Meta&rsquo;s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stunned many with his announcement on Tuesday that he was pulling the plug on factchecking at Facebook and Instagram in the U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-says-meta-getting-rid-of-factcheckers-is-bad-for-democracy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-says-meta-getting-rid-of-factcheckers-is-bad-for-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the ashes: how a mayor beat the loggers to turn the Amazon green again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once known for landgrabs, shootouts and slash-and-burn farming, Paragominas has halted deforestation to become a model of sustainable growth in a region charred by wildfiresIt&rsquo;s 9am and the sun is already high above a parched Amazon. Not even stray dogs are out on the asphalt in Paragominas today, but Adnan Demachki knows just the retreat. Turning right off state highway PA-125, the former mayor and native of this restless frontier town of 105,000 people in northern Brazil pulls up to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-the-ashes-how-a-mayor-beat-the-loggers-to-turn-the-amazon-green-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-the-ashes-how-a-mayor-beat-the-loggers-to-turn-the-amazon-green-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigators receive black box data from plane that crashed in Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities now have access to cockpit dialogue from Azerbaijan Airlines plane that went down on Christmas DayBrazil&rsquo;s air force has extracted the data from two black box recorders belonging to a crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane that Baku claims was downed by Russia on Christmas Day, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.The Brazilian-made Embraer 190 crash-landed in Kazakhstan after being diverted from a scheduled landing in the Chechen capital, Grozny, in southern Russia. Azerbaijan beli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/investigators-receive-black-box-data-from-plane-that-crashed-in-kazakhstan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/investigators-receive-black-box-data-from-plane-that-crashed-in-kazakhstan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk, the Titan disaster and Sly Stone: the most anticipated documentaries of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next 12 months promises a host of provocative and revealing new documentary moviesAs of early January, it is still too soon to know how the year will shape out for documentary film, with many projects still to be announced. But between headline-dominating stories practically begging for a long-form treatment and the evergreen pipeline of celebrity examinations, there&rsquo;s already a full slate of nonfiction cinema for 2025. From examinations of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting to Elon Mus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-the-titan-disaster-and-sly-stone-the-most-anticipated-documentaries-of-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-the-titan-disaster-and-sly-stone-the-most-anticipated-documentaries-of-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate of endangered monkey hinges on Brazilian city’s planning policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pied tamarin has narrow range and is found only around borders of Manaus in the Amazon rainforestThe fate of one of the world&rsquo;s most threatened primates will be on the line in the coming months when Brazilian authorities decide whether to incorporate the pied tamarin into the urban planning policies of Manaus.Conservationists say the inclusion is crucial not just to protect the critically endangered monkey but as an indicator of the Amazonian city&rsquo;s willingness to create green spaces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fate-of-endangered-monkey-hinges-on-brazilian-citys-planning-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fate-of-endangered-monkey-hinges-on-brazilian-citys-planning-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[River Plate women’s players released from prison after arrest for alleged racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four players were detained after game in S&atilde;o PauloMatch was called off after apparent monkey gestureA Brazilian judge has ordered the release from prison of four players from River Plate&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s football team, all of whom were arrested over an alleged racial slur during a match against Gr&ecirc;mio.Judge Fernando Oliveira Camargo decided to free the Argentinian club&rsquo;s quartet of Candela D&iacute;az, Camila Duarte, Juana C&aacute;ngaro and Milagros D&iacute;az, on condi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/river-plate-womens-players-released-from-prison-after-arrest-for-alleged-racism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/river-plate-womens-players-released-from-prison-after-arrest-for-alleged-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America’s rise in tuberculosis linked to imprisonment rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study warns region&rsquo;s exponential rise in incarceration is fuelling the disease, with cases increasing by 19% between 2015 and 2022 High incarceration rates in Latin America &ndash; the region with the world&rsquo;s fastest-growing prison population &ndash; are exacerbating tuberculosis in a region that is bucking the global trend for falling incidents of the disease, experts have warned.A study published in The Lancet Public Health journal has estimated that, contrary to previous assumptio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/latin-americas-rise-in-tuberculosis-linked-to-imprisonment-rates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/latin-americas-rise-in-tuberculosis-linked-to-imprisonment-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They call me LinkedIn’: the Brazilian musical sensation named after Gary Lineker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award-winning S&atilde;o Paulo songwriter who grew up in football - and music-loving family has shot to stardom since 2015 debut The house lights were dimmed in one of Rio&rsquo;s top music venues and, as the star of the show prepared to take the stage, thousands of enraptured fans cried out their idol&rsquo;s name in the darkness: &ldquo;Liniker! Liniker! Liniker! Liniker!&rdquo;It was not, however, the England striker turned Match of the Day host Gary Lineker the sellout crowd was here to see.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/they-call-me-linkedin-the-brazilian-musical-sensation-named-after-gary-lineker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/they-call-me-linkedin-the-brazilian-musical-sensation-named-after-gary-lineker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 160 Chinese nationals were found living in &lsquo;degrading&rsquo; conditions and working excessive hoursBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesBrazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for the Chinese electric vehicle company BYD, after they found more than 160 Chinese nationals living in &ldquo;slavery-like&rdquo; conditions.The workers, based in a construction site in the north-eastern Brazilian state Bahia, were found to be labouring for excessive hours &ndash; s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/byd-construction-site-in-brazil-shut-over-slavery-like-conditions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/byd-construction-site-in-brazil-shut-over-slavery-like-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t want a fight’: the Brazilian samba composer suing Adele for plagiarism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toninho Geraes has alleged in a lawsuit the British pop star plagiarised his track Mulheres in her Million Years Ago songThe British pop superstar Adele is not on tour in Brazil at the moment, but her absence was deeply regretted last week in Rio de Janeiro &ndash; not at a major festival like Rock in Rio or a mega-concert like Madonna&rsquo;s at Copacabana Beach, but rather on a computer screen in a courtroom.The 16-time Grammy award winner had been expected to participate via video call in a c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-dont-want-a-fight-the-brazilian-samba-composer-suing-adele-for-plagiarism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-dont-want-a-fight-the-brazilian-samba-composer-suing-adele-for-plagiarism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s mysterious ‘man of the hole’ is dead. Should his land remain protected?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of Tanaru, the last member of an uncontacted group in the Amazon, raises questions about ethnic cleansing of Indigenous people, justice and the future of ancestral landsRead more in this seriesFor at least 26 years a man known as Tanaru lived alone in a small forest in the south-western Brazilian Amazon, moving around his territory, building several houses, planting crops and hunting. He also dug large, mysterious holes inside his homes.When a team from the National Indigenous Peoples]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-mysterious-man-of-the-hole-is-dead-should-his-land-remain-protected/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-mysterious-man-of-the-hole-is-dead-should-his-land-remain-protected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They knew that we were here’: following in the footsteps of the uncontacted Pardo River Kawahiva people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few years, a team from Brazilian state body Funai enter the forest hoping to find signs of the community in order to assesses their wellbeing and security. Here is what their most recent mission revealedRead more in this seriesIn 1999, when Jair Candor came across four huts, several hunting blinds and a fishing spot used by a previously unknown group of people, he immediately followed government policy and retreated.Brazil&rsquo;s 1988 constitution requires that such places &ndash; where u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/they-knew-that-we-were-here-following-in-the-footsteps-of-the-uncontacted-pardo-river-kawahiva-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/they-knew-that-we-were-here-following-in-the-footsteps-of-the-uncontacted-pardo-river-kawahiva-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 10 killed in plane crash in Brazilian mountain resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crash in Gramado kills all passengers and crew onboard, with more than a dozen people also injured on the groundA small plane crashed into a Brazilian town popular with tourists on Sunday, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, Brazil&rsquo;s Civil Defense Agency said.In a post on X, the agency said the plane hit the chimney of a home and then the second floor of a nearby building before crashing into a mobile phone shop in a largely residential n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-least-10-killed-in-plane-crash-in-brazilian-mountain-resort/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-least-10-killed-in-plane-crash-in-brazilian-mountain-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threatsRead more on this story: New images show Brazil&rsquo;s uncontacted people are thriving &ndash; but with success comes a new threatRead more in this seriesRemarkable images taken by automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest reveal an isolated community that appears to be thriving despite pressure from ranchers and illegal encroachment into the Amazon.Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/photographs-reveal-first-glimpse-of-uncontacted-amazon-community/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/photographs-reveal-first-glimpse-of-uncontacted-amazon-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with success comes a new threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: under the government&rsquo;s hands-off policy isolated community numbers are growing in Indigenous territories, as is the risk of &lsquo;catastrophic&rsquo; contactRead more in this seriesIn one of Brazil&rsquo;s most deforested Amazonian states, Rond&ocirc;nia, an isolated community is thriving. They are experts at hunting with long bows and at protecting their land from unwanted visitors with traps of hidden hardwood spikes so sturdy they can take out a tractor tyre. These spikes th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-images-show-brazils-uncontacted-people-are-thriving-but-with-success-comes-a-new-threat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-images-show-brazils-uncontacted-people-are-thriving-but-with-success-comes-a-new-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 38 people killed as bus and truck collide in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further 13 people taken to hospital after vehicle crashed into lorry then burst into flamesAt least 38 people have been killed in a &ldquo;tragic&rdquo; traffic collision between a bus and truck in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the Associated Press reported, citing fire department officials who attended the scene. The death toll had initially been put at 22.A further 13 people were taken to hospitals near the city of Te&oacute;filo Otoni. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-least-38-people-killed-as-bus-and-truck-collide-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-least-38-people-killed-as-bus-and-truck-collide-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer Toninho Geraes claims 2015 song Million Years Ago copied music of his samba classic Mulheres (Women)A Brazilian judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele, Million Years Ago, be pulled worldwide &ndash; including on streaming services &ndash; over a continuing plagiarism claim by a Brazilian composer.The injunction threatens the Brazilian subsidiaries of Sony and Universal, Adele&rsquo;s labels, with a fine of $8,000 &ldquo;per act of non-compliance&rdquo;. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-judge-orders-adele-song-be-pulled-globally-over-plagiarism-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-judge-orders-adele-song-be-pulled-globally-over-plagiarism-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s President Lula leaves hospital after brain surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[President delivers emotional address wearing a panama hat &ndash; &lsquo;so you don&rsquo;t see the dressing on my head&rsquo;Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has been discharged from hospital after spending six days recovering from emergency surgery to drain a haematoma in his brain.The announcement &ndash; made on Sunday by the medical team at the S&iacute;rio-Liban&ecirc;s hospital in S&atilde;o Paulo &ndash; was interrupted near the end by the president himself, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-president-lula-leaves-hospital-after-brain-surgery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-president-lula-leaves-hospital-after-brain-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key ally of ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged coup plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen Walter Braga Netto held over alleged attempt to seize power after 2022 election of Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da SilvaOne of the closest allies of Brazil&rsquo;s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro &ndash; the former defence minister Gen Walter Braga Netto &ndash; has been arrested by federal police in connection with an alleged plot to seize power through a military coup.Last month police formally accused Braga Netto, who was Bolsonaro&rsquo;s vice-presidential running mate in the 2022 election, of pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/key-ally-of-ex-brazil-president-bolsonaro-arrested-over-alleged-coup-plot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/key-ally-of-ex-brazil-president-bolsonaro-arrested-over-alleged-coup-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president to leave intensive care after unplanned brain surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva underwent followup operation to reduce risk of bleeding and recovery is on trackBrazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, is expected to leave intensive care on Friday after doctors successfully carried out a follow-up operation to reduce the risk of bleeding following his unplanned brain surgery earlier this week.The president&rsquo;s personal doctor, the cardiologist Dr Roberto Kalil Filho, said that Lula was &ldquo;awake and talking&rdquo; af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-to-leave-intensive-care-after-unplanned-brain-surgery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-to-leave-intensive-care-after-unplanned-brain-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil president Lula to undergo second operation after emergency brain surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minimally invasive procedure is to &lsquo;minimize the risk of future bleeding&rsquo; after no complications from first surgery Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, will undergo another operation to &ldquo;minimize the risk of future bleeding&rdquo; his doctors have said, after the emergency operation carried out on Tuesday to contain a brain bleed.Lula, 79, is expected to undergo the &ldquo;complementary&rdquo; procedure on Thursday , his medical team said on Wednesday. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-president-lula-to-undergo-second-operation-after-emergency-brain-surgery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-president-lula-to-undergo-second-operation-after-emergency-brain-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president Lula alert, ’progressed well’ since intracranial surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leftist leader complained of a headache before an MRI showed he was suffering from an intracranial hemorrhageBrazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, is alert and has &ldquo;progressed well&rdquo; since undergoing intracranial surgery for bleeding that put pressure on his brain, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday.Lula, 79, remains under observation in intensive care in the Hospital Sirio-Libanes in S&atilde;o Paulo after the emergency operation carried out on Tues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-lula-alert-progressed-well-since-intracranial-surgery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-lula-alert-progressed-well-since-intracranial-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospital statement says Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva had operation after brain bleed detected during scanThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, is recovering in intensive care having undergone emergency surgery after a brain bleed was detected during an MRI scan.At about 9.20am local time (1220 GMT) the medical team at S&iacute;rio-Liban&ecirc;s hospital in S&atilde;o Paulo held a press conference to announce that surgery to drain a haematoma caused by bleeding in the pre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-in-intensive-care-after-emergency-brain-surgery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-in-intensive-care-after-emergency-brain-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did ‘Brazil’s George Floyd’ receive less public outcry – even in Brazil?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genivaldo de Jesus Santos was asphyxiated in a police car &ndash; but his killers&rsquo; lengthy sentences received little attentionStopped at a checkpoint for riding a motorcycle without a helmet, Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, was forced into the boot of a police car by three police officers, who sprayed pepper spray and teargas into the confined space.With dozens of bystanders watching &ndash; some of them shouting &ldquo;You&rsquo;re going to kill him&rdquo; and warning that De Jesus was men]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-did-brazils-george-floyd-receive-less-public-outcry-even-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-did-brazils-george-floyd-receive-less-public-outcry-even-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads | Long read]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a sociologist, my career couldn&rsquo;t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It&rsquo;s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I&rsquo;ve started to truly understand himRemember, your dad helped build this airport so you could fly.I hear my father&rsquo;s words every time I catch a flight from S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s main airport. And while I always remembered those words, it has taken me some time to truly understand them. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/endless-work-little-money-occasional-ufos-my-fathers-five-decades-driving-brazils-roads-long-read/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/endless-work-little-money-occasional-ufos-my-fathers-five-decades-driving-brazils-roads-long-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global southValdemar Postanovicz was at home after a day tending to his tobacco crop when his limbs seized up. &ldquo;All of the right side of my body was paralysed. I couldn&rsquo;t feel my foot and my hand. My mouth twisted to the right,&rdquo; he says.He feared it was a stroke. In fact, he was suffering &shy;symptoms of acute &shy;pesticide poisoning. Postanovicz, 45, had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-right-side-was-paralysed-i-was-so-sick-the-pesticide-poisonings-in-brazil-that-lead-back-to-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-right-side-was-paralysed-i-was-so-sick-the-pesticide-poisonings-in-brazil-that-lead-back-to-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU farmers plan protests as Von der Leyen approves Mercosur trade deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal objected to by France will, if ratified, cut tariffs on trade with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and UruguayThe EU executive has struck a deeply controversial trade deal with four South American countries, overriding objections from France and triggering an immediate call for protest from European farmers.Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission president, flew to Montevideo to sign what she called a &ldquo;historic agreement&rdquo; with the four founding members of Mercosur: Argentina,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-farmers-plan-protests-as-von-der-leyen-approves-mercosur-trade-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-farmers-plan-protests-as-von-der-leyen-approves-mercosur-trade-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Storm Bora lashes Greece with torrential rain and gale-force winds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flash flooding and widespread disruption on Greek islands, while Australians experience unusually wet start to summerGreece was hit hard by Storm Bora last weekend, with torrential rain, gale-force winds and intense thunderstorms affecting the islands of Rhodes and Lemnos in particular.The storm formed on Friday 29 November and rapidly intensified by Saturday, with wind speeds reaching up to 80mph (129km/h). Rhodes had 300mm of rain, which caused flash flooding and widespread disruption. Three p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-storm-bora-lashes-greece-with-torrential-rain-and-gale-force-winds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-storm-bora-lashes-greece-with-torrential-rain-and-gale-force-winds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of police officer throwing man off bridge sparks outrage in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The footage has become the most harrowing example yet of how the state police force in S&atilde;o Paulo has grown increasingly violent since the start of last year when Tarc&iacute;sio de Freitas, one of the most influential members of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s cabinet, took over as governor. The victim, later identified as a motorcycle delivery driver, was rescued by local people and taken to a hospital. He survived. By Thursday morning, the officer responsible had been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/video-of-police-officer-throwing-man-off-bridge-sparks-outrage-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/video-of-police-officer-throwing-man-off-bridge-sparks-outrage-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of police officer throwing man off bridge sparks outrage in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[The footage has become the most harrowing example yet of how the state police force in S&atilde;o Paulo has grown increasingly violent since the start of last year when Tarc&iacute;sio de Freitas, one of the most influential members of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s cabinet, took over as governor. The victim, later identified as a motorcycle delivery driver, was rescued by local people and taken to a hospital. He survived. By Thursday morning, the officer responsible had been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/video-of-police-officer-throwing-man-off-bridge-sparks-outrage-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/video-of-police-officer-throwing-man-off-bridge-sparks-outrage-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of man being thrown off bridge in São Paulo shines light on police impunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is outrage over an increase in police killings under state&rsquo;s governor, an ex-member of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s cabinetA S&atilde;o Paulo state police officer is seen leading an unarmed man to the edge of an overpass in an impoverished neighbourhood of Latin America&rsquo;s largest city.Seconds later, the officer pushes the man, who falls backwards from a height of three metres into a shallow stream of murky, sewage-laden water. Three other officers can be seen watching the scene unfol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/video-of-man-being-thrown-off-bridge-in-so-paulo-shines-light-on-police-impunity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/video-of-man-being-thrown-off-bridge-in-so-paulo-shines-light-on-police-impunity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I&rsquo;m Still HereThey came for Rubens Paiva one Wednesday lunchtime in January 1971, barging into his beachfront home in Rio and carting him off &ndash; to where nobody knew.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t have even the slightest idea what was going to happen. Much less that my sister and my mother would be arrested the next day. It was a terrifying feeling,&rdquo; recalled the engineer and politician&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-film-portraying-notorious-crime-during-dictatorship-strikes-chord-it-hasnt-been-overcome/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-film-portraying-notorious-crime-during-dictatorship-strikes-chord-it-hasnt-been-overcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: With Brazil&rsquo;s politicians, agribusiness organisations and global traders piling on the pressure, the highly successful 2006 Soy Moratorium is under threatOne of the cornerstones of Amazon rainforest protection &ndash; the Soy Moratorium &ndash; is under unprecedented pressure from Brazilian agribusiness organisations, politicians, and global trading companies, the Guardian has learned.Soy is one of the most widely grown crops in Brazil, and posed a huge deforestation threat to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protection-deal-for-amazon-rainforest-in-peril-as-big-business-turns-up-heat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protection-deal-for-amazon-rainforest-in-peril-as-big-business-turns-up-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ella Baron on the 600 Brazilians deported from the UK on secret flights – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ella-baron-on-the-600-brazilians-deported-from-the-uk-on-secret-flights-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ella-baron-on-the-600-brazilians-deported-from-the-uk-on-secret-flights-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 600 Brazilians deported by Home Office on three secret flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Record number of deportees includes children who may have spent most of their lives in the UKMore than 600 Brazilians, including 109 children, have been secretly removed from the UK &ndash; on the three largest Home Office deportation charter flights in history &ndash; since the Labour government came to power, the Observer has learned.The Home Office has never before removed any nationality in such large numbers on individual deportation charter flights. It is thought that children have never b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-600-brazilians-deported-by-home-office-on-three-secret-flights/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-600-brazilians-deported-by-home-office-on-three-secret-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving in America, when obsequious Trumpers genuflect to the president-elect | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk seems to have abandoned his many children to hang out with Trump&rsquo;s family and JD Vance is &hellip; just bizarreMelania Trump has made it clear that her second stint at being first lady will be conducted entirely on her own terms. It&rsquo;s been reported that she&rsquo;s unlikely to move back to the White House and will spend a lot of the next four years flitting between New York and Florida. Maybe she&rsquo;ll write another coffee table book. Maybe she&rsquo;ll develop another c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thanksgiving-in-america-when-obsequious-trumpers-genuflect-to-the-president-elect-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thanksgiving-in-america-when-obsequious-trumpers-genuflect-to-the-president-elect-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil’s illegal gold mining capital?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Par&aacute; state children are being born with neurological disorders. Experts note similarities to the mercury poisoning disaster in Minamata, Japan &ndash; but say that is not the whole storySeven-year-old Valdenisa squealed with delight as she grasped the tape measure above her head. It was part of a game so that a doctor could measure the circumference of her head and check her withered legs.She was one of a dozen Indigenous Munduruku children being examined by a trio of child neurologist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/whats-behind-the-alarming-rise-in-birth-defects-in-brazils-illegal-gold-mining-capital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/whats-behind-the-alarming-rise-in-birth-defects-in-brazils-illegal-gold-mining-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombshell police report details alleged Bolsonaro plot to stage rightwing coup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former president accused of leading role in apparent scheme to overturn 2022 election defeat by rival LulaBrazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has moved a step closer to jail after a federal police investigation laid bare what it called a murderous authoritarian plot to explode the country&rsquo;s democratic system with a military coup that the far-right populist allegedly helped mastermind.Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied involvement in an attempt to overturn the result of the 2022 p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bombshell-police-report-details-alleged-bolsonaro-plot-to-stage-rightwing-coup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bombshell-police-report-details-alleged-bolsonaro-plot-to-stage-rightwing-coup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Wave: How Brazil is celebrating its Black heritage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afro-Brazilians marked Black Consciousness Day as a national holiday for the first time, but the celebrations are facing resistance. Plus, a fertility &lsquo;miracle&rsquo; rattles Nigeria and Kendrick Lamar&rsquo;s surprise dropDon&rsquo;t get The Long Wave? delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. It was a big week in Brazil, where Black Consciousness Day on 20 November was a public holiday for the first time. I spoke to Tiago Rogero, our South America correspon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-how-brazil-is-celebrating-its-black-heritage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-how-brazil-is-celebrating-its-black-heritage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Brazil military figures backed plot to seize power after Bolsonaro&rsquo;s election defeat, federal documents allegeBrazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the assassination of a supreme court judge just days before President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva took power in January 2023, a federal police report has claimed.The report about the alleged plot to help the rightwing populist Jair Bolsonaro cling to power was made public on Tuesday, and paints a chilling por]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-allies-nearly-launched-military-coup-in-2022-police-report-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-allies-nearly-launched-military-coup-in-2022-police-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix series tells story of Brazil’s notorious police massacre of street children]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1993 police killed eight young people sleeping outside a church in what became known as the Candel&aacute;ria massacreFor some inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the most significant cross of the city&rsquo;s most famous church, Nossa Senhora da Candel&aacute;ria, does not sit on the altar or atop the grand baroque church built in 1775, but outside.In front of the Candel&aacute;ria church, a wooden cross about 2m (6.5ft) tall bears eight plaques with names. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/netflix-series-tells-story-of-brazils-notorious-police-massacre-of-street-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/netflix-series-tells-story-of-brazils-notorious-police-massacre-of-street-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power Alley (Levante) review – Brazilian volleyball teen finds support in Bolsonaro-era nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[A star player gets pregnant and is harassed by the religious right in this tense and engaging filmBrazilian film-maker Lillah Halla has created a punchy drama about sisterhood and queer solidarity in the face of bigoted Bolsonaro-era attitudes. It&rsquo;s an engaging watch, but it&rsquo;s let down a bit by the convenient ending facilitated by a slightly unfocused melodramatic finale.The setting is S&atilde;o Paulo, where a youth volleyball team is poised to win a championship. The star player is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/power-alley-levante-review-brazilian-volleyball-teen-finds-support-in-bolsonaro-era-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/power-alley-levante-review-brazilian-volleyball-teen-finds-support-in-bolsonaro-era-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world&rsquo;s largest democraciesThe former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies are among dozens of people formally accused by federal police of being part of a criminal conspiracy designed to obliterate Brazil&rsquo;s democratic system through a rightwing coup d&rsquo;&eacute;tat.Federal police confirmed on Thursday that investigators had concluded their long-running investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-charged-with-plotting-coup-dtat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-charged-with-plotting-coup-dtat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s everyone’s fight’: Vinícius calls for more help in battle against racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian believes things are heading in right direction&lsquo;I&rsquo;ve suffered so much and still sometimes suffer&rsquo;The Real Madrid forward Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior has spoken about his fight against racism, describing it as an ongoing battle that he is happy to take on, but warning that he alone &ldquo;can&rsquo;t fight all that Black people have been suffering&rdquo;.The Brazilian footballer has been at the forefront of fighting racism in La Liga after facing abuse at more than 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-everyones-fight-vincius-calls-for-more-help-in-battle-against-racism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-everyones-fight-vincius-calls-for-more-help-in-battle-against-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milei plan to privatise Argentina river sparks fears among local communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities on Paran&aacute; River fear privatisation of waterway operations will destroy way of life River communities in Argentina fear that Javier Milei&rsquo;s plans to privatise operations on a key shipping route could lead to environmental damage and destroy their way of life.Since taking office almost a year ago, the self-styled &ldquo;anarcho-capitalist&rdquo; president has pledged to privatise a number of the state&rsquo;s assets. The latest is the Paraguay-Paran&aacute; waterway &ndash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/milei-plan-to-privatise-argentina-river-sparks-fears-among-local-communities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/milei-plan-to-privatise-argentina-river-sparks-fears-among-local-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil celebrates Black Consciousness Day as national holiday for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legacy of African Brazilians honored on 329th anniversary of resistance leader Zumbi&rsquo;s death by Portuguese forcesDuring the more than 350 years during which slavery was legal in Brazil, harsh conditions prompted a string of uprisings, often resulting in the establishment of quilombos &ndash; independent communities formed by escaped Africans who were formerly enslaved, and their descendants.None were more prominent than the one known as Palmares, where, in the 17th century, as many as 11,0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-celebrates-black-consciousness-day-as-national-holiday-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-celebrates-black-consciousness-day-as-national-holiday-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine allies criticise G20 statement for not naming Russia’s role in conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scholz, Starmer, Trudeau and Macron among leaders who say communique finalized by Lula &lsquo;not strong enough&rsquo;Ukraine&rsquo;s western allies have criticised the final G20 communique as inadequate for failing to highlight Russia&rsquo;s invasion of its neighbour in 2022 as the conflict enters its 1,000th day.The final agreed text from the summit in Brazil was significantly weaker than that of the previous year, only highlighting humanitarian suffering in Ukraine and the importance of terr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ukraine-allies-criticise-g20-statement-for-not-naming-russias-role-in-conflict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ukraine-allies-criticise-g20-statement-for-not-naming-russias-role-in-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer twice declines to directly condemn jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing&rsquo;s sanctions listKeir Starmer has twice declined to directly condemn the jailing of dozens of Hong Kong&rsquo;s most prominent pro-democracy figures, less than 24 hours after meeting China&rsquo;s president at the G20 summit.The UK prime minister was asked both during a BBC interview and at his press conference in Rio de Janeiro to respond to the jailing of the activists, including being asked if he would condemn the se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/starmer-twice-declines-to-directly-condemn-jailing-of-hong-kong-pro-democracy-figures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/starmer-twice-declines-to-directly-condemn-jailing-of-hong-kong-pro-democracy-figures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take two: Biden makes it into G20 leaders’ photo after missing first one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summit leaders have reshoot in Rio after Biden, Justin Trudeau and Giorgia Meloni were no-shows the day beforeThe first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio, they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday, they had a reshoot &ndash; with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame.Biden; the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau; and the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni all missed the photo on Monday due to what US officials called &ldquo;logistical issues&rdquo;. Cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/take-two-biden-makes-it-into-g20-leaders-photo-after-missing-first-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/take-two-biden-makes-it-into-g20-leaders-photo-after-missing-first-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police arrest five over plot to assassinate Lula after 2022 election win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four military personnel and a police agent held on suspicion of plan to prevent inauguration of president Brazil&rsquo;s federal police have arrested four special forces military personnel and one of their own agents on suspicion of planning the assassination of Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva on 15 December 2022 to prevent his inauguration after his victory over the then president, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.According to the police, the plot also included plans to assassinate the vice-pre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-arrest-five-over-plot-to-assassinate-lula-after-2022-election-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-arrest-five-over-plot-to-assassinate-lula-after-2022-election-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries&rsquo; delegationsCop29 climate summit &ndash; live updatesHundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture are attending the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, analysis shows.They include representatives from some of the world&rsquo;s largest agribusiness companies including the Brazilian meatpacker JBS, the animal pharmaceuticals company Elanco, and the food giant PepsiCo, as well as trade groups representing the food s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hundreds-of-lobbyists-for-industrial-farming-attend-cop29-climate-summit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hundreds-of-lobbyists-for-industrial-farming-attend-cop29-climate-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Jinping pleased with 'positive momentum' of China-Australia relations &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[China-Australia relations have achieved 'a turnaround and are maintaining a positive momentum of development', Chinese president Xi Jinping says. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he is pleased to meet with Xi again, while highlighting the 'encouraging progress made in the stabilisation of our relationship'. The two leaders spoke while attending the G20 summit in BrazilAnthony Albanese and Xi Jinping meet on sidelines of G20 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/xi-jinping-pleased-with-positive-momentum-of-china-australia-relations-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/xi-jinping-pleased-with-positive-momentum-of-china-australia-relations-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No-show Joe: G20 leaders take group photo without Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president arrived for photograph with other world leaders &ndash; but found they had gone ahead without himJoe Biden headed for a photo with fellow G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro at his final summit as US president on Monday &ndash; only to find they had already taken the picture without him.Frustrated US officials blamed &ldquo;logistical issues&rdquo; for the blunder which meant that Biden missed out on the shot, along with the Canadian and Italian prime ministers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/no-show-joe-g20-leaders-take-group-photo-without-biden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/no-show-joe-g20-leaders-take-group-photo-without-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula launches alliance to combat world hunger as Brazil hosts G20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summit&rsquo;s first day notable for frosty meeting of far-right Argentinian leader Javier Milei and leftwing hostThe president of Brazil, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has opened the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro with the launch of an alliance to combat hunger, which he described as the &ldquo;ultimate symbol of our collective tragedy&rdquo;.Brazil holds the rotating presidency of the group and is hosting the meeting this Monday and Tuesday, attended by all but two &ndash; Russia and Saudi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-launches-alliance-to-combat-world-hunger-as-brazil-hosts-g20/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-launches-alliance-to-combat-world-hunger-as-brazil-hosts-g20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growthKeir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, promising to turn the page on UK-China relations by building &ldquo;a pragmatic and serious relationship&rdquo;.Starmer and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have been pursuing a thawing of relations with the world&rsquo;s second-largest economy on pragmatic grounds, suggesting that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/starmer-aims-to-build-pragmatic-and-serious-relationship-in-meeting-with-xi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/starmer-aims-to-build-pragmatic-and-serious-relationship-in-meeting-with-xi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of the agenda’ at G20]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister to meet world leaders at summit in Brazil that Vladimir Putin has declined to attendUkraine will be &ldquo;top of the agenda&rdquo; this week at a meeting of leaders from the world&rsquo;s most powerful economies, Keir Starmer has pledged, though he said he had &ldquo;no plans&rdquo; to follow the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and speak directly to Vladimir Putin.Starmer will meet world leaders on Monday at the G20 summit in Brazil, which the Russian president has declined to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/keir-starmer-promises-ukraine-will-be-top-of-the-agenda-at-g20/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/keir-starmer-promises-ukraine-will-be-top-of-the-agenda-at-g20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of my agenda’ at G20]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister to meet world leaders at summit in Brazil that Vladimir Putin has declined to attendUkraine will be &ldquo;top of my agenda&rdquo; this week at a meeting of leaders from the world&rsquo;s most powerful economies, Keir Starmer has pledged, though he said he had &ldquo;no plans&rdquo; to follow the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and speak directly to Vladimir Putin.Starmer will meet world leaders on Monday at the G20 summit in Brazil, which the Russian president has declined to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/keir-starmer-promises-ukraine-will-be-top-of-my-agenda-at-g20/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/keir-starmer-promises-ukraine-will-be-top-of-my-agenda-at-g20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina seeks arrests of 61 rightwing rioters from Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro wanted for role in 2023 storming of government buildingsArgentina has ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilian citizens for participating in the 2023 storming of government buildings in Bras&iacute;lia by supporters of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, an Argentine source said on Saturday.Two people have been arrested so far who face prison sentences in Brazil, a judicial source in Argentina told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity bec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/argentina-seeks-arrests-of-61-rightwing-rioters-from-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/argentina-seeks-arrests-of-61-rightwing-rioters-from-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There are days when the school closes because children don’t have water to drink’ – This is climate breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until the 1960s it rained a lot. We ate wild game, fish, there were plenty of rivers, but since then they&rsquo;ve been drying up. This is Jos&eacute;&rsquo;s storyLocation S&atilde;o Jo&atilde;o das Miss&otilde;es, BrazilDisaster Xakriab&aacute; Indigenous territory drought, 2013-24Jos&eacute; Fiuza Xakriab&aacute; grew up in the Xakriab&aacute; Indigenous territory and is now an influential Xakriab&aacute; leader. That region was previously watered by an extensive network of rivers. But the on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/there-are-days-when-the-school-closes-because-children-dont-have-water-to-drink-this-is-climate-breakdown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/there-are-days-when-the-school-closes-because-children-dont-have-water-to-drink-this-is-climate-breakdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Bras&iacute;liaThe main target of a bomber who killed himself while attempting to attack Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court was the justice leading the key investigations into the attempted coup of 8 January last year, when supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the buildings to protest against his election defeat, police have said. The explosions outside the court on Wednesda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/judge-investigating-2023-coup-was-court-bomb-target-say-brazilian-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/judge-investigating-2023-coup-was-court-bomb-target-say-brazilian-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaristos united: namesakes Bernardine and Conceição meet at book festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrated authors discuss the somewhat connected stories of their shared surname at literary event in RioBorn more than 5,500 miles apart, the Booker prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, 65, and Brazil&rsquo;s most celebrated living Black author, Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o Evaristo, 77, share the same surname, though they are &ndash; as far as is known &ndash; unrelated.But their surnames&rsquo; stories are somewhat connected, and shed light on aspects of the history of Brazil, the country that recei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/evaristos-united-namesakes-bernardine-and-conceio-meet-at-book-festival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/evaristos-united-namesakes-bernardine-and-conceio-meet-at-book-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can southern Brazil’s deadly floods spur the shift to green energy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Months after devastating rains displaced 420,000 people in Rio Grande do Sul, an unusual consensus has formed around the need for a faster transition to renewablesBeside a narrow canal that runs through the outskirts of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, a row of wooden houses with makeshift fences lean among piles of debris and power poles tangled in sagging wires. From the dirt road, Alexandra Marina Romero, 27, gazes at the aftermath of a disaster. &ldquo;There used to be a church here,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/can-southern-brazils-deadly-floods-spur-the-shift-to-green-energy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/can-southern-brazils-deadly-floods-spur-the-shift-to-green-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dead after explosions outside Brazil supreme court ahead of G20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials said the man had killed himself with a bomb after trying to enter the Supreme Court, prompting security concerns ahead of the global leaders meetingA man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court after trying to enter the building on Wednesday, officials have said, stirring security concerns before the country hosts global leaders from the Group of 20 major economies.The blasts come five days before the G20 heads of state meet in Rio de Janeiro, followed by a stat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/man-dead-after-explosions-outside-brazil-supreme-court-ahead-of-g20/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/man-dead-after-explosions-outside-brazil-supreme-court-ahead-of-g20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Wave: How Juls journeyed the Black Atlantic to curate his sound]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Brazilian percussion to South African amapiano, the British-Ghanaian DJ and producer is building musical links across the diaspora. Plus: London Rastafarian HQ brought back to life&bull; Don&rsquo;t get The Long Wave? delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHi everyone. The first thing you&rsquo;ll notice about this newsletter is that I&rsquo;m not Nesrine. But don&rsquo;t worry, we don&rsquo;t need her to have a good time. I&rsquo;m Jason, the editor of The Long Wave, and I&rsquo;ll be writin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-how-juls-journeyed-the-black-atlantic-to-curate-his-sound/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-how-juls-journeyed-the-black-atlantic-to-curate-his-sound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil police eye top crime faction after brazen murder at São Paulo airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killing of Ant&ocirc;nio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, former First Capital Command member, spawns number of theoriesPolice investigating a brazen murder at the arrivals area of Brazil&rsquo;s main airport are pursuing at least three lines of inquiry in their attempt to track down the killers &ndash; and the possible masterminds of the shocking crime.Ant&ocirc;nio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, was leaving S&atilde;o Paulo international airport on Friday afternoon when two hooded men jumped out o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-eye-top-crime-faction-after-brazen-murder-at-so-paulo-airport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-eye-top-crime-faction-after-brazen-murder-at-so-paulo-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bland, soggy slop or scratch-cooked chilli and pancakes? The best and worst hospital food around the world – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Kenya to Brazil, patients need tasty, nutritious food more than most &ndash; so which countries do it best?&bull; &lsquo;We have learned to have low expectations&rsquo;: why is UK hospital food so bad?One of the best meals of my life was the platter of food that I ate in a Taipei hospital after I gave birth to my son last year. There was tofu braised in five-spice, shiitake mushrooms, steamed cauliflower with diced carrot, and sauteed spinach with ginger. It was paired with plenty of liquid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bland-soggy-slop-or-scratch-cooked-chilli-and-pancakes-the-best-and-worst-hospital-food-around-the-world-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bland-soggy-slop-or-scratch-cooked-chilli-and-pancakes-the-best-and-worst-hospital-food-around-the-world-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto businessman killed in apparent assassination at São Paulo airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three injured as victim named as Ant&ocirc;nio Vin&iacute;cius Lopes Gritzbach, who had been threatened by top crime syndicateA Brazilian businessman has been killed and three people injured in an apparent gangland assassination at S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s international airport in Guarulhos.The victims were caught in a hail of bullets when a gunman with a rifle opened fire from inside a black car parked outside the airport&rsquo;s terminal 2, which is mainly used for domestic flights. Continue r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/crypto-businessman-killed-in-apparent-assassination-at-so-paulo-airport/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/crypto-businessman-killed-in-apparent-assassination-at-so-paulo-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warming climate has caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving children with little food, water or school access, says UnicefTwo years of severe drought in the Amazon rainforest have left nearly half a million children facing shortages of water and food or limited access to school, according to a UN report.Scant rainfall and extreme heat driven by the climate crisis have caused rivers in what is usually the wettest region on Earth to retreat so much that they can no longer be traversed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/severe-drought-puts-nearly-half-a-million-children-at-risk-in-amazon-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/severe-drought-puts-nearly-half-a-million-children-at-risk-in-amazon-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Time for patriots’: global far-right figures celebrate Trump’s win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro, Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni among those in Europe and the Americas paying tributeUS elections 2024 &ndash; live updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerKey members of the global far right have celebrated Donald Trump&rsquo;s US election win, with tributes to the former president rolling in from Rio de Janeiro to Budapest.The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orb&aacute;n &ndash; who had vowed to toast a Trump win with &ldquo;several bottles of champagne&rdquo; &nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/time-for-patriots-global-far-right-figures-celebrate-trumps-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/time-for-patriots-global-far-right-figures-celebrate-trumps-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Wave: Is Kemi Badenoch’s victory a win to Nigerians?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite initial excitement after becoming the first Black leader of any British political party, a cooling to Badenoch&rsquo;s ascent is on the horizon&bull; Don&rsquo;t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I am writing to you fully refreshed following a whole two hours&rsquo; sleep after watching the US election. This week, as one Black woman&rsquo;s electoral fortunes collapse in the United States, a Black woman in the UK, Kemi Badenoch, ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-is-kemi-badenochs-victory-a-win-to-nigerians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-long-wave-is-kemi-badenochs-victory-a-win-to-nigerians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World watches with bated breath as US votes for Harris or Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Election watchers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere will be tuning in &ndash; and some have a particular interest in the resultUS election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updatesFrom Brazil to Ireland and Germany to the Caribbean, this year&rsquo;s knife-edge &ndash; and more than usually momentous &ndash; US presidential vote will be watched at a multitude of election-night events, some with a particular interest in the outcome.In St Ann Parish, Jamaica &ndash; and most particularly in Browns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-watches-with-bated-breath-as-us-votes-for-harris-or-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/world-watches-with-bated-breath-as-us-votes-for-harris-or-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in AmazonFederal police in Brazil have formally charged the alleged mastermind of the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, accusing him of arming and funding the criminal group responsible for the crime as well as plotting to hide the victims&rsquo; bodies.In a statement released on Monday morning, police in the Amazon city of Manaus announced they had concluded the two-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/alleged-mastermind-in-murders-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-formally-charged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/alleged-mastermind-in-murders-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-formally-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tren de Aragua: are Trump’s claims about a violent street gang overblown?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crime group has terrorised parts of Latin America, and the ex-president&rsquo;s exaggerations may just empower it more&Aacute;ngela Vill&oacute;n Bustamante awoke to a WhatsApp notification on her phone. Still drowsy, she was horrified by what she saw: a graphic video showing the murder of a trans woman she knew named Rub&iacute; Ferrer.The killer shot Ferrer 31 times, recording the murder with her own phone before sending the footage to all her contacts, including Bustamante, a prominent ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tren-de-aragua-are-trumps-claims-about-a-violent-street-gang-overblown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tren-de-aragua-are-trumps-claims-about-a-violent-street-gang-overblown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ronnie Lessa and &Eacute;lcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillorTwo former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in a crime that shook Brazil and cast a harsh spotlight on the links between politics and organised crime.Ronnie Lessa admitted to firing 14 shots in the 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, 39,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-murder-ex-police-jailed-for-decades-over-crime-that-shook-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-murder-ex-police-jailed-for-decades-over-crime-that-shook-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never-ending story: rare flower gatherers of Diamantina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gatherers of a rare Brazilian flower find their way of life &ndash; and incomes &ndash; are under threat. Ana Caroline de Lima, recipient of the Joan Wakelin Bursary, explains whyIn the heart of Minas Gerais, Brazil, lies Diamantina, a city where tradition merges with the vibrant tapestry of nature. Every weekend its main square is transformed by a mesmerising display of flowers, making it appear like a garden in bloom.Diamantina&rsquo;s main square. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/never-ending-story-rare-flower-gatherers-of-diamantina/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/never-ending-story-rare-flower-gatherers-of-diamantina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new book explores the way Black people are playing a transformative role in the fight for equality despite centuries of enslavement and continued neglect&ldquo;A cook for a small family is needed. Preferably white,&rdquo; said an advertisement for a job vacancy in S&atilde;o Paulo, published in 1912 in one of Brazil&rsquo;s largest newspapers.In 2019, in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais state, a message in a WhatsApp group for caregivers advertised 10 positions at an agency: &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-built-brazil-how-descendants-of-enslaved-africans-have-helped-shape-the-country/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-built-brazil-how-descendants-of-enslaved-africans-have-helped-shape-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio courtroom may see belated measure of justice for murdered Marielle Franco]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-profile city councillor was gunned down with her driver in 2018 &ndash; now two of her confessed killers go on trialIt was not even 10pm and the football match she was watching on TV had still not finished when Luyara Franco, then 19, decided to go to bed.But then the phone started ringing. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rio-courtroom-may-see-belated-measure-of-justice-for-murdered-marielle-franco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rio-courtroom-may-see-belated-measure-of-justice-for-murdered-marielle-franco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous peopleAt dusk, Piyulaga village starts to wake up. Families gather at the entrances of their huts, children play and cycle around, and Brazilian country music fills the air as lights flicker on in the small settlement in the Xingu Indigenous territory of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Some residents watch TV while others relax in hammoc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/solar-power-to-the-people-how-the-sun-is-bringing-light-and-tv-to-amazon-villages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/solar-power-to-the-people-how-the-sun-is-bringing-light-and-tv-to-amazon-villages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to pursue claim in UK despite $31bn settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case continuing in high court despite deal agreed with miner BHP to compensate those affected by dam collapse in 2015Lawyers acting for victims of Brazil&rsquo;s worst environmental disaster have said they will pursue their claim in the UK despite the announcement of a $31bn (&pound;23.9bn) settlement between the Anglo-Australian mining company at the centre of the scandal and the Brazilian authorities.After three years of negotiations, Mike Henry, BHP&rsquo;s chief executive, announced on Frida]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/victims-of-brazils-worst-environmental-disaster-to-pursue-claim-in-uk-despite-31bn-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/victims-of-brazils-worst-environmental-disaster-to-pursue-claim-in-uk-despite-31bn-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afro-Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino is suturing the past to the present]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centering Black feminism and anti-racism, Paulino&rsquo;s work is being celebrated from New York&rsquo;s High Line to the Tate ModernIn 1865, the French photographer Augusto Stahl made images of a naked Black woman in Rio de Janeiro. They show the unidentified woman &ndash; Stahl didn&rsquo;t bother to record her name &ndash; facing the camera, in profile, and from behind, in a sequence that inevitably recalls police mugshots.Stahl was working for the Swiss-American biologist Louis Agassiz, a pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/afro-brazilian-artist-rosana-paulino-is-suturing-the-past-to-the-present/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/afro-brazilian-artist-rosana-paulino-is-suturing-the-past-to-the-present/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president&rsquo;s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against westVladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an alternative international payments system that could prevent the US using the dollar as a political weapon.But the summit communique indicated that little progress had been made on an alternative payment system. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-calls-for-alternative-international-payment-system-at-brics-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-calls-for-alternative-international-payment-system-at-brics-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and IranVladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labelled a possible war criminal by the international criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India and Iran as part of a summit of the Brics group designed to display Moscow as anything but isolated.One of the main aims of the summit will be to speed up ways to reduce the number of dollar transactio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-returns-to-world-stage-hosting-36-leaders-at-brics-summit-in-russia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-returns-to-world-stage-hosting-36-leaders-at-brics-summit-in-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil&rsquo;s first Xingu people&rsquo;s museumIt is not yet dawn in Ulupuwene, an Indigenous village in the Brazilian Amazon, but the Wauja people have already risen to prepare for the festive day ahead. The sound of clarinet-like instruments floats across the village, on the banks of the Batovi River, as women sweep the earthen floor between the thatched oca,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-a-plastic-cave-made-in-spain-keeps-amazonian-culture-alive-5000-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-a-plastic-cave-made-in-spain-keeps-amazonian-culture-alive-5000-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo jailed for 20 years over involvement in Car Wash scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former leader convicted of taking $35m in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo has been convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday.The verdict marks Peru&rsquo;s first high-profile conviction related to Brazil&rsquo;s continent-spanning Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato) corruption investigation. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/peru-ex-president-alejandro-toledo-jailed-for-20-years-over-involvement-in-car-wash-scandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/peru-ex-president-alejandro-toledo-jailed-for-20-years-over-involvement-in-car-wash-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP ‘doggedly trying to avoid’ responsibility for Brazil dam disaster, English high court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Largest group lawsuit in English legal history opens over collapse of dam owned by mining firm that killed 19 people The Anglo-Australian mining company BHP has been accused of &ldquo;cynically and doggedly trying to avoid&rdquo; responsibility for Brazil&rsquo;s worst environmental disaster at the opening of the largest group lawsuit in English legal history.The claim for up to &pound;36bn in compensation was opened by lawyers acting for more than 620,000 individuals at the high court in London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bhp-doggedly-trying-to-avoid-responsibility-for-brazil-dam-disaster-english-high-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bhp-doggedly-trying-to-avoid-responsibility-for-brazil-dam-disaster-english-high-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors say president sustained &lsquo;great&rsquo; trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for dutyThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused a minor brain haemorrhage.In a statement, the presidential office said Lula, 78, would participate via videoconference after receiving medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-president-lula-cancels-brics-trip-to-russia-after-small-brain-haemorrhage-from-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-president-lula-cancels-brics-trip-to-russia-after-small-brain-haemorrhage-from-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula and Petro have the chance of a lifetime to save the Amazon. Can they unite idealism and realpolitik to pull it off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South American leaders are in the spotlight as they prepare to host this week&rsquo;s Cop16 biodiversity summit, November&rsquo;s G20 meeting and next year&rsquo;s Cop30 climate summitThe rainforest nations of Brazil and Colombia have the best opportunity in a generation to drag the Amazon back from the abyss as they host three of the world&rsquo;s most important environmental negotiations in the space of little more than a year.In the process, their leaders &ndash; pacesetting Colombian pre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-and-petro-have-the-chance-of-a-lifetime-to-save-the-amazon-can-they-unite-idealism-and-realpolitik-to-pull-it-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-and-petro-have-the-chance-of-a-lifetime-to-save-the-amazon-can-they-unite-idealism-and-realpolitik-to-pull-it-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP to face 620,000 claimants in Mariana dam collapse trial in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimants seeking damages from Anglo-Australian mining company over 2015environmental disaster in BrazilThe mother of a seven-year-old boy who was torn from the arms of his grandmother and drowned in one of Brazil&rsquo;s worst environmental disasters is among more than 620,000 claimants who will have their case heard this month in the largest group claim in English legal history.Gelvana Aparecida Rodrigues da Silva, 37, lost her son Thiago on 5 November 2015 when the Fund&atilde;o dam, near Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bhp-to-face-620000-claimants-in-mariana-dam-collapse-trial-in-london/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bhp-to-face-620000-claimants-in-mariana-dam-collapse-trial-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think, boy, I’m a part of all this’: how local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restoration project to revitalise the Atlantic forest is making the city a much more liveable place in the face of increasingly frequent heatwavesFrom his vantage point at the top of the hill where he grew up, Luiz Alberto Nunes dos Santos gazes down at the city below. White apartment blocks are nestled among mountains covered with luxuriant vegetation. The statue of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain appear through gaps in the trees. The sea is just about visible in the distance.Rio d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-think-boy-im-a-part-of-all-this-how-local-heroes-reforested-rios-green-heart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-think-boy-im-a-part-of-all-this-how-local-heroes-reforested-rios-green-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta launches its AI chatbot in the UK on Facebook and Instagram]]></title><description><![CDATA[The assistant, which has sparked privacy concerns, can also be accessed on &pound;299 Ray-Ban Meta sunglassesMeta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has launched its artificial intelligence assistant in the UK, alongside AI-boosted sunglasses modelled by Mark Zuckerberg.Meta&rsquo;s AI assistant, which can generate text and images, is now available on its social media platforms in the UK and Brazil, having already been launched in the US and Australia. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/meta-launches-its-ai-chatbot-in-the-uk-on-facebook-and-instagram/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/meta-launches-its-ai-chatbot-in-the-uk-on-facebook-and-instagram/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social platform was blocked after tech billionaire failed to name local representatives and pay finesBrazilians are set to regain access to X after a supreme court judge lifted a ban introduced nearly six weeks ago as a result of Elon Musk&rsquo;s failure to comply with the South American country&rsquo;s laws.X was blocked in Brazil, where it had more than 22 million users, at the end of August in what was the culmination of a months-long arm wrestle between the network&rsquo;s billionaire owner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-lifts-ban-on-x-after-elon-musk-complies-with-court-demands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-lifts-ban-on-x-after-elon-musk-complies-with-court-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Earth is crying out for help’: as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge tracts of land have burned from largely man-made blazes in Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Brazil and other countries, with people suffocating from its fallout&ldquo;Blue, our sky is forever blue!&rdquo; effuses the official anthem of Rond&ocirc;nia, a UK-sized chunk of the Amazon in the western reaches of Brazil. But the &ldquo;pure crystalline&rdquo; heavens celebrated by those lyrics have vanished in recent months.Huge tracts of South America have been blanketed in smoke from largely man-made w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-earth-is-crying-out-for-help-as-fires-decimate-south-america-smoke-shrouds-its-skies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-earth-is-crying-out-for-help-as-fires-decimate-south-america-smoke-shrouds-its-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya and the Wave review – the sea is not the only risk for female big-wave surfer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documentary about Maya Gabeira&rsquo;s record-breaking feats almost accidentally tells a story too about the endemic sexism in sportThis film is ostensibly about Maya Gabeira, a Brazilian competitive big-wave surfer (ie towed on special boards into waves of 20ft and over), and her struggle to compete again after a devastating injury in 2013. And yes, it certainly is about her, but it&rsquo;s almost as if everyone involved &ndash; Gabeira, people who were supposedly her closest associates, and ev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/maya-and-the-wave-review-the-sea-is-not-the-only-risk-for-female-big-wave-surfer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/maya-and-the-wave-review-the-sea-is-not-the-only-risk-for-female-big-wave-surfer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s ‘Paradise’ on fire: ‘The forest is burning. Animals are burning. Everything’s burning’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along the Madeira river basin, in the Amazon, locals blame climate change and human greed for the wildfires&ldquo;All of that up there is Paradise,&rdquo; said Maria Moraes de Souza, gesturing to the string of villages among which she lives along one of the Amazon&rsquo;s most important waterways.But lately life in this supposedly Arcadian community has taken a toxic turn, as the River Madeira&rsquo;s waters have fallen to their lowest level since the 1960s and the skies overhead have filled wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-paradise-on-fire-the-forest-is-burning-animals-are-burning-everythings-burning/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-paradise-on-fire-the-forest-is-burning-animals-are-burning-everythings-burning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[São Paulo election ‘a horror show’ as candidates trade blows and insults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two televised debates ahead of 6 October mayoral election turn physically violent, with participants treated in hospitalBrazilians call overcast S&atilde;o Paulo their country&rsquo;s &ldquo;land of drizzle&rdquo;.But in recent months it has been raining punches not precipitation as Latin America&rsquo;s largest city endures what observers call the most violent and unruly election in its history. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/so-paulo-election-a-horror-show-as-candidates-trade-blows-and-insults/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/so-paulo-election-a-horror-show-as-candidates-trade-blows-and-insults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A violent atmosphere’: Brazil’s alarming rise in police officer suicides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-inflicted deaths have become the leading cause of fatality among the country&rsquo;s law enforcement agentsRafaela Drumond decided to become a police officer during law school, and completed her training second in her class. Soon afterwards, she secured a transfer to a station near her parents&rsquo; home town in Caranda&iacute;, in a rural part of Brazil&rsquo;s Minas Gerais state.&ldquo;That was the tragedy of her life,&rdquo; said Rafaela&rsquo;s father, Aldair . Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-violent-atmosphere-brazils-alarming-rise-in-police-officer-suicides/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-violent-atmosphere-brazils-alarming-rise-in-police-officer-suicides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s tropical rain and parched Amazon are new norms in a messed-up climate | Jonathan Watts]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my return to the UK from Brazil I&rsquo;ve seen how northern latitudes are behaving like the equatorial marginsReturning to British suburbia from the Brazilian Amazon is always disconcerting, but it has been doubly weird in the past few days because the London commuter belt has been inundated with volumes of rain that normally belong in the tropics.Mini-tornadoes, flash floods and the dumping of a month&rsquo;s worth of rain in a single day have flooded transport hubs, high street pubs, and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/britains-tropical-rain-and-parched-amazon-are-new-norms-in-a-messed-up-climate-jonathan-watts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/britains-tropical-rain-and-parched-amazon-are-new-norms-in-a-messed-up-climate-jonathan-watts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt to arrest Brazilian music star highlights boom in online gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrest order for Gusttavo Lima, swiftly overturned, shows unregulated betting as criminal headache and health crisisIn less than 24 hours, Gusttavo Lima, one of the most famous Brazilian country singers, sang at a rodeo in rural S&atilde;o Paulo state, watched Akon perform at the Rock in Rio festival, jetted to Miami &ndash; and became the target of an arrest warrant on suspicion of money laundering.A judge issued the warrant late on Monday, saying Lima was suspected of links to illegal online g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/attempt-to-arrest-brazilian-music-star-highlights-boom-in-online-gambling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/attempt-to-arrest-brazilian-music-star-highlights-boom-in-online-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invention of the Other review – fascinating first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon tribe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruno Jorge&rsquo;s quietly observed film has an added poignance as the leader of the expedition to immunise one of Brazil&rsquo;s isolated tribes is murdered activist Bruno Pereira&lsquo;It doesn&rsquo;t hurt to get your image,&rdquo; says one man to another, nodding towards the camera. Both men are Korubo, an Indigenous tribe that lives deep in the Amazon rainforest. The man hesitant about being filmed has never seen a camera before. He belongs to an &ldquo;uncontacted&rdquo; group, who have l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-invention-of-the-other-review-fascinating-first-glimpse-of-uncontacted-amazon-tribe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-invention-of-the-other-review-fascinating-first-glimpse-of-uncontacted-amazon-tribe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X]]></title><description><![CDATA[The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removedElon Musk fought the law. The law appears to have won.X, Musk&rsquo;s social media platform, has backed down in its fight with the Brazilian judiciary, after complying with court orders that had blocked users in the country from accessing X. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-backs-down-in-his-fight-with-brazilian-judges-to-restore-x/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-backs-down-in-his-fight-with-brazilian-judges-to-restore-x/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for a noodle tax? Doctor who sounded alarm on ultra-processed food urges tougher action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos Monteiro says the links between UPF and obesity, diabetes and even mental ill health are so strong that manufacturers should face taxes just like tobacco firmsPity the poor students as they head off to university, ready to survive until Christmas on instant noodles and breakfast cereal. The first doctor to raise the health alarm on ultra-processed foods believes it is time to put a tax on those noodles &ndash; and he even has ice-cream in his sights.Prof Carlos Augusto Monteiro says the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/time-for-a-noodle-tax-doctor-who-sounded-alarm-on-ultra-processed-food-urges-tougher-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/time-for-a-noodle-tax-doctor-who-sounded-alarm-on-ultra-processed-food-urges-tougher-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters and police in Rond&ocirc;nia battle fires intensified by both the climate crisis and a criminal assault on the rainforestThe occupants of the vinyl-coated military tents at this remote jungle camp in Brazil&rsquo;s wild west compare the hellscape surrounding them to catastrophes old and new: the extinction of the dinosaurs, the bombardment of Gaza, the obliteration of Hiroshima during the second world war.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s as if a nuclear bomb has gone off. There&rsquo;s no forest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-guerrilla-warfare-brazil-fire-teams-fight-amazon-blazes-and-the-arsonists-who-start-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-guerrilla-warfare-brazil-fire-teams-fight-amazon-blazes-and-the-arsonists-who-start-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice Alexandre de Moraes imposes $900,000 daily fine on banned social media platform in dispute with Elon MuskIn the latest round of the dispute between Elon Musk and Brazil&rsquo;s top court, a senior judge has accused X of a &ldquo;willful, illegal and persistent&rdquo; effort to circumvent a court-ordered block &ndash; and imposed a fine of R$5m ($921,676) for each day the social network remains online.The social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which has been banned by court orde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-top-judge-accuses-x-of-willful-circumvention-of-court-ordered-block/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-top-judge-accuses-x-of-willful-circumvention-of-court-ordered-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s X circumvents official block in Brazil but says move was ‘inadvertent’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platform routes internet traffic outside of Brazil using a communications network updateSocial media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block ordered by the country&rsquo;s supreme court.The X update used cloud services offered by third parties, namely the security firm Cloudflare, allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside of the country to reach X, even w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-x-circumvents-official-block-in-brazil-but-says-move-was-inadvertent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-x-circumvents-official-block-in-brazil-but-says-move-was-inadvertent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s X circumvents court-ordered block in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platform routes internet traffic outside of Brazil using a communications network updateSocial media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block ordered by the country&rsquo;s supreme court.The X update used cloud services offered by third parties, namely the security firm Cloudflare, allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside of the country to reach X, even w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-x-circumvents-court-ordered-block-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-x-circumvents-court-ordered-block-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: murder charge dropped against one of three suspects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activists greet decision over killings of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert with &lsquo;indignation&rsquo;Appeal judges in Brazil yesterday upheld charges against only two of the three men accused of murdering Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, in a decision &ldquo;received with indignation&rdquo; by Indigenous activists.The three judges ruled that there was &ldquo;insufficient evidence of authorship or participation&rdquo; by Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, a fisher, in the 2022 deat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-murder-charge-dropped-against-one-of-three-suspects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-murder-charge-dropped-against-one-of-three-suspects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By showing Musk’s unruly X the red card, Brazil has scored a goal for all democracies | John Naughton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brazilian justice ordering the platform to be blocked until it complies with state laws is a first among non-autocratic nationsAt 10 minutes past midnight on 31 August, Elon Musk&rsquo;s X (nee Twitter) went dark in Brazil, a country of more than 200 million souls, many of them enthusiastic users of online services. The day before, a supreme court justice, Alexandre de Moraes, had done something hitherto unthinkable: ordered the country&rsquo;s ISPs to block access to the platform, threatened]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/by-showing-musks-unruly-x-the-red-card-brazil-has-scored-a-goal-for-all-democracies-john-naughton/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/by-showing-musks-unruly-x-the-red-card-brazil-has-scored-a-goal-for-all-democracies-john-naughton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A beacon of hope’: Indigenous people reunited with sacred cloak in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark sends 300-year-old feathered cloak considered an ancestor by Tupinamb&aacute; de Oliven&ccedil;a to RioThe scene resembled a funeral: seven Indigenous people, overcome with tears, gathered around a loved one resting in a coffin-like wooden box.Instead of grief, however, it was a moment of celebration: the long-awaited reunion between the Tupinamb&aacute; de Oliven&ccedil;a people and a sacred feathered cloak that was taken from Brazil at least 335 years ago. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-beacon-of-hope-indigenous-people-reunited-with-sacred-cloak-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-beacon-of-hope-indigenous-people-reunited-with-sacred-cloak-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Brazil is taking on Elon Musk – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does the feud between Elon Musk and Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court mean for X and Starlink users in the country? Tom Phillips reports&ldquo;One Saturday morning at the end of August, I wake up here in Rio, look at my phone, and for the first time since I lived in China, where I was correspondent before I came here, I look at my phone and Twitter doesn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;The Guardian&rsquo;s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, tells Michael Safi how Elon Musk ended up in a feud with Br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-brazil-is-taking-on-elon-musk-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-brazil-is-taking-on-elon-musk-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This janitor’s daughter became a state deputy’: Leci Brandão, the Brazilian samba star turned communist lawmaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Born in poverty, Brand&atilde;o became a socially conscious samba singer who satirised Rio&rsquo;s bourgeoisie &ndash; then a politician championing gay rights and Black culture. As she turns 80, she recalls a remarkable lifeAs soon as she arrives at the headquarters of Rosas de Ouro, a popular samba school in S&atilde;o Paulo, Leci Brand&atilde;o apologises for being late. Coupled with the megacity&rsquo;s usual traffic, her agenda at its legislative assembly kept her busy longer than expected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-janitors-daughter-became-a-state-deputy-leci-brando-the-brazilian-samba-star-turned-communist-lawmaker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/this-janitors-daughter-became-a-state-deputy-leci-brando-the-brazilian-samba-star-turned-communist-lawmaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rightsExtreme religious groups and political parties are targeting schools around the world as part of a coordinated and well-funded attack on gender equality, according to a new report.Well-known conservative organisations aim to restrict girls&rsquo; access to education, change what is on the curriculum, and influence educational laws and policies, according to Whose Hands on our Education, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/religious-groups-spending-billions-to-counter-gender-equality-education/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/religious-groups-spending-billions-to-counter-gender-equality-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 yearsLuiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva has flown into the Amazon amid growing alarm over the droughts and wildfires sweeping the rainforest region and others parts of Brazil.Speaking during a visit to a riverside community near the city of Tef&eacute;, the Brazilian president said Amazonia was suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years. He said he had come to discover &ldquo;what is going on with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-flies-into-amazon-amid-alarm-over-droughts-and-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-flies-into-amazon-amid-alarm-over-droughts-and-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does democracy end and theocracy begin? | Petra Costa and Alessandra Orofino]]></title><description><![CDATA[We never thought we would ask ourselves these questions, but they have not left our minds for the last decadeWhen does a democracy end, and a theocracy begin? Have India, Hungary and Israel already slipped into the latter category? Is it possible that Brazil and the United States will also cross the line?We never thought we would ask ourselves these questions, but they have not left our minds for the last decade &ndash; until we were able to address them more directly in the form of a film, Apoc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/where-does-democracy-end-and-theocracy-begin-petra-costa-and-alessandra-orofino/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/where-does-democracy-end-and-theocracy-begin-petra-costa-and-alessandra-orofino/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the deadAt least 196 people were killed last year for defending the environment, with more than a third of killings taking place in Colombia, new figures show.From campaigners who spoke out against mining projects to Indigenous communities targeted by organised crime groups, an environmental defender was killed every other day in 2023, according to a new report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/almost-200-people-killed-last-year-trying-to-defend-the-environment-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/almost-200-people-killed-last-year-trying-to-defend-the-environment-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Francine looking likely to be next Atlantic hurricane]]></title><description><![CDATA[An area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is moving landward, and is expected to bring intense rainfallFrancine could soon be the next to be ticked off the list of Atlantic hurricane storm names this week. On Friday, a broad area of low pressure emerged in the Gulf of Mexico, designated as Invest 91L. An &ldquo;invest&rdquo; &ndash; a shorthand for &ldquo;investigative area&rdquo; &ndash; refers to a region of atmospheric disturbance, characterised by low pressure and thunderstorms, and is c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-francine-looking-likely-to-be-next-atlantic-hurricane/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-francine-looking-likely-to-be-next-atlantic-hurricane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weeknd review – superstar showman wows on a monumental scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Est&aacute;dio do Morumbi, S&atilde;o PauloPerforming to over 70,000 fans, the mystique merchant put on a 27-song set showcasing new music as well as favouritesWhatever lingering mystery that surrounded the Weeknd&rsquo;s globally streamed one-night-only concert on Saturday night was put to rest a few hours before showtime, when representatives officially presented the pre-order details of his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow.What came soon after was a riveting infomercial from the Canadian R&am]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-weeknd-review-superstar-showman-wows-on-a-monumental-scale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-weeknd-review-superstar-showman-wows-on-a-monumental-scale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sérgio Mendes obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian musician best known for his hit Mas Que Nada who popularised bossa nova worldwideS&eacute;rgio Mendes, who has died aged 83 after suffering from the effects of long Covid, was one of the most successful Brazilian artists of all time. A pianist, songwriter, arranger and bandleader, he enjoyed a lengthy career that began in the bossa nova boom of the early 1960s and continued for six decades &ndash; long after the bossa craze was over.His success was based on his skill in matching Brazil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/srgio-mendes-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/srgio-mendes-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can’t live without it’: alarm at Musk’s Starlink dominance in Brazil’s Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satellite internet service&rsquo;s antennas are everywhere, from illegal mining sites to isolated Indigenous villagesThe helicopter swooped into one of the most inaccessible corners of the Amazon rainforest. Brazilian special forces commandos leaped from its metal skids into the caiman-inhabited waters below.Their target, lurking in the woodland along Brazil&rsquo;s B&oacute;ia River, was a hulking steel mining dredge, caught red-handed as it drilled into the riverbed, pulverising it in search o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cant-live-without-it-alarm-at-musks-starlink-dominance-in-brazils-amazon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cant-live-without-it-alarm-at-musks-starlink-dominance-in-brazils-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of Argentine embassy housing Maduro opponents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador&rsquo;s residence say the building has been surrounded by security forcesVenezuela&rsquo;s government has said that Brazil can no longer represent Argentina&rsquo;s diplomatic interests in the country, putting several anti-government opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador&rsquo;s residence seeking asylum at risk, as reports emerge that the embassy has been surrounded by security forces.Venezuela&rsquo;s foreign ministry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/venezuela-revokes-brazils-custody-of-argentine-embassy-housing-maduro-opponents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/venezuela-revokes-brazils-custody-of-argentine-embassy-housing-maduro-opponents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sérgio Mendes, the musician who left Brazil to bring the sounds of his country to the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who made bossa nova an international sensation has died at 83, after a 60-year, 35-album career that straddled musical genresBringing Brazilian music to the world and the world to Brazilian music: for decades, this was S&eacute;rgio Mendes&rsquo;s mission and passion.The artist died on Friday at the age of 83, after a 60-year career that produced more than 35 albums. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/srgio-mendes-the-musician-who-left-brazil-to-bring-the-sounds-of-his-country-to-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/srgio-mendes-the-musician-who-left-brazil-to-bring-the-sounds-of-his-country-to-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of ice buildup on plane before Brazil crash, says early report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Copilot recorded saying &lsquo;a lot of icing&rsquo;, indicating aircraft&rsquo;s de-icing system may have failed before August crash, according to investigatorsA preliminary report into the August crash of an airliner in Brazil has found signs of ice buildup on the plane but no definite cause for the accident.The report &ndash; made public on Friday &ndash; pointed out that icing detectors had been activated on airline Voepass&rsquo;s aircraft. And an official with the country&rsquo;s Centre fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/signs-of-ice-buildup-on-plane-before-brazil-crash-says-early-report/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/signs-of-ice-buildup-on-plane-before-brazil-crash-says-early-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s human rights minister sacked over sexual harassment allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Removal of popular cabinet member Silvio Almedia comes as a blow to Lula&rsquo;s administrationBrazil&rsquo;s president has sacked one of his most popular cabinet members after claims Silvio Almeida sexually harassed at least two women &ndash; one of whom is another prominent figure, the racial equality minister Anielle Franco.Almeida, the human rights minister, has denied the allegations, while Franco thanked President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva for his &ldquo;decisive action.&rdquo; But]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-human-rights-minister-sacked-over-sexual-harassment-allegations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-human-rights-minister-sacked-over-sexual-harassment-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes dies aged 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mendes, who popularised bossa nova among global audiences in the 1960s, had been suffering from the effects of long-term Covid, his family saidThe Brazilian musician S&eacute;rgio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to an international audience in the 1960s with his band Brasil &rsquo;66, has died aged 83 as a result of health challenges related to long-term Covid.In a statement, Mendes&rsquo;s family said he &ldquo;passed away peacefully&rdquo; in his home town of Los Angeles. &ldquo;His wife and mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-musician-srgio-mendes-dies-aged-83/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-musician-srgio-mendes-dies-aged-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of artworks by mainly Black Brazilian artists are returning home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pieces from sculptures to costumes are donated to Bahia after being in US and Canada&rsquo;s museums for 30 yearsAmid a global movement to return artworks to their countries of origin, about 750 pieces by predominantly Black Brazilian artists are coming home after being exhibited in museums across the United States and Canada.The sculptures, paintings, prints, religious objects, festival costumes, toys and poetry booklets have been outside Brazil for more than 30 years and are now being donated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hundreds-of-artworks-by-mainly-black-brazilian-artists-are-returning-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hundreds-of-artworks-by-mainly-black-brazilian-artists-are-returning-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s Starlink backtracks to comply with Brazil’s ban on X]]></title><description><![CDATA[After judge freezes assets of billionaire&rsquo;s internet service provider, company flip-flops to block social media platformElon Musk&rsquo;s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked late on Tuesday and said it would accept and enforce a Brazilian supreme court justice&rsquo;s order to block the billionaire&rsquo;s social media platform, X, formerly Twitter.Previously, Starlink informally told the telecommunications regulator Anatel that it would not comply until Justice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-starlink-backtracks-to-comply-with-brazils-ban-on-x/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-starlink-backtracks-to-comply-with-brazils-ban-on-x/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Crime doesn’t pay’: drug gangsters turned podcasters send message to Rio’s youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Brazilian ex-criminals with many grisly stories have made life lessons into a startling listenPatrick Salgado Souza Martins sat at the crest of the hillside favela he once ruled and described the dream that changed his life.A choir of angels surrounded the convicted drug lord as he dozed in solitary confinement. Glistening water bubbled up from the ground. &ldquo;I woke up in panic, covered in goosebumps,&rdquo; said Martins, then one of Rio&rsquo;s most infamous criminal minds. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/crime-doesnt-pay-drug-gangsters-turned-podcasters-send-message-to-rios-youth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/crime-doesnt-pay-drug-gangsters-turned-podcasters-send-message-to-rios-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula says Elon Musk’s wealth does not mean world must accept his ‘far-right free-for-all’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court ordersThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has said he hopes the crisis surrounding the social network X in Brazil might teach the world that &ldquo;it isn&rsquo;t obliged to put up with [Elon] Musk&rsquo;s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich&rdquo;.Lula&rsquo;s comments to the network CNN Brasil came after the supreme court voted unanimously on Monday to uphol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-says-elon-musks-wealth-does-not-mean-world-must-accept-his-far-right-free-for-all/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-says-elon-musks-wealth-does-not-mean-world-must-accept-his-far-right-free-for-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Always outsiders, always men, always white’: how women are changing the narrative of wildlife film-making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three female film-makers talk about their pioneering work documenting nature in Africa, the Amazon and India, and paving the way for future generations to build a career in filmWhen Fiona Tande started in Kenya&rsquo;s film industry after working in conservation, she was disappointed to find it laced with the same pervasive racism she had seen throughout her career. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/always-outsiders-always-men-always-white-how-women-are-changing-the-narrative-of-wildlife-film-making/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/always-outsiders-always-men-always-white-how-women-are-changing-the-narrative-of-wildlife-film-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s supreme court upholds ban on Elon Musk’s X over ‘illegal conduct’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refusal to comply with local laws suggests social media company &lsquo;considered itself above the rule of law&rsquo;, says judgeMembers of Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court have unanimously voted to uphold the ban on X, after Elon Musk&rsquo;s refusal to comply with local laws led to the social network being blocked in one of its biggest markets.On Monday, five of the court&rsquo;s justices were asked to consider Friday&rsquo;s decision to temporarily banish X from Brazil, where the platform has mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-supreme-court-upholds-ban-on-elon-musks-x-over-illegal-conduct/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-supreme-court-upholds-ban-on-elon-musks-x-over-illegal-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock as police chief taken off Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips murder case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activists and lawyers in Brazil say unexpected change is &lsquo;a big step backwards&rsquo; in the investigationIndigenous activists and lawyers in Brazil have voiced shock and dismay after the federal police chief leading the investigation into the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips was unexpectedly removed from the case.Francisco Badenes, an experienced investigator, had been running the inquiry into the 2022 deaths of the Brazilian Indigenous expert and the British journalist since the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/shock-as-police-chief-taken-off-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-murder-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/shock-as-police-chief-taken-off-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-murder-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m Still Here review – loving family negotiates the horror of Brazil’s military rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walter Salles&rsquo;s first drama feature since 2012 tells the story of the Paivas, whose sunny 70s existence is wrecked by the arrest and disappearance of their father The Paivas are a liberal middle-class household in sun-splashed Rio de Janeiro, generally joyous in the way of all happy families. They like laughing and dancing and playing volleyball by the sea. But it&rsquo;s the early 1970s; Brazil is under military rule and anyone deemed a threat risks immediate arrest. When the Paivas (mum,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-still-here-review-loving-family-negotiates-the-horror-of-brazils-military-rule/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-still-here-review-loving-family-negotiates-the-horror-of-brazils-military-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth | Carole Cadwalladr]]></title><description><![CDATA[The banning of X in Brazil and the arrest of Telegram boss Pavel Durov won&rsquo;t stop their liesIt was a breaking news alert to lift the spirits and make the heart&nbsp;sing. A tech billionaire arrested&nbsp;as he stepped off his private&nbsp;jet and detained by the French authorities. Happy days!Because while the UK police have been charging individuals who incited violence online during this summer&rsquo;s riots, the man who helped to fuel its flames &ndash; Elon Musk &ndash; has simply twee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dont-rejoice-yet-elon-musk-and-his-tech-bros-in-arms-are-winning-the-global-battle-for-the-truth-carole-cadwalladr/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dont-rejoice-yet-elon-musk-and-his-tech-bros-in-arms-are-winning-the-global-battle-for-the-truth-carole-cadwalladr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of users shut out and 500,000 switch to rival platform Bluesky as providers enact supreme court banOne of the world&rsquo;s most popular social networks, X, has gone offline in Brazil &ndash; the country with the fifth largest digital population &ndash; after Elon Musk&rsquo;s refusal to comply with local laws saw it blocked by the supreme court.Millions of Brazilian X users found themselves unable to access the network on Saturday morning as internet providers and mobile phone companie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/x-goes-offline-in-brazil-after-elon-musks-refusal-to-comply-with-local-laws/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/x-goes-offline-in-brazil-after-elon-musks-refusal-to-comply-with-local-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jogo do Bicho: Brazil’s popular illegal animal lottery is losing its bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banned since the 1890s yet widely played until recently, Rio betting game has strong links to carnival, football and gangsAt the intersection of two of the busiest streets in the Copacabana neighbourhood, just a five-minute walk from Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s most famous beach, it is possible to play a gambling game created 134 years ago &ndash; and banned for almost as long.There is a police station just one block away, but it is no inconvenience for the bookie. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jogo-do-bicho-brazils-popular-illegal-animal-lottery-is-losing-its-bite/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jogo-do-bicho-brazils-popular-illegal-animal-lottery-is-losing-its-bite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platform to be blocked by ISPs because it did not appoint legal representative in allotted timeThe Brazilian supreme court has ordered that X be suspended in the country after the social media platform failed to meet a deadline to appoint a legal representative in the country.Late on Friday afternoon, Justice Alexandre de Moraes &ndash; who has been engaged in a dispute with X&rsquo;s owner, Elon Musk, since April &ndash; ordered the &ldquo;immediate, complete and total suspension o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-court-orders-suspension-of-elon-musks-x-after-it-missed-deadline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-court-orders-suspension-of-elon-musks-x-after-it-missed-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s X could face ban in Brazil after failure to appoint legal representative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Platform failed to meet court-imposed deadline in ongoing case over accounts allegedly spreading disinformationThe social media platform X faces the prospect of a ban in Brazil after failing to meet a court-imposed 24-hour deadline to appoint a legal representative in the country.The deadline expired at 8.07pm local time on Thursday (0.07am BST on Friday). An hour later, Elon Musk&rsquo;s social network announced it would not comply. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-x-could-face-ban-in-brazil-after-failure-to-appoint-legal-representative/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musks-x-could-face-ban-in-brazil-after-failure-to-appoint-legal-representative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stray bullets and closed schools: Rio’s kids suffer as police crack down on gangs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of schoolchildren in Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s favelas miss classes and risk violence as Brazil&rsquo;s police battle drug gangsTextbooks and marker pens are not all that science teacher Roberto Brand&atilde;o, 54, takes with him each morning when he sets off for work in a school in one of Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s largest favelas. He also carries a first-aid kit in case he or any of his students is hit by a bullet.&ldquo;I always have it in my backpack because I could be shot at any time,&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/stray-bullets-and-closed-schools-rios-kids-suffer-as-police-crack-down-on-gangs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/stray-bullets-and-closed-schools-rios-kids-suffer-as-police-crack-down-on-gangs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flightsBrazil&rsquo;s environment minister has declared her country &ldquo;at war&rdquo; with fire after a historic surge in blazes &ndash; from the depths of the Amazon to the rural south-east &ndash; cloaked Bras&iacute;lia and S&atilde;o Paulo with smoke, grounded flights and forced schools to close.Speaking after an emergency meeting with the president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-minister-declares-war-with-fire-as-smoke-cloaks-braslia-and-so-paulo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-minister-declares-war-with-fire-as-smoke-cloaks-braslia-and-so-paulo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil sends 1,500 firefighters to combat Amazon forest blazes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment minister says severe drought is &lsquo;aggravating&rsquo; factor as smoke engulfs Porto Velho cityThe Brazilian government has deployed almost 1,500 firefighters to the Amazon as the most severe drought in decades is turning the rainforest&rsquo;s usually moist vegetation into kindling and flames.Despite a sharp decrease in deforestation since the president, Lula da Silva, took power in January 2023, there have reportedly been 59,000 fires in the forest since the start of the year, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-sends-1500-firefighters-to-combat-amazon-forest-blazes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-sends-1500-firefighters-to-combat-amazon-forest-blazes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal eclipses co-star Jean Reno in filming of My Penguin Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the five-year real-life friendship between a retired Brazilian fisher and Magellanic penguin became a movieThe film My Penguin Friend has two main characters &ndash; one played by a Hollywood star and the other by a newcomer &ndash; but there was no doubt on set about who should be the most pampered.The first-timer had a &ldquo;trailer&rdquo; with a natural saltwater pool and only worked until 3pm. To keep the star from being bitten by a mosquito from the tropical Brazilian beach, a flamethr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/animal-eclipses-co-star-jean-reno-in-filming-of-my-penguin-friend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/animal-eclipses-co-star-jean-reno-in-filming-of-my-penguin-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police end their investigation into Antony allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquiries dropped &lsquo;without indictment&rsquo;, say lawyersManchester United player denied claims of violenceThe Brazilian police investigation into allegations of violence against the Manchester United winger Antony has been dropped by the Sao Paulo civil police &ldquo;without indictment&rdquo;, his legal representative has stated.Antony, who denied the allegations, is understood to have voluntarily been interviewed by Brazilian police last June. The winger, who was not arrested or charged,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-end-their-investigation-into-antony-allegations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-end-their-investigation-into-antony-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of God: The Fight Rages On review – small screen follow-up loses power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar-nominated Brazilian drama gets a HBO sequel series but the original&rsquo;s authenticity and drive has been whittled down to nothingWhen City Of God: The Fight Rages On opens, Buscap&eacute;, the weary photographer who goes by Rocket and is once again played by Alexandre Rodrigues with a comic sense of browbeat, is stuck in the same spot. He&rsquo;s caught in the crossfire between rival gangs and police, just as we left him over two decades before; still holding the camera and narratin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/city-of-god-the-fight-rages-on-review-small-screen-follow-up-loses-power/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/city-of-god-the-fight-rages-on-review-small-screen-follow-up-loses-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noah’s Ark review – Old Testament’s got talent in biblical kids’ animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The animals on Noah&rsquo;s ark have a singing contest under the eye of a familiar leonine villain, amid a flood of unoriginal gagsThe Bible meets Sing in this musical kids&rsquo; animation from Brazil that reimagines the animals on Noah&rsquo;s ark competing in a talent contest. After 96 minutes, you might well be praying for their extinction. It&rsquo;s frantically zany with plenty of hyperactive energy, but hopelessly low on originality. Presumably, it&rsquo;s set in Old Testament times, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/noahs-ark-review-old-testaments-got-talent-in-biblical-kids-animation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/noahs-ark-review-old-testaments-got-talent-in-biblical-kids-animation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth tax on super-rich could raise £1.5tn globally, campaigners say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tax Justice Network said trillions could be raised with a &lsquo;featherlight&rsquo; tax on the 0.5% of richest households, copying a current Spanish taxGovernments around the world copying Spain&rsquo;s wealth tax on the super-rich could raise more than $2tn (&pound;1.5tn), according to campaigners calling for the money to help finance the climate transition.As a growing numbers of countries consider raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy, the Tax Justice Network campaign group said in a report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wealth-tax-on-super-rich-could-raise-15tn-globally-campaigners-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wealth-tax-on-super-rich-could-raise-15tn-globally-campaigners-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A coffee plantation in Brazil enslaved Africans. Centuries later, their descendants have taken over]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&atilde;o Jos&eacute; do Pinheiro once stood out for its lavishness. Now a public space, it hosts a museum and a school of jongo, a tradition of music, dance, spirituality and storytellingTwo hundred years ago, the S&atilde;o Jos&eacute; do Pinheiro coffee plantation farm, 120km (75 miles) away from Rio de Janeiro, was one of the most opulent estates in Brazil.Even for the country that received the highest number of kidnapped Africans during the transatlantic slave trade, the property was one o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-coffee-plantation-in-brazil-enslaved-africans-centuries-later-their-descendants-have-taken-over/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-coffee-plantation-in-brazil-enslaved-africans-centuries-later-their-descendants-have-taken-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk says X will pull operations from Brazil after ‘censorship orders’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered X to block certain accounts as he investigated fake news and hate messagesElon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil &ldquo;effective immediately&rdquo; due to what it called &ldquo;censorship orders&rdquo; from the Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.X claims Moraes secretly threatened one of its legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if it did not comply with legal orders t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-says-x-will-pull-operations-from-brazil-after-censorship-orders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-says-x-will-pull-operations-from-brazil-after-censorship-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula criticizes Maduro’s ‘authoritarian’ regime amid Venezuela election dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president calls Nicol&aacute;s Maduro&rsquo;s administration &lsquo;a very unpleasant regime&rsquo; as diplomats explore solutionsThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has said Venezuela is living under &ldquo;a very unpleasant regime&rdquo; with an &ldquo;authoritarian slant&rdquo;, as the political crisis engulfing the oil-rich South American country intensifies before fresh street protests on Saturday.In an interview early on Friday, Lula &ndash; whose diplomats]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-criticizes-maduros-authoritarian-regime-amid-venezuela-election-dispute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-criticizes-maduros-authoritarian-regime-amid-venezuela-election-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The place I love is in flames’: the people living and working in extreme heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a firefighter to a fruit farmer, from Greece to Thailand, the Guardian speaks to people in places hit hardest by the climate crisisExtreme heat records have been broken around the world this year, and scientists say 2024 is likely to be the hottest year in human history. With the climate crisis causing droughts and wildfires and having devastating effects on crops and animals, the Guardian has spoken to people living in some of the places that have been hit the hardest Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-place-i-love-is-in-flames-the-people-living-and-working-in-extreme-heat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-place-i-love-is-in-flames-the-people-living-and-working-in-extreme-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula says he doesn’t yet recognize Maduro as winner of Venezuela election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president suggests fresh elections or coalition government as potential solutions to political crisisThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has made clear he does not yet accept Nicol&aacute;s Maduro&rsquo;s claim to have been re-elected as Venezuela&rsquo;s president, and has suggested fresh elections or a coalition government as potential solutions to the country&rsquo;s intensifying political crisis.Maduro&rsquo;s claim to have won Venezuela&rsquo;s 28 July vote]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-says-he-doesnt-yet-recognize-maduro-as-winner-of-venezuela-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-says-he-doesnt-yet-recognize-maduro-as-winner-of-venezuela-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bahia’s police killings pile pressure on Lula’s Workers’ party in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 300 people aged 19 and under were killed by Bahian security forces in 2023, making it Brazil&rsquo;s highest rateActivists have raised the alarm over police violence in the Brazilian state of Bahia, as new figures revealed that more children and adolescents are killed by the region&rsquo;s security forces than anywhere else in the country.Two hundred and eighty-nine people aged 19 and under were killed by police in Bahia last year, up from 242 in 2022, according to a new report by the Uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bahias-police-killings-pile-pressure-on-lulas-workers-party-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bahias-police-killings-pile-pressure-on-lulas-workers-party-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will a single-dose malaria drug mean for people in rural Brazil?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first malaria-endemic country to adopt tafenoquine hopes to eliminate the disease by 2035Jos&eacute; de Souza Nogueira is 63 and says he has had malaria more than 130 times. It is an exceptionally high number, even for a country like Brazil, where the mosquito-borne disease is endemic. But doctors agree that it is quite possible for a smallholder farmer who has spent his entire life in rural areas &ndash; the mosquito&rsquo;s preferred breeding ground.&ldquo;I work and live alone, selling wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/what-will-a-single-dose-malaria-drug-mean-for-people-in-rural-brazil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/what-will-a-single-dose-malaria-drug-mean-for-people-in-rural-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South American wetland, which falls within Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, would be vulnerable to biome loss and increased wildfires&lsquo;Losing Noah&rsquo;s Ark&rsquo;: Brazil&rsquo;s plan to turn the Pantanal into waterway threatens world&rsquo;s biggest wetlandDozens of scientists are sounding the alarm that carving a commercial waterway through the world&rsquo;s largest wetlands could spell the &ldquo;end of an entire biome&rdquo;, and leave hundreds of thousands of hectares of land to be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pantanal-waterway-project-would-destroy-a-paradise-on-earth-scientists-warn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pantanal-waterway-project-would-destroy-a-paradise-on-earth-scientists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Losing Noah’s Ark’: Brazil’s plan to turn the Pantanal into waterway threatens world’s biggest wetland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hidrovia project to dredge Paraguay River and build ports may destroy vast biodiversity and refuge of jaguars, giant otters and armadillos &ndash; and an age-old riverine way of lifePantanal waterway project would destroy a &lsquo;paradise on Earth&rsquo;, scientists warnAs the evening sky turns violet, the animals of the Pantanal gather near the water. Capybaras swim in tight formation, roseate spoonbills add smudges of pink to the riverbanks, the rumble of a jaguar pulsates from the forest.Thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/losing-noahs-ark-brazils-plan-to-turn-the-pantanal-into-waterway-threatens-worlds-biggest-wetland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/losing-noahs-ark-brazils-plan-to-turn-the-pantanal-into-waterway-threatens-worlds-biggest-wetland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aerial footage shows plane crash site in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A turboprop plane crashed near S&atilde;o Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 62 people onboard. A video from local media shows the wreckage in a residential area as firefighters carry out a search. The operator Voepass said the aircraft, which had taken off from Cascavel in the state of Paran&aacute; bound for S&atilde;o Paulo's main international airport, crashed in the town of Vinhedo, about 50 miles north-west of the cityBrazilian emergency crews recover remains of plane crash victims Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aerial-footage-shows-plane-crash-site-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aerial-footage-shows-plane-crash-site-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian emergency crews recover remains of at least 50 plane crash victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bodies of pilot and co-pilot of Voepass aircraft that plunged to the ground, killing all 62 onboard, identifiedBrazilian emergency crews on Saturday recovered the remains of at least 50 victims aboard an airliner that plunged to the ground in the town of Vinhedo, near S&atilde;o Paulo, the day before, killing all 62 onboard.The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were identified, said Dario Pacheco, mayor of Vinhedo, who added that he expected all of the remains to have been recovered by the end of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-emergency-crews-recover-remains-of-at-least-50-plane-crash-victims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-emergency-crews-recover-remains-of-at-least-50-plane-crash-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil plane crash: authorities try to identify victims as bodies recovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatives brought to S&atilde;o Paulo to provide genetic material for DNA identification after 62 people died in crashBrazilian civil defence teams worked through the night removing the remains of passengers on a plane that crashed on Friday near S&atilde;o Paulo, killing all 62 people onboard.At least 21 bodies had been recovered by Saturday morning, the S&atilde;o Paulo state government said, with two victims identified on site. All the bodies are being moved to S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-plane-crash-authorities-try-to-identify-victims-as-bodies-recovered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-plane-crash-authorities-try-to-identify-victims-as-bodies-recovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage captures plane falling and crashing in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage captures a passenger plane crashing with 62 people on board in Brazil&rsquo;s S&atilde;o Paulo state, killing all passengers and crewNo survivors from plane that crashed in Brazil with 61 people on board, officials say Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/footage-captures-plane-falling-and-crashing-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/footage-captures-plane-falling-and-crashing-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No survivors from plane that crashed in Brazil with 61 people on board, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Voepass aircraft crashed into a residential area, although there were no reports of casualties on the groundA passenger plane with 61 people on board has crashed in a fiery wreck in Brazil&rsquo;s S&atilde;o Paulo state, killing all passengers and crew.The airline Voepass initially reported 62 people had been on the plane but later revised the figure to 61, confirming the deaths of all 57 passengers and four crew members on board. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/no-survivors-from-plane-that-crashed-in-brazil-with-61-people-on-board-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/no-survivors-from-plane-that-crashed-in-brazil-with-61-people-on-board-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plane goes into a spiral descent before crashing in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A passenger plane with 61 people on board has crashed in a fiery wreck in Brazil&rsquo;s S&atilde;o Paulo state, killing all passengers and crewBrazilian plane with 61 people on board crashes in S&atilde;o Paulo state Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/plane-goes-into-a-spiral-descent-before-crashing-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/plane-goes-into-a-spiral-descent-before-crashing-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil cuts ties with Nicaragua as it rethinks links with leftist authoritarians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two countries expel each other&rsquo;s ambassadors amid growing tensions between Lula and Venezuela&rsquo;s MaduroBrazil and Nicaragua have expelled each other&rsquo;s ambassadors in a tit-for-tat diplomatic row, as Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, appears to recalibrate his approach to authoritarian leftist rulers who were once seen as allies.The dual expulsions this week came amid growing tensions between Lula and another supposedly progressive leader, Venezuela&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-cuts-ties-with-nicaragua-as-it-rethinks-links-with-leftist-authoritarians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-cuts-ties-with-nicaragua-as-it-rethinks-links-with-leftist-authoritarians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Concord)<br />
The 81-year-old singer&rsquo;s collaboration with the US jazz bassist reworks past songs in lively and expansive ways, masterfully blending their exciting voicesBrazilian singer Milton Nascimento has one of the most dextrous voices in global music. From his 60s samba-funk releases as part of the Clube de Esquina movement, where he sang with a soft, soaring falsetto, to his landmark 1975 collaboration with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Native Dancer, and ensuing work with everyone from Her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/milton-nascimento-and-esperanza-spalding-milton-esperanza-review-ammar-kalias-global-album-of-the-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/milton-nascimento-and-esperanza-spalding-milton-esperanza-review-ammar-kalias-global-album-of-the-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland fuelled ‘by climate disruption’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devastation in Brazil wetlands was made at least four times more likely by fossil fuel use and deforestation, scientists sayThe devastating wildfires that tore through the world&rsquo;s biggest tropical wetland, Brazil&rsquo;s Pantanal, in June were made at least four times more likely and 40% more intense by human-caused climate disruption, a study has found.Charred corpses of monkeys, caimans and snakes have been left in the aftermath of the blaze, which burned 440,000 hectares (1.1m acres) an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wildfires-in-brazils-pantanal-wetland-fuelled-by-climate-disruption/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wildfires-in-brazils-pantanal-wetland-fuelled-by-climate-disruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grupo Corpo review – the Brazil of Gilberto Gil and Umbanda in music, mood and motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh Playhouse<br />
This double bill has sun and shade, and if at times the momentum gets stuck there&rsquo;s still a mighty spring in its stepThere are slimmer pickings than usual for dance in the Edinburgh international festival programme this year. With violinist Nicola Benedetti at the helm, it&rsquo;s understandable her interests skew towards music, and this first, very enjoyable, dance show comes from a company who are intensely musical, Brazil&rsquo;s Grupo Corpo.The double bill by reside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/grupo-corpo-review-the-brazil-of-gilberto-gil-and-umbanda-in-music-mood-and-motion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/grupo-corpo-review-the-brazil-of-gilberto-gil-and-umbanda-in-music-mood-and-motion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela: Blinken congratulates González on winning election as more countries come out against Maduro]]></title><description><![CDATA[US secretary of state also voices concern for opposition candidate&rsquo;s safety while Venezuelan government accuses Washington of leading &lsquo;coup attempt&rsquo;The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has congratulated Edmundo Gonz&aacute;lez &ldquo;for receiving the most votes&rdquo; in Venezuela&rsquo;s election, as more countries came out to recognise the opposition candidate as the winner of Sunday&rsquo;s disputed poll.Blinken spoke with Gonz&aacute;lez and opposition leader Mar&iac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/venezuela-blinken-congratulates-gonzlez-on-winning-election-as-more-countries-come-out-against-maduro/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/venezuela-blinken-congratulates-gonzlez-on-winning-election-as-more-countries-come-out-against-maduro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disease, spread by midges and mosquitoes, has been linked to two deaths as cases surge in previously unaffected areasThe deaths of two young women, miscarriages and birth defects in Brazil have been linked to Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and mosquitoes.A surge in cases has been recorded in the country this year &ndash; 7,284, up from 832 in 2023. Many have been recorded in areas that have not previously seen the virus. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outbreak-of-oropouche-virus-in-brazil-should-be-a-wake-up-call-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outbreak-of-oropouche-virus-in-brazil-should-be-a-wake-up-call-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil&rsquo;s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reservesIn the back yard of the federal police headquarters in Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, giant sacks lie strewn and overflowing with a jet-black, gravel-like mineral: cassiterite. Although less high-profile than other items seized during a crackdown on illegal mining in this Amazon s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-lawless-mining-gangs-targeting-the-amazons-precious-green-energy-minerals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-lawless-mining-gangs-targeting-the-amazons-precious-green-energy-minerals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil led the way, now the UK should get behind the assault on hunger and poverty | Kevin Watkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its recent summit, Lula gave the G20 a chance to show its commitment to real change &ndash; and Britain can take the leadLast week the Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, shattered the mould of G20 meetings. In using the annual summit as a launchpad for a new effort to tackle hunger and extreme poverty, he has provided the world with a chance &ndash; a last chance &ndash; to breathe new life into a moribund sustainable development goal (SDG) agenda. He has handed the G20 a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-led-the-way-now-the-uk-should-get-behind-the-assault-on-hunger-and-poverty-kevin-watkins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-led-the-way-now-the-uk-should-get-behind-the-assault-on-hunger-and-poverty-kevin-watkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the battle for top job that will decide the future of deep-sea mining]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marking a pivotal moment for the fate of the barely known ecosystems on the ocean floor, 168 nations will decide this week who will head the International Seabed AuthorityLeticia Carvalho is clear what the problem is with the body she hopes to be elected to run: &ldquo;Trust is broken and leadership is missing.&rdquo; Later this week, at the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica, nations negotiating rules governing deep-sea mining face a critical vote that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/inside-the-battle-for-top-job-that-will-decide-the-future-of-deep-sea-mining/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/inside-the-battle-for-top-job-that-will-decide-the-future-of-deep-sea-mining/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2% levy would affect about 100 billionaire families, says the country&rsquo;s climate chief, but the $250bn raised could be transformativeProposals to slap a wealth tax on the world&rsquo;s super-rich could yield $250bn (&pound;200bn) a year to tackle the climate crisis and address poverty and inequality, but would affect only a small number of billionaire families, Brazil&rsquo;s climate chief has said.Ministers from the G20 group of the world&rsquo;s biggest developed and emerging economies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/morally-nobodys-against-it-brazils-radical-plan-to-tax-global-super-rich-to-tackle-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/morally-nobodys-against-it-brazils-radical-plan-to-tax-global-super-rich-to-tackle-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil court freezes assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay climate compensation for illegal deforestationA Brazilian cattle rancher has been ordered to pay more than $50m (&pound;39m) for destroying part of the Amazon rainforest and ordered to restore the precious carbon sink.Last week, a federal court in Brazil froze the assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay compensation for the damage he had caused to the climate through illegal deforestation. The case was brought by Brazil&rsquo;s attorney general&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-rancher-ordered-to-pay-50m-for-damage-to-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-rancher-ordered-to-pay-50m-for-damage-to-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest research shows how illegal drug consumption by humans is harming marine lifeWild sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new study by Brazilian scientists, in the latest research to demonstrate how illegal drug consumption by humans is harming marine life.According to a study entitled Cocaine Shark and published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, scientists dissected the bodies of 13 sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) caught in f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wild-sharks-off-brazil-coast-test-positive-for-cocaine-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/wild-sharks-off-brazil-coast-test-positive-for-cocaine-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocaine sharks: why sea creatures are swimming in drug-tainted waters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waste from illegal labs and untreated sewage laced with pharmaceuticals is contaminating the seas off Rio de Janeiro. It&rsquo;s far from the only place to be affectedName: Cocaine sharks.Age: Juvenile and upwards. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cocaine-sharks-why-sea-creatures-are-swimming-in-drug-tainted-waters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cocaine-sharks-why-sea-creatures-are-swimming-in-drug-tainted-waters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Lula calls on Maduro to respect result of Venezuelan election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian leader says he was &lsquo;frightened&rsquo; by counterpart&rsquo;s warnings of &lsquo;bloodbath&rsquo; if he loses to Edmundo Gonz&aacute;lezBrazil&rsquo;s president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva has urged Venezuela&rsquo;s government to respect the result of next Sunday&rsquo;s election, saying he had been &ldquo;frightened&rdquo; by Nicol&aacute;s Maduro&rsquo;s warnings of a &ldquo;bloodbath&rdquo; if he loses the vote.After 11 years in power, Venezuela&rsquo;s authoritarian lead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-lula-calls-on-maduro-to-respect-result-of-venezuelan-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-lula-calls-on-maduro-to-respect-result-of-venezuelan-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence against women in Brazil reaches highest levels on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian Forum on Public Safety finds every indicator of gender-based violence increased in 2023, including murder, harassment and stalkingBrazil has recorded unprecedented levels of rape and other forms of gender-based violence for the second year running, amid growing concerns over rightwing efforts to criminalize rape victims who have an abortion.The data, released on Thursday in the annual report by the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety, showed that reported cases of rape rose by 6.5% from t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/violence-against-women-in-brazil-reaches-highest-levels-on-record/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/violence-against-women-in-brazil-reaches-highest-levels-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforestThe area of the Amazon where Brazil, Colombia, and Peru meet &ndash; referred to as Tres Fronteras (triple frontier) &ndash; brims with wildlife and natural resources. It is also a hotbed of illicit activity. Criminal groups are clearing the forest to plant coca and erect laboratories to turn the crop into cocaine. In the process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/crisis-at-tres-fronteras-how-criminal-syndicates-threaten-amazons-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/crisis-at-tres-fronteras-how-criminal-syndicates-threaten-amazons-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous leaders frustrated despite cloak’s return to Brazil after 300 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark returns artefact but Tupinamb&aacute; leaders say they were prevented from performing the necessary rituals to receive sacred relicWhat was meant to be an occasion for celebration for the Tupinamb&aacute; de Oliven&ccedil;a Indigenous people &ndash; the long-awaited reunion with a sacred cloak taken from Brazil more than three centuries ago &ndash; has turned into a moment of frustration.Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s National Museum recently announced that it had received the artefact, which is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-leaders-frustrated-despite-cloaks-return-to-brazil-after-300-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-leaders-frustrated-despite-cloaks-return-to-brazil-after-300-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five arrested in investigation of claims Abin monitored and harassed top public figures and politiciansBrazil&rsquo;s intelligence agency was illegally weaponised during Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s far-right administration to monitor and harass some of the country&rsquo;s most important politicians, journalists, judges and environmental officials, federal police have alleged.Five people were arrested on Thursday as part of a long-running investigation into suspicions that during Bolsonaro&rsquo;s 201]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-spy-agency-accused-of-illegally-targeting-bolsonaros-foes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-spy-agency-accused-of-illegally-targeting-bolsonaros-foes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bible-bashing drug boss accused of targeting Afro-Brazilian religions and Catholic congregations Reports that a powerful Rio drug lord known for his extremist religious beliefs ordered Catholic churches near his stronghold to close have spooked worshipers and security experts and exposed the advent of a &ldquo;narco-pentecostal&rdquo; movement made up of heavily armed evangelical drug traffickers.Claims emerged in the Brazilian press over the weekend that &Aacute;lvaro Malaquias Santa Rosa &ndas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rios-narco-pentecostal-gangs-accused-of-ordering-catholic-churches-to-close/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rios-narco-pentecostal-gangs-accused-of-ordering-catholic-churches-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still waters run deep: Latin American Foto festival – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Quechua rappers to Peruvian ballet dancers, these images showcase the talents of emerging and established photographers from the region Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/still-waters-run-deep-latin-american-foto-festival-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/still-waters-run-deep-latin-american-foto-festival-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state&rsquo;s dilemma sums up a core problem faced by the president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva: how to reconcile environmental commitments with the need for developmentRead more: Latin America forges ahead on new oil frontierThe Brazilian state of Amap&aacute; is a densely forested chunk of land slightly larger than England and geographically isolated from the rest of Brazil. It has one of the country&rsquo;s lowest human development indices, and half its population lives in poverty.&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pristine-forests-and-grinding-poverty-why-shouldnt-brazils-amap-state-embrace-oil-wealth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pristine-forests-and-grinding-poverty-why-shouldnt-brazils-amap-state-embrace-oil-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackened trees, dead animals and scorched earth &ndash; early wildfires have already devastated Brazil&rsquo;s Pantanal and local people worry they may lose the battle to save themPerched atop blackened trees, howler monkeys survey the ashes around them. A flock of rheas treads, disoriented, in search of water. The skeletons of alligators lie lifeless and charred.The Pantanal, the world&rsquo;s largest wetland and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, is on fire. Huge stretches of land re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/devastation-as-worlds-biggest-wetland-burns-those-that-cannot-run-dont-stand-a-chance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/devastation-as-worlds-biggest-wetland-burns-those-that-cannot-run-dont-stand-a-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged Bolsonaro-linked crime ring sold official luxury gifts worth $1.2m, Brazil police claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report into &lsquo;Jewellerygate&rsquo; scandal alleges former president involved in embezzlement of high-value gifts received from foreign leadersFederal police investigators have claimed that a criminal group, allegedly involving Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro, tried to illegally siphon off and sell luxury gifts from foreign leaders worth at least $1.2m.The new claims came on Monday, three days after police formally accused the far-right politician of embezzlement, money launde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/alleged-bolsonaro-linked-crime-ring-sold-official-luxury-gifts-worth-12m-brazil-police-claim/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/alleged-bolsonaro-linked-crime-ring-sold-official-luxury-gifts-worth-12m-brazil-police-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Will you stop exploring yours?’: Latin America forges ahead on new oil frontier]]></title><description><![CDATA[About half the countries in the region are experiencing a rush in oil exploration that threatens the global drive to achieve net zero. But many argue that they have a right to enrich themselves in the same way the west hasHis raised hands dirty with oil, the president of Brazil, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva &ndash; then in his first term &ndash; stood in front of the cameras with a broad smile on his face during the inauguration of Platform P50, located in Campos, Rio de Janeiro. Petrobras,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/will-you-stop-exploring-yours-latin-america-forges-ahead-on-new-oil-frontier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/will-you-stop-exploring-yours-latin-america-forges-ahead-on-new-oil-frontier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We sell it in secret, like drugs’: Brazil’s appetite for shark meat puts species under threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest consumers in a global market worth an estimated &pound;2bn, trade in the cheap fish in the south American country is booming. But worried conservationists say most people do not realise they are eating sharkPhotographs by Avener PradoThe bright blue skies and calm waters of the estuary belie rough conditions at sea, and there is no sign of activity among the colourful fishing boats moored around the harbour of Canan&eacute;ia, a sleepy fishing town 160 miles south of S&atilde;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-sell-it-in-secret-like-drugs-brazils-appetite-for-shark-meat-puts-species-under-threat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-sell-it-in-secret-like-drugs-brazils-appetite-for-shark-meat-puts-species-under-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil apologises after three diplomats’ Black teenagers searched at gunpoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry of foreign affairs forced to say sorry to Canada, Gabon and Burkina Faso embassies after incidentBrazil&rsquo;s ministry of foreign affairs has been forced to apologise to the embassies of Canada, Gabon and Burkina Faso after three diplomats&rsquo; teenage children &ndash; all of whom are Black &ndash; were searched at gunpoint by police officers.The incident emerged when the mother of a Brazilian boy in the group posted a security camera video online, prompting outrage &ndash; but also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-apologises-after-three-diplomats-black-teenagers-searched-at-gunpoint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-apologises-after-three-diplomats-black-teenagers-searched-at-gunpoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indictment, which includes embezzlement and criminal association charges, stems from a gift from Saudi ArabiaBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro faces possible charges for money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, local media has reported.Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court has yet to receive the police report with the indictment. Once it does, the country&rsquo;s p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ex-president-of-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-could-face-money-laundering-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ex-president-of-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-could-face-money-laundering-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina’s president butts heads with South American leftist leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turning from his ferocious attacks on domestic opponents, Javier Milei aims his scorn at the heads of Brazil and BoliviaOn the campaign trail, Argentina&rsquo;s showman president, Javier Milei, brandished a chainsaw to highlight plans for ferocious spending cuts. In office, the rightwinger has apparently decided to take the power tool to foreign relations as well.In recent days, Milei has busied himself losing friends and alienating people with a series of verbal attacks on the leftwing leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/argentinas-president-butts-heads-with-south-american-leftist-leaders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/argentinas-president-butts-heads-with-south-american-leftist-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s unparalleled spate of book bans is page out of US culture wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of bans on volumes with race, gender and LGBTQ+ themes have proliferated in recent yearsIt started with a social media video: a school principal from a medium-sized Brazilian city lashed out against an award-winning novel, saying it was &ldquo;disgusting&rdquo; and disrespectful of &ldquo;good manners&rdquo;.The next day, the local department of education ordered all schools in nearby cities to remove the book from their libraries. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-unparalleled-spate-of-book-bans-is-page-out-of-us-culture-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-unparalleled-spate-of-book-bans-is-page-out-of-us-culture-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s unparalleled spate of book bans is a page out of US culture wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of bans on volumes with race, gender and LGBTQ+ themes have proliferated in recent yearsIt started with a social media video: a school principal from a medium-sized Brazilian city lashed out against an award-winning novel, saying it was &ldquo;disgusting&rdquo; and disrespectful of &ldquo;good manners&rdquo;.The next day, the local department of education ordered all schools in nearby cities to remove the book from their libraries. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-unparalleled-spate-of-book-bans-is-a-page-out-of-us-culture-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-unparalleled-spate-of-book-bans-is-a-page-out-of-us-culture-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Europa plane diverts to Brazil after severe turbulence injures dozens]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 40 passengers taken to hospitals after flight from Madrid to Montevideo forced to make emergency landingAn Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo has been forced to make an emergency landing at a Brazilian airport due to &ldquo;severe turbulence&rdquo;, the airline said.About 40 passengers, mostly with minor injuries, were taken to hospitals in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state after the plane was diverted early on Monday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/air-europa-plane-diverts-to-brazil-after-severe-turbulence-injures-dozens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/air-europa-plane-diverts-to-brazil-after-severe-turbulence-injures-dozens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We cannot deny history again’: Brazil floods show how German migration silenced Black and Indigenous stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[The promotion of European immigration was linked to the idea of &lsquo;whitening the Brazilian population&rsquo;, say historiansDominga Menezes was only 12 years old when she danced for a dictator.It was 25 July 1974, and S&atilde;o Leopoldo, a medium-sized city in Brazil&rsquo;s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, was celebrating both the anniversary of its founding and 150 years of German immigration to Brazil. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-cannot-deny-history-again-brazil-floods-show-how-german-migration-silenced-black-and-indigenous-stories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-cannot-deny-history-again-brazil-floods-show-how-german-migration-silenced-black-and-indigenous-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the archive: Brazilian butt lift: behind the world’s most dangerous cosmetic surgery – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: The BBL is the fastest growing cosmetic surgery in the world, despite the mounting number of deaths resulting from the procedure. What is driving its astonishing rise? By Sophie Elmhirst Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-the-archive-brazilian-butt-lift-behind-the-worlds-most-dangerous-cosmetic-surgery-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-the-archive-brazilian-butt-lift-behind-the-worlds-most-dangerous-cosmetic-surgery-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique speciesProtecting just 1.2% of the Earth&rsquo;s surface for nature would be enough to prevent the extinction of the world&rsquo;s most threatened species, according to a new study.Analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Science has found that the targeted expansion of protected areas on land would be enough to prevent the loss of thousands of the mammals, birds,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protecting-just-12-of-earths-land-could-save-most-threatened-species-says-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/protecting-just-12-of-earths-land-could-save-most-threatened-species-says-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Tomorrow’s our D-day’: On the frontline of the fight to save the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brazilian special forces unit marks the second anniversary of the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips with what they hope will be a famous offensive against the criminals obliterating the greatest tropical rainforest on EarthAs world leaders gathered in France to remember the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, a Brazilian band of brothers assembled deep in the jungle to stage a fight of their own on the Amazon&rsquo;s river beaches, landing grounds and creeks.&ldquo;Tomorrow&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tomorrows-our-d-day-on-the-frontline-of-the-fight-to-save-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tomorrows-our-d-day-on-the-frontline-of-the-fight-to-save-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS Smith’s £5.8bn takeover by US rival going ahead despite competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merger with International Paper going at &lsquo;absolutely full steam&rsquo; in face of separate interest from Brazil&rsquo;s SuzanoThe boss of FTSE 100 company DS Smith has said its &pound;5.8bn takeover by a US rival is going at &ldquo;absolutely full steam&rdquo;, despite concerns it could be derailed by another packaging sector merger.Miles Roberts, DS Smith&rsquo;s chief executive, said that merger work with International Paper was &ldquo;going very well&rdquo; and that he definitely expect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ds-smiths-58bn-takeover-by-us-rival-going-ahead-despite-competition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ds-smiths-58bn-takeover-by-us-rival-going-ahead-despite-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil seeks pro-Bolsonaro rioters who fled to Argentina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country asks Argentina to identify rioters&rsquo; whereabouts and status before deciding to request extraditionsBrazil has asked Argentina for information about dozens of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro seeking refuge in the neighboring country to avoid legal consequences for rioting in Bras&iacute;lia last year as part of an alleged coup attempt.Brazilian police officials said the request was a precursor to possible extradition requests. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-seeks-pro-bolsonaro-rioters-who-fled-to-argentina/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-seeks-pro-bolsonaro-rioters-who-fled-to-argentina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europol smashes Balkan cartel shipping drugs from South America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain&rsquo;s Guardia Civil&bull; How big is Europe&rsquo;s cocaine problem &ndash; and what is the human cost?Forty people have been arrested and eight tonnes of cocaine seized as the result of a four-year international police operation targeting a criminal network that trafficked large quantities of the drug from South America to Europe via West Africa and the Canary islands.The long-running investigatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/europol-smashes-balkan-cartel-shipping-drugs-from-south-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/europol-smashes-balkan-cartel-shipping-drugs-from-south-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s devastating floods hit its ‘Black population on the periphery’ the hardest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porto Alegre&rsquo;s poorest neighborhoods, often closest to rivers and with the worst infrastructure, bore brunt of crisisIt had been raining for nearly a week when the floodwaters first reached Marcelo Moreira Ferreira&rsquo;s home in Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil&rsquo;s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.His wife and their four children left to seek shelter with relatives, but Ferreira, 51, wanted to stay: his father had built the modest one-story structure and he had lived there hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-devastating-floods-hit-its-black-population-on-the-periphery-the-hardest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-devastating-floods-hit-its-black-population-on-the-periphery-the-hardest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s devastating floods hit ‘Black population on the periphery’ hardest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Porto Alegre&rsquo;s poorest neighborhoods, often closest to rivers and with the worst infrastructure, bore brunt of crisisIt had been raining for nearly a week when the floodwaters first reached Marcelo Moreira Ferreira&rsquo;s home in Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil&rsquo;s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.His wife and their four children left to seek shelter with relatives, but Ferreira, 51, wanted to stay: his father had built the modest one-storey structure and he had lived there h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-devastating-floods-hit-black-population-on-the-periphery-hardest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-devastating-floods-hit-black-population-on-the-periphery-hardest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Brazilian wine so overlooked? | Fiona Beckett on drink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost half of Brazil&rsquo;s wine production is sparkling wine, but the country&rsquo;s producers also make full-bodied reds and so called winter wine Given the current interest in less familiar wine-producing regions, it&rsquo;s surprising that virtually no one in the UK is stocking Brazilian wines. Well, it&rsquo;s surprising to me, anyway. You might think &ndash; and quite rightly &ndash; that Brazil is more about coffee and cacha&ccedil;a; also, that vast swathes of the country are tropical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-is-brazilian-wine-so-overlooked-fiona-beckett-on-drink/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-is-brazilian-wine-so-overlooked-fiona-beckett-on-drink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say calamities on same scale as disaster that has killed 169 will become more common if emissions not cutThe unusually intense, prolonged and extensive flooding that has devastated southern Brazil was made at least twice as likely by human burning of fossil fuels and trees, a study has shown.The record disaster has led to 169 deaths, ruined homes and wrecked harvests, and was worsened by deforestation, investment cuts and human incompetence. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/devastating-brazil-floods-made-twice-as-likely-by-burning-of-fossil-fuels-and-trees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/devastating-brazil-floods-made-twice-as-likely-by-burning-of-fossil-fuels-and-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We want to forge ahead’: grief and defiance as Dom Phillips’ widow journeys to site of his death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian journalist and his Brazilian colleague, Bruno Pereira, were shot dead in the Amazon in 2022.Alessandra Sampaio fell to her knees and wept as she clambered on to the boat&rsquo;s deck and came face to face with the remote riverside clearing where her husband&rsquo;s life was extinguished and hers turned upside down.The sound of Sampaio&rsquo;s lament mixed with birdsong and the voice of an Indigenous shaman echoed through the jungle where the British journalist, Dom Phillips, and his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-want-to-forge-ahead-grief-and-defiance-as-dom-phillips-widow-journeys-to-site-of-his-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-want-to-forge-ahead-grief-and-defiance-as-dom-phillips-widow-journeys-to-site-of-his-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange-juice makers consider using other fruits after prices go ‘bananas’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global industry &lsquo;in crisis&rsquo; as fears about Brazilian harvest help push wholesale prices to record highsOrange juice makers are considering turning to alternative fruits such as mandarins as wholesale prices have &ldquo;gone bananas&rdquo; amid fears of poor harvests in Brazil.Prices of orange juice reached a new high of $4.95 (&pound;3.88) a lb on commodity markets this week after growers in the main orange producing areas of Brazil said they were expecting the harvest to be 24% down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/orange-juice-makers-consider-using-other-fruits-after-prices-go-bananas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/orange-juice-makers-consider-using-other-fruits-after-prices-go-bananas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz gets 16-month doping ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio 2016 gold medallist found to have violated anti-doping rulesBraz will miss 2024 Games this summer but has filed Cas appealThiago Braz da Silva, the Brazilian pole vaulter who won Olympic gold on home soil in 2016, has been banned for 16 months after he was found to have violated anti-doping regulations.In a statement released on Tuesday, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Braz was deemed to have breached the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules (ADR 2.1) relating to &ldquo;presence of a pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/former-olympic-pole-vault-champion-thiago-braz-gets-16-month-doping-ban/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/former-olympic-pole-vault-champion-thiago-braz-gets-16-month-doping-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was given 170 years for crimes he didn’t commit. His lawyers say it could happen again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlos Edmilson da Silva served 12 years in Brazil before being freed, after a widely used police practice led to a false arrestCarlos Edmilson da Silva had already served three years in prison for a crime he had not committed when he was arrested in the Brazilian city of Barueri and accused of a string of horrific rapes.His face was plastered across newspapers and TV reports, where he was dubbed the &ldquo;maniac of Castello Branco&rdquo;, after the highway where 12 women had been raped over tw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/he-was-given-170-years-for-crimes-he-didnt-commit-his-lawyers-say-it-could-happen-again/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/he-was-given-170-years-for-crimes-he-didnt-commit-his-lawyers-say-it-could-happen-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve seen things no one should go through’: the overwhelming scale of loss in Brazil’s floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, authorities are struggling to find shelter for half a million displaced people as a health crisis loomsAs the rain poured down during the night of 3 May, a stream of people began to arrive at the Lutheran University of Brazil in Canoas, a city in the southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul. For a week, heavy rains had been pummelling the landscape, raising river levels and flooding homes, forcing many to seek shelter elsewhere.Three weeks later, the uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ive-seen-things-no-one-should-go-through-the-overwhelming-scale-of-loss-in-brazils-floods/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ive-seen-things-no-one-should-go-through-the-overwhelming-scale-of-loss-in-brazils-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motel Destino review – terrifically acted Brazilian erotic noir thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannes film festival<br />
A young man on the run from a mob boss lands an unlikely job in a brutally functional love motel and starts a passionate affair with the manager&rsquo;s wifeAs motel names go, it&rsquo;s certainly more portentous than &ldquo;Bates&rdquo;. But destiny of a sort, shaped by class and money and family abuse, is waiting for the hero and heroine of this movie. This is an erotic noir thriller from Karim A&iuml;nouz; a noir lit mostly by bright sunshine, shot with garish glee by H&e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/motel-destino-review-terrifically-acted-brazilian-erotic-noir-thriller/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/motel-destino-review-terrifically-acted-brazilian-erotic-noir-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The flooded buildings of Porto Alegre, Brazil – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Gideon Mendel has filmed and photographed floods around the world extensively. He travelled by boat through the historic town centre of Port Alegre, documenting the reflections across a city that had become a liquid landscape Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-flooded-buildings-of-porto-alegre-brazil-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-flooded-buildings-of-porto-alegre-brazil-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America labels ultra-processed foods. Will the US follow?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2010, Mexico led the way, followed by Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and ColombiaWhat are those weird ingredients in our favorite packaged foods?Candy lines every inch of the mercado de dulces in Mexico City&rsquo;s historic center. Tantalizing strawberry-flavored chocolates and Taj&iacute;n-covered mango gummies pack the narrow aisles of the meandering marketplace. But many of the colorful packages are somewhat dampened by black stop signs printed on their fronts. Alongside dreamy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/latin-america-labels-ultra-processed-foods-will-the-us-follow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/latin-america-labels-ultra-processed-foods-will-the-us-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Critical slowing down&rsquo; of recovery raises concern over forest&rsquo;s resilience to ecosystem collapseMore than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a &ldquo;critical slowing down&rdquo; of this globally important ecosystem.The signs of weakening resilience raise concerns that the world&rsquo;s greatest tropical forest &ndash; and biggest terrestrial carbon sink &ndash; is degrading towards a point of no retur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-third-of-amazon-rainforest-struggling-to-recover-from-drought-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-third-of-amazon-rainforest-struggling-to-recover-from-drought-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Death toll in southern state of Rio Grande do Sul increasing daily as authorities plan four &lsquo;tent cities&rsquo; for 77,000 displaced peopleThree weeks after one of Brazil&rsquo;s worst-ever floods hit its southernmost state, killing 155 people and forcing 540,000 from their homes, experts have warned that water levels will take at least another two weeks to drop.The death toll across Rio Grande do Sul is still increasing daily, and more than 77,000 displaced people remain in public shelter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-counts-cost-of-worst-ever-floods-with-little-hope-of-waters-receding-soon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-counts-cost-of-worst-ever-floods-with-little-hope-of-waters-receding-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billie Eilish, dogs and lift-off: photos of the day – Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian&rsquo;s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/billie-eilish-dogs-and-lift-off-photos-of-the-day-friday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/billie-eilish-dogs-and-lift-off-photos-of-the-day-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Raw obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-smoking campaigner whose research and activism helped to persuade millions of people to give up cigarettesThe sharp drop in the number of smokers in the UK over the past 40 years, and England&rsquo;s leading role in the global smoking cessation movement, owe much to the research work of Martin Raw, who has died of pulmonary fibrosis aged 74.Millions of smokers will have been prompted and supported to quit thanks to Raw&rsquo;s findings and advocacy. He was lead author of England&rsquo;s fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/martin-raw-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/martin-raw-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It was like a movie': rescue operations under way as deadly floods hit Brazil &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rescue operations are under way in Brazil&rsquo;s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, where devastating floods have killed more than 100 people. Soldiers rescued a man clinging to a fence in a flooded area in the city of Porto Alegre. Emergency workers also rescued a horse that had been trapped for days on a rooftop. More than 165,000 people have been displaced from flooded homes and rescued by boats and helicopters, with many taking refuge at makeshift sheltersBrazil is reeling from catastroph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/it-was-like-a-movie-rescue-operations-under-way-as-deadly-floods-hit-brazil-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/it-was-like-a-movie-rescue-operations-under-way-as-deadly-floods-hit-brazil-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil is reeling from catastrophic floods. What went wrong – and what does the future hold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the country&rsquo;s south, up to half of the annual predicted rain fell in just 10 days &ndash; the third such event in a year. Experts say it is time to plan for a new normalPhotographs by Daniel MarencoWhen the torrential rain began to swallow her city block, Cristiane Batista, 34, grabbed her three children, a couple of backpacks and her smartphone and waited at the door, hoping to be picked up by the municipal trucks preparing to evacuate the population of Mu&ccedil;um, in the state of Ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-is-reeling-from-catastrophic-floods-what-went-wrong-and-what-does-the-future-hold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-is-reeling-from-catastrophic-floods-what-went-wrong-and-what-does-the-future-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse stranded on roof by Brazil floods is rescued by emergency workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animal dubbed &lsquo;Caramelo&rsquo; was trapped for days, balancing on two strips of slippery asbestos after flooding hit the Porto Alegre areaEmergency workers have rescued a horse that had been trapped for days on a rooftop after severe floods in southern Brazil, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 107 people.The animal, dubbed Caramelo on social media, had been balancing on two narrow strips of slippery asbestos in Canoas, a city in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area that is one of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/horse-stranded-on-roof-by-brazil-floods-is-rescued-by-emergency-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/horse-stranded-on-roof-by-brazil-floods-is-rescued-by-emergency-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil floods: horse stranded on roof is rescued as death toll rises to 107 people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animal dubbed &lsquo;Caramelo&rsquo; was trapped for days, balancing on two strips of slippery asbestos after flooding hit the Porto Alegre areaEmergency workers have rescued a horse that had been trapped for days on a rooftop after severe floods in southern Brazil, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 107 people.The animal, dubbed Caramelo on social media, had been balancing on two narrow strips of slippery asbestos in Canoas, a city in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area that is one of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-horse-stranded-on-roof-is-rescued-as-death-toll-rises-to-107-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-horse-stranded-on-roof-is-rescued-as-death-toll-rises-to-107-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s far right pilloried for Madonna outrage after figures spotted at concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of rightwing ex-president Jair Bolsonaro among 1.6m people at show despite conservative criticism of &lsquo;satanist&rsquo; singerFor conservative supporters of Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro, Madonna&rsquo;s recent mega show in Rio had seemed the perfect opportunity to score points against what they see as the ungodly and morally degenerate left.After the Queen of Pop threw the biggest concert of her 40-year career on Copacabana beach on Saturday, one far-right congre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-far-right-pilloried-for-madonna-outrage-after-figures-spotted-at-concert/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-far-right-pilloried-for-madonna-outrage-after-figures-spotted-at-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disease and hunger soar in Latin America after floods and drought, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological OrganizationHunger and disease are rising in Latin America after a year of record heat, floods and drought, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has shown.The continent, which is trapped between the freakishly hot Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, probably suffered tens of thousands of climate-related deaths in 2023, at least $21bn (&pound;17bn) of economic damage and &ldquo;the greatest calori]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/disease-and-hunger-soar-in-latin-america-after-floods-and-drought-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/disease-and-hunger-soar-in-latin-america-after-floods-and-drought-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding in Brazil: then and now – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devastating floods across the state of Rio Grande do Sul have about 90 dead and survivors seeking food and shelterBrazil flooding death toll rises to 90 Heavy rains that began last week have caused rivers to flood, inundating whole towns and destroying roads and bridges across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The local civil defence agency said the death toll has risen to 90, while 131 people are still unaccounted for and 155,000 are homeless. A state of emergency has been decl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/flooding-in-brazil-then-and-now-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/flooding-in-brazil-then-and-now-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil floods: footage shows airport under water as death toll rises – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drone footage showed a flooded airport and stadium in the city of Porto Alegre, as the death toll after heavy rains in southern Brazil climbed to at least 90, with more than 130 people still missing. Rain has flooded huge stretches of Rio Grande do Sul state, displacing more than 155,000 people and affecting an estimated 1.3 million, according to local authoritiesBrazil flooding death toll rises to 90 as more than 155,000 people displaced Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-footage-shows-airport-under-water-as-death-toll-rises-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-footage-shows-airport-under-water-as-death-toll-rises-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil flooding death toll rises to 90 as more than 155,000 people displaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 361 injured and 131 missing in southern part of country from what governor called his state&rsquo;s &lsquo;biggest climate catastrophe&rsquo;The death toll from what authorities call the worst climate disaster ever to strike southern Brazil has risen to 90, after ferocious rain flooded huge stretches of Rio Grande do Sul state, displacing more than 155,000 people and forcing the closure of the main airport in the country&rsquo;s fifth biggest city.Photographs of the Porto Alegre airport]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-flooding-death-toll-rises-to-90-as-more-than-155000-people-displaced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-flooding-death-toll-rises-to-90-as-more-than-155000-people-displaced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Magical moment’ as fire-ravaged Brazil museum receives big fossil donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collection of more than 1,000 fossils including rare dinosaurs given to National Museum in Rio six years after devastating blazeNearly six years after it was engulfed by a devastating fire that inflicted incalculable damage on Brazil&rsquo;s cultural heritage, the country&rsquo;s national museum has received an important donation of more than a thousand fossils as part of a campaign to help rebuild the collection lost to the flames.The fire, caused by an electrical short-circuit on the night of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/magical-moment-as-fire-ravaged-brazil-museum-receives-big-fossil-donation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/magical-moment-as-fire-ravaged-brazil-museum-receives-big-fossil-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil floods: Lula flies over Rio Grande do Sul as army races to rescue stranded families – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil's president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, flew with several cabinet members over the southern Rio Grande do Sul state to witness the floods that have killed at least 75 people.Footage show helicopter crews rescuing families including babies from rooftops. More than 100 people were missing on Sunday, according to local officialsFlooding death toll in south Brazil rises to 75 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-lula-flies-over-rio-grande-do-sul-as-army-races-to-rescue-stranded-families-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-lula-flies-over-rio-grande-do-sul-as-army-races-to-rescue-stranded-families-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: torrential rainstorms cause death and destruction in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[This part of South America is no stranger to major rainfall, but last week&rsquo;s storms were particularly devastatingTorrential rainstorms in Brazil&rsquo;s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have caused the worst flooding the country has seen in 80 years, with many deaths and thousands of families displaced. Central parts of the state were worst-hit after the storms began last Monday, with unofficial weather stations in the area recording 20-40in over the past week.Widespread floods and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-torrential-rainstorms-cause-death-and-destruction-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-torrential-rainstorms-cause-death-and-destruction-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding death toll in south Brazil rises to 75 as over 100 people remain missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state say more than 80,000 have been displaced by record water levelsSeventy-five people are now known to have died in the flooding in Brazil&rsquo;s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, while more than 100 people remain missing, local authorities said on Sunday.The state&rsquo;s civil defence authority said 101 people were unaccounted for and more than 80,000 had been displaced after record-breaking floods swept across the state, which borders Uruguay and Argentina.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/flooding-death-toll-in-south-brazil-rises-to-75-as-over-100-people-remain-missing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/flooding-death-toll-in-south-brazil-rises-to-75-as-over-100-people-remain-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding death toll in south Brazil rises to 66 as over 100 people remain missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state say more than 80,000 have been displaced by record water levelsSixty-six people are now known to have died in the flooding in Brazil&rsquo;s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, while more than 100 people remain missing, local authorities said on Sunday.The state&rsquo;s civil defence authority said 101 people were unaccounted for and more than 80,000 had been displaced after record-breaking floods swept across the state, which borders Uruguay and Argentina. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/flooding-death-toll-in-south-brazil-rises-to-66-as-over-100-people-remain-missing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/flooding-death-toll-in-south-brazil-rises-to-66-as-over-100-people-remain-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Area around Rio de Janeiro beach filled for several blocks as singer closes her Celebration world tourMore than a million people have thronged Brazil&rsquo;s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert, braving the heat to see the end of her Celebration world tour.The sand and oceanfront boulevard around Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s famed beach were filled for several blocks on Saturday night by a crowd the city estimated at 1.6 million. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/free-madonna-concert-draws-crowd-of-16m-to-brazils-copacabana-beach/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/free-madonna-concert-draws-crowd-of-16m-to-brazils-copacabana-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death toll from rains in southern Brazil rises to 57]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of cities across Rio Grande so Sul hit by floods with 32,000 people displaced and infrastructure destroyedThe death toll from rains in Brazil&rsquo;s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 57, local authorities said on Saturday afternoon, while dozens still have not been accounted for.The state&rsquo;s civil defence authority said 67 people were still missing and more than 32,000 had been displaced as storms affected nearly two-thirds of the 497 cities in the state. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/death-toll-from-rains-in-southern-brazil-rises-to-57/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/death-toll-from-rains-in-southern-brazil-rises-to-57/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aerial footage shows scale of flooding in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage shows a flooded area in Rio Grande do Sul state after heavy rains have caused massive destruction in the region. Torrential downpours in the southern Brazilian state have killed dozens of people, with more than 70 still missing, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homesBrazil: 37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aerial-footage-shows-scale-of-flooding-in-brazils-rio-grande-do-sul-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aerial-footage-shows-scale-of-flooding-in-brazils-rio-grande-do-sul-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: 37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 23,000 people forced to leave homes after heavy rains in southern Rio Grande do Sul prompt record-breaking floodsHeavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.It was the fourth such environmental disaster in a year, following floods in July, September and November that killed 75 people in total. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-37-killed-and-dozens-missing-in-worst-floods-in-80-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-37-killed-and-dozens-missing-in-worst-floods-in-80-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s so frustrating’: two years on and still no justice for Bruno and Dom murders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men await trial in Brazil for the killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, but no date is set and Amazon activists still live in fear of violenceNearly two years after Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered during a reporting trip in the Brazilian Amazon their families are still waiting for justice and activists fear their deaths will not be the last.The British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were ambushed and killed on 5 June 2022 while travelling by boat to the ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-so-frustrating-two-years-on-and-still-no-justice-for-bruno-and-dom-murders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-so-frustrating-two-years-on-and-still-no-justice-for-bruno-and-dom-murders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wasn’t worried about what gringos wanted!’ Ludmilla, Brazil’s next pop superstar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Already the most listened-to Black artist in Brazil and a favourite of Beyonc&eacute;, Ludmilla has a whole new audience after her viral Coachella show. She discusses the racism and homophobia she&rsquo;s had to face getting this farIn between her two-weekend debut at Coachella earlier this month, while the first concert was going viral, the Brazilian singer Ludmilla did business meetings, spent a day in Miami and kicked off new music projects. This interview took place on her way back from a sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-wasnt-worried-about-what-gringos-wanted-ludmilla-brazils-next-pop-superstar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-wasnt-worried-about-what-gringos-wanted-ludmilla-brazils-next-pop-superstar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining firm BHP offers $25.7bn settlement for Brazil dam disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian company and its partner Vale unleashed largest spill of mining waste in historyThe mining company BHP has said it hopes to secure a $25.7bn (&pound;20bn) settlement over the 2015 Samarco disaster, when the collapse of a dam left at least 19 people dead, 700 homeless and spread unprecedented levels of pollutants across the rivers and landscape of Brazil.BHP said it had offered the settlement to the Brazilian authorities in partnership with fellow miner Vale, its 50:50 joint venture par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mining-firm-bhp-offers-257bn-settlement-for-brazil-dam-disaster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mining-firm-bhp-offers-257bn-settlement-for-brazil-dam-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portuguese government rejects president’s suggestion of slavery reparations]]></title><description><![CDATA[President advocated &lsquo;paying the costs&rsquo; of colonial-era crimes but government said focus was deepening international cooperationThe Portuguese government has dismissed suggestions from the country&rsquo;s president that it should &ldquo;pay the costs&rdquo; for slavery and other colonial-era crimes, saying it has no plans for reparations and will instead focus on deepening international cooperation &ldquo;based on the reconciliation of brotherly peoples&rdquo;.Campaigners have long ap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portuguese-government-rejects-presidents-suggestion-of-slavery-reparations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portuguese-government-rejects-presidents-suggestion-of-slavery-reparations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My hands went cold’: Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The killing of councillor Marielle Franco has inspired a generation of journalists to probe the city&rsquo;s dangerous underworldRafael Soares&rsquo;s phone rang and his blood froze. &ldquo;Ronnie Lessa Googled you,&rdquo; a federal police contact on the other end of the line told the Brazilian reporter as he stood in his newsroom one morning in 2019.Any Rio crime journalist worth their salt knew that being investigated by such a man was extremely bad news. Lessa was reputedly one of the city&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-hands-went-cold-rios-reporters-risk-death-to-reveal-criminal-ties-between-police-politicians-and-mafia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-hands-went-cold-rios-reporters-risk-death-to-reveal-criminal-ties-between-police-politicians-and-mafia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal rejects suggestion to pay reparations for slavery after comments from president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement from government contradicts stance taken by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said Portugal should not put issue &lsquo;in a drawer&rsquo;Portugal&rsquo;s government has said it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-rejects-suggestion-to-pay-reparations-for-slavery-after-comments-from-president/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-rejects-suggestion-to-pay-reparations-for-slavery-after-comments-from-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal rejects proposal to pay reparations for slavery after comments from president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement from government contradicts stance taken by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said Portugal should not put issue &lsquo;in a drawer&rsquo;Portugal&rsquo;s government has said it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-rejects-proposal-to-pay-reparations-for-slavery-after-comments-from-president/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-rejects-proposal-to-pay-reparations-for-slavery-after-comments-from-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver &pound;250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis&lsquo;Why we need a global tax on billionaires&rsquo;The world&rsquo;s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise &pound;250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and global heating, ministers from four leading economies have suggested.In a sign of growing international support for a levy o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/worlds-billionaires-should-pay-minimum-2-wealth-tax-say-g20-ministers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/worlds-billionaires-should-pay-minimum-2-wealth-tax-say-g20-ministers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisisBillionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund convened for the spring meetings last week, it was all about the really big questions. What can the international community do to accelerate decarbonisation and fight climate change? How can highly indebted countries retain fiscal space to invest in povert]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ministers-of-germany-brazil-south-africa-and-spain-why-we-need-a-global-tax-on-billionaires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ministers-of-germany-brazil-south-africa-and-spain-why-we-need-a-global-tax-on-billionaires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schoolsPortugal needs to &ldquo;pay the costs&rdquo; of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the country&rsquo;s president has said, in a rare instance of a European leader seemingly backing the need for reparations.Portugal has long grappled with calls by campaigners to address its legacy as the European country with the longest historical involvement in the slave trade. D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-needs-to-pay-the-costs-of-slavery-and-colonialism-says-president/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-needs-to-pay-the-costs-of-slavery-and-colonialism-says-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro supporters hit streets of Rio and hail new hero Elon Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owner of X has used social media platform to bash judge in charge of investigations into former presidentThousands of diehard supporters of Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro have hit the streets of Rio to champion their embattled leader and celebrate the new hero of their far-right movement: Elon Musk.The tech billionaire has spent recent weeks using his social network X to bash Bolsonaro&rsquo;s arch-enemy, the supreme court judge Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes is responsible for seve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-supporters-hit-streets-of-rio-and-hail-new-hero-elon-musk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-supporters-hit-streets-of-rio-and-hail-new-hero-elon-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Styles stalker jailed for sending him 8,000 cards in a month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Myra Carvalho sentenced to 14 weeks&rsquo; imprisonment and banned from seeing singer performA woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.Myra Carvalho, who appeared at Harrow crown court sitting at Hendon magistrates court in London, was said to have stalked the singer by sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/harry-styles-stalker-jailed-for-sending-him-8000-cards-in-a-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/harry-styles-stalker-jailed-for-sending-him-8000-cards-in-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Only in Rio’: South Korea’s ambassador to Brazil is an unlikely samba star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lim Ki-mo first heard Brazilian music 50 years ago in his home town of Busan; now his consular crooning marks a triumph of soft powerBrazil&rsquo;s latest music sensation grinned from ear to ear as he moseyed down Copacabana beach contemplating his unusual rise to fame.&ldquo;Samba brings me joy and makes me happy,&rdquo; the 59-year-old crooner said in Portuguese, as he paused to pose for photos in the shade of palm trees. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/only-in-rio-south-koreas-ambassador-to-brazil-is-an-unlikely-samba-star/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/only-in-rio-south-koreas-ambassador-to-brazil-is-an-unlikely-samba-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shock in Brazil after woman is arrested and charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft through fraudWhen &Eacute;rika de Souza Vieira wheeled her lethargic-looking uncle into a Brazilian bank, clerks quickly sensed something was amiss.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;s well. He doesn&rsquo;t look well at all,&rdquo; remarked one distrustful employee as Vieira tried to get her elderly relative to sign off on a 17,000 reais ($3,250) loan. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-woman-arrested-after-taking-corpse-to-sign-bank-loan-she-knew-he-was-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-woman-arrested-after-taking-corpse-to-sign-bank-loan-she-knew-he-was-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the archive: Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband killed? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: Flordelis grew up in a Rio favela, but rose to fame after adopting more than 50 children, becoming a hugely successful gospel singer and winning a seat in congress. And now she is on trial for murder. By Tom Phillips Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-the-archive-did-brazils-evangelical-superstar-have-her-husband-killed-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-the-archive-did-brazils-evangelical-superstar-have-her-husband-killed-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He led Brazil’s Black sailors in resisting abuse. A hundred years later he may get justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jo&atilde;o C&acirc;ndido and other navy sailors radicalised in England held Rio de Janeiro hostage in a revolt over corporal punishmentHe was a Black Brazilian sailor who led an unprecedented mutiny against abuse by white officers, and helped end flogging in the country&rsquo;s navy &ndash; only to be imprisoned, persecuted and die in poverty.For five days in 1910, Jo&atilde;o C&acirc;ndido Felisberto held Rio de Janeiro hostage under the guns of the Brazilian fleet, in an uprising known as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/he-led-brazils-black-sailors-in-resisting-abuse-a-hundred-years-later-he-may-get-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/he-led-brazils-black-sailors-in-resisting-abuse-a-hundred-years-later-he-may-get-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He led Brazil’s Black sailors in mutiny to resist abuse. A hundred years later he may get justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jo&atilde;o C&acirc;ndido and other navy sailors radicalised in England held Rio de Janeiro hostage in a revolt over corporal punishmentHe was a Black Brazilian sailor who led an unprecedented mutiny against abuse by white officers, and helped end flogging in the country&rsquo;s navy &ndash; only to be imprisoned, persecuted and die in poverty.For five days in 1910, Jo&atilde;o C&acirc;ndido Felisberto held Rio de Janeiro hostage under the guns of the Brazilian fleet, in an uprising known as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/he-led-brazils-black-sailors-in-mutiny-to-resist-abuse-a-hundred-years-later-he-may-get-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/he-led-brazils-black-sailors-in-mutiny-to-resist-abuse-a-hundred-years-later-he-may-get-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty | Larry Elliott]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president Lula&rsquo;s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action All things considered, the world&rsquo;s richest countries have emerged from the global pandemic in better shape than they could have imagined when Covid-19 first appeared just over four years ago.To be sure, the impact of lockdown and its aftermath has been painful, but the effects on poor countries have been far more severe. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-last-g20-is-showing-how-to-finance-an-assault-on-poverty-larry-elliott/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-last-g20-is-showing-how-to-finance-an-assault-on-poverty-larry-elliott/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘War, refugees, destruction’: colonialism and conflict key themes of Venice Biennale]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s &lsquo;Olympics of the art world&rsquo; features many artists wrestling with ideas of colonialism and its lingering influence This year&rsquo;s Venice Biennale is being billed as an event rooted in the now, in a world of conflict and division &ndash; or, as one newspaper put it, the celebration of global art will be full of &ldquo;war, refugees, destruction&rdquo;.Another theme that runs through many of the pavilions is colonialism: both its legacy in the form of restitution de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/war-refugees-destruction-colonialism-and-conflict-key-themes-of-venice-biennale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/war-refugees-destruction-colonialism-and-conflict-key-themes-of-venice-biennale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weeks-long manhunt in Brazil shows dramatic expansion of two main gangs into Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two fugitives eluded law enforcement for 51 days, indicating a widening network for crime factions CV and PCCAfter nearly two months on the run, the Amazon outlaws nicknamed Hammerhead and Armadillo might have felt they were nearing the home straight &ndash; albeit a long and muddy one.Just ahead over the Tocantins River lay the Trans-Amazonian highway, a rundown and poorly patrolled jungle track that cuts more than 1,200 miles east-west across the largest rainforest on Earth. After completing t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weeks-long-manhunt-in-brazil-shows-dramatic-expansion-of-two-main-gangs-into-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weeks-long-manhunt-in-brazil-shows-dramatic-expansion-of-two-main-gangs-into-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Packers and Eagles to play NFL season opener at Brazil club with ‘ban’ on green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teams play in colors of Corinthians&rsquo; bitter rivalsNFL to play its first regular-season game in BrazilThe Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil.The 6 September matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season&rsquo;s opening weekend.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had said in February that the Eagles would be the home team for the game. The NFL announced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/packers-and-eagles-to-play-nfl-season-opener-at-brazil-club-with-ban-on-green/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/packers-and-eagles-to-play-nfl-season-opener-at-brazil-club-with-ban-on-green/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula is styling himself as the new leader of the global south – and shifting attention away from the west | Jordana Timerman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through the G20, Brazil&rsquo;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&rsquo;s richest countries. However, it is increasingly clear that this setup isn&rsquo;t sufficient to respond to the interests of the global south, including combating climate breakdown and expanding economic devel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-is-styling-himself-as-the-new-leader-of-the-global-south-and-shifting-attention-away-from-the-west-jordana-timerman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-is-styling-himself-as-the-new-leader-of-the-global-south-and-shifting-attention-away-from-the-west-jordana-timerman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcareMore than 100 Indigenous people in Brazil&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/epidemic-fears-as-80-of-indigenous-amazon-tribe-fall-ill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/epidemic-fears-as-80-of-indigenous-amazon-tribe-fall-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk faces Brazil inquiry after defying X court order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multibillionaire called for resignation of judge who ordered platform to block far-right usersElon Musk faces a legal investigation in Brazil after becoming embroiled in a public row with a supreme court judge over an order requiring the social network X to take down some far-right accounts.Justice Alexandre de Moraes had issued a court order forcing the site formerly known as Twitter to block several users as part of his investigation into former president Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s attempts to sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-faces-brazil-inquiry-after-defying-x-court-order/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/elon-musk-faces-brazil-inquiry-after-defying-x-court-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly equal to Switzerland The destruction of the world&rsquo;s most pristine rainforests continued at a relentless rate in 2023, despite dramatic falls in forest loss in the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon, new figures show.An area nearly the size of Switzerland was cleared from previously undisturbed rainforests last year, totalling 37,000 sq km (14,200 sq miles), according to figures compiled by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/global-rainforest-loss-continues-at-rate-of-10-football-pitches-a-minute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/global-rainforest-loss-continues-at-rate-of-10-football-pitches-a-minute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two local staff at Hungary embassy fired after Bolsonaro video leak – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage showing former president spent two nights apparently hiding from potential arrest at mission was leaked to mediaThe Hungarian embassy in Bras&iacute;lia has reportedly fired two Brazilian employees after the leaking of security footage that revealed how Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro had spent two nights &ldquo;hiding&rdquo; inside the mission.According to the network CNN Brasil, the sackings were punishment for the embarrassing leak to the New York Times which prompted a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-local-staff-at-hungary-embassy-fired-after-bolsonaro-video-leak-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-local-staff-at-hungary-embassy-fired-after-bolsonaro-video-leak-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil apologizes to Indigenous people for persecution during dictatorship]]></title><description><![CDATA[President of amnesty commission investigating crimes of 1964-85 regime makes first-ever apology to Indigenous leaderBrazil has issued its first-ever apology for the torture and persecution of Indigenous people during the military dictatorship, including the incarceration of victims in an infamous detention centre known as an &ldquo;Indigenous concentration camp&rdquo;.The apology was made on Tuesday by an amnesty commission attached to the human rights ministry that is tasked with investigating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-apologizes-to-indigenous-people-for-persecution-during-dictatorship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-apologizes-to-indigenous-people-for-persecution-during-dictatorship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Children were dying. We didn’t even have aspirin’: the Indigenous Venezuelans forced far from home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic crisis has driven Warao communities from their traditional life in lush forest to a Brazilian slumPhotographs by Nicola ZolinAt 4pm, the sound of sirens is fading. On the pavement, a teenage girl &ndash; her eyes darting back and forth to monitor police presence &ndash; starts smoking crack. She is across the street from &ldquo;Hotel 583&rdquo;, a makeshift shelter in a dangerous part of downtown Manaus, the capital of Amazonas in Brazil.On the second floor of the building, in the Cidad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/children-were-dying-we-didnt-even-have-aspirin-the-indigenous-venezuelans-forced-far-from-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/children-were-dying-we-didnt-even-have-aspirin-the-indigenous-venezuelans-forced-far-from-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s president has nixed commemorations of the 1964 coup, possibly to avoid irking the military as senior officers facing jail for allegedly conspiring to stop Lula taking power after 2022 electionRelatives of the victims of Brazil&rsquo;s brutal two-decade dictatorship have voiced anger and dismay over President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva&rsquo;s reported decision to block official remembrance events marking the 60th anniversary of the 1964 military coup d&rsquo;&eacute;tat.Acti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-dismays-relatives-of-dictatorships-victims-by-ignoring-coup-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-dismays-relatives-of-dictatorships-victims-by-ignoring-coup-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos of French president&rsquo;s three-day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries&rsquo; partnership delight internet observersIf the official photos are anything to go by, Emmanuel Macron&rsquo;s three-day trip to Brazil has been more romantic getaway than international diplomacy.The French president, who ended his tour of the South American country on Thursday with a state visit to the capital, Bras&iacute;lia, prompted online hilarity after the publication of photos showing him being particul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/macron-rekindles-france-brazil-relationship-in-widely-memed-lula-visit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/macron-rekindles-france-brazil-relationship-in-widely-memed-lula-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments]]></title><description><![CDATA[French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be &lsquo;much stronger&rsquo; on biodiversity and climateEmmanuel Macron has called a proposed trade agreement between the EU and South America&rsquo;s Mercosur bloc a &ldquo;very bad deal&rdquo; that lacks proper climate considerations.&ldquo;As it is negotiated today, it is a very bad deal, for you and for us,&rdquo; the French president told Brazilian businessmen in S&atilde;o Paulo on Wednesday while on a three-day trip to Brazil, Lat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/macron-calls-proposed-eu-mercosur-trade-pact-very-bad-deal-lacking-strong-climate-commitments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/macron-calls-proposed-eu-mercosur-trade-pact-very-bad-deal-lacking-strong-climate-commitments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil and Colombia voice concern as Venezuela bans opposition candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[South American neighbours respond to blocking of Corina Yoris, who was favoured to beat strongman Nicol&aacute;s Maduro in electionsA chorus of Latin American nations, including Brazil and Colombia, have voiced concern over the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela after the opposition politician best-positioned to challenge its strongman leader, Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, in July&rsquo;s presidential election was prevented from registering for the vote.Corina Yoris, an 80-year-old philosop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-and-colombia-voice-concern-as-venezuela-bans-opposition-candidate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-and-colombia-voice-concern-as-venezuela-bans-opposition-candidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil and Colombia outraged over Venezuela’s bids to block opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nations respond to strongman Nicol&aacute;s Maduro blocking Mar&iacute;a Corina Machado and now Corina Yoris from running against himA chorus of Latin American nations, including Brazil and Colombia, have voiced concern over the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela after the opposition politician best-positioned to challenge its strongman leader, Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, in July&rsquo;s presidential election was prevented from registering for the vote.Corina Yoris, an 80-year-old philoso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-and-colombia-outraged-over-venezuelas-bids-to-block-opposition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-and-colombia-outraged-over-venezuelas-bids-to-block-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who killed Marielle Franco? Arrests lay bare nexus of politicians, police and paramilitaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilians shocked to find the man charged with investigating the city councillor&rsquo;s assassination was one of its alleged engineersMore than a decade has passed since Rio&rsquo;s homicide chief sat down for an interview with the city&rsquo;s bestselling magazine to boast of a dramatic drop in murders.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no such thing as a perfect crime,&rdquo; proclaimed Rivaldo Barbosa, who the publication described as an industrious, church-going former air force sergeant who had instruc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/who-killed-marielle-franco-arrests-lay-bare-nexus-of-politicians-police-and-paramilitaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/who-killed-marielle-franco-arrests-lay-bare-nexus-of-politicians-police-and-paramilitaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil summons Hungarian envoy to explain why Bolsonaro hid in embassy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Brazil president spent two nights at legation after two close aides were detained in February over alleged coup plotBrazil&rsquo;s foreign ministry has summoned the Hungarian ambassador to explain why the South American country&rsquo;s embattled former president Jair Bolsonaro spent two nights &ldquo;hiding&rdquo; at Hungary&rsquo;s embassy in Bras&iacute;lia last month as federal police investigators closed in on some of his closest allies.Security footage obtained by the New York Times]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-summons-hungarian-envoy-to-explain-why-bolsonaro-hid-in-embassy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-summons-hungarian-envoy-to-explain-why-bolsonaro-hid-in-embassy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro reportedly ‘hid’ in Hungarian embassy after allies arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Brazil president spent two nights at legation after two close aides were detained in February over alleged coup plotBrazil&rsquo;s embattled former president Jair Bolsonaro spent two nights &ldquo;hiding&rdquo; at the Hungarian embassy in Bras&iacute;lia last month as federal police investigators closed in on some of his closest allies, the New York Times has claimed.Security footage obtained by the US newspaper appeared to show that in early February &ndash; four days after two Bolsonaro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-reportedly-hid-in-hungarian-embassy-after-allies-arrested/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-reportedly-hid-in-hungarian-embassy-after-allies-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dani Alves leaves Spanish jail after paying €1m bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Barcelona footballer on provisional release from prison term while he appeals against rape convictionThe former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves has been allowed out on bail having served 14 months of a four-and-a-half-year sentence for rape.One of the world&rsquo;s most decorated footballers, Alves, 40, was found guilty last month of raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in the early hours of 31 December 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dani-alves-leaves-spanish-jail-after-paying-1m-bail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dani-alves-leaves-spanish-jail-after-paying-1m-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavy rainfall brings landslides to country&rsquo;s south-east. Elsewhere, a wild temperature fluctuation in IberiaBrazil was hit by devastating floods over the weekend that have so far claimed 20 lives in the resultant landslides and mudslides. There was heavy rainfall in parts of the south-east, including Rio de Janeiro, Petr&oacute;polis and the larger Esp&iacute;rito Santo region, with hourly rainfall totals of about 20mm recorded in places. Cumulative totals from Friday through Sunday were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-flood-fallout-claims-at-least-20-lives-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-flood-fallout-claims-at-least-20-lives-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marielle Franco: Two powerful politicians arrested over Brazil murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rio de Janeiro councillor and her driver were assassinated in 2018 causing an international outcryTwo powerful politicians and Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s former chief of police have been arrested as part of a federal police operation targeting the suspected masterminds of the 2018 assassination of Rio councillor Marielle Franco.The operation &ndash; named Murder, Inc &ndash; was launched at the crack of dawn on Sunday and came just over six years after the shooting of Franco and her driver, Ande]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-two-powerful-politicians-arrested-over-brazil-murder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-two-powerful-politicians-arrested-over-brazil-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marielle Franco: two politicians and ex-police chief arrested over Brazil murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rio de Janeiro councillor and her driver were assassinated in 2018 causing an international outcryTwo powerful politicians and Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s former chief of police have been arrested as part of a federal police operation targeting the suspected masterminds of the 2018 assassination of Rio councillor Marielle Franco.The operation &ndash; named Murder, Inc &ndash; was launched at the crack of dawn on Sunday and came just over six years after the shooting of Franco and her driver, Ande]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-two-politicians-and-ex-police-chief-arrested-over-brazil-murder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-two-politicians-and-ex-police-chief-arrested-over-brazil-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian footballer Robinho arrested after rape conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester City striker taken into custody after court in Brazil ruled he should serve a nine-year sentence for offence committed in ItalyThe former Brazil and Manchester City striker Robinho has been arrested by federal police at his home in the city of Santos after a Brazilian court ruled he should serve a nine-year prison sentence for a rape he was convicted of committing in Italy.The 40-year-old footballer, whose full name is Robson de Souza, was taken into custody on Thursday night a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-footballer-robinho-arrested-after-rape-conviction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-footballer-robinho-arrested-after-rape-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British para-cycling trio’s world silver medals stolen in Rio de Janeiro robbery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil and Lora Fachie targeted along with pilot Corinne HallCyclists &lsquo;shaken up&rsquo; by incident on opening day of worldsThree members of the British para-cycling track team were robbed of their silver medals and other possessions in a mugging after the opening day of the world championships in Rio de Janeiro.Lora and Neil Fachie, who are both double Paralympic champions, and pilot Corinne Hall were left shaken but otherwise unharmed by the incident, which occurred as they made their way]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/british-para-cycling-trios-world-silver-medals-stolen-in-rio-de-janeiro-robbery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/british-para-cycling-trios-world-silver-medals-stolen-in-rio-de-janeiro-robbery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football player Robinho to serve rape sentence in Brazil, court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brazilian court has decided to uphold an Italian court&rsquo;s rape conviction and nine-year prison sentence for the former Milan strikerA Brazilian court in has court decided to uphold an Italian court&rsquo;s rape conviction for the former Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, and that the former star player must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil.The trial in Brazil&rsquo;s superior court of justice (STJ), the country&rsquo;s top court for non-constitutional matters, had a majority]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/football-player-robinho-to-serve-rape-sentence-in-brazil-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/football-player-robinho-to-serve-rape-sentence-in-brazil-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil police indict Bolsonaro over alleged falsification of vaccination data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former president allegedly inserted false information into public health database to make it appear he received Covid vaccineBrazil&rsquo;s federal police have accused Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own Covid-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader with others potentially in store.The supreme court on Tuesday released the police&rsquo;s indictment which alleges Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into the publ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-indict-bolsonaro-over-alleged-falsification-of-vaccination-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-indict-bolsonaro-over-alleged-falsification-of-vaccination-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financiers 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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/banks-driving-increase-in-global-meat-and-dairy-production-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/banks-driving-increase-in-global-meat-and-dairy-production-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro laid out plan for Brazil coup after defeat by Lula, ex-commanders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Testimony contained in documents released by supreme court detail alleged plot to overturn result of 2022 Brazilian electionBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro presented top military officials with a plan to carry out a coup d&rsquo;&eacute;tat 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 Ant&ocirc;nio Freire Gomes and former ai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-laid-out-plan-for-brazil-coup-after-defeat-by-lula-ex-commanders-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-laid-out-plan-for-brazil-coup-after-defeat-by-lula-ex-commanders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil to release millions of anti-dengue mosquitoes as death toll from outbreak mounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mosquitoes 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-release-millions-of-anti-dengue-mosquitoes-as-death-toll-from-outbreak-mounts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-to-release-millions-of-anti-dengue-mosquitoes-as-death-toll-from-outbreak-mounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A struggle for us all’: new film reveals light and shade of fight for Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five 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 &ldquo;best guardians&rdquo; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-struggle-for-us-all-new-film-reveals-light-and-shade-of-fight-for-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-struggle-for-us-all-new-film-reveals-light-and-shade-of-fight-for-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My dream is to buy a piece of land’: the ‘outsiders’ farming at the Amazon’s last frontiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Struggling to compete with land-grabbers and loggers, smallholder farmers move ever deeper into Brazil&rsquo;s disappearing forestOn&eacute;sio 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&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-dream-is-to-buy-a-piece-of-land-the-outsiders-farming-at-the-amazons-last-frontiers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-dream-is-to-buy-a-piece-of-land-the-outsiders-farming-at-the-amazons-last-frontiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A need for memory’: Black Brazilians dig into family roots to fight ‘historical erasure’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attention 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-need-for-memory-black-brazilians-dig-into-family-roots-to-fight-historical-erasure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-need-for-memory-black-brazilians-dig-into-family-roots-to-fight-historical-erasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The disaster you could see from space: how a podcast went inside an eco catastrophe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen dead, hundreds homeless and 700,000 taking legal action. Eco true-crime podcast Dead River delves into a Brazilian dam&rsquo;s collapse &ndash; and how it&rsquo;s led to the UK&rsquo;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 &ldquo;our most important water source&rdquo;. But as I listen to the descriptions of 43.7mn cubic metres of tox]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-disaster-you-could-see-from-space-how-a-podcast-went-inside-an-eco-catastrophe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-disaster-you-could-see-from-space-how-a-podcast-went-inside-an-eco-catastrophe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians from 12 countries unite to press for arms ban on Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMiddle East crisis &ndash; 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 &ldquo;Israel&rsquo;s grave violation of international law&rdquo; in its assault on Gaza.The letter, organised by Progressive International, is seen as the best practical measure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/politicians-from-12-countries-unite-to-press-for-arms-ban-on-israel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/politicians-from-12-countries-unite-to-press-for-arms-ban-on-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A historic step’: G20 discusses plans for global minimum tax on billionaires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders gather in Brazil to explore solutions to hypermobile super-rich avoiding taxThe G20 group of the world&rsquo;s most powerful countries is exploring plans for a global minimum tax on the world&rsquo;s 3,000 billionaires, aiming to end a &ldquo;race to the bottom&rdquo; that has enabled the super-rich to pay less than the rest of the population.Leaders gathering in S&atilde;o Paulo on Thursday for a key G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors are preparing to discuss an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-historic-step-g20-discusses-plans-for-global-minimum-tax-on-billionaires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-historic-step-g20-discusses-plans-for-global-minimum-tax-on-billionaires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York sues JBS, world’s largest meatpacker, over sustainability claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[State 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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-york-sues-jbs-worlds-largest-meatpacker-over-sustainability-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/new-york-sues-jbs-worlds-largest-meatpacker-over-sustainability-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A historic step’: G20 discuss plans for global minimum tax on billionaires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders gather in Brazil to explore solutions to the hypermobile super-rich avoiding taxThe G20 group of the world&rsquo;s most powerful nations are exploring plans for a global minimum tax on the world&rsquo;s 3,000 billionaires, aiming to end a &ldquo;race to the bottom&rdquo; that has enabled the super-rich to pay less than the rest of the population.Leaders gathering in S&atilde;o Paulo on Thursday for a key G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors are preparing to discuss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-historic-step-g20-discuss-plans-for-global-minimum-tax-on-billionaires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-historic-step-g20-discuss-plans-for-global-minimum-tax-on-billionaires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘In Bananal, God no longer decides whether there’s water – farmers and agribusiness do’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Java&eacute; people make an offering of manioc flour to Auran&atilde;, the divine being who keeps the secret of manhood. The flour is placed ready for the divinity&rsquo;s visit in a straw-covered hut, known as the &ldquo;house of the great spirit&rdquo;.For last year&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-bananal-god-no-longer-decides-whether-theres-water-farmers-and-agribusiness-do/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-bananal-god-no-longer-decides-whether-theres-water-farmers-and-agribusiness-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floods submerge cities in central South America after extreme rainfall – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil, 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 Brasil&eacute;ia's mayor said it was the second-worst flood the city had ever seen Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/floods-submerge-cities-in-central-south-america-after-extreme-rainfall-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/floods-submerge-cities-in-central-south-america-after-extreme-rainfall-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fight waste to fight hunger’: food banks embrace imperfection to feed millions in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[More 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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fight-waste-to-fight-hunger-food-banks-embrace-imperfection-to-feed-millions-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fight-waste-to-fight-hunger-food-banks-embrace-imperfection-to-feed-millions-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro: tens of thousands attend rally in support of Brazil’s former president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters gathered in S&atilde;o 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&rsquo;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 S&atilde;o Paulo after being targeted by a police raid earlier this month investigating an alleged coup attempt, spoke for about 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-tens-of-thousands-attend-rally-in-support-of-brazils-former-president/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 01:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-tens-of-thousands-attend-rally-in-support-of-brazils-former-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xinjiang in the north-west recorded minus 52.3C, while Badu in the south recorded 38C &ndash; the largest temperature contrast recorded in a single countryChina&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-contrasts-in-cold-and-heat-break-records-in-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-contrasts-in-cold-and-heat-break-records-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil puts reform of UN at heart of its G20 presidency]]></title><description><![CDATA[International bodies are gripped by paralysis, Brazil tells meeting of foreign ministers, while David Cameron blasts &lsquo;Putin and his cronies&rsquo;Brazil has put the Bermuda triangle of international diplomacy &ndash; reform of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies &ndash; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-puts-reform-of-un-at-heart-of-its-g20-presidency/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-puts-reform-of-un-at-heart-of-its-g20-presidency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil as G20 president urges UN reform to prevent conflicts]]></title><description><![CDATA[International institutions are gripped by paralysis, Brazil tells meeting, while UK&rsquo;s David Cameron criticises RussiaBrazil has put the Bermuda triangle of international diplomacy &ndash; reform of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies &ndash; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-as-g20-president-urges-un-reform-to-prevent-conflicts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-as-g20-president-urges-un-reform-to-prevent-conflicts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in jail over sexual assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court 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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dani-alves-sentenced-to-four-and-a-half-years-in-jail-over-sexual-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dani-alves-sentenced-to-four-and-a-half-years-in-jail-over-sexual-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new Rio: queer communities under Jair Bolsonaro – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between 2015 and 2022, the Northern Irish photographer William Rice portrayed Rio&rsquo;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&rsquo;s work is published as O Novo Rio (The New Rio) Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-new-rio-queer-communities-under-jair-bolsonaro-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-new-rio-queer-communities-under-jair-bolsonaro-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘United in extravagance’: Rio’s working-class carnival ball-slammers]]></title><description><![CDATA[During 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&rsquo;s bate-bolas, or ball-slammers. In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/united-in-extravagance-rios-working-class-carnival-ball-slammers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/united-in-extravagance-rios-working-class-carnival-ball-slammers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We need to respond now,&rsquo; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-rainforest-could-reach-tipping-point-by-2050-scientists-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-rainforest-could-reach-tipping-point-by-2050-scientists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samba school puts Rio’s long-silenced legacy of slavery at center of carnival]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 1800s, Luiz Gama defied fate to become Brazil&rsquo;s first Black lawyer. Nearly a century and a half later, Portela&rsquo;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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/samba-school-puts-rios-long-silenced-legacy-of-slavery-at-center-of-carnival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/samba-school-puts-rios-long-silenced-legacy-of-slavery-at-center-of-carnival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nora was nine when her first Latin American song went viral. She didn’t speak the language]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s often past their bedtime.Viral phenomena often quickly flame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nora-was-nine-when-her-first-latin-american-song-went-viral-she-didnt-speak-the-language/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nora-was-nine-when-her-first-latin-american-song-went-viral-she-didnt-speak-the-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We love the adrenaline’: Brazil’s illegal hot-air ballooning scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competing 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. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve not slept,&rdquo; said one early riser, a bushy-bearded office worker called Arthur Ara&uacute;jo, as he emerged from his home to fulfil a &ldquo;dream&rdquo; one year in the making.The group&rsquo;s convoy navigated deserted mountain road]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-love-the-adrenaline-brazils-illegal-hot-air-ballooning-scene/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-love-the-adrenaline-brazils-illegal-hot-air-ballooning-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re treating us like thieves’: Rio de Janeiro traders rage as historic flea market shuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feira 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&rsquo;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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/theyre-treating-us-like-thieves-rio-de-janeiro-traders-rage-as-historic-flea-market-shuts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/theyre-treating-us-like-thieves-rio-de-janeiro-traders-rage-as-historic-flea-market-shuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro surrenders passport in coup attempt investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police seize passport as agents carry out 33 searches and four arrests across Brazil, targeting allies of far-right former presidentBrazil&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-surrenders-passport-in-coup-attempt-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-surrenders-passport-in-coup-attempt-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photographer Sebastião Salgado at 80: ‘They say I was an aesthete of misery’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legendary photojournalist looks back on a life committed to documenting people and the planet, and explains why nature became his focus&lsquo;I photographed the world&rsquo;: the art of Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado &ndash; in pictures&lsquo;I photographed the world,&rdquo; says Sebasti&atilde;o 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/photographer-sebastio-salgado-at-80-they-say-i-was-an-aesthete-of-misery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/photographer-sebastio-salgado-at-80-they-say-i-was-an-aesthete-of-misery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I photographed the world’: the art of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 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 Sebasti&atilde;o Salgado at 80: &lsquo;They say I was an aesthete of misery&rsquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-photographed-the-world-the-art-of-sebastio-salgado-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-photographed-the-world-the-art-of-sebastio-salgado-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil starts mass vaccination amid upsurge in dengue fever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency measures taken as 364,855 cases of mosquito-borne infection reported this year, a fourfold increase on year beforeDengue fever has surged in Brazil&rsquo;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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-starts-mass-vaccination-amid-upsurge-in-dengue-fever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-starts-mass-vaccination-amid-upsurge-in-dengue-fever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Me and my menopause’: a view from women around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions 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 &ndash; I&rsquo;m helping it to succeedA revolution is stirring in Africa &ndash; and it&rsquo;s being driven by women. Sick of the stigma that surrounds menopause and frustrated by the lack of information, and the disengagement from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/me-and-my-menopause-a-view-from-women-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/me-and-my-menopause-a-view-from-women-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s nut-breakers refuse to crack as their precious palms are threatened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Generations of women of the Amazon and Cerrado have split the coconuts of the baba&ccedil;u 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 baba&ccedil;u &ndash; also called babassu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-nut-breakers-refuse-to-crack-as-their-precious-palms-are-threatened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-nut-breakers-refuse-to-crack-as-their-precious-palms-are-threatened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Enough of being bossed around by men’: Brazil’s first all-women samba school dances to its own beat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sexism, stereotypes and sniggering don&rsquo;t deter the members of TPM as they prepare to compete in Rio&rsquo;s carnival&bull; Photographs: Ana Ionova for the GuardianPreparations for Brazil&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/enough-of-being-bossed-around-by-men-brazils-first-all-women-samba-school-dances-to-its-own-beat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/enough-of-being-bossed-around-by-men-brazils-first-all-women-samba-school-dances-to-its-own-beat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police raid villa of Jair Bolsonaro as part of spying investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-president&rsquo;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&rsquo;s family retreat in Mambucaba, a picturesque seaside village 126 miles west of Rio, early on Monday morning as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/police-raid-villa-of-jair-bolsonaro-as-part-of-spying-investigation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/police-raid-villa-of-jair-bolsonaro-as-part-of-spying-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle against illegal goldmining in the Amazon – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year after Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio 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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-battle-against-illegal-goldmining-in-the-amazon-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-battle-against-illegal-goldmining-in-the-amazon-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP and Vale ordered to pay $15bn in damages for 2015 Brazil dam collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mining 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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bhp-and-vale-ordered-to-pay-15bn-in-damages-for-2015-brazil-dam-collapse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bhp-and-vale-ordered-to-pay-15bn-in-damages-for-2015-brazil-dam-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro ally’s home over illegal spying allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexandre Ramagem ran Brazil&rsquo;s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro, allegedly using spyware to track political opponentsFederal police agents have raided the home and offices of Brazil&rsquo;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 In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva.Alexandre Ramagem, a former federal police chief who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-raid-bolsonaro-allys-home-over-illegal-spying-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-raid-bolsonaro-allys-home-over-illegal-spying-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;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 In&aacute;cio 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/optimism-dries-up-in-amazon-as-lula-drifts-from-climate-priorities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/optimism-dries-up-in-amazon-as-lula-drifts-from-climate-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I discovered a tiny frog that lives its whole life inside one plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone told me there is no water on top of this Brazilian mountain, there won&rsquo;t be any frogs.Now I&rsquo;ve dedicated my life to preserving this incredible speciesI remember the park rangers saying: &ldquo;Why are you going up there? There is no water on the top, and you&rsquo;re not going to find any frogs.&rdquo; I said: &ldquo;Well I&rsquo;m going to check it out.&rdquo;The Espinha&ccedil;o mountain range in the east of Brazil is a very special place, and it&rsquo;s mostly unknown. My]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-discovered-a-tiny-frog-that-lives-its-whole-life-inside-one-plant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-discovered-a-tiny-frog-that-lives-its-whole-life-inside-one-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We cannot be cowards’: the Brazilian village fighting for the right to have water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latin America&rsquo;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&bull; Photographs by Nicola ZolinRead more in this series: Murder, drought and peyote: the deadly struggle for Mexico&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-cannot-be-cowards-the-brazilian-village-fighting-for-the-right-to-have-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-cannot-be-cowards-the-brazilian-village-fighting-for-the-right-to-have-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She had a knack for making people smile’: a clown’s life cut short on Amazon trek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julieta Hern&aacute;ndez Mart&iacute;nez brought joy as she cycled across Brazil en route to her native Venezuela. Friends remember her inspiring life, not her cruel deathMaria Kaz&eacute; remembers the first time she saw Julieta Hern&aacute;ndez Mart&iacute;nez and her orange bicycle one evening in January 2022 at the coach station in Picos, a rural town in Brazil&rsquo;s dusty north-east. &ldquo;I was struck by her brilliance, her bravery. I suddenly felt small before this extraordinary woman,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/she-had-a-knack-for-making-people-smile-a-clowns-life-cut-short-on-amazon-trek/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/she-had-a-knack-for-making-people-smile-a-clowns-life-cut-short-on-amazon-trek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil police make new arrest in Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira murder investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal 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, Fl&aacute;vio 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-make-new-arrest-in-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-murder-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-make-new-arrest-in-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-murder-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula vows to win ‘war’ against illegal miners invading Indigenous lands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil president hosts summit amid criticism that easing of crackdown had allowed outsiders to return to forest areasThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has insisted his government must not lose the &ldquo;war&rdquo; against the environmental criminals devastating Indigenous lands in the Amazon after claims that thousands of illegal miners were resisting eviction from the country&rsquo;s biggest such territory.After taking power last January, Lula made expelling an estimat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-vows-to-win-war-against-illegal-miners-invading-indigenous-lands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-vows-to-win-war-against-illegal-miners-invading-indigenous-lands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bottom line: Brazilians perfect tans with electrical tape bikinis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;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&rsquo;s beaches, business is booming in the rooftop tanning salons that dot the city&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-bottom-line-brazilians-perfect-tans-with-electrical-tape-bikinis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-bottom-line-brazilians-perfect-tans-with-electrical-tape-bikinis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula hails ‘victory of democracy’ on anniversary of pro-Bolsonaro uprising]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian leaders mark first anniversary of insurrection in Bras&iacute;lia that saw Bolsonaristas attempt to topple new governmentBrazil&rsquo;s President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva has hailed the &ldquo;victory of democracy over authoritarianism&rdquo;, one year on from the 8 January insurrection in Bras&iacute;lia 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-hails-victory-of-democracy-on-anniversary-of-pro-bolsonaro-uprising/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-hails-victory-of-democracy-on-anniversary-of-pro-bolsonaro-uprising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mário Zagallo obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian footballer with an unrivalled record of success in the World Cup as both player and managerM&aacute;rio 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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mrio-zagallo-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mrio-zagallo-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira’s son fighting rare form of cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pedro, 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 &ndash; who was ambushed and killed in the western Amazon in June 2022 alo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/slain-amazon-activist-bruno-pereiras-son-fighting-rare-form-of-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/slain-amazon-activist-bruno-pereiras-son-fighting-rare-form-of-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost 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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cookies-and-candy-are-latest-victims-of-climate-crisis-as-sugar-prices-surge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cookies-and-candy-are-latest-victims-of-climate-crisis-as-sugar-prices-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gil de Ferran, former Indy 500 winner and F1 sporting director, dies aged 56]]></title><description><![CDATA[De 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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/gil-de-ferran-former-indy-500-winner-and-f1-sporting-director-dies-aged-56/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/gil-de-ferran-former-indy-500-winner-and-f1-sporting-director-dies-aged-56/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Party of London’: Rio’s favela funk raves look to the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naming 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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-party-of-london-rios-favela-funk-raves-look-to-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-party-of-london-rios-favela-funk-raves-look-to-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Time marker&rsquo; legislation means Indigenous peoples can only lay claim to lands they occupied in 1988, invalidating scores of claimsA controversial law curtailing Indigenous rights in Brazil has come into force, marking a victory for the powerful agribusiness caucus in congress.The new legislation upholds the so-called &ldquo;time marker&rdquo; theory (marco temporal), which establishes that Indigenous peoples can only lay claim to land they physically occupied as of October 1988, whe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/controversial-brazil-law-curbing-indigenous-rights-comes-into-force/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/controversial-brazil-law-curbing-indigenous-rights-comes-into-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed-race people become Brazil’s biggest population group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grouping that includes descendants of Indigenous Brazilians as well as of Africans now outnumbers white populationMixed-race Brazilians are now the largest population group in the South American country, the latest census has revealed, as the number of people identifying as African-descended in Brazil continues to grow.New data from the 2022 census released on Friday shows that 92.1 million Brazilians identify as mixed-race, equivalent to 45.3% of the population. This is up from 43.1% in 2010, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mixed-race-people-become-brazils-biggest-population-group/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mixed-race-people-become-brazils-biggest-population-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t blame the trees! Saving forests is still the best way to save the planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The smokescreen generated by recent carbon-offset setbacks should not blind us to the simple truth that we must protect our intact forests and bring back those we have lostSome have recently questioned whether forests really are the climate solution they have long been held to be. This is because some emit great quantities of carbon, while the markets set up to finance them have stumbled. But there is no pathway to a livable climate without saving our intact forests, regrowing some, and finding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dont-blame-the-trees-saving-forests-is-still-the-best-way-to-save-the-planet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dont-blame-the-trees-saving-forests-is-still-the-best-way-to-save-the-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We make magic here’: the Amazon community creating a future out of chocolate]]></title><description><![CDATA[An artisanal cacao business and an agroforestry project are transforming the lives of women and preserving precious forestOn the banks of the River Acar&aacute; in the Brazilian Amazon, about 50km (31 miles) south of the city of Bel&eacute;m, the rich smell of melted chocolate wafts out from a boatyard turned small factory. &ldquo;We make magic here,&rdquo; says Diana Gemaque, 33, a member of the Cacao Guardians chocolate cooperative in the riverside community of Acar&aacute;-A&ccedil;u.In 2021,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-make-magic-here-the-amazon-community-creating-a-future-out-of-chocolate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-make-magic-here-the-amazon-community-creating-a-future-out-of-chocolate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freud exhibition delves into a dramatic legacy in Latin America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early and enduring adoption of Freudian psychoanalysis puts paid to view of it being a European practiceThe famously Freudian Dr Frasier Crane may have brought psychoanalysis over the airwaves to the masses in the seminal 1990s comedy in which he constantly spars with his Jungian brother, Niles. But half a century before him, a real-life Brazilian Frasier was doing much the same.Sigmund Freud&rsquo;s influence in Latin America, a region the founder of psychoanalysis never visited, was so profoun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/freud-exhibition-delves-into-a-dramatic-legacy-in-latin-america/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/freud-exhibition-delves-into-a-dramatic-legacy-in-latin-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL announces first-ever regular season game to be played in South America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifth international game to played in S&atilde;o PauloThe Dolphins hold the home marketing rights for Brazil The NFL will play a regular season game in Brazil in 2024, the first in South America in the latest expansion of the league&rsquo;s rapidly growing international plan.The league said Wednesday at the owners meetings in Dallas that the game will be played at Arena Corinthians in S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil. The stadium has a capacity of nearly 50,000 and was a venue for the 2014 World Cup and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nfl-announces-first-ever-regular-season-game-to-be-played-in-south-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nfl-announces-first-ever-regular-season-game-to-be-played-in-south-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visualised: how all of G20 is missing climate goals — but some nations are closer than others]]></title><description><![CDATA[As world leaders gather at Cop28, these charts show how far away the major economies are from their targetsNot a single G20 country has policies in place that are consistent with the Paris agreement&rsquo;s goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C and meeting their &ldquo;fair share&rdquo; of emissions reduction.The assessment, based on data up to 5 December provided by the Climate Action Tracker, comes as leaders gather in Dubai for the Cop28 conference. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/visualised-how-all-of-g20-is-missing-climate-goals-but-some-nations-are-closer-than-others/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/visualised-how-all-of-g20-is-missing-climate-goals-but-some-nations-are-closer-than-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feminism in pictures: illustrated stories of women’s rights around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three female artists, from Kenya, Brazil and Turkey, describe how their creative vision helped them draw attention to the fight for equality As a woman dressed in mid-thigh jean shorts hops on to a music-blaring, graffiti-covered bus in Nairobi city centre, the conductor gropes her and hollers: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re looking sexy, baby.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/feminism-in-pictures-illustrated-stories-of-womens-rights-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/feminism-in-pictures-illustrated-stories-of-womens-rights-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Safest Place in the World review – the true cost of a lethal Brazilian dam collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aline Lata and Helena Wolfenson&rsquo;s moving documentary shows the after-effects of the 2015 Mariana dam failure and the psychological damage which is still being feltThe deadly 2015 Mariana dam failure was one of the worst environmental disasters in Brazilian history, leaving hundreds of residents in the district of Bento Rodrigues displaced. Showing the tidal waves of muddy water engulfing countless houses, the harrowing mobile phone footage that opens this intimate documentary witnesses the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-safest-place-in-the-world-review-the-true-cost-of-a-lethal-brazilian-dam-collapse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-safest-place-in-the-world-review-the-true-cost-of-a-lethal-brazilian-dam-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula’s bid to style himself climate leader at Cop28 undermined by Opec move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president&rsquo;s plans to approve new fossil fuel projects sit awkwardly with pledge to meet 1.5C targetThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has roared into Cop28 with a mega-delegation of more than 2,000 people and grand ambitions to address inequality and protect the world&rsquo;s tropical forests.Lula, as he is known, said his country was leading by example: &ldquo;We have adjusted our climate goals, which are now more ambitious than those of many developed co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lulas-bid-to-style-himself-climate-leader-at-cop28-undermined-by-opec-move/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lulas-bid-to-style-himself-climate-leader-at-cop28-undermined-by-opec-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer some solutionsThe continued destruction of nature across the planet will result in major shocks to food supplies and safe water, the disappearance of unique species and the loss of landscapes central to human culture and leisure by the middle of this century, experts have warned.By 2050, if humanity does not follow through on commi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-biodiversity-catastrophe-how-the-world-could-look-in-2050-unless-we-act-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-biodiversity-catastrophe-how-the-world-could-look-in-2050-unless-we-act-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures of Ghosts review – Brazilian auteur haunted by his home town’s decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kleber Mendon&ccedil;a Filho offers a poetic but somewhat unfocused memoir-essay about place, cinema and timeHome is clearly where the art is for Bacurau director Kleber Mendon&ccedil;a Filho, whose childhood apartment is the locus of the first part of this poetic but somewhat bemused memoir-essay about place, cinema and time. Twice renovated by his historian mother, the apartment was the site of his first early imaginative forays behind the camera, and appeared in his first two features, Neighb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pictures-of-ghosts-review-brazilian-auteur-haunted-by-his-home-towns-decline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pictures-of-ghosts-review-brazilian-auteur-haunted-by-his-home-towns-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verdant Inferno/A Scabby Black Brazilian by Alberto Rangel/ Jean-Christophe Goddard review – an Amazonian beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two republished titles sharing the same cover &ndash; one a Brazilian classic, the other a philosophical blurring of genres &ndash; deliver head-spinning insights into life in the rainforestIn this book &hellip; Already, three words into my review, this most straightforward way of beginning seems inaccurate, ham-fisted. Is this a book? Verdant Inferno/A Scabby Black Brazilian is published by Urbanomic, whose stated aim is &ldquo;to act as an advocate for philosophical thinking as a creative prac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/verdant-infernoa-scabby-black-brazilian-by-alberto-rangel-jean-christophe-goddard-review-an-amazonian-beauty/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/verdant-infernoa-scabby-black-brazilian-by-alberto-rangel-jean-christophe-goddard-review-an-amazonian-beauty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Must the show go on? Taylor Swift fan death highlights danger of live shows as Earth cooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Temperatures reached 102F in Rio last Friday as 60,000 people packed into the Est&aacute;dio Ol&iacute;mpico Nilton Santos for Swift&rsquo;s concertIn Brazil, a tropical country whose famed Carnival celebrations are held at the peak of summer, hot weather is not usually considered an obstacle to music events.&ldquo;For Brazilians, the heat is part of our identity construction &hellip; We&rsquo;re a country that deals well with heat, we&rsquo;re proud of that,&rdquo; said Nubia Armond, a geograph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/must-the-show-go-on-taylor-swift-fan-death-highlights-danger-of-live-shows-as-earth-cooks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/must-the-show-go-on-taylor-swift-fan-death-highlights-danger-of-live-shows-as-earth-cooks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is all about listening and sharing’: Indigenous solutions to the carbon divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deforestation rates are much lower on Indigenous land &ndash; and there is growing recognition that first peoples have vital role to play&bull; The great carbon divideLike most climate heroes, Francy Baniwa does not consider herself anything of the sort. A writer and activist of the Baniwa people from the Alto Rio Negro Indigenous territory in the Brazilian Amazon, she is part of a community of 25,000 people which protects an area of rainforest the size of Scotland.Thanks to the presence and nat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/it-is-all-about-listening-and-sharing-indigenous-solutions-to-the-carbon-divide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/it-is-all-about-listening-and-sharing-indigenous-solutions-to-the-carbon-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro under investigation for ‘harassing’ humpback whale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man resembling Brazilian ex-president seemingly spotted on a jetski about 15 metres from distressed mammalFederal police are investigating Brazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for yet another suspected misdeed: &ldquo;harassing&rdquo; a humpback whale while taking a public holiday spin on his jetski.Bolsonaro&rsquo;s anti-environmental policies earned him the nickname &ldquo;Captain Chainsaw&rdquo; during a four-year administration characterised by soaring destruction of the Amazon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-under-investigation-for-harassing-humpback-whale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-under-investigation-for-harassing-humpback-whale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hell de Janeiro’: scorching heat highlights Brazil’s glaring inequality]]></title><description><![CDATA[It felt like 58.5C in Rio on Tuesday &ndash; and the soaring, indeed dangerous, temperatures are hitting the poorest hardestThe start of summer in the southern hemisphere is still a month away, but Brazil has already experienced its eighth heatwave of the year so far, as temperatures soar to dangerously high levels.Large swathes of the country were put under red alert this week by Inmet, the national meteorological institute, which warned of risks to health &ldquo;and even life&rdquo; as tempera]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hell-de-janeiro-scorching-heat-highlights-brazils-glaring-inequality/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hell-de-janeiro-scorching-heat-highlights-brazils-glaring-inequality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift postpones Rio concert after fan dies amid heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer says safety comes first after death of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, in sweltering stadiumTaylor Swift&rsquo;s concert in Brazil on Saturday night has been postponed after a fan died shortly before the start of her gig in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.The show&rsquo;s organisers, Time4Fun (T4F), said in a statement that paramedics had attended to Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, at the concert venue and taken her to a hospital, where she died an hour later. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/taylor-swift-postpones-rio-concert-after-fan-dies-amid-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/taylor-swift-postpones-rio-concert-after-fan-dies-amid-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift fan dies before Brazil concert amid sweltering conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer &lsquo;devastated&rsquo; by death of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, who reportedly fainted and had cardiac arrestTaylor Swift has said she is &ldquo;devastated&rdquo; after a fan died shortly before the start of her show in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.The show&rsquo;s organiser, T4F (Time for Fun), said in a statement yesterday that paramedics had attended to Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, at the concert venue and taken her to a hospital, where she died an hour later. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/taylor-swift-fan-dies-before-brazil-concert-amid-sweltering-conditions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/taylor-swift-fan-dies-before-brazil-concert-amid-sweltering-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If it doesn’t smell like funk, something’s wrong with your recipe’: Brazilian baile funk goes global, again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four decades after it originated in the favelas of Rio, a new wave of the electronic music genre is exploding on TikTok, and inspiring the likes of Cardi B and Travis ScottHarsh, thunderous kicks; offbeat, crispy cymbals; powerful &ndash; sometimes incomprehensible &ndash; vocals, all preferably blasted out of sturdy speakers. This is the sound of baile funk, an electronic music born 40 years ago the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and one of the most thrilling and downright weird sounds to e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/if-it-doesnt-smell-like-funk-somethings-wrong-with-your-recipe-brazilian-baile-funk-goes-global-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/if-it-doesnt-smell-like-funk-somethings-wrong-with-your-recipe-brazilian-baile-funk-goes-global-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mass protest decade: why did the street movements of the 2010s fail? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Brazil to Egypt, Turkey to Hong Kong, the 2010s saw a series of huge public uprisings. Yet many of them led to the opposite of what they asked for. I spoke to 200 participants across 12 countries to find out why Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-mass-protest-decade-why-did-the-street-movements-of-the-2010s-fail-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-mass-protest-decade-why-did-the-street-movements-of-the-2010s-fail-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Brazilian prison gang became an international criminal leviathan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PCC &ndash; First Capital Command &ndash; arose in the country&rsquo;s notoriously brutal penitentiaries 30 years ago but now controls a billion-dollar drug trade supplying much of Europe&rsquo;s cocaineIn a forest clearing deep in the Brazilian Amazon, a bullet-scarred Venezuelan gangster sat smoking Colombian skunk.&ldquo;Everyone knows there are only two things this life leads to: prison or death,&rdquo; the drug dealer said as he narrated his 15-year criminal trajectory, from a teenage r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-a-brazilian-prison-gang-became-an-international-criminal-leviathan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/how-a-brazilian-prison-gang-became-an-international-criminal-leviathan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-minister Gavin Williamson warned as he takes job at payment card provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments tells MP Lanistar role must not make use of contacts within government The former cabinet minister Gavin Williamson has taken a job at firm launching a payment card &ldquo;built for the influencer lifestyle&rdquo;, which was previously hit with a consumer warning by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and currently only offers its product in Brazil.Williamson has gained permission to join the advisory board of Lanistar, whose website says it wants to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ex-minister-gavin-williamson-warned-as-he-takes-job-at-payment-card-provider/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ex-minister-gavin-williamson-warned-as-he-takes-job-at-payment-card-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Things were really ugly’: how one of Brazil’s greatest records was nearly not made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of Brazil&rsquo;s greatest stars &ndash; singer Elis Regina and composer Tom Jobim &ndash; came together for a project saved by a whiskerThey were two of Brazil&rsquo;s biggest stars &ndash; the singer Elis Regina and the bossa nova trailblazer Tom Jobim &ndash; and they had come together in California hoping to make music history.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not every day Brazil&rsquo;s greatest singer records with Brazil&rsquo;s greatest composer,&rdquo; Elis Regina&rsquo;s music producer son, Jo&ati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/things-were-really-ugly-how-one-of-brazils-greatest-records-was-nearly-not-made/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/things-were-really-ugly-how-one-of-brazils-greatest-records-was-nearly-not-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Things were really ugly&rsquo;: Elis &amp; Tom album almost didn&rsquo;t happen, new documentary reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s two greatest stars &ndash; singer Elis Regina and composer Tom Jobim &ndash; came together for a project saved by a whiskerThey were two of Brazil&rsquo;s biggest stars &ndash; the singer Elis Regina and the bossa nova trailblazer Tom Jobim &ndash; and they had come together in California hoping to make music history.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not every day Brazil&rsquo;s greatest singer records with Brazil&rsquo;s greatest composer,&rdquo; Regina&rsquo;s music producer son, Jo&atilde;o Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lsquothings-were-really-uglyrsquo-elis-amp-tom-album-almost-didnrsquot-happen-new-documentary-reveals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lsquothings-were-really-uglyrsquo-elis-amp-tom-album-almost-didnrsquot-happen-new-documentary-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Sample talks to Guardian global environment editor Jon Watts about the withering drought currently devastating the Amazon rainforest. Jon explains the complex mix of factors that are driving the drought, and considers whether it might be a catalyst for more concerted climate action in Brazil and beyondClips: Freesounds archive Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-is-the-amazon-rainforest-drying-up-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-is-the-amazon-rainforest-drying-up-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two with suspected Hezbollah links held in Brazil over alleged terror plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrests made by police on Wednesday over reported plot to launch terror attacks against Jewish community in BrazilBrazilian federal police have arrested two men with suspected links to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah who were reportedly plotting to launch terror attacks against the Jewish community in Brazil.The arrests were made on Wednesday during what police called an operation to &ldquo;interrupt preparations for acts of terrorism and obtain evidence about the possible recruitment of B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-with-suspected-hezbollah-links-held-in-brazil-over-alleged-terror-plot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-with-suspected-hezbollah-links-held-in-brazil-over-alleged-terror-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You are killing us’: Mariana survivors face ill health, lost culture and a long wait for justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a dam burst eight years ago in a Brazilian mining town, the toxic mud swept downriver, crushing all before it. Affected communities are still fighting in the courts &ndash; and mourning a way of life that has disappeared for everMarino D&rsquo;&Acirc;ngelo J&uacute;nior regularly takes antidepressants and medication to help him sleep. A former resident of Paracatu de Baixo, a district of the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the 54-year-old says he has lost his sense o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/you-are-killing-us-mariana-survivors-face-ill-health-lost-culture-and-a-long-wait-for-justice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/you-are-killing-us-mariana-survivors-face-ill-health-lost-culture-and-a-long-wait-for-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: Lula deploys troops to ports and airports in organised crime crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military intervention to last until May and is reportedly designed to cut off key drug and gun smuggling routesThousands of troops have taken up position in the ports and airports of Rio and S&atilde;o Paulo and along Brazil&rsquo;s western border as part of efforts to &ldquo;asphyxiate&rdquo; organized crime amid an upsurge in bloodshed and violence.The military intervention &ndash; ordered last Friday by president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva &ndash; will last until next May and is reporte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-lula-deploys-troops-to-ports-and-airports-in-organised-crime-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-lula-deploys-troops-to-ports-and-airports-in-organised-crime-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everything is parched’: drought-stricken Amazon desperately awaits the rains]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale deforestation, the climate crisis and weather events like El Ni&ntilde;o mean Brazil is near the point of no returnCows, dust and smoke. That was what greeted me on my return home to Altamira, after several weeks on the road. An unusually fierce dry season has taken a horrific toll on the Amazonian landscape, swathes of which are already denuded by cattle ranches. Together, they threaten the integrity of the world&rsquo;s biggest tropical forest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/everything-is-parched-drought-stricken-amazon-desperately-awaits-the-rains/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/everything-is-parched-drought-stricken-amazon-desperately-awaits-the-rains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale cattle farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Ni&ntilde;o mean Brazil is near the point of no returnCows, dust and smoke. That was what greeted me on my return home to Altamira, after several weeks on the road. An unusually fierce dry season has taken a horrific toll on the Amazonian landscape, swathes of which are already denuded by cattle ranches. Together, they threaten the integrity of the world&rsquo;s biggest tropical fores]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/everything-is-parched-amazon-struggles-with-drought-amid-deforestation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/everything-is-parched-amazon-struggles-with-drought-amid-deforestation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aggressive deforestation has led to one of the Amazon’s worst droughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale beef farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Ni&ntilde;o mean Brazil is near the point of no returnCows, dust and smoke. That was what greeted me on my return home to Altamira, after several weeks on the road. An unusually fierce dry season has taken a horrific toll on the Amazonian landscape, swathes of which are already denuded by cattle ranches. Together, they threaten the integrity of the world&rsquo;s biggest tropical forest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aggressive-deforestation-has-led-to-one-of-the-amazons-worst-droughts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aggressive-deforestation-has-led-to-one-of-the-amazons-worst-droughts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skin review – Brazilian city’s protest art maps out supercharged political landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wordless paean to Belo Horizonte, this film celebrates the graffiti found throughout the streets as an act of resistance against Jair BolsonaroLike large-scale tattoos, colourful murals and graffiti adorn the urban body of Belo Horizonte, a densely populated city in southeastern Brazil. Composed largely of static shots, Marcos Pimentel&rsquo;s poignant documentary conjures an awe-striking tapestry of artistic expression and revolutionary resistance.Imposing in terms of size, these sprawling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/skin-review-brazilian-citys-protest-art-maps-out-supercharged-political-landscape/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/skin-review-brazilian-citys-protest-art-maps-out-supercharged-political-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Funk is the reality we live’: Rio  show celebrates sound of the favela]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exhibition puts music previously shunned by elites as &lsquo;stuff of outlaws&rsquo; in long tradition of black culture and resistanceHebert Amorim was eight when he got his first taste of funk carioca (Rio funk): a pirate CD by Mr Catra, a favela MC famed for his ferociously explicit verses about gangs, guns and sex.&ldquo;My mum caught me listening to it and went mental,&rdquo; said the 30-year-old visual artist from Senador Camar&aacute;, a hardscrabble corner of west Rio de Janeiro where pol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/funk-is-the-reality-we-live-rio-show-celebrates-sound-of-the-favela/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/funk-is-the-reality-we-live-rio-show-celebrates-sound-of-the-favela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why have emerging markets not spiralled into a debt crisis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and Turkey have shown economic resilience despite wave of defaultsAs finance ministers and central bankers convened in Marrakech for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings on 9-15 October, they faced an extraordinary confluence of economic and geopolitical calamities: wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a wave of defaults among low- and lower-middle-income economies, a real estate-driven slump in China, and a surge in long-term global interes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-have-emerging-markets-not-spiralled-into-a-debt-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-have-emerging-markets-not-spiralled-into-a-debt-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The historic drought in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communitiesUnder the scorching midday sun, Pedrina Brito de Mendon&ccedil;a picks her way through sandy terrain dotted with shrubs and driftwood. Sandbanks and cracked mudflats stretch into the distance, hemmed in by a line of trees on the horizon, while fresh grass grows around an almost stagnant water channel.This desolate landscape]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/for-us-the-amazon-isnt-a-cause-its-our-home-the-riverside-communities-stranded-by-the-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/for-us-the-amazon-isnt-a-cause-its-our-home-the-riverside-communities-stranded-by-the-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfallDeforestation has a far greater impact on regional temperatures than previously believed, according to a new study of the Brazilian Amazon that shows agricultural businesses would be among the biggest beneficiaries of forest conservation.The paper has important political implications because farmers in Amazonian states have, until now, led the way in forest destruction on the assumption that th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/deforestation-has-big-impact-on-regional-temperatures-study-of-brazilian-amazon-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/deforestation-has-big-impact-on-regional-temperatures-study-of-brazilian-amazon-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aurelius Group in talks to buy The Body Shop, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banking sources say a deal for the beauty products chain is expected to be signed next monthThe private equity investor Aurelius Group is in talks to buy the beauty products chain The Body Shop, which has been put up for sale by its Brazilian owner Natura &amp; Co, a source familiar with the talks has told Reuters.If completed, the deal is expected to value The Body Shop at a lower price than the &pound;400m-&pound;500m suggested in some media reports, the source said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aurelius-group-in-talks-to-buy-the-body-shop-says-report/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aurelius-group-in-talks-to-buy-the-body-shop-says-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assetsSecrecy and lax oversight have made the US a hiding place for dirty money accrued by environmental criminals in the Amazon rainforest, a report says.Illegal loggers and miners are parking sums ranging from millions to billions of dollars in US real estate and other assets, says the report, which calls on Congress and the White House to close loopholes in financial regulations that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/environmental-crime-money-easy-to-stash-in-us-due-to-loopholes-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/environmental-crime-money-easy-to-stash-in-us-due-to-loopholes-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil slave trafficker’s links to top bank spark debate over reparations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers are at last revealing how slavery and the slave trade shaped the country&rsquo;s institutionsOn 27 July 1825, a brig called Espadarte (Swordfish) docked in Rio de Janeiro and unloaded its expensive cargo: 422 Africans forcibly shipped across the Atlantic from Angola. It was the first slave shipment known to have been organised by Jos&eacute; Bernardino de S&aacute;, then a clerk at a Rio trading house.Over the following 25 years, undeterred by a law that theoretically made the slave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-slave-traffickers-links-to-top-bank-spark-debate-over-reparations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-slave-traffickers-links-to-top-bank-spark-debate-over-reparations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient rock carvings revealed by receding Amazon waters amid drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human faces and other figures believed to be up to 2,000 years old exposed as Brazil river level hits record lowHuman faces and other figures etched in stone up to 2,000 years ago have been revealed on Amazon riverbanks as a historic drought in the Brazilian region has brought water levels to unprecedented lows.The petroglyphs, which include animals and other natural forms, have been revealed on the shores of the Rio Negro, at an archeological site known as the Ponto das Lajes, or Place of Slabs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ancient-rock-carvings-revealed-by-receding-amazon-waters-amid-drought/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ancient-rock-carvings-revealed-by-receding-amazon-waters-amid-drought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramilitary gangs in Brazil torch more than 35 buses in Rio de Janeiro attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminals reportedly set fire to at least 36 buses, four lorries and a train, apparently in retaliation for the killing of a senior paramilitary leader by policeRio de Janeiro&rsquo;s state governor, Cl&aacute;udio Castro, has vowed to strike back against organised crime after paramilitary gangsters launched an unprecedented assault on Rio&rsquo;s public transport system, torching dozens of vehicles in what the politician called &ldquo;terrorist acts&rdquo;.Criminals reportedly set fire to at le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/paramilitary-gangs-in-brazil-torch-more-than-35-buses-in-rio-de-janeiro-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/paramilitary-gangs-in-brazil-torch-more-than-35-buses-in-rio-de-janeiro-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina: leftists celebrate after far-right Milei fails to win election victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lula and others Latin American leftwingers hail Sergio Massa&rsquo;s first-placed finish, with election now headed to November runoff Leading Latin American leftists have celebrated the thwarting of Javier Milei&rsquo;s attempt to claim a first-round victory in Argentina&rsquo;s presidential election after the far-right populist was beaten by his centrist rival Sergio Massa.Milei, an oddball economist who has called climate change a &ldquo;socialist lie&rdquo; and the pope &ldquo;a lefty son of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/argentina-leftists-celebrate-after-far-right-milei-fails-to-win-election-victory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/argentina-leftists-celebrate-after-far-right-milei-fails-to-win-election-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president]]></title><description><![CDATA[With election Sunday, populist Javier Milei vows to abolish central bank, loosen gun laws, legalize sale of human organsWho is Javier Milei?A foul-mouthed, far-right populist who has been described as a cross between Boris Johnson and the killer doll Chucky is in pole position to become president of South America&rsquo;s second-largest economy as Argentina chooses its next leader on Sunday against a backdrop of anti-establishment fury and economic disarray.Election-eve polls suggest Javier Milei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bad-and-dangerous-argentinas-trump-on-track-to-become-president/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bad-and-dangerous-argentinas-trump-on-track-to-become-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bixiga 70: Vapor review – infectious exuberance from the Afro-Brazilian favourites]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Glitterbeat)<br />
Though the S&atilde;o Paulo ensemble&rsquo;s fifth album never quite captures their live energy, their move to a more melodic sound works a treat<br />
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like we can see the light again,&rdquo; says baritone sax player Cuca Ferreira of S&atilde;o Paulo&rsquo;s instrumental powerhouse Bixiga 70. He&rsquo;s talking not only of the Covid pandemic, which hit his country especially hard, but the end of &ldquo;four years of extreme rightwing government with a project to destroy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bixiga-70-vapor-review-infectious-exuberance-from-the-afro-brazilian-favourites/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bixiga-70-vapor-review-infectious-exuberance-from-the-afro-brazilian-favourites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communitiesA withering drought has turned the Amazonian capital of Manaus into a climate dystopia with the second worst air quality in the world and rivers at the lowest levels in 121 years.The city of 1 million people, which is surrounded by a forest of trees, normally basks under blue skies. Tourists take pleasure boats to the nearby meeting of the Negro and Amazon (known locally as the Solim&o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/drought-turns-amazonian-capital-into-climate-dystopia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/drought-turns-amazonian-capital-into-climate-dystopia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro was engineer of ‘wilful coup attempt’, Brazil congress inquiry alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congressional investigation into failed rightwing insurrection on 8 January calls for former president to be charged with four crimesBrazil&rsquo;s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro was the mentor of &ldquo;a wilful and premeditated coup attempt&rdquo; that sought to plunge Latin America&rsquo;s largest democracy into political mayhem and perhaps even civil war, a congressional inquiry investigating the 8 January insurrection has alleged.The dramatic assertion was made on Tuesday as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-was-engineer-of-wilful-coup-attempt-brazil-congress-inquiry-alleges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-was-engineer-of-wilful-coup-attempt-brazil-congress-inquiry-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water level at Amazon port in Brazil hits lowest point in 121 years amid drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Port in Manaus records lowest water level since 1902, leaving boats stranded and unable to deliver food and water to remote villagesThe water level at a major river port in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazon rainforest has hit its lowest point in at least 121 years, as a historic drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem.Rapidly drying tributaries to the mighty Amazon river have left boats stranded, cutting off food and water supplies to remote jungle villag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/water-level-at-amazon-port-in-brazil-hits-lowest-point-in-121-years-amid-drought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/water-level-at-amazon-port-in-brazil-hits-lowest-point-in-121-years-amid-drought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula urges end to ‘insanity of war’ as Latin Americans killed in Hamas attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil president calls for humanitarian aid to protect Israeli and Palestinian citizens, while Latin Americans also taken hostageThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has called for an end to &ldquo;the insanity of war&rdquo; as it emerged that more than a dozen Latin Americans were killed during Hamas&rsquo;s assault, with citizens of Brazil and Argentina taken captive in the Gaza Strip.By Wednesday morning, Latin American government and media reports had confirmed the deat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-urges-end-to-insanity-of-war-as-latin-americans-killed-in-hamas-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-urges-end-to-insanity-of-war-as-latin-americans-killed-in-hamas-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous Amazonians urge Brazil to declare emergency over severe drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drought and heatwave has killed fish in rivers as Indigenous group Apiam says villagers have no water, food or medicineIndigenous people in the Amazon are calling on the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergency as their villages have no drinking water, food or medicine due to a severe drought that is drying up rivers vital for travel in the rainforest.The drought and heatwave has killed masses of fish in the rivers that Indigenous people live off and the water in the muddy streams and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-amazonians-urge-brazil-to-declare-emergency-over-severe-drought/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-amazonians-urge-brazil-to-declare-emergency-over-severe-drought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human emissions made deadly South American heat 100 times more likely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rapid research shows climate crisis by far main cause of unseasonable temperatures in southern winter and early springThe deadly heat in central South America over the past two months was made 100 times more likely by human emissions that disrupted the climate, scientists have shown.Temperatures have exceeded 40C in late winter and early spring in the southern hemisphere, affecting millions and leading to heat-related deaths. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/human-emissions-made-deadly-south-american-heat-100-times-more-likely/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/human-emissions-made-deadly-south-american-heat-100-times-more-likely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil is taking a new direction after Bolsonaro – but will Britain take note? | Richard Bourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much has changed already under Lula da Silva&rsquo;s presidency, but this vast country does not receive the attention it deservesBritish interest in Latin America, and its biggest country, Brazil, has been disgracefully fitful. It woke up when Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva narrowly beat Jair Bolsonaro, the disastrous tree-felling extreme rightist, last October. It even caused the BBC to lead its morning news bulletin in January, when a mob inspired by Bolsonaro and the example of the Capitol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-is-taking-a-new-direction-after-bolsonaro-but-will-britain-take-note-richard-bourne/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-is-taking-a-new-direction-after-bolsonaro-but-will-britain-take-note-richard-bourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mass protest decade: why did the street movements of the 2010s fail?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Brazil to Egypt, Turkey to Hong Kong, the 2010s saw a series of huge public uprisings. Yet many of them led to the opposite of what they asked for. I spoke to more than 200 participants across 10 countries to find out whyIn the decade from 2010 to 2020, humanity witnessed an explosion of mass protests that seemed to herald profound changes. These protests started in Tunisia and erupted across the Arab world, before huge demonstrations also rocked countries like Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine and H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-mass-protest-decade-why-did-the-street-movements-of-the-2010s-fail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-mass-protest-decade-why-did-the-street-movements-of-the-2010s-fail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost ‘holy grail’ film of life in Brazil’s Amazon 100 years ago resurfaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documentary from 1918 that has been hailed as a classic emerges from depths of Czech archiveA long-lost Amazon documentary described as &ldquo;the holy grail of Brazilian silent cinema&rdquo; has been rediscovered nearly a century after it went missing.Amazonas, Maior Rio do Mundo (Amazon: Longest River in the World)was stolen from the original director, Silvino Santos, shortly after it was made in 1918. Just over a decade later, it had completely disappeared. The film resurfaced earlier this ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lost-holy-grail-film-of-life-in-brazils-amazon-100-years-ago-resurfaces/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lost-holy-grail-film-of-life-in-brazils-amazon-100-years-ago-resurfaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report saysCargill and ADM, two of the world&rsquo;s leading livestock feed companies, helped to scupper an attempt to end the trade in soya beans grown on deforested and threatened ecosystem lands in South America, a new report alleges.Soya is one of the cheapest available types of edible protein, and is in huge demand for feed for animals around the world; as our consumption of meat and dairy has ris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/top-grain-traders-helped-scupper-ban-on-soya-from-deforested-land/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/top-grain-traders-helped-scupper-ban-on-soya-from-deforested-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three doctors shot dead in Brazil in suspected politically motivated attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the dead is a brother of a lawmaker belonging to the same party as Marielle Franco, Rio politician shot dead in 2018Three doctors have been killed and another wounded in a beachside shooting in Rio de Janeiro, which Brazilian officials believe may have been a politically motivated attack.Security camera footage obtained by local newspaper O Globo showed a group of black-clad gunmen emerging from a car and running up to the victims&rsquo; table in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood and openin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/three-doctors-shot-dead-in-brazil-in-suspected-politically-motivated-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/three-doctors-shot-dead-in-brazil-in-suspected-politically-motivated-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three doctors shot dead in Brazil in possibly politically motivated attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the dead is a brother of a lawmaker belonging to the same party as Marielle Franco, a Rio politician shot dead in 2018Three doctors have been killed and another wounded in a beachside shooting in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro which officials believe may have been a politically motivated attack.Security camera footage obtained by local newspaper O Globo showed a group of black-clad gunmen emerging from a car and running up to the victims&rsquo; beachside table in the Barra da Tijuca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/three-doctors-shot-dead-in-brazil-in-possibly-politically-motivated-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/three-doctors-shot-dead-in-brazil-in-possibly-politically-motivated-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to tell people everything’: Portugal grapples with legacy of colonial past]]></title><description><![CDATA[European country with longest involvement in the slave trade is coming under pressure to give &lsquo;a real sorry&rsquo; for its role One morning towards the end of June, the monolithic hulk of the Padr&atilde;o dos Descobrimentos, which has loomed over the Tagus River for six decades, its stony prow forever poised to cast off from the Lisbon quayside in search of power, glory and riches, woke, once again, to find itself altered.&ldquo;The nation that killed Africa,&rdquo; read the graffiti scra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-need-to-tell-people-everything-portugal-grapples-with-legacy-of-colonial-past/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-need-to-tell-people-everything-portugal-grapples-with-legacy-of-colonial-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South American monsoon heading towards ‘tipping point’ likely to cause Amazon dieback]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Shocking&rsquo; study finds Amazon rainforest will be unable to sustain itself and transport moisture once &lsquo;regime shift&rsquo; occursThe South American monsoon, which determines the climate of much of the continent, is being pushed towards a &ldquo;critical destabilisation point&rdquo;, according to a study that links regional rainfall to Amazon deforestation and global heating.The authors of the report said they found their results &ldquo;shocking&rdquo; and urged policymakers to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/south-american-monsoon-heading-towards-tipping-point-likely-to-cause-amazon-dieback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/south-american-monsoon-heading-towards-tipping-point-likely-to-cause-amazon-dieback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women behind the lens: the female beekeepers who hold ‘the keys to a better world’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Gabriela Portilho found inspiration in a trailblazing group of women who improved their own lives while caring for the environmentThis group of women are the first female beekeepers in their town. Their work began in 2018 after they arrived at the Ximenes settlement, in the municipality of Barreiros in Pernambuco state in north-eastern Brazil. They had been displaced from their homes because of the expansion of the Suape port area farther north.The new settlement provided by the gov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/women-behind-the-lens-the-female-beekeepers-who-hold-the-keys-to-a-better-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/women-behind-the-lens-the-female-beekeepers-who-hold-the-keys-to-a-better-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s alleged murderers to face jury trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge makes ruling as trio remain in custody over Amazon killing of indigenous expert Pereira and journalist Phillips, a Guardian contributorA federal judge in Brazil has ruled that the alleged murderers of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira will face trial by jury.Three fishermen stand accused of murdering the British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert, who were ambushed near the entrance of the Javari valley in the western Amazon in June 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereiras-alleged-murderers-to-face-jury-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereiras-alleged-murderers-to-face-jury-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil expels illegal settlers from Indigenous lands in Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands affected as government vows to stamp out land grabs in protected areasBrazil&rsquo;s government has begun removing thousands of non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move that will affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.The Brazilian intelligence agency ABIN said in a statement that the goal was to return the Apyterewa and Trincheira Bacaja lands in Para state to the original peoples. It did not say whether or not the expulsion of non-Indigenou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-expels-illegal-settlers-from-indigenous-lands-in-amazon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-expels-illegal-settlers-from-indigenous-lands-in-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tef&eacute; 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 Tef&eacute; Lake where the temperature is now like a hot bath after a protracted drought has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mass-death-of-amazonian-dolphins-prompts-fears-for-vulnerable-species/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mass-death-of-amazonian-dolphins-prompts-fears-for-vulnerable-species/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil bank’s past slavery ties to be investigated in unprecedented inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banco do Brasil, one of country&rsquo;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&rsquo;s largest banks&rsquo; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-banks-past-slavery-ties-to-be-investigated-in-unprecedented-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-banks-past-slavery-ties-to-be-investigated-in-unprecedented-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples: ‘It is time for the world to look at our way of life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&ocirc;nia Guajajara rose from poverty to become one of Brazil&rsquo;s most formidable politicians. She talks about battling farmers, miners and land grabbers &ndash; and why technology is not the answer to the climate crisisJust days after a groundbreaking supreme court victory, S&ocirc;nia Guajajara, Brazil&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-first-ever-minister-for-indigenous-peoples-it-is-time-for-the-world-to-look-at-our-way-of-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-first-ever-minister-for-indigenous-peoples-it-is-time-for-the-world-to-look-at-our-way-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the line of fire: Indigenous brigades battling forest blazes in the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The photographer Victor Moriyama follows an Indigenous fire brigade as they try to fill the gap left by the Brazilian state in Rond&ocirc;nia, one of the most deforested regions of the AmazonPreserving the world&rsquo;s largest tropical forest poses an immense challenge for the governments of Latin America. This task is exacerbated by the inefficiency of public policies and the escalating land conflicts that plague various Brazilian biomes.In response to these threats, Indigenous peoples have ta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-the-line-of-fire-indigenous-brigades-battling-forest-blazes-in-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/in-the-line-of-fire-indigenous-brigades-battling-forest-blazes-in-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilians push to make dream of Black woman on supreme court a reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women make up 51% of the population, and Afro-Brazilians 56%, but no Black woman has ever sat on the highest courtA young Black Brazilian girl dreams of being a pop star, a writer or a world champion in gymnastics, dressing up like the Afro-Brazilian women who have achieved that before her.But when her mother suggests that she aspire to become a judge on the supreme court, the girl looks incredulous and asks: &ldquo;Like who?&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-push-to-make-dream-of-black-woman-on-supreme-court-a-reality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-push-to-make-dream-of-black-woman-on-supreme-court-a-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Even Lucifer was using a fan’: Brazil bakes as mercilessly hot spring begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having just emerged from its warmest winter since 1961, the country is sweltering amid unforgiving and unseasonal temperaturesA ferocious heatwave was sweeping South America, and samba composer Beto Gago (Stuttering Bob) saw only one thing to do: pop out for an ice-cold beer with his drinking buddy Joel Saideira &ndash; Last Order Joel.&ldquo;Damn, it was grim around here yesterday,&rdquo; the 76-year-old musician grimaced as he stood outside his home Iraj&aacute; &ndash; reputedly Rio&rsquo;s h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/even-lucifer-was-using-a-fan-brazil-bakes-as-mercilessly-hot-spring-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/even-lucifer-was-using-a-fan-brazil-bakes-as-mercilessly-hot-spring-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our drummer used human tibia bones’: the hellish birth of Brazil’s heavy metal scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Responding to police brutality, hard labour and the threat of nuclear war, members of Sepultura, Holocausto and more explain their decidedly anti-tropical musicHeavy metal has always revelled in its us-against-the-universe attitude, remaining steadfast in the face of hostility and outright ridicule; its bands were often born in the shadow of industrial decline, recession or the cold war. Few, though, can claim to have faced the struggles of Brazil&rsquo;s early extreme metal acts, as their count]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/our-drummer-used-human-tibia-bones-the-hellish-birth-of-brazils-heavy-metal-scene/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/our-drummer-used-human-tibia-bones-the-hellish-birth-of-brazils-heavy-metal-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous women are showing us how to fight for environmental and human rights | V (formerly known as Eve Ensler)]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a recent trip to Brazil, I saw how Indigenous women activists there have completely changed the political landscapeI was invited to the third Indigenous Women&rsquo;s March in Bras&iacute;lia, the capital of Brazil, earlier this month. The last occupation of Brazil&rsquo;s legislature was in January 2022, when a group of rightwing thugs, imitating the January 6 riot in the US, attempted to kill Brazilian democracy. This was the exact opposite.Five hundred Indigenous women from across Braz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-women-are-showing-us-how-to-fight-for-environmental-and-human-rights-v-formerly-known-as-eve-ensler/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-women-are-showing-us-how-to-fight-for-environmental-and-human-rights-v-formerly-known-as-eve-ensler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We defended our right to the land’: Brazil’s Indigenous people hail supreme court victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Xokleng people of Santa Catarina state, after years of persecution, evictions and legal battles, have finally seen the rights to their ancestral lands endorsed by the state, with wide implications for other Indigenous groupIntroducing Southern Frontlines &ndash; news on the climate crisis from Latin America and the Caribbean&ldquo;We are not defenders of nature; we are nature defending itself.&rdquo; These words from Yoko Kopac&atilde;, the 72-year-old leader of the Indigenous communities se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-defended-our-right-to-the-land-brazils-indigenous-people-hail-supreme-court-victory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-defended-our-right-to-the-land-brazils-indigenous-people-hail-supreme-court-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Southern Frontlines – news on the climate crisis from Latin America and the Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[This new Guardian series will focus on climate justice in regions acutely affected by the global emergency. Andrei Netto, the series editor, explains why it is so important now&lsquo;We defended our right to the land&rsquo;: Brazil&rsquo;s Indigenous people hail supreme court victoryLatin America and the Caribbean are witnessing devastating effects of climate change &ndash; from the degradation of the Amazon and rampant biodiversity loss to forest fires, drought, glacial melt and ever more viole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/introducing-southern-frontlines-news-on-the-climate-crisis-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/introducing-southern-frontlines-news-on-the-climate-crisis-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We made it': tears of joy as Brazil backs Indigenous land rights &ndash; video report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil's supreme court has blocked efforts to dramatically strip back Indigenous land rights in what activists called a historic victory for the South American country's original inhabitants. Nine of the court's 11 members voted against what rights groups had dubbed the 'time limit trick' - an agribusiness-backed attempt to prevent Indigenous communities claiming land they did not physically occupy in 1998Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-made-it-tears-of-joy-as-brazil-backs-indigenous-land-rights-ndash-video-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/we-made-it-tears-of-joy-as-brazil-backs-indigenous-land-rights-ndash-video-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court voted against agribusiness-backed attempt to prevent communities claiming land they did not physically occupy in 1988Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court has blocked efforts to dramatically strip back Indigenous land rights in what activists called a historic victory for the South American country&rsquo;s original inhabitants.Nine of the court&rsquo;s 11 members voted against what rights groups had dubbed the &ldquo;time limit trick&rdquo; &ndash; an agribusiness-backed attempt to prevent Indigeno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-indigenous-land-rights-in-historic-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-indigenous-land-rights-in-historic-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro met with army, navy and air force heads to discuss coup – reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims by former Brazilian president&rsquo;s ex-secretary prompt calls for alleged rightwing conspirators to be brought to justiceJair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s former secretary has reportedly told investigators his ex-boss met the heads of Brazil&rsquo;s army, navy and air force late last year to discuss a &ldquo;putschist plan&rdquo; for a military coup.The claims &ndash; reported by two of Brazil&rsquo;s most important news outlets, O Globo and UOL &ndash; prompted calls for the alleged rightwing con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-met-with-army-navy-and-air-force-heads-to-discuss-coup-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-met-with-army-navy-and-air-force-heads-to-discuss-coup-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusaderInternational concern over the future of Guatemala&rsquo;s democracy is growing, as Brazil&rsquo;s president warned of a possible coup to stop the president-elect taking power and the US denounced unprecedented attempts to undermine the Central American country&rsquo;s election result.The centre-left anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Ar&eacute;valo was elected Guatemala&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-and-brazil-warn-of-attempt-to-stop-guatemala-president-elect-taking-power/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-and-brazil-warn-of-attempt-to-stop-guatemala-president-elect-taking-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil warns of potential Guatemala coup to stop president taking power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern for future of Guatemalan democracy amid alleged attempts to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusaderInternational concern over the future of Guatemala&rsquo;s democracy is growing, as Brazil&rsquo;s president warned of a possible coup to stop the president-elect taking power and the US denounced unprecedented attempts to undermine the Central American country&rsquo;s election result.The centre-left anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Ar&eacute;valo was elected Guatemala&rsquo;s new p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-warns-of-potential-guatemala-coup-to-stop-president-taking-power/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-warns-of-potential-guatemala-coup-to-stop-president-taking-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Nations general assembly liveblog is now closed, but please see the following stories to stay on top of the day&rsquo;s news:Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summitWorld inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chiefGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/israeli-ambassador-protests-as-iranian-president-speaks-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/israeli-ambassador-protests-as-iranian-president-speaks-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to &lsquo;brutalize&rsquo; Ukraine without consequencesZelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summitWorld inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chiefBiden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destructionBrazilians applaud Lula&rsquo;s return to diplomacyGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/israeli-ambassador-protests-as-iranian-president-speaks-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/israeli-ambassador-protests-as-iranian-president-speaks-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin running out of time and losing friends, says UK foreign secretary - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to &lsquo;brutalize&rsquo; Ukraine without consequencesZelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summitWorld inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chiefBiden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destructionBrazilians applaud Lula&rsquo;s return to diplomacyGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-running-out-of-time-and-losing-friends-says-uk-foreign-secretary-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-running-out-of-time-and-losing-friends-says-uk-foreign-secretary-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine peace summit to stop future wars - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to &lsquo;brutalize&rsquo; Ukraine without consequencesBiden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destructionBrazilians applaud Lula&rsquo;s return to diplomacyGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, childre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-calls-on-world-leaders-to-attend-ukraine-peace-summit-to-stop-future-wars-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-calls-on-world-leaders-to-attend-ukraine-peace-summit-to-stop-future-wars-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ over kidnapping of children and says Ukraine preparing global peace summit - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president addressing UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to &lsquo;brutalize&rsquo; Ukraine without consequencesBiden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destructionBrazilians applaud Lula&rsquo;s return to diplomacyGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, childr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-accuses-russia-of-genocide-over-kidnapping-of-children-and-says-ukraine-preparing-global-peace-summit-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-accuses-russia-of-genocide-over-kidnapping-of-children-and-says-ukraine-preparing-global-peace-summit-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy denounces Russia’s ‘genocide’ in Ukraine in first in-person UN speech since war began - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president addressing UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to &lsquo;brutalize&rsquo; Ukraine without consequencesBiden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destructionBrazilians applaud Lula&rsquo;s return to diplomacyGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, childr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-denounces-russias-genocide-in-ukraine-in-first-in-person-un-speech-since-war-began-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-denounces-russias-genocide-in-ukraine-in-first-in-person-un-speech-since-war-began-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses UN in person for first time since Russia invaded Ukraine – live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president appears in person for first time since war began; Biden also pledges to learn example on nuclear weapons Biden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destructionBrazilians applaud Lula&rsquo;s return to diplomacyGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, children traum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/volodymyr-zelenskiy-addresses-un-in-person-for-first-time-since-russia-invaded-ukraine-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/volodymyr-zelenskiy-addresses-un-in-person-for-first-time-since-russia-invaded-ukraine-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilians applaud Lula's return to diplomacy as he addresses UN general assembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relief in Brazil as Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva speaks at the UN after four chaotic years of rule by the far-right Jair Bolsonaro&ldquo;Our world is becoming unhinged,&rdquo; the UN secretary general, Ant&oacute;nio Guterres, warned as he kicked off the body&rsquo;s assembly general on Tuesday.But many Brazilians felt that in their country&rsquo;s case at least, sanity had returned as its president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, took to the rostrum in New York to proclaim a new dawn aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-applaud-lulas-return-to-diplomacy-as-he-addresses-un-general-assembly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilians-applaud-lulas-return-to-diplomacy-as-he-addresses-un-general-assembly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden warns UN against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequence - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president gives UN general assembly address about Russia-Ukraine war, China and global inequality; Zelenskiy to address summit in personGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, children traumatised, hopes and dreams shattered.&rdquo;The war in Ukraine has &ldquo;serious implications&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/biden-warns-un-against-allowing-russia-to-brutalize-ukraine-without-consequence-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/biden-warns-un-against-allowing-russia-to-brutalize-ukraine-without-consequence-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waste Land: moving documentary sifts through Rio landfill to find human stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a film that celebrates the power of creativity, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz collaborates with pickers at a rubbish dump to create art from salvaged materialGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs a young man in the 1980s, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz came to the US by chance before making a name for himself as an artist creating works from found objects. From his studio in Brooklyn, he makes art out of all kinds of materials: chocolate, sugar, toy soldiers and, in his documentary Waste Lan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/waste-land-moving-documentary-sifts-through-rio-landfill-to-find-human-stories/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/waste-land-moving-documentary-sifts-through-rio-landfill-to-find-human-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden to warn of Russian ‘brutalizing’ Ukraine without consequence; UN chief says ‘world becoming unhinged’ - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president to speak amid hopes 78th annual summit will focus on global developmentGuterres says countries such as Russia are creating a &ldquo;world of insecurity&rdquo; for everyone following its invasion of Ukraine, which he says has &ldquo;unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, children traumatised, hopes and dreams shattered.&rdquo;The war in Ukraine has &ldquo;serious implications&rdquo; for the world beyond Kyiv, he says, pointing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/biden-to-warn-of-russian-brutalizing-ukraine-without-consequence-un-chief-says-world-becoming-unhinged-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/biden-to-warn-of-russian-brutalizing-ukraine-without-consequence-un-chief-says-world-becoming-unhinged-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coked-up caped crusader: how Hélio Oiticica liberated the art world with drugs, nests and hammocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[He co-founded Brazil&rsquo;s Tropicalia movement, fled fascism, pioneered immersive art in his flat, became a drug dealer and then died aged 42. Now his wild world is being rebuilt at the English seasideIn the early hours of 13 March 1973, the artist H&eacute;lio Oiticica was at his downtown New York loft, high on cocaine, with his friend, the film-maker and fellow Brazilian Neville D&rsquo;Almeida. He reached for the nearest thing at hand on which to cut another line &ndash; Weasels Ripped My F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/coked-up-caped-crusader-how-hlio-oiticica-liberated-the-art-world-with-drugs-nests-and-hammocks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/coked-up-caped-crusader-how-hlio-oiticica-liberated-the-art-world-with-drugs-nests-and-hammocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN chief warns ‘our world is becoming unhinged’; Zelenskiy to address UN - live updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president, US president Joe Biden, Brazil&rsquo;s president Lula to speak amid hopes 77th annual summit will focus on global developmentGuterres warns that divides are widening within countries. &ldquo;Democracy is under threat,&rdquo; he says.Authoritarianism is on the march, inequalities are growing, and hate speech is on the rise.What we need is determination and determination which is in the DNA of our United Nations, summoning gods with the first words of the charter.We the people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-chief-warns-our-world-is-becoming-unhinged-zelenskiy-to-address-un-live-updates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/un-chief-warns-our-world-is-becoming-unhinged-zelenskiy-to-address-un-live-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy to address UN general assembly for first time since  start of Russia-Ukraine war – live updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president, US president Joe Biden, Brazil&rsquo;s president Lula to speak amid hopes 77th annual summit will focus on global developmentThe half-time show in the US is normally associated with the football Super Bowl, superstars and adverts, but the UN in the form of the film director Richard Curtis put on its own version on Monday night in New York and blew the place away.Curtis is of course in the optimism business &ndash; his glass is so permanently half full, it overflows &ndash; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-to-address-un-general-assembly-for-first-time-since-start-of-russia-ukraine-war-live-updates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-to-address-un-general-assembly-for-first-time-since-start-of-russia-ukraine-war-live-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fourteen people killed in plane crash in Brazil’s Amazonas state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional governor says 12 passengers and two crew were onboard the Embraer jet when it crashed in Barcelos provinceFourteen people on a small jet died when the plane crashed in Brazil&rsquo;s northern Amazonas state on Saturday, the regional governor said.The crash took place in Barcelos province, about 250 miles (400km) from the state capital, Manaus. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fourteen-people-killed-in-plane-crash-in-brazils-amazonas-state/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fourteen-people-killed-in-plane-crash-in-brazils-amazonas-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro aide tells police he sold luxury watches for ex-president – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lt Col Mauro Cid said to admit selling watches from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in Pennsylvania mall and handing cash to BolsonaroJair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s former personal secretary has reportedly told police he handed tens of thousands of dollars to his old boss after selling two luxury watches that Brazil&rsquo;s ex-president had received as official gifts.Lt Col Mauro Cid, who was Bolsonaro&rsquo;s aide-de-camp during his 2019-23 presidency, was released from four months&rsquo; detention on Saturda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-aide-tells-police-he-sold-luxury-watches-for-ex-president-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-aide-tells-police-he-sold-luxury-watches-for-ex-president-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro aide tells police he sold luxury foreign gifts for ex-president – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lt Col Mauro Cid said to admit selling watches from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in Pennsylvania mall and handing cash to BolsonaroJair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s former personal secretary has reportedly told police he handed tens of thousands of dollars to his old boss after selling two luxury watches Brazil&rsquo;s ex-president had received as official gifts.Lt Col Mauro Cid, who was Bolsonaro&rsquo;s aide-de-camp during his 2019-23 presidency, was released from four months&rsquo; detention on Saturday aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-aide-tells-police-he-sold-luxury-foreign-gifts-for-ex-president-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-aide-tells-police-he-sold-luxury-foreign-gifts-for-ex-president-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right fanatic given 17 years for role in Brazil coup attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&eacute;cio L&uacute;cio Costa Pereira, 51, is first rioter to face trial for assault on Latin America&rsquo;s largest democracyBrazil&rsquo;s supreme court has sentenced a far-right fanatic to 17 years in prison for his role in the failed attempt to topple the country&rsquo;s leftwing government on 8 January this year.A&eacute;cio L&uacute;cio Costa Pereira, a 51-year-old sanitation worker from S&atilde;o Paulo, is the first rioter to face trial for January&rsquo;s dramatic assault on Latin Am]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/far-right-fanatic-given-17-years-for-role-in-brazil-coup-attempt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/far-right-fanatic-given-17-years-for-role-in-brazil-coup-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial of Brazil’s alleged 8 January insurrectionists opens in supreme court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge condemns &lsquo;dastardly putschist attack&rsquo; on Latin America&rsquo;s largest democracy as first four Bolsonaro supporters go on trialThe hate-filled vandals behind the &ldquo;dastardly putschist attack&rdquo; on Latin America&rsquo;s largest democracy must be brought to justice, a supreme court judge has declared as Brazil held the first trial connected to Bras&iacute;lia&rsquo;s 8 January insurrection.Thousands of followers of the ex-president Jair Bolsonaro marauded through Brazil&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trial-of-brazils-alleged-8-january-insurrectionists-opens-in-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/trial-of-brazils-alleged-8-january-insurrectionists-opens-in-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Symphony for a Common Man review – the diplomat who could have stopped the Iraq war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story of expert who knew Saddam Hussein had no chemical weapons, but was ousted to give Bush and Blair a pretext for invading Iraq, plays out like a real-life version of George Clooney&rsquo;s Syriana&lsquo;Power is power&rdquo; is the send-off lament of this Brazilian documentary, which looks back at a nearly forgotten episode in the long preamble to the second Iraq war, of 2003-11, one of breathtaking cynicism. The film centres on Brazilian diplomat Jos&eacute; Bustani, who in 1997 was made di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-symphony-for-a-common-man-review-the-diplomat-who-could-have-stopped-the-iraq-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-symphony-for-a-common-man-review-the-diplomat-who-could-have-stopped-the-iraq-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental activists killed at a rate of one every other day in 2022 – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colombia was the deadliest country and a fifth of the 177 recorded killings took place in the Amazon rainforest, says Global WitnessAt least 177 people were killed last year for defending the environment, according to new figures, with a fifth of killings taking place in the Amazon rainforest.Murdered by organised crime groups and land invaders, environmental defenders were killed at a rate of one every other day in 2022, figures from the NGO Global Witness show. Colombia was the most deadly cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/environmental-activists-killed-at-a-rate-of-one-every-other-day-in-2022-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/environmental-activists-killed-at-a-rate-of-one-every-other-day-in-2022-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula backpedals on suggestion Putin could attend G20 without fear of arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments were at odds with Brazil foreign minister&rsquo;s statement that Putin could face &lsquo;issues&rsquo; if he traveled to any ICC member stateThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has rowed back on comments suggesting Vladimir Putin would be able to attend next year&rsquo;s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro without fear of arrest.The international criminal court (ICC) has issued a warrant for the Russian leader&rsquo;s arrest for alleged war crimes in Ukraine and, as a si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-backpedals-on-suggestion-putin-could-attend-g20-without-fear-of-arrest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-backpedals-on-suggestion-putin-could-attend-g20-without-fear-of-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A Brazilian 9/11’: film tells little-known story of failed 1988 hijacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pilot saved passengers and Brazil&rsquo;s president with &lsquo;extraordinarily daring manoeuvres&rsquo; in Boeing 737-300Ninety-eight passengers had boarded S&atilde;o Paulo Airways flight 375 to Rio that morning but the man in seat 3C had a different destination in mind. As the Boeing 737-300 roared off the runway, Raimundo Nonato Alves da Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o sat quietly clutching a backpack with a box of ammunition and a .32 caliber revolver stashed inside.Enraged by the economic turbulen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-brazilian-911-film-tells-little-known-story-of-failed-1988-hijacking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-brazilian-911-film-tells-little-known-story-of-failed-1988-hijacking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula says Putin can attend next year’s G20 in Rio without fear of arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil&rsquo;s president, now the group&rsquo;s leader, says his Russian counterpart is welcome at the 2024 eventVladimir Putin, can attend next year&rsquo;s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro without fear of arrest, the Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has said as he took leadership of the forum.Speaking at this year&rsquo;s meeting in Delhi, Lula &ndash; who has controversially tried to position himself as a peacemaker between Moscow and Kyiv &ndash; said the Russian president]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-says-putin-can-attend-next-years-g20-in-rio-without-fear-of-arrest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-says-putin-can-attend-next-years-g20-in-rio-without-fear-of-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United’s Antony appears on Brazilian TV to deny assault allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footballer denies allegations on Brazil&rsquo;s SBT networkThree women have accused Brazil forward of assaulting themThe Manchester United winger Antony has spoken on Brazilian television denying allegations made against him of violence towards women. The 23-year-old was dropped this week from the Brazil squad after accusations were made of physical aggression on a number of occasions since January towards his former girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin, which are being investigated by police and which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-uniteds-antony-appears-on-brazilian-tv-to-deny-assault-allegations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-uniteds-antony-appears-on-brazilian-tv-to-deny-assault-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in AI translation: growing reliance on language apps jeopardizes some asylum applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Translators say the US immigration system relies on AI-powered translations, without grasping the limits of the toolsIn 2019, Carlos fled Brazil with his sister and two nephews after his son was murdered in front of him by a local gang. Upon arriving in the US, he was separated from his family and detained in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention center.Carlos, who is Afro-Indigenous, speaks Portuguese but does not read or write it. Staff at the Calexico, California, detention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lost-in-ai-translation-growing-reliance-on-language-apps-jeopardizes-some-asylum-applications/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lost-in-ai-translation-growing-reliance-on-language-apps-jeopardizes-some-asylum-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extratropical cyclone kills at least 31 in Brazil and leaves over 1,600 homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 60 cities battered by storm since Monday night as more heavy rains expected but sparing worst-hit areasAn extratropical cyclone in southern Brazil has caused floods in several cities, killing at least 31 people and leaving more than 1,600 homeless.More than 60 cities have been battered by the storm since Monday night, and Rio Grande do Sul&rsquo;s governor, Eduardo Leite, said the death toll was the state&rsquo;s highest due to a climate event. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/extratropical-cyclone-kills-at-least-31-in-brazil-and-leaves-over-1600-homeless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/extratropical-cyclone-kills-at-least-31-in-brazil-and-leaves-over-1600-homeless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extratropical cyclone kills at least 27 in Brazil and leaves over 1,600 homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 60 cities battered by storm since Monday night as more heavy rains expected but sparing worst-hit areasAn extratropical cyclone in southern Brazil has caused floods in several cities, killing at least 27 people and leaving more than 1,600 homeless.More than 60 cities have been battered by the storm since Monday night, and Rio Grande do Sul&rsquo;s governor, Eduardo Leite, said the death toll was the state&rsquo;s highest due to a climate event. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/extratropical-cyclone-kills-at-least-27-in-brazil-and-leaves-over-1600-homeless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/extratropical-cyclone-kills-at-least-27-in-brazil-and-leaves-over-1600-homeless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floods submerge homes and leave at least 21 people dead in Brazil – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 21 people died in southern Brazil due to a fierce storm that caused floods in several cities. Brazilian TV footage showed the city of Taquari under a huge amount of water after the Taquari river burst its banks.The governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, said the death toll was the state's highest due to a climate event adding that about 60 cities had been battered by the storm, which was classified as an extratropical cyclone Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/floods-submerge-homes-and-leave-at-least-21-people-dead-in-brazil-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/floods-submerge-homes-and-leave-at-least-21-people-dead-in-brazil-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US officials expand search for convicted murderer who escaped from jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surveillance video shows Danelo Cavalcante, 34, who escaped from Pennsylvania prison last week, at popular botanical gardens Authorities have moved and expanded the search area for a convicted murderer who escaped from a suburban Philadelphia prison last week, after he was spotted on a trail camera at one of the nation&rsquo;s premier botanical gardens.Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has been spotted five times since he escaped on Thursday from the Chester state prison. The most recent sighting came Mond]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-officials-expand-search-for-convicted-murderer-who-escaped-from-jail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-officials-expand-search-for-convicted-murderer-who-escaped-from-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil launches biggest operation against illegal cattle farms in indigenous Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taskforce deployed to remove thousands of cows owned by land grabbers from indigenous territoryThe Brazilian government has launched its biggest ever operation to remove thousands of cows owned by illegal land grabbers from indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest.Three helicopters, a dozen vehicles and a heavily armed corps of police and environment rangers are carrying out the cattle drive, which criminal gangs attempted to block by setting fires on the route, destroying bridges and intim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-launches-biggest-operation-against-illegal-cattle-farms-in-indigenous-amazon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-launches-biggest-operation-against-illegal-cattle-farms-in-indigenous-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil launches biggest ever operation against illegal cattle farms in Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taskforce deployed to remove thousands of cows owned by land grabbers from indigenous territoryThe Brazilian government has launched its biggest ever operation to remove thousands of cows owned by illegal land grabbers from indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest.Three helicopters, a dozen vehicles and a heavily armed corps of police and environment rangers are carrying out the cattle drive, which criminal gangs attempted to block by setting fires on the route, destroying bridges and intim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-launches-biggest-ever-operation-against-illegal-cattle-farms-in-amazon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-launches-biggest-ever-operation-against-illegal-cattle-farms-in-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United under pressure after Brazil drop Antony over assault claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antony accused by former girlfriend of threats to kill herWinger says he is &lsquo;innocent of the accusations&rsquo;Manchester United are under pressure to drop the &pound;84m forward Antony after Brazil withdrew the footballer from their latest squad following serious allegations &ndash; made by his former girlfriend, Gabriela Cavallin &ndash; which include physical assault and the claim that the player threatened to kill her and attacked her with a glass.The Brazilian website UOL reported the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-united-under-pressure-after-brazil-drop-antony-over-assault-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-united-under-pressure-after-brazil-drop-antony-over-assault-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United under pressure after Brazil drop Antony over assault allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antony accused by former girlfriend of threats to kill herWinger says he is &lsquo;innocent of the accusations&rsquo;Manchester United are under pressure to drop the &pound;84m forward Antony after Brazil withdrew the footballer from their latest squad following serious allegations &ndash; made by his former girlfriend, Gabriela Cavallin &ndash; which include physical assault and the claim that the player threatened to kill her and attacked her with a glass.The Brazilian website UOL reported the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-united-under-pressure-after-brazil-drop-antony-over-assault-allegations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-united-under-pressure-after-brazil-drop-antony-over-assault-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United and Brazil face calls to drop Antony after assault allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antony accused by ex-girlfriend of threats to kill herWinger says he is &lsquo;innocent of the accusations&rsquo;The Brazilian Football Confederation and Manchester United are facing calls to axe the &pound;84m forward Antony after the player&rsquo;s ex-girlfriend made serious allegations against him of physical assault, including that he threatened to kill her and attacked her with a glass.The Brazilian website UOL reported the accusations &ndash; which Antony called &ldquo;false&rdquo; &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-united-and-brazil-face-calls-to-drop-antony-after-assault-allegations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/manchester-united-and-brazil-face-calls-to-drop-antony-after-assault-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan wrestles with its views on ‘outside people’ amid population crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low birthrate and ageing population pose &lsquo;an urgent risk to society&rsquo;, but can opening its borders to skilled overseas workers fix the problem?Murumuru spends his weekends toiling on building sites in Japan in the sticky heat of summer to supplement the income from his other job at a bakery.A certified IT specialist, he arrived in Tokyo from Sri Lanka a year ago, hoping to take advantage of job opportunities that have opened up as part of Japan&rsquo;s efforts to tackle its population]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/japan-wrestles-with-its-views-on-outside-people-amid-population-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/japan-wrestles-with-its-views-on-outside-people-amid-population-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s dangerous work’: New generation of Indigenous activists battle to save the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners in Brazil use drones to document work of self-defence teams trying to stop environmental destruction caused by illegal miningThe medicine man flashed a mischievous grin as he dabbed his warriors&rsquo; eyeballs with a feather soaked in malagueta pepper and watched them grimace in pain. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re going into battle and this will protect them,&rdquo; Jos&eacute; Delfonso Pereira said as he advanced on his next target with a jam jar of his chilli potion.&ldquo;It hurts and it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-dangerous-work-new-generation-of-indigenous-activists-battle-to-save-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-dangerous-work-new-generation-of-indigenous-activists-battle-to-save-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AOC urges US to apologize for meddling in Latin America: ‘We’re here to reset relationships’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic congresswoman calls for acknowledgment of past intrusion in effort to restore trust in US leadership in the regionAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent member of Congress and leading voice of the American left, has called on the US government to issue an apology to Latin American countries for decades of meddling in their affairs and causing instability in the region.The Democratic congresswoman from New York was speaking after a visit to Chile in advance of the 50th anniversary of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aoc-urges-us-to-apologize-for-meddling-in-latin-america-were-here-to-reset-relationships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/aoc-urges-us-to-apologize-for-meddling-in-latin-america-were-here-to-reset-relationships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possibility of arrest grows for Bolsonaro over jewellery scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends and foes of Brazil&rsquo;s former president believe it is only a matter of time before he is detainedBrazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has never shown much sympathy for prisoners.&ldquo;Why should we give those dirtbags a good life? &hellip; They should just get fucked, full-fucking-stop. That&rsquo;s what I reckon,&rdquo; he once ranted. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/possibility-of-arrest-grows-for-bolsonaro-over-jewellery-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/possibility-of-arrest-grows-for-bolsonaro-over-jewellery-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Brics: demand for membership is a symptom of global disorder | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the world grows more fractured, developing countries are looking for new coalitions to stay out of a possible cold warThe last decade of annual summits held by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) has rarely merited much attention beyond their own capitals. But last week&rsquo;s conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, is likely to be remembered as a turning point in modern history &ndash; with six large nations joining the current five members. A few dozen more states wish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-brics-demand-for-membership-is-a-symptom-of-global-disorder-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-brics-demand-for-membership-is-a-symptom-of-global-disorder-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s David Lammy visits Brazil to build ‘climate justice’ partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow foreign secretary says Starmer government would work with President Lula on radical climate actionThe shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, has taken his green diplomatic policy for a test spin in Brazil this month in the hope that &ldquo;climate justice&rdquo; can serve as an international rallying cry for a future Labour government.In an interview with the Guardian, Lammy said a Labour victory at the next general election would allow Keir Starmer to build a partnership for radical clim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/labours-david-lammy-visits-brazil-to-build-climate-justice-partnership/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/labours-david-lammy-visits-brazil-to-build-climate-justice-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brics to more than double with admission of six new countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major expansion as economic bloc that includes Russia and China attempts to provide counterweight to the US and western alliesThe Brics group of big emerging economies has announced the admission of six new members, in an attempt to reshape the global world order and provide a counterweight to the US and its allies.From the beginning of next year, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Argentina, the UAE and Ethiopia will join the current five members &ndash; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-to-more-than-double-with-admission-of-six-new-countries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-to-more-than-double-with-admission-of-six-new-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brics to admit six new countries to bloc including Iran and Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt and UAE also to join club of large emerging economies in major expansionThe five Brics nations &ndash; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa &ndash; have announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE are to become full members from 1 January 2024, the group announced at its summit in South Africa. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-to-admit-six-new-countries-to-bloc-including-iran-and-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-to-admit-six-new-countries-to-bloc-including-iran-and-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency]]></title><description><![CDATA[New study published in Nature says period was as destructive as record 2016 El Ni&ntilde;o drought and heatwaveThe first half of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s presidency was so destructive for the Amazon that it was comparable to the record 2016 El Ni&ntilde;o drought and heatwave in terms of carbon emissions, according to scientists.Annual emissions from the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest roughly doubled in 2019 and 2020, compared with the 2010 to 2018 average, according to a new study published in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazons-emissions-doubled-under-first-half-of-bolsonaro-presidency/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazons-emissions-doubled-under-first-half-of-bolsonaro-presidency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin defends invasion of Ukraine in Brics summit address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president seeks to rally leaders meeting in South Africa to Moscow&rsquo;s side by blaming west for conflictRussia-Ukraine war &ndash; latest news updatesVladimir Putin has defended Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine and sought to rally leaders of the Brics nations meeting in South Africa to the Kremlin&rsquo;s side.In a prerecorded video message aired on Tuesday to the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, Putin repeated his earlier unfound claims that the west was responsib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-defends-invasion-of-ukraine-in-brics-summit-address/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-defends-invasion-of-ukraine-in-brics-summit-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin says Brics should become trading bloc representing ‘global majority’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president addresses group at South Africa summit, blaming western sanctions for causing volatility in global marketsVladimir Putin has told a summit of the Brics group of countries in South Africa, that it should become a trading bloc representing the &ldquo;global majority&rdquo;.However, differences among the group &ndash; comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa &ndash; have become apparent at the summit over accepting new members, and whether to turn Brics into a geop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-says-brics-should-become-trading-bloc-representing-global-majority/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/putin-says-brics-should-become-trading-bloc-representing-global-majority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A never-ending fight’: cancer and diabetes cases soar in wake of Mariana dam disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poisoning of the Doce River is affecting Indigenous communities who, while still waiting for justice, are seeing an increase in illnesses barely heard of before the disasterOn 5 November 2015, Rondon Felix Viana&rsquo;s life changed for ever. On that day the Fund&atilde;o tailings dam near the city of Mariana burst, unleashing 60m cubic metres of toxic waste that flowed more than 600km down the Doce River into the sea, obliterating everything in its path. It was Brazil&rsquo;s worst environm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-never-ending-fight-cancer-and-diabetes-cases-soar-in-wake-of-mariana-dam-disaster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-never-ending-fight-cancer-and-diabetes-cases-soar-in-wake-of-mariana-dam-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cotton Capital: The Brazilian connection – episode 4 – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revisited: The fourth episode in the Cotton Capital series explores how during the transatlantic slave trade, more enslaved African people were taken to Brazil than any other country. Today, more than half of Brazil&rsquo;s population identify as Black and there are more Black people in Brazil than any other country except Nigeria. But the country is still grappling with deep structural racismThis week we are revisiting our Cotton Capital series that originally ran in April 2023. Today in Focus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cotton-capital-the-brazilian-connection-episode-4-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cotton-capital-the-brazilian-connection-episode-4-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South AfricaLeaders from developing countries representing almost half the world&rsquo;s population including China and Russia are to meet in South Africa for a key summit aimed at reinforcing their alliance as a counterweight to the west.The Brics grouping summit in Johannesburg, which starts on Tuesday, will be hosted by the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and brings together the prime minist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-group-looks-to-expand-at-summit-despite-divisions-among-key-members/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brics-group-looks-to-expand-at-summit-despite-divisions-among-key-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder of Black community activist, 72, in Brazil prompts calls for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mar&iacute;a Bernadete Pac&iacute;fico, whose son was shot dead in 2017, killed by gunmen at her home in BahiaHuman rights organisations in Brazil are clamouring for justice following the murder of a Black community activist who had been receiving threats.Mar&iacute;a Bernadete Pac&iacute;fico, a community and religious leader in the Pitanga dos Palmares quilombo &ndash; an Afro-Brazilian settlement of descendants of escaped slaves in the north-east state of Bahia &ndash; was killed on Thursday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/murder-of-black-community-activist-72-in-brazil-prompts-calls-for-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/murder-of-black-community-activist-72-in-brazil-prompts-calls-for-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil inquiry into alleged Bolsonaro-era pilfering of official gifts widens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Close associates of ex-president &ndash; and possibly Bolsonaro himself &ndash; have been accused of selling off expensive gifts&ldquo;Every Rolex tells a story,&rdquo; the luxury watchmaker once claimed.Brazilian police believe that slogan is particularly true when it comes to the diamond-set timepiece at the centre of an investigation into the suspected pilfering of high-priced official gifts by close associates of Jair Bolsonaro &ndash; and possibly the former president himself. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-inquiry-into-alleged-bolsonaro-era-pilfering-of-official-gifts-widens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-inquiry-into-alleged-bolsonaro-era-pilfering-of-official-gifts-widens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our people are still suffering’: Brazil’s operations against illegal mining camps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ibama agent Hugo Loss says he and his team have neutralised mining equipment in Operation XapiriLike mechanised Valkyries, nine helicopters filled with armed men and women in camouflage uniforms swoop over dense forests and remote rivers &ndash; but this is not a scene from Apocalypse Now, it is a Brazilian government mission to forestall catastrophe in the Amazon rainforest.The aircraft from the country&rsquo;s two main environmental agencies, Ibama and ICMBio, fly for hours above the Tapaj&oac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/our-people-are-still-suffering-brazils-operations-against-illegal-mining-camps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/our-people-are-still-suffering-brazils-operations-against-illegal-mining-camps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driving out the rainforest invaders: crackdown on illegal mining brings hope after Bolsonaro era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ibama agent Hugo Loss says he and his team have neutralised mining equipment in Operation XapiriLike mechanised Valkyries, nine helicopters filled with armed men and women in camouflage uniforms swoop over dense forests and remote rivers &ndash; but this is not a scene from Apocalypse Now, it is a Brazilian government mission to forestall catastrophe in the Amazon rainforest.The aircraft from the country&rsquo;s two main environmental agencies, Ibama and ICMBio, fly for hours above the Tapaj&oac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/driving-out-the-rainforest-invaders-crackdown-on-illegal-mining-brings-hope-after-bolsonaro-era/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/driving-out-the-rainforest-invaders-crackdown-on-illegal-mining-brings-hope-after-bolsonaro-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You have to sacrifice your life’: the drug runners of Colombia’s rainforests]]></title><description><![CDATA[With few job prospects, young men in the jungle borderlands with Brazil risk everything in a marijuana trade that ultimately bankrolls dissident armed groupsMoonlight seeps through the palm-thatch roof of the maloca, a circular communal house in the village of La Pedrera in southern Colombia. Sitting in the centre of the space, a shaman from the Murui ethnic group chants and hums, deep in concentration.The shaman passes around a white plastic container filled with green powder. Each of the young]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/you-have-to-sacrifice-your-life-the-drug-runners-of-colombias-rainforests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/you-have-to-sacrifice-your-life-the-drug-runners-of-colombias-rainforests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was transformed’: the power of Brazilian jazz legend Bola Sete]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late guitarist, who would have just turned 100, blew the minds of Carlos Santana, John Fahey and more with his hypnotic technique and expansive creative visionSan Francisco, early 1962. For Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete &ndash; who would have turned 100 last month &ndash; a night would hardly go by without a gig in the Tudor Room of the Sheraton Palace hotel. Bossa nova, seen as a classy background music in hotel dining rooms, was in high demand &ndash; but hired to play at cocktail hour, Se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-was-transformed-the-power-of-brazilian-jazz-legend-bola-sete/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-was-transformed-the-power-of-brazilian-jazz-legend-bola-sete/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The state is murderous’: Brazilians vow justice for 13-year-old boy shot by police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thaigo Menezes Flausino, who dreamed of becoming a footballer, is the ninth child in a shooting this year in RioThose who knew Thiago Menezes Flausino described him as a boy with dreams. These were brutally shattered by several police bullets this week, when the 13-year-old became the latest victim of state violence in a Rio de Janeiro favela.&ldquo;He dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. He&rsquo;d passed tryouts for a bigger team and was going to start playing on the day he was kille]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-state-is-murderous-brazilians-vow-justice-for-13-year-old-boy-shot-by-police/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-state-is-murderous-brazilians-vow-justice-for-13-year-old-boy-shot-by-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday briefing: Inside South America’s summit to save the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: After years of rampant exploitation under a far-right government, Brazil has brought together leaders to help secure the future of the world&rsquo;s biggest rainforest &ndash; and create &lsquo;a just ecological transition&rsquo;&bull; Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. &ldquo;I think the world needs to see this meeting in Bel&eacute;m as the most important landmark ever &hellip; when it comes to discussing the climate question.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thursday-briefing-inside-south-americas-summit-to-save-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/thursday-briefing-inside-south-americas-summit-to-save-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nature needs money’: Lula tells rich countries to pay up and protect world’s rainforests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president says developed nations that over centuries have pumped emissions into the atmosphere must &lsquo;pay their bit&rsquo;The Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has told developed countries to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to protecting the world&rsquo;s remaining tropical forests, as major rainforest nations demanded hundreds of billions of dollars of climate financing and a greater role in how those resources are spent.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nature-needs-money-lula-tells-rich-countries-to-pay-up-and-protect-worlds-rainforests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nature-needs-money-lula-tells-rich-countries-to-pay-up-and-protect-worlds-rainforests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the Amazon summit: rich nations must now step up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The election of the Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has changed the environmental politics of the region. But more international assistance is neededIn last October&rsquo;s Brazilian election, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro by a margin of 1.8%. That narrowest of victories may have been the single most important environmental development of 2022. With Mr Bolsonaro in power, the Amazon rainforest was hurtling towards a tipping point after which it w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-the-amazon-summit-rich-nations-must-now-step-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-the-amazon-summit-rich-nations-must-now-step-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight South American presidents including Brazil&rsquo;s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforestAmazon leaders have called on rich countries to help them develop a Marshall-style plan to protect the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest &ndash; but stopped short of committing to zero deforestation across the biome by 2030 amid divisions over oil extraction.In a joint declaration at the end of a two-day summit in the Brazilian city of Bel&eacute;m on Wednesday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-leaders-fail-to-commit-to-end-deforestation-by-2030/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-leaders-fail-to-commit-to-end-deforestation-by-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon leaders call for rich countries’ support to save rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight presidents including Brazil leader Lula fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030Amazon leaders have called on rich countries to help them develop a Marshall-style plan to protect the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest &ndash; but stopped short of committing to zero deforestation across the biome by 2030 amid divisions over oil extraction.In a joint declaration at the end of a two-day summit in the Brazilian city of Bel&eacute;m on Wednesday, the eight South American countries home to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-leaders-call-for-rich-countries-support-to-save-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-leaders-call-for-rich-countries-support-to-save-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous communities demand greater change as Amazon rainforest summit begins – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon nations' leaders have gathered in the Brazilian city of Bel&eacute;m for a rare summit about the future of the world's largest rainforest amid growing concern over the global climate emergency. The environmental summit convened by Brazil&rsquo;s leftist president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, represents a handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy after four years of Amazon destruction under the country's previous leader, Jair Bolsonaro. In the run-up to the summit, thousands of I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-communities-demand-greater-change-as-amazon-rainforest-summit-begins-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-communities-demand-greater-change-as-amazon-rainforest-summit-begins-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian president Lula pledges ‘new Amazon dream’ at rainforest summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva offered ambitious plan for future of Amazon forest, promising to repair damage done by Jair BolsonaroThe Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva has vowed to haul the Amazon out of centuries of violence, economic &ldquo;plundering&rdquo; and environmental devastation and into &ldquo;a new Amazon dream&rdquo; at the start of a major regional summit on the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest.Addressing South American leaders gathered in the Brazilian cit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-lula-pledges-new-amazon-dream-at-rainforest-summit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-president-lula-pledges-new-amazon-dream-at-rainforest-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders of Amazon nations gather in Brazil for summit on rainforest’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conclave represents handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy since Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva took powerThe leaders of Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia and Peru have gathered in the Brazilian city of Bel&eacute;m for a rare conclave about the future of the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest amid growing concern over the global climate emergency.The environmental summit &ndash; convened by Brazil&rsquo;s leftist president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva &ndash; represents a ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/leaders-of-amazon-nations-gather-in-brazil-for-summit-on-rainforests-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/leaders-of-amazon-nations-gather-in-brazil-for-summit-on-rainforests-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I shout from the rooftops that I exist’: Brazil’s Indigenous people reclaim their identities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of Brazilians who identify as Indigenous grew by nearly 90% in just 12 years, after years of fighting for rightsWhen a census taker came knocking on Vahnessa de Oliveira Ferreira&rsquo;s door in Rio de Janeiro in 2010 and asked her how she identified racially, she replied &ldquo;mixed&rdquo;. Twelve years later, when asked the same question for Brazil&rsquo;s 2022 census, she had changed her answer to &ldquo;Indigenous&rdquo;.&ldquo;Indigenous people learned to justify themselves [as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-shout-from-the-rooftops-that-i-exist-brazils-indigenous-people-reclaim-their-identities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-shout-from-the-rooftops-that-i-exist-brazils-indigenous-people-reclaim-their-identities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I shout from the rooftops I exist’: Brazilians identifying as Indigenous up by 90% in 12 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of Brazilians are reclaiming their Indigenous identity, after years of fighting for rightsWhen a census taker came knocking on Vahnessa de Oliveira Ferreira&rsquo;s door in Rio de Janeiro in 2010 and asked her how she identified racially, she replied &ldquo;mixed&rdquo;. Twelve years later, when asked the same question for Brazil&rsquo;s 2022 census, she had changed her answer to &ldquo;Indigenous&rdquo;.&ldquo;Indigenous people learned to justify themselves [as mixed-race] beca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-shout-from-the-rooftops-i-exist-brazilians-identifying-as-indigenous-up-by-90-in-12-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-shout-from-the-rooftops-i-exist-brazilians-identifying-as-indigenous-up-by-90-in-12-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress on slowing deforestation could boost climate efforts, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reduction in primary forest loss in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as Brazil and Colombia, offers hope for tropical forests across the worldFalling deforestation rates in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia and Brazil could provide a boost to climate and biodiversity efforts, experts say, in the run-up to a key summit on the future of the Amazon rainforest.In the coming days, the Brazilian president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, will host a pan-Amazonian summit on the future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/progress-on-slowing-deforestation-could-boost-climate-efforts-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/progress-on-slowing-deforestation-could-boost-climate-efforts-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous activists gather in Brazil to discuss future of the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners voice hopes and fears for the rainforest before leaders of eight Amazon nations attend summit in Bel&eacute;mThousands of Indigenous activists and environmentalists have converged in one of the Amazon&rsquo;s biggest cities to voice their hopes and fears about the future of the world&rsquo;s biggest rainforest.The Brazilian city of Bel&eacute;m will this week host a two-day conclave bringing together the presidents of eight Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-activists-gather-in-brazil-to-discuss-future-of-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-activists-gather-in-brazil-to-discuss-future-of-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Winter is disappearing’: South America hit by ‘brutal’ unseasonal heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buenos Aires records hottest start to August in 117 years, Chile sees highs towards 40F and Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil also bakeNow should be South America&rsquo;s bleak midwinter, but several parts of the continent are experiencing an extraordinary unseasonal heatwave that scientists believe offers a disturbing glimpse of a future of extreme weather.Argentina&rsquo;s riverside capital, Buenos Aires, this week recorded its hottest 1 August in 117 years. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/winter-is-disappearing-south-america-hit-by-brutal-unseasonal-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/winter-is-disappearing-south-america-hit-by-brutal-unseasonal-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More in hope’: lessons from our tiny reforestation scheme in the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years in, it has become clearer that the future of the forest and the climate crisis is down to politicsUntil I moved to the Amazon, I assumed a sapling would grow into a tree as long as it had water, sunshine and decent soil. Now I am starting to realise the survival of plants needs political nourishment too. And that is sorely lacking.That&rsquo;s true here in Brazil, though there have been some encouraging signs of late. It was true when I lived in the UK, since when things have, if anyt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-in-hope-lessons-from-our-tiny-reforestation-scheme-in-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-in-hope-lessons-from-our-tiny-reforestation-scheme-in-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: at least 45 killed in string of police operations in three states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten people were killed in Rio favela and 19 people reportedly died in state of Bahia, while death toll rose to 16 in S&atilde;o Paulo region At least 45 people have been killed in a string of police operations across three Brazilian states, in a particularly bloody week even for Brazil &ndash; a country notorious for its police violence.Ten people were killed during an operation by civil and military police against drug traffickers into the Complexo da Penha favela in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-at-least-45-killed-in-string-of-police-operations-in-three-states/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-at-least-45-killed-in-string-of-police-operations-in-three-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real actionDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has told the Guardian.The good news comes ahead of a regional summit that aims to prevent South America&rsquo;s largest biome from hitting a calamitous tipping point. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-deforestation-falls-over-60-compared-with-last-july-says-brazilian-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-deforestation-falls-over-60-compared-with-last-july-says-brazilian-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous territory still in crisis despite Brazil’s expulsion of miners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months after Lula&rsquo;s government cracked down on garimpeiros, a legacy of malnutrition and malaria is taking its toll on YanomamiSix months after the Brazilian government launched an operation to turf out illegal miners from the country&rsquo;s largest Indigenous reserve, the Yanomami population there continues to live in fear, battling a legacy of violence, destruction and disease.A new report released by three Indigenous organisations on Wednesday, applauds the success of the governmen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-territory-still-in-crisis-despite-brazils-expulsion-of-miners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-territory-still-in-crisis-despite-brazils-expulsion-of-miners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Nigerians survive 14 days on ship’s rudder before Brazilian rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four men traveled about 5,600km before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in south-eastern port of VitoriaOn their 10th day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.They survived another four days, according to their account, by drinking the sea water crashing just meters below them, before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in the south-eastern port of Vitoria. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/four-nigerians-survive-14-days-on-ships-rudder-before-brazilian-rescue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/four-nigerians-survive-14-days-on-ships-rudder-before-brazilian-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US adviser to attend Saudi talks in bid to attract support for Ukraine plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[US and allies seek to draw countries such as Brazil and India off the fence and back Kyiv&rsquo;s proposals for &lsquo;a just and durable peace&rsquo;Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, is expected to attend a meeting in Saudi Arabia this weekend at which Ukraine and its allies will try to persuade countries from the global south to back Kyiv&rsquo;s proposals for ending the war.According to officials involved in planning for the meeting, it is primarily aimed at drawing neutral cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/top-us-adviser-to-attend-saudi-talks-in-bid-to-attract-support-for-ukraine-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/top-us-adviser-to-attend-saudi-talks-in-bid-to-attract-support-for-ukraine-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least eight dead following alleged revenge attack by São Paulo police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil authorities call for investigation after hundreds of police officers were deployed in response to the killing of an officerAuthorities in Brazil have called for an investigation after a police operation on the coast of S&atilde;o Paulo state left at least eight people dead, in an apparent act of retaliation.About 600 police officers have been deployed across the Baixada Santista region in response to the killing of an officer by drug traffickers in the city of Guaruj&aacute; last Thursday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-least-eight-dead-following-alleged-revenge-attack-by-so-paulo-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/at-least-eight-dead-following-alleged-revenge-attack-by-so-paulo-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK farmer donated £100k so Amazon Indigenous meeting could take place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hylton Murray-Philipson says he contributed to gathering in Brazil because of growing climate threatA last-minute personal donation from a climate-concerned British farmer enabled the meeting of hundreds of Brazil&rsquo;s Indigenous people to go ahead in the Amazon rainforest last week.Hylton Murray-Philipson, an Eton-educated landowner from Leicestershire, covered a gap in funding of more than &pound;100,000 after another sponsor pulled out of the gathering, which was called by the Kayapo chief]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-farmer-donated-100k-so-amazon-indigenous-meeting-could-take-place/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-farmer-donated-100k-so-amazon-indigenous-meeting-could-take-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadness and defiance at gathering led by Amazonian chief Raoni Metuktire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate concerns prominent as hundreds attend celebration of chief&rsquo;s nominal 91st birthdayDuring the world&rsquo;s hottest month in more than 100,000 years, Indigenous men, women and children from all over Brazil made their way into one of the last great holdouts of the Amazon rainforest for a celebration tinged with sadness and defiance.Amid rising concerns of drought and growing evidence that the biggest trees in the forest are beginning to die off, they came to Xingu national park to pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sadness-and-defiance-at-gathering-led-by-amazonian-chief-raoni-metuktire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sadness-and-defiance-at-gathering-led-by-amazonian-chief-raoni-metuktire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy and defiance at gathering led by Amazonian chief Raoni Metuktire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate concerns prominent as hundreds attend celebration of chief&rsquo;s nominal 91st birthdayDuring the world&rsquo;s hottest month in more than 100,000 years, Indigenous men, women and children from all over Brazil made their way into one of the last great holdouts of the Amazon rainforest for a celebration tinged with sadness and defiance.Amid rising concerns of drought and growing evidence that the biggest trees in the forest are beginning to die off, they came to Xingu national park to pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/joy-and-defiance-at-gathering-led-by-amazonian-chief-raoni-metuktire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/joy-and-defiance-at-gathering-led-by-amazonian-chief-raoni-metuktire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: descendants of Africans who escaped slavery gain census recognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data counts 1.3m quilombola, historically excluded population whose communities were founded by fugitive enslaved peopleMore than 1.3 million Brazilians who identify as descendants of Africans who escaped slavery have finally gained recognition in official statistics, marking a victory for this historically excluded population.The groundbreaking data was released on Thursday as part of Brazil&rsquo;s 2022 census, during which the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) for the fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-descendants-of-africans-who-escaped-slavery-gain-census-recognition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-descendants-of-africans-who-escaped-slavery-gain-census-recognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want Lula to see this’: Indigenous chief continues fight for Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raoni Metuktire Kayap&oacute; has battled against deforestation all his life and is inviting Brazil&rsquo;s president to see the damage to his landFlying low over the Kayap&oacute; Indigenous territory, the poisoning of the Amazon is starkly apparent in a string of mud polygons carved out by illegal goldminers. From a Greenpeace plane, the Indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire Kayap&oacute; stares at the scars &ndash; tinted red, blue, green, white, brown, yellow and grey &ndash; and jabs his finger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-want-lula-to-see-this-indigenous-chief-continues-fight-for-amazon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/i-want-lula-to-see-this-indigenous-chief-continues-fight-for-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leny Andrade, star of Brazilian jazz, dies aged 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer described as described as &lsquo;the Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil&rsquo; by Tony Bennett had been living with dementiaLeny Andrade, the jazz singer described as &ldquo;the Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil&rdquo; by Tony Bennett, has died aged 80. She died on 24 July of Lewy body dementia, her carers told NPR.Born in Rio de Janeiro in January 1943, Andrade became one of the most successful jazz singers in her country, and earned substantial fanbases in Europe and the US, where she later settled. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/leny-andrade-star-of-brazilian-jazz-dies-aged-80/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/leny-andrade-star-of-brazilian-jazz-dies-aged-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marielle Franco: new suspect arrested over killing of Rio city councillor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil federal police say Maxwell Sim&otilde;es Corr&ecirc;a helped plan 2018 assassination; two former police officers are already awaiting trialBrazilian police have arrested a new suspect over the killing of the Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco, the first major development for some years in a murder case that shocked Brazil and prompted international outcry.Franco, an outspoken defender of marginalised populations, was killed with her driver Anderson Gomes in a drive-by shooting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-new-suspect-arrested-over-killing-of-rio-city-councillor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/marielle-franco-new-suspect-arrested-over-killing-of-rio-city-councillor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Football’s little ladies’: Brazilian girls prepare for future Women’s World Cups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daminhas da Bola cuts through the engrained sexism of Brazilian society and trains tomorrow&rsquo;s football superstarsThaissan Passos grew up playing football with her male cousins on the streets of the Beira-Mar favela in Duque de Caxias, a city in Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s sprawling suburbs. When the boys progressed to proper practice, she wanted to join too &ndash; but the football club wouldn&rsquo;t take girls.&ldquo;I was so frustrated,&rdquo; recalls the 37-year-old, wiping away tears as sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/footballs-little-ladies-brazilian-girls-prepare-for-future-womens-world-cups/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/footballs-little-ladies-brazilian-girls-prepare-for-future-womens-world-cups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual violence against women and children reached all-time high in Brazil in 2022 – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts believe numbers partly reflect effects of lockdowns and trickling down of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s ultra-conservative viewsBrazil saw a disturbing increase in sexual violence against women and children in 2022, according to new figures which paint a worrying picture of a country that is failing to protect its young and female population, particularly in their own homes.The data, published on Thursday by the Brazilian Public Security Forum showed that reported rapes increased 8.2% to an all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sexual-violence-against-women-and-children-reached-all-time-high-in-brazil-in-2022-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/sexual-violence-against-women-and-children-reached-all-time-high-in-brazil-in-2022-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian constitution translated into Indigenous language for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Translation into Nheengatu hailed as a historical moment for the country and its native populationsThe Brazilian constitution has gained its first ever official translation into an Indigenous language, in what has been hailed as a historical moment for the country and its native populations.The translation into Nheengatu was unveiled on Wednesday in S&atilde;o Gabriel da Cachoeira, a town deep in the Amazon, in a ceremony attended by Brazilian authorities and Indigenous leaders. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-constitution-translated-into-indigenous-language-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-constitution-translated-into-indigenous-language-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU to invest €45bn in Latin America and Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Package includes projects to extract minerals, electrify bus fleets and help protect Amazon rainforestEU leaders in Brussels have announced &euro;45bn (&pound;39bn) in investments to Latin America and the Caribbean, some of which will speed the shift to clean energy, but made little headway thawing a frozen trade deal that critics say will further degrade the Amazon rainforest.The EU-Celac summit, the first of its kind since 2015, aimed to bring the EU closer to Latin American and Caribbean coun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-to-invest-45bn-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-to-invest-45bn-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medusa review – body fascists on the loose in heady satire on Brazil’s police state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anita Rocha da Silveira&rsquo;s genre-bending tale of masked religious vigilantes is a genre film with something to sayWith its squishy synth soundtrack, candy-coloured teen environs and role-playing girl-gang violence, this second feature from Brazilian writer-director Anita Rocha da Silveira feels like a time-warped precursor to Heathers, Clueless and The Neon Demon. It&rsquo;s a satirical nightmare inspired by the giallo of Dario Argento, fired by the rise of former president Jair Bolsonaro&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/medusa-review-body-fascists-on-the-loose-in-heady-satire-on-brazils-police-state/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/medusa-review-body-fascists-on-the-loose-in-heady-satire-on-brazils-police-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims of Brazil dam disaster accuse mining giant BHP of ‘environmental racism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilians write to Sunak to urge the UK government to crack down on unethical corporate practicesVictims of Brazil&rsquo;s worst environmental disaster have written to the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, accusing the mining company BHP of &ldquo;environmental racism&rdquo; and urging the UK government to act on unethical practices by British companies.About 720,000 Brazilians are suing BHP, an Anglo-Australian company that until recently had its headquarters in London, over its role in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/victims-of-brazil-dam-disaster-accuse-mining-giant-bhp-of-environmental-racism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/victims-of-brazil-dam-disaster-accuse-mining-giant-bhp-of-environmental-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI resurrection of Brazilian singer for car ad sparks joy and ethical worries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beloved musician Elis Regina died aged 36 in 1982 but a new Volkswagen commercial shows her duetting with her daughterThe premature death in 1982 of one of Brazil&rsquo;s most treasured musicians left her homeland reeling. &ldquo;Brazil without Elis,&rdquo; mourned one front page after the legendary singer Elis Regina unexpectedly died at the age of 36.So when Elis Regina recently re-emerged, performing a soul-stirring duet with her daughter, the Grammy-winning singer Maria Rita, there were simi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ai-resurrection-of-brazilian-singer-for-car-ad-sparks-joy-and-ethical-worries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ai-resurrection-of-brazilian-singer-for-car-ad-sparks-joy-and-ethical-worries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant sloth pendants indicate humans settled Americas much earlier than thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists studied jewelry made from now extinct creatures and theorize that humans arrived in Americas 27,000 years agoNew research suggests humans lived in South America at the same time as now extinct giant sloths, bolstering evidence that people arrived in the Americas earlier than once thought.Scientists analyzed triangular and teardrop-shaped pendants made of bony material from the sloths. They concluded that the carved and polished shapes and drilled holes were the work of deliberate craf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/giant-sloth-pendants-indicate-humans-settled-americas-much-earlier-than-thought/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/giant-sloth-pendants-indicate-humans-settled-americas-much-earlier-than-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s party time’: Jair Bolsonaro opens themed online store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Products include &lsquo;party kits&rsquo; with hats, cake decorations and banners bearing Brazilian ex-president&rsquo;s faceSome politicians go on lucrative speaking tours when their days in power are done. Others start foundations, distill whiskey, raise cattle or buy luxury sheds.Jair Bolsonaro has chosen a different path and opened a shop where, for the price of a hardback, you can order a Bolsonaro-themed birthday pack complete with party hats, cake decorations and a plastic banner carrying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-party-time-jair-bolsonaro-opens-themed-online-store/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-party-time-jair-bolsonaro-opens-themed-online-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medusa review – fable of freaky delirium that accompanies life in Brazil’s police state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anita Rocha da Silveira has dreamed up an unconventional, shaky but interesting swipe at Bolsonaro&rsquo;s authoritarianismIt&rsquo;s flawed and all over the place in conventional script terms, but there&rsquo;s real interest in this freaky, peculiar, interestingly directed psychodrama satire from Rio-born artist and film-maker Anita Rocha da Silveira, which takes aim at the conformist-authoritarian patriarchy of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s Brazil.Mari (Mari Oliveira) is a member of an evangelical Ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/medusa-review-fable-of-freaky-delirium-that-accompanies-life-in-brazils-police-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/medusa-review-fable-of-freaky-delirium-that-accompanies-life-in-brazils-police-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil says illegal miners driven from Indigenous territory, but ‘war’ not over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country&rsquo;s top cop said 90% of miners despoiling Yanomami land had been expelled, though experts say they are only displacedBrazil&rsquo;s top federal police chief for the Amazon has celebrated the government&rsquo;s success in driving thousands of illegal miners from the country&rsquo;s largest Indigenous territory but warned the &ldquo;war&rdquo; against environmental criminals is not yet over.Speaking during a visit to the Amazon city of Bel&eacute;m, Humberto Freire estimated environmen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-says-illegal-miners-driven-from-indigenous-territory-but-war-not-over/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-says-illegal-miners-driven-from-indigenous-territory-but-war-not-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Rita Ora to Daryl Maguire via Margaret Court: the curious links and unsung lives of Australia’s honorary consuls]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s generally a low-profile job, especially when you are representing San Marino. But occasionally honorary consuls burst into the spotlightGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOne was briefly made famous by Rita Ora. Another is married to Margaret Court. A third inadvertently became tangled up in the affairs of the NSW state MP Daryl Maguire, who was later found to be corrupt.What links them and about 260 other Australians is that they are honorary con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-rita-ora-to-daryl-maguire-via-margaret-court-the-curious-links-and-unsung-lives-of-australias-honorary-consuls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/from-rita-ora-to-daryl-maguire-via-margaret-court-the-curious-links-and-unsung-lives-of-australias-honorary-consuls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s been a pretty weird adventure’: Ritchie, the unlikely British pop star beloved by Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Court barely spoke Portuguese when he moved to Brazil. Forty years after his smash first single, he&rsquo;s celebrated as one of the country&rsquo;s most successful singersRichard Court&rsquo;s father was a military man, and when his teenage son announced he was ditching his degree at Oxford and moving to Brazil to pursue a career in music the lieutenant colonel took a distinctly dim view.&ldquo;Take it from me, you&rsquo;re going to one of the grimmest dictatorships in the world,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-been-a-pretty-weird-adventure-ritchie-the-unlikely-british-pop-star-beloved-by-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/its-been-a-pretty-weird-adventure-ritchie-the-unlikely-british-pop-star-beloved-by-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Joy and resistance’: South America’s female football fans on their love of the game – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuerpas Reales Hinchas Reales (Real Bodies, Real Fans) is an exhibition that challenges gender stereotypes in the football culture of Latin America and celebrates the contribution female fans of all ages make to the game. The show is part of the Latin America Foto Festival in New York this month Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/joy-and-resistance-south-americas-female-football-fans-on-their-love-of-the-game-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/joy-and-resistance-south-americas-female-football-fans-on-their-love-of-the-game-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops 34% in first six months under Lula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government data shows marked reduction against same period last year, reversing trend of destruction during Bolsonaro reignAfter four years of rising destruction in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva&rsquo;s term, according to new government satellite data.From January to June the rainforest had alerts covering 2,650 sq km (1,023 sq miles), down from 4,000 sq km during the same period last year under for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-amazon-deforestation-drops-34-in-first-six-months-under-lula/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-amazon-deforestation-drops-34-in-first-six-months-under-lula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No woman should be forced to cover her head': Brazil World Cup team make statement on Iran &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Brazilian Women's World Cup team touch down in Australia, they make a tribute to Iranian protesters Mahsa Amini and Amir Nasr Azadani. 'No woman should be forced to cover her head,' reads a decal on the team's plane, next to an image of Amini. Amini was arrested last year and died in custody after refusing to wear a headscarf, sparking protests across Iran in which Azadani was arrested. 'No man should be hanged for saying this,' reads another decal Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/no-woman-should-be-forced-to-cover-her-head-brazil-world-cup-team-make-statement-on-iran-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/no-woman-should-be-forced-to-cover-her-head-brazil-world-cup-team-make-statement-on-iran-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges ban Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years over ‘appalling lies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former far-right leader will only be able to seek elected office again in 2030, when he will be 75The political future of Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been cast into doubt after electoral judges voted to ban him from running for office for eight years for abusing his powers and peddling &ldquo;immoral&rdquo; and &ldquo;appalling lies&rdquo; during last year&rsquo;s acrimonious election.Four of the superior electoral court&rsquo;s seven judges voted to banish the far-right r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/judges-ban-bolsonaro-from-running-for-office-for-eight-years-over-appalling-lies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/judges-ban-bolsonaro-from-running-for-office-for-eight-years-over-appalling-lies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon facing ‘urgent’ drug crisis after gutting of protections, says narcotics chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian government warning comes as UN report says that flourishing organized crime groups are driving a boom in environmental devastation The Brazilian government&rsquo;s drug policy chief has admitted that the rapid advance of drug factions into the Amazon rainforest has produced a &ldquo;a very difficult situation&rdquo; in the region, as a UN report warned that flourishing organized crime groups were driving a boom in environmental devastation.Marta Machado, the national secretary for drug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-facing-urgent-drug-crisis-after-gutting-of-protections-says-narcotics-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-facing-urgent-drug-crisis-after-gutting-of-protections-says-narcotics-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon facing ‘urgent’ crime crisis after gutting of protections, says drugs tsar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian government warning comes as UN report says that flourishing organized crime groups are driving a boom in environmental devastation The Brazilian government&rsquo;s drug policy chief has admitted that the rapid advance of drug factions into the Amazon rainforest has produced a &ldquo;a very difficult situation&rdquo; in the region, as a UN report warned that flourishing organized crime groups were driving a boom in environmental devastation.Marta Machado, the national secretary for drug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-facing-urgent-crime-crisis-after-gutting-of-protections-says-drugs-tsar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazon-facing-urgent-crime-crisis-after-gutting-of-protections-says-drugs-tsar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An area of primary rainforest the size of Switzerland was felled last year suggesting world leaders&rsquo; commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 is failingAn area the size of Switzerland was cleared from Earth&rsquo;s most pristine rainforests in 2022, despite promises by world leaders to halt their destruction, new figures show.From the Bolivian Amazon to Ghana, the equivalent of 11 football pitches of primary rainforest were destroyed every minute last year as the planet&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/destruction-of-worlds-pristine-rainforests-soared-in-2022-despite-cop26-pledge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/destruction-of-worlds-pristine-rainforests-soared-in-2022-despite-cop26-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: all-female sambistas tackle sexism of male-dominated genre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groups such as Samba Que Elas Querem, whose rewrite of a samba classic prompted a legal tussle, are taking on the patriarchyIt was a typical Friday night at the Beco do Rato, a samba club tucked down a dark alleyway in Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s nocturnal Lapa district. A group of musicians beat their tant&atilde;s, tambourines and agog&ocirc; bells to an audience of sweaty samba lovers who sang along.Yet something about this scene was different: the band&rsquo;s nine musicians were all women, and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-all-female-sambistas-tackle-sexism-of-male-dominated-genre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-all-female-sambistas-tackle-sexism-of-male-dominated-genre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cecília Haddad’s ex-partner sentenced to 27 years’ jail in Brazil after confessing to 2018 murder in Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[M&aacute;rio Marcelo Santoro confessed to killing his former girlfriend in Australia only after extensive evidence was produced against him, judge saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Brazillian federal court has sentenced engineer M&aacute;rio Marcelo Santoro to 27 years in prison, after he confessed to the 2018 murder of former girlfriend Cec&iacute;lia Haddad in Australia.Santoro, today in his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ceclia-haddads-ex-partner-sentenced-to-27-years-jail-in-brazil-after-confessing-to-2018-murder-in-sydney/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ceclia-haddads-ex-partner-sentenced-to-27-years-jail-in-brazil-after-confessing-to-2018-murder-in-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santos game abandoned after fans throw rockets onto pitch – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santos fans threw rockets onto the pitch to protest against the team's poor performance during a Brazilian League match at their Vila Belmiro stadium. The incident occurred in the 89th minute of their game against Corinthians, who were leading 2-0. Santos are currently 13th in the Brazilian League, with 13 points, while Corinthians are one point behind in 15th. Corinthians' goalkeeper, C&aacute;ssio, had to rush off to avoid the rockets and the referee ended the match before full-time. Santos's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/santos-game-abandoned-after-fans-throw-rockets-onto-pitch-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/santos-game-abandoned-after-fans-throw-rockets-onto-pitch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The signs aren’t good’: Bolsonaro may face ban on running for office in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges to decide whether to impose eight-year ban on Brazil&rsquo;s former president, after attack on electoral systemThe political future of one of the big names of the global populist right is on the line this week as Brazilian judges prepare to decide whether Jair Bolsonaro should be banned from running for office.Members of Brazil&rsquo;s superior electoral court will gather on Thursday to consider the first of 16 cases being brought against the far-right former president, who failed to win]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-signs-arent-good-bolsonaro-may-face-ban-on-running-for-office-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-signs-arent-good-bolsonaro-may-face-ban-on-running-for-office-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: 11 dead and 20 missing after cyclone strikes in south]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities warn of landslides after conducting several thousand flood rescues in two daysAt least 11 people were killed in Brazil&rsquo;s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region, according to the state&rsquo;s authorities.The storm on Friday caused torrential rains and helicopter searches were under way in flooded neighbourhoods to find 20 others who were missing, the government of Rio Grande do Sul said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-11-dead-and-20-missing-after-cyclone-strikes-in-south/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-11-dead-and-20-missing-after-cyclone-strikes-in-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Western arrogance’: how the wellness movement co-opted an Amazon frog toxin with deadly effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kambo, a secretion used in tribal cleansing ceremonies, has been implicated in deaths worldwide and experts are sounding the alarmIt was unusual enough for a previously healthy 37-year-old man to suffer from a sudden perforated oesophagus, an uncommon and potentially fatal condition usually caused by prolonged, forceful vomiting.But even more strange was that the man, who was also suffering from severe abdominal and chest pain when he arrived at a Sunshine Coast hospital, had three small, dark b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/western-arrogance-how-the-wellness-movement-co-opted-an-amazon-frog-toxin-with-deadly-effects/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/western-arrogance-how-the-wellness-movement-co-opted-an-amazon-frog-toxin-with-deadly-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Janet Townsend obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend and former colleague Janet Townsend, who has died aged 79, was a pioneer in gender and development who achieved many firsts in her career. She initiated the first course on geography and gender to be taught in the UK, at Durham University in 1986; co-edited Geography of Gender in the Third World, the first book on the subject, in 1987; and was a member of the steering committee of the geography and gender commission of the International Geographical Union from 2004 to 2008.Janet&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/janet-townsend-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/janet-townsend-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The front line: Inside the 9 June Guardian Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bruno and Dom project. Plus: inside the minds of animals.<br />
Get 12 issues of the Guardian Weekly magazine for just &pound;12 (UK offer only)A year ago, the Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and Guardian contributor Dom Phillips were murdered in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon. They had travelled there to meet with Indigenous activists who patrol the Javari valley to protect it from illegal fishing and mining gangs.Their deaths laid bare the environmental devastation inflicted under Brazil&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-front-line-inside-the-9-june-guardian-weekly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-front-line-inside-the-9-june-guardian-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrud Gilberto obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Brazil&rsquo;s leading bossa nova singers best known for the 1964 international hit The Girl from IpanemaAstrud Gilberto, who has died aged 83, became the best known female bossa nova singer, thanks to her cool, breathy and delightful treatment of The Girl from Ipanema, a song that sold more than a million copies when it was released as a single in 1964, and introduced the laid-back, sophisticated Brazilian musical style to a vast new audience across the US and the rest of the world.Gilbe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/astrud-gilberto-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/astrud-gilberto-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer had no previous recording experience when she sang a defining song of Brazilian culture in 1963Astrud Gilberto, whose dreamy interpretation of The Girl from Ipanema became the most popular version of the song, has died aged 83.Paul Ricci, a collaborator with Gilberto, confirmed the news on social media, writing that he had been asked to announce it by Gilberto&rsquo;s son Marcelo. &ldquo;She was an important part of ALL that is Brazilian music in the world and she changed many lives with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/astrud-gilberto-bossa-nova-singer-of-the-girl-from-ipanema-dies-aged-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/astrud-gilberto-bossa-nova-singer-of-the-girl-from-ipanema-dies-aged-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Bruno and Dom’s legacy: defend nature’s defenders | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips were killed in the Amazon, their work explaining what is happening there goes onThe decision by Brazilian police to charge two more men with the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, in the Javari valley region of the Amazon, brings the possibility of justice one step closer. To the three fishers already in custody for the shootings, which took place one year ago, have been added the alleged leader of a transnational illegal fishing network, Rub]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-bruno-and-doms-legacy-defend-natures-defenders-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-bruno-and-doms-legacy-defend-natures-defenders-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon’s road to ruin: highway threatens heart of the rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efforts to stop upgrade of BR-319 are faltering amid pressure from rightwing governors and senatorsWhen a new road pierces the Amazon rainforest, it creates what is known as the fishbone effect. First comes the spine, which is a highway opened up by bulldozers, asphalters and pavers. Soon after follow the ribs, the spur roads on either side that are carved out &ndash; often illegally &ndash; by land-grabbers, loggers, miners and farmers. From a satellite or plane, the end result resembles the sk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazons-road-to-ruin-highway-threatens-heart-of-the-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/amazons-road-to-ruin-highway-threatens-heart-of-the-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira a year on from their deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds gather in Rio and Bel&eacute;m to remember two men who worked to defend the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitantsIndigenous leaders, politicians and friends and relatives of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have paid tribute to the two men on the anniversary of their murders in the Brazilian Amazon.The British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert were ambushed and killed on 5 June 2022 while travelling by boat through the remote Javari valley region. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tributes-paid-to-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-a-year-on-from-their-deaths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/tributes-paid-to-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-a-year-on-from-their-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Journalism mustn’t be silenced’: colleagues to complete slain reporter’s book]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to Save the Amazon will be published so Dom Phillips&rsquo; work telling the stories of rainforest defenders does not die with himOne year after Dom Phillips was killed in the Brazilian Amazon, friends and colleagues have come together in a show of journalistic solidarity to keep his legacy alive and finish the book the British journalist was working on at the time of his death.Phillips and his Brazilian companion, the Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, were killed while returning from the rem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/journalism-mustnt-be-silenced-colleagues-to-complete-slain-reporters-book/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/journalism-mustnt-be-silenced-colleagues-to-complete-slain-reporters-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rethink, reform, rebuild: 7 steps to save the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the world&rsquo;s biggest rainforest degrades fast towards its tipping point, finding solutions is more urgent than ever. But who to ask first and where to begin?Pay a toll to the ferryman, cross the Xingu River, and you pass a stretch of the Trans-Amazonian Highway that feels as if it is paved with bad intentions. From Anapu to Belo Monte, the 86-mile road &ndash; a small portion of the nearly 2,500-mile highway &ndash; has passed by some of the most violent communities, disrupted waterways]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rethink-reform-rebuild-7-steps-to-save-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rethink-reform-rebuild-7-steps-to-save-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil police charge alleged mastermind behind murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged leader of &lsquo;transnational criminal organisation&rsquo; and a supposed subordinate have been charged over the 2022 murders of journalist and Indigenous expertBrazilian police have charged the alleged leader of a &ldquo;transnational criminal organization&rdquo; with being the mastermind of the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon one year ago.The British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were shot dead while returning from a reporting trip to the remot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-charge-alleged-mastermind-behind-murders-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-police-charge-alleged-mastermind-behind-murders-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Javari valley is under threat. Lula’s government must protect it | Beto Marubo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were killed in a region where 23 Indigenous groups live &ndash; and we all face the same dangerAmong my people, the Marubo, knowledge is transmitted through oral history, passed down by elders throughout the centuries. For many generations these stories described the approach of people we call nawas &ndash; outsiders who always brought misfortune, usually in search of natural resources from the forests we inhabit.My ancestors spoke of Catholic missionaries from Spa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-javari-valley-is-under-threat-lulas-government-must-protect-it-beto-marubo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-javari-valley-is-under-threat-lulas-government-must-protect-it-beto-marubo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The forest knows: the Amazon village with a message for the world – a photo essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-time collaborator and friend of the journalist Dom Phillips, Nicol&oacute; Lanfranchi was due to travel with him and the Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira on the Amazon research trip that led to their murders. At the last minute, plans were changed.Inspired by the work of Phillips and Pereira, Lanfranchi completed this project with the Ash&aacute;ninka people of Apiwtxa as an example of how ancestral knowledge and modernity can coexist in harmony: a true model for a sustainable fu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-forest-knows-the-amazon-village-with-a-message-for-the-world-a-photo-essay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-forest-knows-the-amazon-village-with-a-message-for-the-world-a-photo-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Events in Brazil and UK to celebrate lives of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira]]></title><description><![CDATA[British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert were killed a year ago on Sunday in remote Amazon region they tried to defend Friends and admirers of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira are preparing to gather in towns and cities across Brazil as well as London to remember the men and the causes they cherished.The British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were shot dead during a reporting trip in the Amazon&rsquo;s remote Javari valley region one year ago, on 5 June 2022.If you want t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/events-in-brazil-and-uk-to-celebrate-lives-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/events-in-brazil-and-uk-to-celebrate-lives-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re looking to die’: the Brazil river where illegal fishing threatens lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poaching of endangered species flourishes despite widespread outcry &ndash; but sustainable fishing could end the violence engulfing the tradeJos&eacute; Maria Batista Damasceno weeps as he describes his decades dodging death in the Brazilian Amazon.There was the time, along the Japur&aacute; River, that an illegal fisherman threatened to butcher him if he didn&rsquo;t get out of town. &ldquo;You&rsquo;d better leave or we&rsquo;ll harpoon you,&rdquo; Damasceno remembers being told. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/youre-looking-to-die-the-brazil-river-where-illegal-fishing-threatens-lives/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/youre-looking-to-die-the-brazil-river-where-illegal-fishing-threatens-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world&rsquo;s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something backVale CEO: Eduardo Bartolomeo<br />
Main business: Mining &ndash; iron, copper, nickel. Also manganese and gold<br />
Ownership: Shareholders<br />
HQ: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-look-at-some-of-the-corporations-that-dominate-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-look-at-some-of-the-corporations-that-dominate-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year &ndash; and their commitments to restoration vary greatlyA handful of global giants dominate the industrialisation of the Amazon rainforest, extracting tens of billions of dollars of raw materials every year, according to an analysis that highlights how much value is being sucked out of the region with relatively little going back in.But even as the pace of deforestation hits record highs while sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-multinational-companies-that-industrialised-the-amazon-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-multinational-companies-that-industrialised-the-amazon-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation involving Guardian shows systematic and vast forest loss linked to cattle farming in BrazilMore than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world&rsquo;s appetite for Brazilian beef, according to a new investigation, despite dire warnings about the forest&rsquo;s importance in fighting the climate crisis.A data-driven investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the Guardian, Rep&oacute;rter Brasil and Forbidden Stori]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-800m-amazon-trees-felled-in-six-years-to-meet-beef-demand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-than-800m-amazon-trees-felled-in-six-years-to-meet-beef-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A visual guide to deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fortunes of world&rsquo;s largest rainforest and its Indigenous inhabitants have risen and fallen with political leadershipThe destruction and degradation of the world&rsquo;s largest rainforest has happened in fits and starts. Spanning eight countries, the Amazon rainforest is home to an enormous concentration of life and culture. About half of it is located in Brazil, which is also the heart of the destruction.The forest&rsquo;s fortunes have risen and fallen with political leadership. About 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-visual-guide-to-deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-visual-guide-to-deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday briefing: A year after their murder, the vital work of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips carries on]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: A new reporting project seeks to continue the efforts of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips to protect the AmazonSign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. On 5 June 2022, Guardian contributor Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were shot dead in a remote part of the Amazon in western Brazil. They were travelling along the Itaquai river after meeting with Indigenous activists who patrol the Javari valley to protect it from illegal fish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/friday-briefing-a-year-after-their-murder-the-vital-work-of-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-carries-on/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/friday-briefing-a-year-after-their-murder-the-vital-work-of-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-carries-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira will not be forgotten, vows Brazil’s Lula]]></title><description><![CDATA[President says last year&rsquo;s killings were result of &lsquo;encouragement of anarchy&rsquo; in Amazon under BolsonaroDom Phillips and Bruno Pereira will not be forgotten, Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has vowed, blaming their killings a year ago on the Amazonian &ldquo;anarchy&rdquo; unleashed under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.Phillips, a British journalist, and Pereira, a Brazilian Indigenous expert, were shot dead by a group of illegal fishers on 5 June la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-will-not-be-forgotten-vows-brazils-lula/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-will-not-be-forgotten-vows-brazils-lula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One year after the deaths of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, their work must go on]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 5 June 2022, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips were killed for protecting the Amazon rainforest. A new collaboration aims to continue what they startedForest defenders should not be killed for exposing crimes. Journalists should not be killed for reporting facts.But, one year ago, the Guardian was devastated by the awful news that in the Amazon rainforest, two lives had been taken on the frontline of the battle to protect the planet.The latest in the criminal investigation into their deaths, inc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/one-year-after-the-deaths-of-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-their-work-must-go-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/one-year-after-the-deaths-of-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-their-work-must-go-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My husband was killed for exposing the Amazon’s plunder. But his work lives on | Alessandra Sampaio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dom&rsquo;s tragic death presents an opportunity to share what the Amazon meant to him &ndash; and to ensure its protectionIt&rsquo;s been a year since my life changed dramatically with a phone call from a journalist friend telling me Dom had gone missing in the Javari valley. I could tell from the worry in his voice that it was unlikely Dom was still alive.Dom and I both knew his research into criminal acts against the rainforest and its defenders might one day put him at risk. But we never bel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-husband-was-killed-for-exposing-the-amazons-plunder-but-his-work-lives-on-alessandra-sampaio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/my-husband-was-killed-for-exposing-the-amazons-plunder-but-his-work-lives-on-alessandra-sampaio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murdered protecting the Amazon: remembering Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year ago, Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian Indigenous expert, and Dom Phillips, a British journalist and longtime Guardian contributor,&nbsp;were killed on the frontline of the battle to protect the planet. They were ambushed on the Amazon&rsquo;s Itaqua&iacute; River&nbsp;while returning from a reporting trip to the remote Javari valley region. The attack prompted international outcry, and cast a spotlight on the growing threat to the Amazon posed by extractive industries, both legal and illegal,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/murdered-protecting-the-amazon-remembering-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/murdered-protecting-the-amazon-remembering-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last images of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira found on recovered phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos and videos on phone found near site of men&rsquo;s killing show some of their last movements in Brazilian AmazonSome of the last images of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have been found after Indigenous activists recovered a mobile phone Pereira was carrying when the two men were killed in the Brazilian Amazon last year.The phone was found last October when activists from Univaja, the Indigenous association where Pereira worked, returned to a stretch of flooded forest along the Itaqua&iac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/last-images-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-found-on-recovered-phone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/last-images-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-found-on-recovered-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killed protecting the Amazon: remembering Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year ago, Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian Indigenous expert, and Dom Phillips, a British journalist and longtime Guardian contributor,&nbsp;were killed on the frontline of the battle to protect the planet. They were ambushed on the Amazon&rsquo;s Itaqua&iacute; River&nbsp;while returning from a reporting trip to the remote Javari valley region. The attack prompted international outcry, and cast a spotlight on the growing threat to the Amazon posed by extractive industries, both legal and illegal,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/killed-protecting-the-amazon-remembering-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/killed-protecting-the-amazon-remembering-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruno Pereira and Dom Phllips were killed in the Amazon. Their Indigenous allies risk death to carry on the work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three assassins walked into a bar deep in the Brazilian Amazon one night last October. Beers flowed, tongues loosened and the men were overheard bragging about their latest job. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking for this Orlando bloke. We&rsquo;ve come to kill him,&rdquo; one of the inebriated hitmen is said to have declared, according to a tipoff conveyed to their target.The Orlando in question was Orlando Possuelo, one of the Indigenous defenders who has been seeking to carry on the work of his colle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bruno-pereira-and-dom-phllips-were-killed-in-the-amazon-their-indigenous-allies-risk-death-to-carry-on-the-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bruno-pereira-and-dom-phllips-were-killed-in-the-amazon-their-indigenous-allies-risk-death-to-carry-on-the-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexandre Saraiva gives alert on organised crime in region ahead of anniversary of killings of Dom Phillips and Bruno PereiraThe rapid advance of organised crime groups in the Brazilian Amazon risks turning the region into a vast, conflict-stricken hinterland plagued by heavily armed &ldquo;criminal insurgents&rdquo;, a former senior federal police chief has warned.Alexandre Saraiva, who worked in the Amazon from 2011 to 2021, said he feared the growing footprint of drug-trafficking mafias in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-amazon-at-risk-of-being-taken-over-by-mafia-ex-police-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-amazon-at-risk-of-being-taken-over-by-mafia-ex-police-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage as Brazil law threatening Indigenous lands advances in congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics denounced &lsquo;lies, hatred and racism&rsquo; as legislation moves to senate after being overwhelmingly endorsed by lower houseIndigenous leaders and environmentalists in Brazil have voiced horror and indignation after lawmakers approved controversial legislation which opponents fear will strike a devastating blow to Indigenous communities and isolated tribes.Members of Brazil&rsquo;s conservative-dominated lower house overwhelmingly endorsed bill number 490 on Tuesday night, by 283 vo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outrage-as-brazil-law-threatening-indigenous-lands-advances-in-congress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outrage-as-brazil-law-threatening-indigenous-lands-advances-in-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outcry as Brazil congress moves to gut environment and Indigenous ministries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plan to drastically dilute bodies&rsquo; powers would deal severe blow to Lula&rsquo;s attempt to reverse Bolsonaro&rsquo;s era of Amazon devastationBrazilian activists have voiced outrage after congress moved to drastically dilute the powers of the environment and Indigenous peoples ministries in what campaigners called a potentially crippling blow to efforts to protect Indigenous communities and the Amazon.Hopes that Brazil could turn the page on Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s era of Amazon devastatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outcry-as-brazil-congress-moves-to-gut-environment-and-indigenous-ministries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/outcry-as-brazil-congress-moves-to-gut-environment-and-indigenous-ministries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A crime of hatred’: disgust over Brazilian mobile phone slavery game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Game in which users were able to buy and sell enslaved people, removed from Google Play store on Wednesday, elicits horrorBrazilians have reacted with horror to the news that a mobile phone game in which players were able to buy and sell enslaved people was until recently available to download on Google Play.Dubbed the &lsquo;Slavery Simulator&rsquo; (Simulador de Escravid&atilde;o), the disturbing game also allowed players to inflict different forms of torture on black characters. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-crime-of-hatred-disgust-over-brazilian-mobile-phone-slavery-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-crime-of-hatred-disgust-over-brazilian-mobile-phone-slavery-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish police make arrests over ‘hate crimes’ targeting Vinícius Júnior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three detained after racist slurs directed at Real Madrid forward, with four more held over mannequin hanging from bridgeSpanish police have arrested three people in connection with racist slurs directed at Real Madrid&rsquo;s Brazilian forward Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior on Sunday and detained a further four in connection with a mannequin of the footballer found hanging under a bridge in January.Police said three people had been arrested in Valencia in connection with the abuse during Sunday&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-police-make-arrests-over-hate-crimes-targeting-vincius-jnior/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-police-make-arrests-over-hate-crimes-targeting-vincius-jnior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish police arrest four people over Vinícius Júnior effigy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mannequin wearing footballer&rsquo;s No 20 shirt was hung from bridge in front of Real Madrid training groundSpanish police have detained four people in connection with an incident in which a mannequin representing the Brazilian footballer Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior was hung under a bridge in January.A hate crime investigation had been opened after an effigy wearing Vin&iacute;cius&rsquo;s No 20 shirt was hung from a bridge in front of the training ground of Real Madrid, the player&rsquo;s cl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-police-arrest-four-people-over-vincius-jnior-effigy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-police-arrest-four-people-over-vincius-jnior-effigy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird flu: H5N1 virus in Brazil wild birds prompts animal health emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health declaration to last 180 days, as world&rsquo;s biggest exporter of chicken meat detects virus for first time everBrazil has declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to its first ever detection of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in wild birds.Brazil &ndash; the world&rsquo;s biggest chicken meat exporter with US$9.7bn in sales in 2022 &ndash; has so far confirmed eight cases of the H5N1 in wild birds, including seven in Espirito Santo state and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bird-flu-h5n1-virus-in-brazil-wild-birds-prompts-animal-health-emergency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bird-flu-h5n1-virus-in-brazil-wild-birds-prompts-animal-health-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish prosecutors investigate racist football abuse against Vinícius Júnior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial sources say incident during Real Madrid&rsquo;s match with Valencia is being treated as possible &lsquo;hate crime&rsquo;Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation over racist chants hurled at Real Madrid&rsquo;s Brazilian forward Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior during a weekend match, as the head of Spain&rsquo;s football federation admitted the country had a &ldquo;problem&rdquo; with racism.The prosecutor&rsquo;s office in the eastern city of Valencia, where the game took place,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-prosecutors-investigate-racist-football-abuse-against-vincius-jnior/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-prosecutors-investigate-racist-football-abuse-against-vincius-jnior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish football chief admits racism ‘problem’ after Vinícius Júnior abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments follow racial abuse of Real Madrid player duringmatch against ValenciaThe head of Spain&rsquo;s national football federation has said the country has a problem with racism, as Brazilian politicians, sports stars and celebrities staged a show of support for Real Madrid&rsquo;s Vin&iacute;cius J&uacute;nior, who had abuse hurled at him during a match on Sunday.Luis Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, called for zero tolerance of racism in stadiums after abuse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-football-chief-admits-racism-problem-after-vincius-jnior-abuse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/spanish-football-chief-admits-racism-problem-after-vincius-jnior-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday briefing: What it will take to reverse the damage done to the rainforest by Jair Bolsonaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: A key campaign promise of the Brazilian president was to reverse the rapid destruction of the Amazon, but his commitment is yet to be testedSign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. When Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva &ndash; Lula &ndash; was sworn in as president of Brazil on 1 January, one of his tentpole commitments was a promise to reduce the deforestation that was rampant under Jair Bolsonaro to zero by 2030.That is a hugely ambitious p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/monday-briefing-what-it-will-take-to-reverse-the-damage-done-to-the-rainforest-by-jair-bolsonaro/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/monday-briefing-what-it-will-take-to-reverse-the-damage-done-to-the-rainforest-by-jair-bolsonaro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy uses G7 summit to reach beyond the west for support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine&rsquo;s leader knows he needs to win over nonaligned countries such as Brazil and India to increase the pressure on RussiaNormally G7 summits are about battling for the free world comma by comma, as diplomats parse lengthy communiques of ephemeral significance long into the night. Words, after all, constitute much of a diplomat&rsquo;s work.At the Hiroshima G7 some of the communiques emerging from the summit do matter, notably the toolbox on de-risking trade with China, but the true sign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-uses-g7-summit-to-reach-beyond-the-west-for-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/zelenskiy-uses-g7-summit-to-reach-beyond-the-west-for-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Brazilians claim prime time as telenovelas finally reflect diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three top soap operas now feature black protagonists after years of whitewashing Brazil&rsquo;s ethnic makeup With their daily dose of melodrama, suspense, romance and tears, Brazil&rsquo;s wildly popular telenovelas have never shied away from bringing social commentary into viewers&rsquo; living rooms.Over the years, blockbuster soap operas have tackled any number of contentious issues, from class and sexuality, to dictatorship and deforestation. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/black-brazilians-claim-prime-time-as-telenovelas-finally-reflect-diversity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/black-brazilians-claim-prime-time-as-telenovelas-finally-reflect-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-chief of Brazil’s Indigenous agency charged over murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcelo Xavier is accused of indirectly contributing on the grounds that he failed to take steps to protect workers in the AmazonFederal police have brought criminal charges against the former head of Brazil&rsquo;s Indigenous protection agency for alleged acts of omission they believe indirectly paved the way for the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips in the Amazon last year.Brazil&rsquo;s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro made Marcelo Xavier the head of the Indigenous agency Fun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ex-chief-of-brazils-indigenous-agency-charged-over-murders-of-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ex-chief-of-brazils-indigenous-agency-charged-over-murders-of-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM announces new sanctions – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is now closed.Katharine Murphy: One year in, Anthony Albanese is betting big on Australia&rsquo;s better angelsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBiden&rsquo;s cancellation not a snub, Marles insistsThe media is still trying to get the Albanese government to admit it feels bruised after Joe Biden cancelled his Australian visit for the Quad leaders meeting.You&rsquo;ve got a leader of a country who is dealing with an urgent issue in terms of their d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pm-announces-new-sanctions-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/pm-announces-new-sanctions-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia news live: PM announces new Russia sanctions ahead of G7 summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow the day&rsquo;s news liveKatharine Murphy: One year in, Anthony Albanese is betting big on Australia&rsquo;s better angelsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBiden&rsquo;s cancellation not a snub, Marles insistsThe media is still trying to get the Albanese government to admit it feels bruised after Joe Biden cancelled his Australian visit for the Quad leaders meeting.You&rsquo;ve got a leader of a country who is dealing with an urgent issue in terms of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/australia-news-live-pm-announces-new-russia-sanctions-ahead-of-g7-summit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/australia-news-live-pm-announces-new-russia-sanctions-ahead-of-g7-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re not going away’: Rishi Sunak arrives for G7 as UK unveils new Russia sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putin &lsquo;can&rsquo;t outlast us&rsquo; says PM, who will use Hiroshima summit to push countries like Brazil and India to do more for UkraineRishi Sunak has warned Vladimir Putin that western leaders are &ldquo;not going away&rdquo; as they gathered at the G7 summit in Japan, with the Ukranian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, preparing to fly in to meet them.At a teahouse in Shukkeien garden in Hiroshima on Friday, the prime minister told Sky News: &ldquo;Russia needs to know that we and other]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-not-going-away-rishi-sunak-arrives-for-g7-as-uk-unveils-new-russia-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-not-going-away-rishi-sunak-arrives-for-g7-as-uk-unveils-new-russia-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re not going away’: Rishi Sunak announces Russia sanctions as he arrives at G7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putin &lsquo;can&rsquo;t outlast us&rsquo; says PM, who will use Hiroshima summit to push countries like Brazil and India to do more for UkraineRishi Sunak has warned Vladimir Putin that western leaders are &ldquo;not going away&rdquo; as they gathered at the G7 summit in Japan, with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, preparing to fly in to meet them.At a teahouse in Shukkeien garden in Hiroshima on Friday, the prime minister told Sky News: &ldquo;Russia needs to know that we and othe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-not-going-away-rishi-sunak-announces-russia-sanctions-as-he-arrives-at-g7/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/were-not-going-away-rishi-sunak-announces-russia-sanctions-as-he-arrives-at-g7/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bossa nova pioneer Carlos Lyra at 90: ‘We wrote songs about our reality: the beach, sun and love stories’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lyra was at the genre&rsquo;s 1950s birth in Rio beachside jams, bringing sensuality to Brazil&rsquo;s serious music scene. He explains how he shaped bossa&rsquo;s stunning melodies &ndash; and gave it a social conscienceIn 1959, Carlos Lyra&rsquo;s musical partner and lyricist Ronaldo B&ocirc;scoli said that bossa nova is a state of mind. Lyra thought he was talking nonsense. &ldquo;Today, I&rsquo;m actually agreeing with him,&rdquo; he reflects more than six decades later, while vividly narrat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bossa-nova-pioneer-carlos-lyra-at-90-we-wrote-songs-about-our-reality-the-beach-sun-and-love-stories/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bossa-nova-pioneer-carlos-lyra-at-90-we-wrote-songs-about-our-reality-the-beach-sun-and-love-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Santos signs deal to avoid prosecution over stolen checks in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York congressman was subject of a criminal charge for using two stolen checks to buy items worth $1,350 at a store in NiteroiA day after New York representative George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the US, he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008.&ldquo;What would have been the start of a case was ended today,&rdquo; Santos&rsquo; lawyer in Brazil, Jonymar Vasconcelos, told the Associated Press in a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/george-santos-signs-deal-to-avoid-prosecution-over-stolen-checks-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/george-santos-signs-deal-to-avoid-prosecution-over-stolen-checks-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLS player suspended as Brazilian officials charge 16 in alleged match-fixing scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil prosecutors charge 16 in alleged match-fixing schemeRapids player suspended amid investigation, per ESPN reportThe Colorado Rapids have suspended winger Max Alves in connection with alleged unlawful sports gambling, ESPN reported on Wednesday citing a source with knowledge of the situation.The Major League Soccer club released a statement announcing a player had been suspended but did not identify him: &ldquo;We are aware of the reports regarding a Colorado Rapids player in connection wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mls-player-suspended-as-brazilian-officials-charge-16-in-alleged-match-fixing-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/mls-player-suspended-as-brazilian-officials-charge-16-in-alleged-match-fixing-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: anger at ‘far-fetched’ self-defence claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian activists accuse defence lawyers for three accused in double murder case of smearing victimsBrazilian activists have condemned the &ldquo;far-fetched&rdquo; attempt by the alleged murderers of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips to contend they committed the crime in &ldquo;self-defence&rdquo; after supposedly being shot at by the Indigenous activist.Pereira and Phillips, a British journalist and longtime Guardian contributor, were killed on the Amazon&rsquo;s Itaqua&iacute; River last June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-anger-at-far-fetched-self-defence-claim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-anger-at-far-fetched-self-defence-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rita Lee, Brazil’s undisputed Queen of Rock, dies aged 75]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes pour in for founder of Os Mutantes, who sardonically named her tumour after far-right president Jair BolsonaroRita Lee, the legendary Brazilian musician, composer and founder of the trailblazing band Os Mutantes, has died at 75, prompting emotional tributes to Brazil&rsquo;s undisputed &ldquo;Queen of Rock&rdquo;.Rita Lee was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021, memorably nicknaming her tumour &ldquo;Jair&rdquo; &ndash; a sardonic reference to Brazil&rsquo;s widely loathed then president]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rita-lee-brazils-undisputed-queen-of-rock-dies-aged-75/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/rita-lee-brazils-undisputed-queen-of-rock-dies-aged-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Miranda, campaigner and former Brazilian congressman, dies aged 37]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lula celebrates &lsquo;extraordinary trajectory&rsquo; of favela-born politician and Guardian columnist who played key role in Snowden leaksBrazilian politicians, celebrities and social activists have paid tribute to the vivacious, loving and combative former congressman and campaigner David Miranda who has died in Rio de Janeiro aged 37.President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, celebrated the &ldquo;extraordinary trajectory&rdquo; of the favela-born politician who served in the country&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/david-miranda-campaigner-and-former-brazilian-congressman-dies-aged-37/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/david-miranda-campaigner-and-former-brazilian-congressman-dies-aged-37/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Google stonewalling regulation in Brazil? | Natalia Viana]]></title><description><![CDATA[As dozens of countries debate adopting greater regulation, the tech giants are growing aggressiveOn Monday, 1 May, Brazilians were surprised when they went to the Google homepage. Under the familiar search field, a link said: &ldquo;The fake news bill can make your internet worse.&rdquo; Whoever clicked on the link was taken to a Google blog that criticized draft law 2630, which was to be voted on Brazilian Congress the next day.The search homepage, used by more than 90% of 160 million internet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-is-google-stonewalling-regulation-in-brazil-natalia-viana/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-is-google-stonewalling-regulation-in-brazil-natalia-viana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain trader Cargill faces legal challenge in US over Brazilian soya supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[World&rsquo;s biggest grain trader accused of &lsquo;shoddy due diligence&rsquo; on deforestation and alleged rights violationsThe world&rsquo;s largest grain trader, Cargill, is facing a first-ever legal challenge in the United States over its failure to remove deforestation and human rights abuses from its soya supply chain in Brazil.ClientEarth, an environmental law organisation, filed the formal complaint on Thursday, accusing Cargill of inadequate monitoring and a laggard response to the de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/grain-trader-cargill-faces-legal-challenge-in-us-over-brazilian-soya-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/grain-trader-cargill-faces-legal-challenge-in-us-over-brazilian-soya-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil receives pushback from tech companies on ‘fake news’ bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian government has accused Alphabet of interference after it placed advertising on its search homepage and YouTubeBrazil&rsquo;s government is taking a stand against major tech companies over a new internet regulation that is shaping up to be one of the world&rsquo;s strongest legislations on social media.Bill 2630, also known as the &lsquo;fake news&rsquo; law, puts the onus on the internet companies, search engines and social messaging services to find and report illegal material, instea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-receives-pushback-from-tech-companies-on-fake-news-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-receives-pushback-from-tech-companies-on-fake-news-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police search Jair Bolsonaro mansion and arrest aide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating suspected efforts to fake Covid-19 vaccination records in order to travel to USFederal police have searched the mansion of Brazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro and arrested one of his closest aides as part of an investigation into suspected criminal efforts to fake Covid-19 vaccination records in order to travel to the United States.Lt Col Mauro Cid Barbosa, described by the Brazilian press as Bolsonaro&rsquo;s &ldquo;right-hand man&rdquo;, was one of six peopl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-search-jair-bolsonaro-mansion-and-arrest-aide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-search-jair-bolsonaro-mansion-and-arrest-aide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five killed as Brazil police and illegal miners clash on Yanomami territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fatalities underline dangers in government efforts to evict thousands of miners who have devastated Indigenous territoryBrazil&rsquo;s battle to reclaim its largest Indigenous territory from tens of thousands of illegal miners has taken a deadly turn after at least five people were reportedly killed during 36 hours of violence in the Amazon&rsquo;s sprawling Yanomami territory.The bloodshed began on Saturday afternoon when masked illegal miners allegedly launched an attack on a Yanomami village]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/five-killed-as-brazil-police-and-illegal-miners-clash-on-yanomami-territory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/five-killed-as-brazil-police-and-illegal-miners-clash-on-yanomami-territory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s battle to reclaim Yanomami lands from illegal miners turns deadly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fatalities underline dangers in government efforts to evict thousands of miners who have devastated Indigenous territoryBrazil&rsquo;s battle to reclaim its largest Indigenous territory from tens of thousands of illegal miners has taken a deadly turn after at least five people were reportedly killed during 36 hours of violence in the Amazon&rsquo;s sprawling Yanomami territory.The bloodshed began on Saturday afternoon when masked illegal miners allegedly launched an attack on a Yanomami village]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-battle-to-reclaim-yanomami-lands-from-illegal-miners-turns-deadly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-battle-to-reclaim-yanomami-lands-from-illegal-miners-turns-deadly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could AI save the Amazon rainforest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists in the Brazilian Amazon are using a new tool to predict the next sites of deforestation &ndash; and it may prove a gamechanger in the war on loggingIt took just the month of March this year to fell an area of forest in Triunfo do Xingu equivalent to 700 football pitches. At more than 16,000 sq km, this Environmental Protection Area (APA) in the south-eastern corner of the Brazilian Amazon, in the state of Par&aacute;, is one of the largest conservation areas in the world. And ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/could-ai-save-the-amazon-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/could-ai-save-the-amazon-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro questioned by police investigating Brazil coup attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former president of Brazil says he shared video &lsquo;by mistake&rsquo; while on morphine in US hospitalBrazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ridiculed by his political opponents after he was questioned by federal police as part of a criminal investigation into January&rsquo;s alleged coup attempt and claimed he had shared a video questioning last year&rsquo;s election result &ldquo;by mistake&rdquo;.Bolsonaro spent more than two hours in the company of police investigators]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-questioned-by-police-investigating-brazil-coup-attempt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-questioned-by-police-investigating-brazil-coup-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro questioned by police about video claiming rigged election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former president of Brazil says he shared video &lsquo;by mistake&rsquo; while on morphine in US hospitalBrazil&rsquo;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ridiculed by his political opponents after he was questioned by federal police as part of a criminal investigation into January&rsquo;s alleged coup attempt and claimed he had shared a video questioning last year&rsquo;s election result &ldquo;by mistake&rdquo;.Bolsonaro spent more than two hours in the company of police investigators]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-questioned-by-police-about-video-claiming-rigged-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-questioned-by-police-about-video-claiming-rigged-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal should apologise for role in slave trade, says its president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa makes rare acknowledgement of centuries of forced transportation of millions of AfricansPortugal&rsquo;s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has said his country should apologise and take responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, the first time a leader of the southern European nation has suggested such a national apology.From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vess]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-should-apologise-for-role-in-slave-trade-says-its-president/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/portugal-should-apologise-for-role-in-slave-trade-says-its-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War-torn FC Mariupol reborn in Brazil: ‘The least we could do to help give hope’]]></title><description><![CDATA[South American team AA Batel will take on kit, crest and logo&lsquo;We&rsquo;re so grateful,&rsquo; says disbanded club&rsquo;s vice-presidentA Ukrainian community in southern Brazil has decided to turn its local football team into FC Mariupol, a top-flight club disbanded after Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine, in a show of solidarity with the war-torn country.AA Batel, a team from the Prudent&oacute;polis region in Paran&aacute;, said on Monday they will take on Mariupol&rsquo;s kit, crest an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/war-torn-fc-mariupol-reborn-in-brazil-the-least-we-could-do-to-help-give-hope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/war-torn-fc-mariupol-reborn-in-brazil-the-least-we-could-do-to-help-give-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU firms accused of ‘abhorrent’ export of banned pesticides to Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[BASF and Bayer among firms selling chemicals to sugar industry despite links to cancer and reproductive problemsPesticides banned in the EU because of their links to human health risks are being exported and used on farms in Brazil supplying Nestl&eacute;, an investigation has revealed.Europe is home to some of the world&rsquo;s biggest and most profitable chemical companies, including the Swiss-based Syngenta and the German multinationals BASF and Bayer. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-firms-accused-of-abhorrent-export-of-banned-pesticides-to-brazil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eu-firms-accused-of-abhorrent-export-of-banned-pesticides-to-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diane Wilson took on Formosa Plastics and won a $50m settlement to help clean up decades worth of toxic plastic waste Grassroots activists who took on British mining giants and a serial plastics polluter &ndash; and won &ndash; are among this year&rsquo;s recipients of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious environmental prize.The environmental campaigns led by the six 2023 Goldman prize winners highlight the hurdles faced by some local activists, who are often on the frontlines confronting the toxi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/2023-goldman-environmental-prize-winners-include-texas-gulf-coast-defender/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/2023-goldman-environmental-prize-winners-include-texas-gulf-coast-defender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: Lula security chief resigns after leaked footage of far-right palace riot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video shows Gon&ccedil;alves Dias inside presidential palace as supporters of Bolsonaro went on the rampage in JanuaryA key member of Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva&rsquo;s new administration has been forced to resign after the emergence of security footage showing him inside the presidential palace during the 8 January far-right assault on Brazil&rsquo;s democratic institutions.After his election last year, president Lula made the retired army general Gon&ccedil;alves Dias head of Brazil&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-lula-security-chief-resigns-after-leaked-footage-of-far-right-palace-riot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-lula-security-chief-resigns-after-leaked-footage-of-far-right-palace-riot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Desert review – elegant love story blooms in Brazil’s uneasy backwaters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A macho ex-cop falls for a mysterious stranger in this romance that doubles as a subtle state-of-the-nation dramaApparently, the new arthouse flex is dropping your opening credits half an hour or more into the film, as in Drive My Car, Long Day&rsquo;s Journey Into Night &ndash; and now Aly Muritiba&rsquo;s desolate and sophisticated Brazilian romantic quest Private Desert. Here, it&rsquo;s all the better to accentuate the barren terrain from which it emerges. Brawny police instructor Daniel (Ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/private-desert-review-elegant-love-story-blooms-in-brazils-uneasy-backwaters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/private-desert-review-elegant-love-story-blooms-in-brazils-uneasy-backwaters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine criticises Brazil’s peace efforts and invites Lula to see invasion’s effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyiv accuses Brazilian president&rsquo;s initiative for giving equal weight to &lsquo;the victim and the aggressor&rsquo;Ukraine&rsquo;s government has criticised Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva for his efforts to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, and invited the Brazilian leader to visit the war-torn country and see for himself the consequences of the Russian invasion.The comments came a day after Russia&rsquo;s minister of foreign affairs, Sergei Lavrov, visited Bras&iacute;lia, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ukraine-criticises-brazils-peace-efforts-and-invites-lula-to-see-invasions-effects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ukraine-criticises-brazils-peace-efforts-and-invites-lula-to-see-invasions-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK company mining gold in Amazon on disputed land]]></title><description><![CDATA[London-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communitiesA London-listed company has been mining gold in the Amazon rainforest without approval from the Brazilian land agency or the consent of nearby Indigenous communities, according to an investigation by the Guardian and partners.Serabi Gold has been blasting 4.5 metre-wide tunnels and trucking ore from the Coringa project site in Par&aacute; state. But interviews with land agency official]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-company-mining-gold-in-amazon-on-disputed-land/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-company-mining-gold-in-amazon-on-disputed-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin and Zelenskiy visit troops near frontline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president in southern Kherson region while Ukrainian counterpart seen in AvdiivkaRussia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasionYou may have seen that we are testing a new feature across some of the Guardian&rsquo;s live blogs, including the Ukraine live blog, which allows you to contact some of our live bloggers directly. This is for people who want to message us, they are not public comments.If you have something you&rsquo;ve seen you think I&rsquo;ve missed, or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-and-zelenskiy-visit-troops-near-frontline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-and-zelenskiy-visit-troops-near-frontline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits occupied Kherson region; US journalist appears in Moscow court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin has visited Ukraine&rsquo;s southern Kherson region, Kremlin saysRussia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasionYou may have seen that we are testing a new feature across some of the Guardian&rsquo;s live blogs, including the Ukraine live blog, which allows you to contact some of our live bloggers directly. This is for people who want to message us, they are not public comments.If you have something you&rsquo;ve seen you think I&rsquo;ve m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-visits-occupied-kherson-region-us-journalist-appears-in-moscow-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-visits-occupied-kherson-region-us-journalist-appears-in-moscow-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin attends military command meeting in occupied Kherson region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin has visited Ukraine&rsquo;s southern Kherson region, Kremlin saysRussia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasionYou may have seen that we are testing a new feature across some of the Guardian&rsquo;s live blogs, including the Ukraine live blog, which allows you to contact some of our live bloggers directly. This is for people who want to message us, they are not public comments.If you have something you&rsquo;ve seen you think I&rsquo;ve m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-attends-military-command-meeting-in-occupied-kherson-region/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-attends-military-command-meeting-in-occupied-kherson-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin attends military command meeting in Kherson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin has visited Ukraine&rsquo;s southern Kherson region, Kremlin saysRussia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasionYou may have seen that we are testing a new feature across some of the Guardian&rsquo;s live blogs, including the Ukraine live blog, which allows you to contact some of our live bloggers directly. This is for people who want to message us, they are not public comments.If you have something you&rsquo;ve seen you think I&rsquo;ve m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-attends-military-command-meeting-in-kherson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-attends-military-command-meeting-in-kherson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin attends military command meeting in Kherson; US blasts Brazil’s Lula over Ukraine comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin has visited Ukraine&rsquo;s southern Kherson region, Kremlin says; White House accuses president Lula of parroting Russian and Chinese propagandaRussia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasionRussian president Vladimir Putin has attended a military command meeting in Ukraine&rsquo;s southern Kherson region which is partly held by Russia, the Kremlin has said.Putin heard reports from commanders of the airborne forces and the &ldquo;Dnieper&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-attends-military-command-meeting-in-kherson-us-blasts-brazils-lula-over-ukraine-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-attends-military-command-meeting-in-kherson-us-blasts-brazils-lula-over-ukraine-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war live: US blasts Brazil’s Lula over Ukraine comments; Black Sea grain ship inspections restart]]></title><description><![CDATA[White House accuses president Lula of parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda; inspections of grain ships reportedly restart after a pause Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasionThe White House has hit back after Brazil&rsquo;s president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva said on a trip to China that the US should stop &ldquo;encouraging&rdquo; the war in Ukraine&ldquo;In this case, Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without at all looking at the fa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-us-blasts-brazils-lula-over-ukraine-comments-black-sea-grain-ship-inspections-restart/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/russia-ukraine-war-live-us-blasts-brazils-lula-over-ukraine-comments-black-sea-grain-ship-inspections-restart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavrov’s Brazil visit highlights Lula’s neutral foreign policy despite US dismay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bras&iacute;lia encounter, like Brazilian president&rsquo;s recent trip to China and offer of peacemaking in Ukraine, is part of diplomatic resetRussia&rsquo;s minister of foreign affairs, Sergei Lavrov, is due to arrive in Bras&iacute;lia on Monday for talks with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, in the latest of a series of bilateral encounters likely to ruffle the US.Lavrov arrives just as Brazil&rsquo;s president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, returns from a state visit to China,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lavrovs-brazil-visit-highlights-lulas-neutral-foreign-policy-despite-us-dismay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lavrovs-brazil-visit-highlights-lulas-neutral-foreign-policy-despite-us-dismay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyundai urged to stop illegal miners using its machines in Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greenpeace report finds heavy machinery made by South Korean firm contributing to destruction of Brazilian rainforestHyundai is being urged to prevent its heavy machinery products from being used in illegal mining and environmental destruction in the Brazilian Amazon.A report published by Greenpeace on Wednesday found the South Korean conglomerate&rsquo;s excavators and other heavy machinery are precipitating the destruction of the rainforest and putting the survival of Indigenous populations at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hyundai-urged-to-stop-illegal-miners-using-its-machines-in-amazon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/hyundai-urged-to-stop-illegal-miners-using-its-machines-in-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axe attack at Brazilian pre-school leaves four children dead and five injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Lula deplores &lsquo;act of hate and cowardice&rsquo; as police arrest 25-year-old man after killings in southern state of Santa Catarina Four children have been killed and at least five others injured when a 25-year-old man armed with a small axe attacked a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare center on Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/axe-attack-at-brazilian-pre-school-leaves-four-children-dead-and-five-injured/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/axe-attack-at-brazilian-pre-school-leaves-four-children-dead-and-five-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axe attack at Brazilian pre-school leaves four children dead and four injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Lula deplores &lsquo;act of hate and cowardice&rsquo; as police arrest 25-year-old man after killings in southern state of Santa Catarina At least four children have been killed and four other injured when a 25-year-old man armed with a small axe attacked a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.Police said the man responsible for the attack in the city of Blumenau early on Wednesday had been arrested. The local security chief, Marcio Alberto Filippi, told reporte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/axe-attack-at-brazilian-pre-school-leaves-four-children-dead-and-four-injured/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/axe-attack-at-brazilian-pre-school-leaves-four-children-dead-and-four-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attack at Brazilian pre-school leaves four children dead and four injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police arrest 25-year-old man after incident in southern state of Santa Catarina that President Lula calls a &lsquo;monstrosity&rsquo;At least four children have been killed and four other injured when a 25-year-old man attacked a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.Police said the man responsible for the attack early on Wednesday had been arrested, without providing further details. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/attack-at-brazilian-pre-school-leaves-four-children-dead-and-four-injured/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/attack-at-brazilian-pre-school-leaves-four-children-dead-and-four-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They are men … they do nothing’: inside the home lives of women around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Bogot&aacute; to Dhaka, women are likely to shoulder the bulk of chores and childcare. Six women talk about their duties and the challenge of shifting the burden now and for the next generationSome days, Abha Kujur, 39, feels like the family &ldquo;servant&rdquo;. The housework is unending at the tiny rented flat in New Delhi she shares with her husband and three children. Her son, Nitesh, 18, goes to college, and her daughters, Neha, 23, and Nisha, 20, work as apprentices, but Kujur&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/they-are-men-they-do-nothing-inside-the-home-lives-of-women-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/they-are-men-they-do-nothing-inside-the-home-lives-of-women-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why two alleged deep-cover Russian spies are the most unusual yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pair of suspected &lsquo;illegals&rsquo; are thought to have been a married couple living separate lives in Brazil and GreeceHalfway through a trip to Malaysia in January, Gerhard Daniel Campos Wittich stopped messaging his girlfriend back home in Rio de Janeiro and she promptly launched a frantic search for her missing partner.A Brazilian of Austrian heritage, Campos Wittich ran a series of 3D printing companies in Rio that made, among other things, novelty resin sculptures for the Brazilian mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-two-alleged-deep-cover-russian-spies-are-the-most-unusual-yet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/why-two-alleged-deep-cover-russian-spies-are-the-most-unusual-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panic and emotional pain as alleged deep-cover Russian spies vanish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pair of suspected &lsquo;illegals&rsquo; are thought to have been a married couple living separate lives in Brazil and GreeceHalfway through a trip to Malaysia in January, Gerhard Daniel Campos Wittich stopped messaging his girlfriend back home in Rio de Janeiro and she promptly launched a frantic search for her missing partner.A Brazilian of Austrian heritage, Campos Wittich ran a series of 3D printing companies in Rio that made, among other things, novelty resin sculptures for the Brazilian mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/panic-and-emotional-pain-as-alleged-deep-cover-russian-spies-vanish/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/panic-and-emotional-pain-as-alleged-deep-cover-russian-spies-vanish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula's victory changed how I think about happiness - and made me believe it is possible for all | Yara Rodrigues Fowler]]></title><description><![CDATA[This supposedly intangible, romantic thing is in fact rooted in something concrete and quantifiable: our material conditionsIn a series of short essays, writers consider what happiness means to them now, after the reckoning of the past few yearsOn 30 December last year, Jair Bolsonaro lost to Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva in Brazil&rsquo;s presidential election, making Bolsonaro the first incumbent to fail to be re-elected in Brazil since redemocratisation. Just over a week later, Brazil&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lulas-victory-changed-how-i-think-about-happiness-and-made-me-believe-it-is-possible-for-all-yara-rodrigues-fowler/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lulas-victory-changed-how-i-think-about-happiness-and-made-me-believe-it-is-possible-for-all-yara-rodrigues-fowler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fear can’t paralyse us’: sister of murdered Brazilian activist vows to continue her mission as minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anielle Franco is determined to develop the work of her assassinated sister Marielle in fighting to better the lives of black people in the countryAt her inauguration as Brazil&rsquo;s new minister of racial equality, Anielle Franco described the country she wanted to work for. &ldquo;One where a black woman can access decision-making spaces without having her life taken by five shots in the head,&rdquo; she says, interrupted by the audience shouting the name of her dead sister &ldquo;Marielle&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fear-cant-paralyse-us-sister-of-murdered-brazilian-activist-vows-to-continue-her-mission-as-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/fear-cant-paralyse-us-sister-of-murdered-brazilian-activist-vows-to-continue-her-mission-as-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian meatpacker’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissionsThe award of an A-minus sustainability grade to the world&rsquo;s biggest meat company has raised eyebrows, hackles and kicked off a debate about the rating system for environmental and social governance.Brazilian meat company JBS has previously been linked to deforestation in the Amazon, where its slaughterhouses process beef from ranches carved out of the Amazon, Cerrado]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-meatpackers-a-sustainability-rating-has-campaigners-up-in-arms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-meatpackers-a-sustainability-rating-has-campaigners-up-in-arms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian meat firm’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissionsThe award of an A-minus sustainability grade to the world&rsquo;s biggest meat company has raised eyebrows and kicked off a debate about the rating system for environmental and social governance.Brazilian meat company JBS has previously been linked to deforestation in the Amazon, where its slaughterhouses process beef from ranches carved out of the Amazon, Cerrado and othe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-meat-firms-a-sustainability-rating-has-campaigners-up-in-arms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-meat-firms-a-sustainability-rating-has-campaigners-up-in-arms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil may sue VW amid claims firm used ‘slave labour’ under military rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors seek compensation for workers kept on cattle ranch owned by German carmaker during dictatorship from 1973 to 1987Brazil is threatening to take the German carmaker Volkswagen to court over allegations that it used slave labour on a vast ranch in the Amazon, after talks on compensating workers ended without agreement.Public prosecutors in Brazil are seeking compensation for men who they say were forced to work in &ldquo;humiliating and degrading&rdquo; conditions, with no clean water o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-may-sue-vw-amid-claims-firm-used-slave-labour-under-military-rule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-may-sue-vw-amid-claims-firm-used-slave-labour-under-military-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diehard Bolsonaro fans greet far-right ex-president on return to Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Son says Jair Bolsonaro will lead opposition after return from self-imposed exile in US Three months after he left Brazil to avoid passing the presidential sash to his leftist rival Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, the former president Jair Bolsonaro has flown back to the South American country hoping to prove his political career is far from over.The far-right radical flew to the US on the eve of Lula&rsquo;s 1 January inauguration and watched the historic transition of power from a rented vil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/diehard-bolsonaro-fans-greet-far-right-ex-president-on-return-to-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/diehard-bolsonaro-fans-greet-far-right-ex-president-on-return-to-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil threatens to sue Volkswagen over claims of ‘slavery’ during military dictatorship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors seek compensation for workers on a cattle ranch owned by the German carmaker between 1973 and 1987Brazil is threatening to take the German carmaker Volkswagen to court over allegations that it used slave labour on a vast ranch in the Amazon, after talks on compensating workers ended without agreement.Public prosecutors in Brazil are seeking compensation for men who they say were forced to work in &ldquo;humiliating and degrading&rdquo; conditions, with no clean water or sanitation, o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-threatens-to-sue-volkswagen-over-claims-of-slavery-during-military-dictatorship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-threatens-to-sue-volkswagen-over-claims-of-slavery-during-military-dictatorship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro lands back in Brazil and is expected to lead rightwing opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far-right former president greeted by hundreds of supporters on his return after three months in the USBrazil&rsquo;s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro has returned from the US after three months and was greeted by hundreds of supporters at Bras&iacute;lia airport.Bolsonaro, who never conceded defeat in last year&rsquo;s election, is expected to lead the opposition to the leftist president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, officials in his Liberal party said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-lands-back-in-brazil-and-is-expected-to-lead-rightwing-opposition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-lands-back-in-brazil-and-is-expected-to-lead-rightwing-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US indicts alleged Russian spy who tried to infiltrate ICC in The Hague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sergey Cherkasov studied in US under false identity and is accused of working for Russian intelligenceUS authorities have released new details about an alleged Russian spy who attempted to penetrate the international criminal court in the Hague, using a false identity developed over a decade.An indictment made public on Saturday accuses Sergey Cherkasov, who US intelligence believes is an elite &ldquo;illegal&rdquo; operative of Russia&rsquo;s GRU military intelligence agency. Cherkasov posed as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-indicts-alleged-russian-spy-who-tried-to-infiltrate-icc-in-the-hague/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/us-indicts-alleged-russian-spy-who-tried-to-infiltrate-icc-in-the-hague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nelson Piquet fined £780k for racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian fined for language used in two interviewsJudge awards damages so &lsquo;society can be free&rsquo; from prejudiceThe Brazilian three-times Formula One champion Nelson Piquet must pay 5m reals (&pound;780k) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments about Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday.In an interview in November 2021, Piquet used a Portuguese racial slur in reference to the seven-times world champion when commenting on Hamilton&rsquo;s crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nelson-piquet-fined-780k-for-racist-and-homophobic-comments-about-lewis-hamilton/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nelson-piquet-fined-780k-for-racist-and-homophobic-comments-about-lewis-hamilton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brazil is back’: Lula to visit Xi as he resets diplomatic relations with China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meeting is part of high-profile tour as Brazil&rsquo;s president attempts to repair country&rsquo;s reputation after the Bolsonaro eraOne of them wants the world to know his country is battling its way back to its former glory after three years of zero-Covid lockdowns and a long and humiliating history of foreign exploitation.The other wants to signal his country is bouncing back from four chaotic years under a far-right populist who took a sledgehammer to its place in the world. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-is-back-lula-to-visit-xi-as-he-resets-diplomatic-relations-with-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-is-back-lula-to-visit-xi-as-he-resets-diplomatic-relations-with-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira decry ‘shameful’ trial delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor internet and logistical problems frustrate hearing into killing of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expertActivists and lawyers representing the families of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have voiced frustration and anger after the preliminary court hearings of three of their alleged murderers had to be suspended because of poor internet and logistical problems at the high-security prisons where the defendants are being held.Three of the suspected killers of the British journalis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/families-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-decry-shameful-trial-delays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/families-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-decry-shameful-trial-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discoveries that could help diabetics titled in honour of activist and journalist murdered in AmazonScientists in Brazil have found two new species of fermenting yeasts and named them after journalist Dom Phillips and activist Bruno Pereira, the two men murdered last year in the Amazon rainforest.The discovery came from four isolates of the Spathaspora species, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-new-species-of-yeast-named-after-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/two-new-species-of-yeast-named-after-bruno-pereira-and-dom-phillips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The influx of heavily armed gangs, now being tackled by President Lula, has had a catastrophic effect on infant healthThe severely malnourished Yanomami baby girl is about eight months old but weighs just 2.75kg (6lbs) &ndash; less than half the average for her age. A catheter runs into her tiny right foot, delivering a blood transfusion doctors hope will save her life.&ldquo;This is a really difficult moment for us,&rdquo; says Francinete Rodrigues, the director of the Santo Ant&ocirc;nio child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-children-suffer-most-from-illegal-miners-amazon-invasion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/indigenous-children-suffer-most-from-illegal-miners-amazon-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders discovered in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: rare purple organism preys on trapdoor spider in behaviour reminiscent of its &lsquo;zombie&rsquo; relatives that feature in apocalyptic TV show The Last of UsScientists believe they have discovered a new parasitic fungus which preys on trapdoor spiders in Brazil&rsquo;s Atlantic rainforest.The rare organism, which is purple, belongs to a group of fungi that infect invertebrates and take over the host. A closeup image shows the fungus wrapped around the body of a trapdoor spider, poki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/parasitic-fungus-that-infects-and-kills-spiders-discovered-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/parasitic-fungus-that-infects-and-kills-spiders-discovered-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horrifying, uplifting, surreal: my mate Dom Phillips joins the rainforest martyrs]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a memorial for Amazon environmentalist Dorothy Stang, shot down in 2005, there are two more people symbolically presentSome say the murdered nun has taken the form of a jaguar. Others that she is a saint who sits among the angels in heaven. Still more believe that her spirit lives on in every land rights activist and Amazon rainforest defender who refuses to back down in the face of legal threats, physical intimidation and death squads.Eighteen years after she was gunned down, the meaning of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/horrifying-uplifting-surreal-my-mate-dom-phillips-joins-the-rainforest-martyrs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/horrifying-uplifting-surreal-my-mate-dom-phillips-joins-the-rainforest-martyrs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocaine smuggling and production at record high since pandemic retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[New UN report says there has been a 35% spike in 2020-21 in the production of coca, the drug&rsquo;s base ingredientSouth American drug cartels have capitalised on the retreat of the Covid-19 pandemic to produce and smuggle record amounts of cocaine around the world.Production of coca, the drug&rsquo;s base ingredient, spiked 35% in 2020-21, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cocaine-smuggling-and-production-at-record-high-since-pandemic-retreat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/cocaine-smuggling-and-production-at-record-high-since-pandemic-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest’s Gustavo Scarpa in Brazil after losing £1m in crypto scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier League club lend full support to midfielder after scamScarpa has appeared in court in Brazil trying to regain moneyNottingham Forest are supporting their midfielder Gustavo Scarpa after he lost almost &pound;1m in a cryptocurrency scam. Forest allowed their January signing to return to Brazil to deal with the matter, where returns on his significant investment were not paid.Scarpa, who moved to England in November after his contract at Palmeiras expired, has appeared in court in his home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nottingham-forests-gustavo-scarpa-in-brazil-after-losing-1m-in-crypto-scam/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/nottingham-forests-gustavo-scarpa-in-brazil-after-losing-1m-in-crypto-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m no white man in a toga’: Thalissa Teixeira on having a stab at Brutus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor, better known as a TV cop, is portraying Julius Caesar&rsquo;s assassin in a first for the RSC. She reveals why she&rsquo;s been studying revolutionaries, from Mexican Zapatistas to Welsh nationalistsI arrive in the aftermath of an assassination. Actors are rehearsing the panic following Julius Caesar&rsquo;s murder. Some stand aghast, while others scamper &ndash; and kneeling at their centre, cradling the dead emperor, is Brutus, his former ally who delivered the unkindest cut.For the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-no-white-man-in-a-toga-thalissa-teixeira-on-having-a-stab-at-brutus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/im-no-white-man-in-a-toga-thalissa-teixeira-on-having-a-stab-at-brutus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest shows challenge facing Lula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satellites show record destruction for the month of February as new government tries to undo damage wreaked under BolsonaroDeforestation in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazon rainforest rose in February to the highest level on record for the month, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the administration of Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, as it tries to undo the environmental destruction wreaked under far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro.Government satellites show that a record 322 sq km of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/record-deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest-shows-challenge-facing-lula/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/record-deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest-shows-challenge-facing-lula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian TikToker goes viral showing the ‘cheerfulness of the favela’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raphael Vicente, who has 3 million followers, wants to show that there is much more to favelas than crime and povertyHeads turn as Raphael Vicente walks down the narrow streets of Mar&eacute;, a sprawling favela complex in Rio de Janeiro&rsquo;s gritty north zone. One woman rushes out of a cafeteria to ask for an autograph. &ldquo;Autographs are so old-school, let&rsquo;s take a selfie!&rdquo; the 22-year-old laughs before snapping a picture.Taller than average with a wide smile, Vicente is easi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-tiktoker-goes-viral-showing-the-cheerfulness-of-the-favela/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-tiktoker-goes-viral-showing-the-cheerfulness-of-the-favela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charcoal review – tremendous thriller has family looking after mafia interloper]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brazilian family struggling with their ailing grandfather are offered an unusual way out in Carolina Markowicz&rsquo;s darkly comic and suspenseful feature debutBrazilian director Carolina Markowicz won awards left, right and centre for her touching 2018 short film The Orphan (O &Oacute;rf&atilde;o), about a queer teenage boy suddenly placed in an unfamiliar family. Her feature debut, Charcoal, once again centres around an outsider forcibly placed in the heart of family, but this time the alge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/charcoal-review-tremendous-thriller-has-family-looking-after-mafia-interloper/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/charcoal-review-tremendous-thriller-has-family-looking-after-mafia-interloper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global craze for collagen linked to Brazilian deforestation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation finds cases of the wellness product, hailed for its anti-ageing benefits, being derived from cattle raised on farms damaging tropical forestWhat is collagen and why is it so popular in the beauty industry?Tens of thousands of cattle raised on farms that are damaging tropical forests in Brazil are being used to produce collagen &ndash; the active ingredient in health supplements at the centre of a global wellness craze.The links between beef and soya and deforestation in Brazil are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/global-craze-for-collagen-linked-to-brazilian-deforestation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/global-craze-for-collagen-linked-to-brazilian-deforestation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists prove clear link between deforestation and local drop in rainfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfallFor the first time researchers have proven a clear correlation between deforestation and regional precipitation. Scientists hope it may encourage agricultural companies and governments in the Amazon and Congo basin regions and south-east Asia to invest more in protecting trees and other vegetation.The study found that the more rainforests are cleared in tropical countries, the less]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/scientists-prove-clear-link-between-deforestation-and-local-drop-in-rainfall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/scientists-prove-clear-link-between-deforestation-and-local-drop-in-rainfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A war society doesn’t see’: the Brazilian force driving out mining gangs from Indigenous lands]]></title><description><![CDATA[An elite unit is on a mission to expel the illegal miners who devastated Yanomami territory during Bolsonaro&rsquo;s presidencyFor the last four years Brazil&rsquo;s rainforests bled. &ldquo;They bled like never before,&rdquo; said Felipe Finger as he prepared to venture into the jungle with his assault rifle to staunch the environmental carnage inflicted on the Amazon under the former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.Moments later Finger, a mettlesome special forces commander for Brazil&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-war-society-doesnt-see-the-brazilian-force-driving-out-mining-gangs-from-indigenous-lands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-war-society-doesnt-see-the-brazilian-force-driving-out-mining-gangs-from-indigenous-lands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom Phillips’ widow to follow him in raising awareness of crisis in Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alessandra Sampaio preparing to visit remote area where husband and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered last yearThe widow of British journalist Dom Phillips has spoken of her desire to raise awareness of the urgent and complex crisis facing the Amazon as she prepared to visit the remote jungle region where he was murdered last year with the Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.Alessandra Sampaio will travel to the Javari valley region on Monday with a delegation of Brazilian ministers, off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-widow-to-follow-him-in-raising-awareness-of-crisis-in-amazon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-widow-to-follow-him-in-raising-awareness-of-crisis-in-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: record-breaking heat in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia swelters while in Brazil there have been record downpoursSouthern Australia has recorded significant heat over the past week with maximum temperatures widely reaching in excess of 35C (95F), as well as more than 10C above the climatological average. Many stations in the south, across Western Australia and South Australia, recorded temperatures in excess of 40C with Eucla and Red Rock Points recording their highest February temperature of 46.8C on 22 February. Two large blocking high pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-record-breaking-heat-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/weather-tracker-record-breaking-heat-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil floods: death toll rises to 48 as landslides and looters prevent aid reaching survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens missing in south-eastern S&atilde;o Paulo state as rescue crews search for bodies in the rubble of homesSearch and rescue teams raced to find dozens of people that remained missing after heavy rains devastated coastal areas of Brazil&rsquo;s south-eastern S&atilde;o Paulo state, as the official death toll rose to 48.&ldquo;We are currently working with a tally of at least 38 missing people,&rdquo; the S&atilde;o Paulo governor, Tarc&iacute;sio de Freitas, told reporters on Wednesday, as w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-death-toll-rises-to-48-as-landslides-and-looters-prevent-aid-reaching-survivors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-floods-death-toll-rises-to-48-as-landslides-and-looters-prevent-aid-reaching-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira remembered in Rio as carnival emerges from Bolsonaro era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dancing and debauchery peppered with more sombre moments, including defiant tributes to murdered British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expertPerched atop 35-inch stilts and wearing an antler headpiece, Liana Barros held up her carnival costume&rsquo;s pi&egrave;ce de r&eacute;sistance: a banner bearing tribute to the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who were murdered in the Amazon last year.The banner fluttered among other standards honouri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-remembered-in-rio-as-carnival-emerges-from-bolsonaro-era/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 03:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-remembered-in-rio-as-carnival-emerges-from-bolsonaro-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly flooding and landslides in Brazil's S&atilde;o Paulo state &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavy rain in coastal areas of Brazil&rsquo;s south-east have caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people and displaced hundreds of others. Officials declared a 180-day state of calamity for six cities, and some cities cancelled their carnival festivities, with more rain forecastFlooding and landslides kill dozens in S&atilde;o Paulo state Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/deadly-flooding-and-landslides-in-brazils-satildeo-paulo-state-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/deadly-flooding-and-landslides-in-brazils-satildeo-paulo-state-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lion Has Seven Heads review – a fierce revolutionary leftist bad dream from 1970]]></title><description><![CDATA[With its white-robed preacher striding through Congo-Brazzaville, this denunciation of imperialism from Brazilian director Glauber Rocha is very much of its timeThis 1970 film from Brazilian director Glauber Rocha is an avant-gardist adventurethat offers us a theatre of absurdity and a theatre of cruelty of an obviously Godardian sort, and Rocha arguably had quite as much sense of composition and camera movement as Godard. (Rocha actually has a cameo in a film Godard worked on, Wind From the Eas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-lion-has-seven-heads-review-a-fierce-revolutionary-leftist-bad-dream-from-1970/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-lion-has-seven-heads-review-a-fierce-revolutionary-leftist-bad-dream-from-1970/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil flooding and landslides kill dozens in São Paulo state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities cancel Carnival festivities as rescue workers search for victims and clear roadsHeavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil&rsquo;s south-east have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and displaced hundreds of others, S&atilde;o Paulo state authorities said on Sunday.Rescue workers are searching for victims, reconnecting isolated communities and clearing blocked roads that trapped an unknown number of tourists who travelled to attend Carnival celebrations. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-flooding-and-landslides-kill-dozens-in-so-paulo-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-flooding-and-landslides-kill-dozens-in-so-paulo-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian prosecutors ask for Robinho to serve jail term for rape in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Milan player found guilty of rape in 2017Robinho now living in Brazil and denies chargesItaly has requested that the former Milan and Brazil striker Robinho serves a nine-year prison sentence for rape in his home country, local media reported, citing Brazil&rsquo;s foreign relations ministry.In a statement, the Brazilian ministry confirmed it has received such a request without naming the player. Robinho&rsquo;s defence lawyer could not be reached for comment. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/italian-prosecutors-ask-for-robinho-to-serve-jail-term-for-rape-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/italian-prosecutors-ask-for-robinho-to-serve-jail-term-for-rape-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil ministers to visit site of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visit is part of push by Lula&rsquo;s government to beat back illegal miners, loggers and poachers who wrought environmental havocIndigenous activists are planning to take some of Brazil&rsquo;s top ministers to the spot where Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon rainforest amid reports security forces are poised to launch a major environmental clampdown in the remote border region.Leaders of Univaja, the Indigenous association for which Pereira worked in Brazil&rsquo;s Jav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-ministers-to-visit-site-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereiras-murder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-ministers-to-visit-site-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereiras-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil launches operation to drive illegal miners from Yanomami lands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafiasThe Brazilian government has launched its campaign to drive tens of thousands of illegal miners from the country&rsquo;s largest Indigenous reserve, with special-forces environmental operatives destroying aircraft and seizing weapons and boats during an operation deep in the Amazon&rsquo;s Yanomami territory.Members of Brazil&rsquo;s environmental protection agency Ibama &ndash; wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-launches-operation-to-drive-illegal-miners-from-yanomami-lands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-launches-operation-to-drive-illegal-miners-from-yanomami-lands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigate Bolsonaro for genocide, says Brazil’s Marina Silva]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Environment minister calls for ex-president to be held to account as she prepares to tackle illegal gold minersFormer president Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for genocide, Brazil&rsquo;s environment minister, Marina Silva, has said, as she prepares an operation to drive illegal gold miners from the site of a humanitarian disaster on Indigenous land.In the coming days, armed police and environmental protection agents will launch the first of a series of operations by plane and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/investigate-bolsonaro-for-genocide-says-brazils-marina-silva/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/investigate-bolsonaro-for-genocide-says-brazils-marina-silva/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Carnival of democracy’: celebration returns to Rio after a two-year hiatus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s residents revel once more after the devastation of Bolsonaro&rsquo;s presidency with official &ndash; and unofficial &ndash; blocosIn Rio de Janeiro, the saying goes that carnival begins right after the New Year.So, since last month, exuberant Cariocas dressed in their sparkliest and skimpiest outfits have sambaed through the city&rsquo;s historical centre to the sound of percussion and brass bands, lured to the streets as the blocos &ndash; musical troupes that lead the street]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/carnival-of-democracy-celebration-returns-to-rio-after-a-two-year-hiatus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/carnival-of-democracy-celebration-returns-to-rio-after-a-two-year-hiatus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A different perspective’: the journalist reporting the Amazon through fresh eyes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ela&iacute;ze Farias, editor of news outlet Amaz&ocirc;nia Real, wants her &lsquo;post-colonial&rsquo; journalism to put the voices of marginalised people firstEla&iacute;ze Farias&rsquo; phone is buzzing. Sitting at a restaurant in central Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state in Brazil, just weeks before the presidential election, Farias is in demand. She is fielding requests from domestic and international organisations to comment, give lectures and speak on panels about her work as a journal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-different-perspective-the-journalist-reporting-the-amazon-through-fresh-eyes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/a-different-perspective-the-journalist-reporting-the-amazon-through-fresh-eyes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil sinks aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite presence of asbestos and toxic materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental activists had sought to halt the planned scuttling of the warship, warning that it could pollute the marine food chainBrazil has sunk a decommissioned aircraft carrier despite environmental groups claiming the former French ship was packed with toxic materials.The &ldquo;planned and controlled sinking occurred late in the afternoon&rdquo; on Friday, 350km off the Brazilian coast in the Atlantic Ocean, in an area with an approximate depth of 5,000 meters (16,000 feet), the navy said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-sinks-aircraft-carrier-in-atlantic-despite-presence-of-asbestos-and-toxic-materials/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-sinks-aircraft-carrier-in-atlantic-despite-presence-of-asbestos-and-toxic-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro attended meeting about plot to keep him in power, senator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator says he was asked to get justice to make compromising comments on tape as Bolsonaro &lsquo;sat in silence&rsquo;A close ally of Jair Bolsonaro has turned against Brazil&rsquo;s former president, claiming that an aide to the far-right leader tried to &ldquo;coerce&rdquo; him into joining a conspiracy to annul the October elections and keep Bolsonaro in power.Senator Marcos do Val claimed at a news conference on Thursday that he was invited to a meeting on 9 December with the then presiden]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-attended-meeting-about-plot-to-keep-him-in-power-senator-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/bolsonaro-attended-meeting-about-plot-to-keep-him-in-power-senator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brazilian man who walked into his own funeral has taught us all a vital life lesson | Tim Dowling]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to hear your friends say good things about you, faking your own death is definitely not the way to do itIn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom and Huckleberry Finn, both presumed dead, walk into the middle of their funeral service. The rare chance to hear the sobs of one&rsquo;s own mourners is, for Tom, &ldquo;the proudest moment of his life&rdquo;. This may be the single recorded instance, fictional or otherwise, of this sort of thing going well.Last month, Baltazar Lemos, a 60-year-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-brazilian-man-who-walked-into-his-own-funeral-has-taught-us-all-a-vital-life-lesson-tim-dowling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-brazilian-man-who-walked-into-his-own-funeral-has-taught-us-all-a-vital-life-lesson-tim-dowling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exiled Bolsonaro lives it up in Florida as legal woes grow back home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Brazilian president faces criminal inquiries, including an investigation into his alleged role in the Bras&iacute;lia uprisingAmong the most popular traditions at Florida&rsquo;s Disney World are the daily character appearances that allow the public to get up close to the theme parks&rsquo; star attractions.Just a few miles down the road, beneath the palm trees of the lushly landscaped Encore resort at Reunion, Brazil&rsquo;s exiled former president appears to have embraced the custom. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/exiled-bolsonaro-lives-it-up-in-florida-as-legal-woes-grow-back-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/exiled-bolsonaro-lives-it-up-in-florida-as-legal-woes-grow-back-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK drops down global corruption index after string of scandals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transparency International warns of UK&rsquo;s &lsquo;woeful inadequacies&rsquo; as Qatar, Russia and Brazil slide down listThe UK has fallen sharply down the global corruption league table after a report warned of &ldquo;woeful inadequacies&rdquo; in upholding political integrity.Britain fell seven places to 18th on Transparency International&rsquo;s corruption perceptions index, representing the biggest fall among the G7 countries. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-drops-down-global-corruption-index-after-string-of-scandals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/uk-drops-down-global-corruption-index-after-string-of-scandals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro applies for six-month tourist visa to stay in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Brazil president who has been in Florida since 30 December is being investigated for attempt to topple country&rsquo;s governmentBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing investigation as part of an inquiry into alleged attempt to topple the country&rsquo;s government, has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the US.The former leader is understood to have entered the US on an A-1 visa reserved for sitting heads of state, which would expire on Tuesday, 30]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-applies-for-six-month-tourist-visa-to-stay-in-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-applies-for-six-month-tourist-visa-to-stay-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: dozens of indigenous children hospitalised amid health crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary of Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, says 59 children in hospital, 45 of them from the Yanomami peopleDozens of indigenous children suffering from malnutrition and acute diseases have been hospitalised in northern Brazil, with relatives in hammocks holding their emaciated frames in scenes that underscore the gravity of a public health crisis.The health secretary of Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, said on Friday that 59 indigenous children were currently at the on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-dozens-of-indigenous-children-hospitalised-amid-health-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-dozens-of-indigenous-children-hospitalised-amid-health-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brazil was asleep’: as the rains come, hope reawakens for the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the honeymoon mood created by the new government will run up against political reality, the euphoria is not blindAwe-inspiring storms roll in almost every night during the Amazon rainy season, replenishing the Xingu River and illuminating the night sky with jags of lightning.This is a period when the forest swells with life. Lustrous pale green shoots burst from every plant, bustling the canopy upwards and outwards. At night, the volume rises a few decibels as a new generation of insects a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-was-asleep-as-the-rains-come-hope-reawakens-for-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-was-asleep-as-the-rains-come-hope-reawakens-for-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eccentric names the norm in Brazil but ‘Samba’ rejected as too outlandish]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&atilde;o Paulo registry office snubs music star Seu Jorge&rsquo;s choice for newborn son, despite far more unusual names being accepted As the country that produced footballers called S&oacute;crates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira and &Eacute;lvis Vieira Ara&uacute;jo, Brazil is no stranger to unconventional &ndash; albeit familiar-sounding &ndash; names.A scan of the names of the far-right vandals who were arrested for storming government buildings in Bras&iacute;lia earlier t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eccentric-names-the-norm-in-brazil-but-samba-rejected-as-too-outlandish/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/eccentric-names-the-norm-in-brazil-but-samba-rejected-as-too-outlandish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: protect people, protect the planet | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Journalists and environmental defenders are at greatest risk in Latin America. All those who put them in danger must be held accountableThe murders of the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were not only a shocking and incalculable loss for their families and all those who loved them and admired their work. They were also a chilling reminder of the perils faced both by journalists and environmental defenders &ndash; particularly Indigenous peoples a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-protect-people-protect-the-planet-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira-protect-people-protect-the-planet-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil, Kenya, the US – tech giants are putting democracy in peril the world over | Odanga Madung]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billions of us are due to vote in the next two years as the scourge of online misinformation grows ever worse. It&rsquo;s time to regulateAs we look back on the erosion of democracy in recent years, it is becoming increasingly clear that technology platforms are playing a significant role in its downfall. The ability to incite insurrections and coups through these platforms has made a once difficult task alarmingly easy.The dangers information pollution pose for democracy have long been acknowle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-kenya-the-us-tech-giants-are-putting-democracy-in-peril-the-world-over-odanga-madung/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-kenya-the-us-tech-giants-are-putting-democracy-in-peril-the-world-over-odanga-madung/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwideMore journalists were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean than in any other part of the world last year, including the Ukraine war zone, the press watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said.In a report released on Tuesday, the group said that, globally, at least 67 journalists and media workers had been killed in 2022, nearly double the 2021 figure of 45. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-journalists-killed-in-latin-america-and-caribbean-than-ukraine-in-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/more-journalists-killed-in-latin-america-and-caribbean-than-ukraine-in-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UFC fighters close to Bolsonaro find themselves in spotlight after riots]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of UFC fighters aligned with former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro have found themselves in the spotlight following this month&rsquo;s attack of congressOn 8 January 2023, a sea of people dressed in the yellow and green that symbolizes Brazil&rsquo;s flag descended on Bras&iacute;lia, the nation&rsquo;s capital, to demand that the military overturn the presidential election. Over the course of four hours, thousands of far-right supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed all t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ufc-fighters-close-to-bolsonaro-find-themselves-in-spotlight-after-riots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/ufc-fighters-close-to-bolsonaro-find-themselves-in-spotlight-after-riots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian police name alleged ‘mastermind’ behind murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police chief says Rubens Villar Coelho, whose nickname is Col&ocirc;mbia, ordered the murders of the British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expertBrazilian police have named the alleged mastermind behind the murders of the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon last year.Rubens Villar Coelho, whose nickname is Col&ocirc;mbia, was first arrested on separate charges last July &ndash; one month after the two men were murdered in the Java]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-name-alleged-mastermind-behind-murders-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazilian-police-name-alleged-mastermind-behind-murders-of-dom-phillips-and-bruno-pereira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s female diplomats in new equality push after dark days of Bolsonaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Movement to tackle lack of diversity within Brazil&rsquo;s foreign office coincides with Lula&rsquo;s return to powerMore than a century after Maria Jos&eacute; de Castro Rebello Mendes became, in 1918, the first woman to enter Brazil&rsquo;s diplomatic service, the country&rsquo;s female diplomats have launched a new push for equal rights and opportunity. Women make up less than 25% of Brazil&rsquo;s diplomatic corps and just 12% of ambassadors.&ldquo;We are blossoming at this moment of democra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-female-diplomats-in-new-equality-push-after-dark-days-of-bolsonaro/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-female-diplomats-in-new-equality-push-after-dark-days-of-bolsonaro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro accused of acts of genocide against Amazonian group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian president says predecessor emboldened wildcat miners which led to wrecked forests and disease and deaths of Indigenous groupBrazil&rsquo;s new president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, has accused Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s far-right administration of committing genocide against the Yanomami people of the Amazon, amid public outrage over a humanitarian catastrophe in the country&rsquo;s largest Indigenous territory.Lula visited the Amazon state of Roraima on Saturday to denounce the pli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-accused-of-acts-of-genocide-against-amazonian-group/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-accused-of-acts-of-genocide-against-amazonian-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula sacks head of Brazilian army after far-right insurrection]]></title><description><![CDATA[J&uacute;lio Cesar de Arruda reportedly stopped police detaining suspected rioters who took refuge outside army headquarters The head of the Brazilian army has been sacked by the country&rsquo;s new president, Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, after claims the commander tried to shield rightwing rioters from arrest after the 8 January insurrection in Bras&iacute;lia.Gen J&uacute;lio Cesar de Arruda, who only took up the role in late December, was removed from his position on Saturday, nearly two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-sacks-head-of-brazilian-army-after-far-right-insurrection/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-sacks-head-of-brazilian-army-after-far-right-insurrection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula to visit Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous territory amid vow to tackle crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes after country&rsquo;s minister for Indigenous people says issue is an &lsquo;absolute priority&rsquo;Brazil&rsquo;s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, S&ocirc;nia Guajajara, has vowed to make tackling the humanitarian crisis plaguing the country&rsquo;s largest Indigenous territory &ldquo;an absolute priority&rdquo;, as she prepared to fly into the region with the new president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva.Under the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, thousands of illegal g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-to-visit-brazils-yanomami-indigenous-territory-amid-vow-to-tackle-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/lula-to-visit-brazils-yanomami-indigenous-territory-amid-vow-to-tackle-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s minister for Indigenous people vows to tackle Yanomami crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[New president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva announces he and S&ocirc;nia Guajajara will make emergency visit to RoraimaBrazil&rsquo;s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, S&ocirc;nia Guajajara, has vowed to make tackling the humanitarian crisis plaguing the country&rsquo;s largest Indigenous territory &ldquo;an absolute priority&rdquo;, as she prepared to fly into the region with the new president Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva.Under the former president Jair Bolsonaro thousands of i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-minister-for-indigenous-people-vows-to-tackle-yanomami-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazils-minister-for-indigenous-people-vows-to-tackle-yanomami-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Santos denies reports that he competed as drag queen in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Republican under pressure over fabrications about his career, past and alleged criminal behaviourGeorge Santos on Thursday tweeted an angry denial that he competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, claims made by acquaintances that have highlighted the contrast between the Republican congressman&rsquo;s past actions and now staunchly conservative views.The New Yorker, who says he is gay, dismissed the story as an &ldquo;obsession&rdquo; by the media, which he in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/george-santos-denies-reports-that-he-competed-as-drag-queen-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/george-santos-denies-reports-that-he-competed-as-drag-queen-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Santos competed as drag queen in Brazil, acquaintances say]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Republican under pressure over fabrications about his career, past and alleged criminal behaviourThe New York congressman George Santos competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, two acquaintances have said, drawing further attention to the contrast between the Republican&rsquo;s past actions and his staunchly conservative views.The embattled freshman congressman, who is gay, also faces calls from Democrats and his fellow New York Republicans to step down over f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/george-santos-competed-as-drag-queen-in-brazil-acquaintances-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/george-santos-competed-as-drag-queen-in-brazil-acquaintances-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An anachronic system’: focus on military police reform after Brazil riot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Force faces growing calls for change amid what experts say could be a &lsquo;window of opportunity&rsquo; for LulaThe mob attack on Brazil&rsquo;s supreme court, congress and presidential palace earlier this month has focused attention on the country&rsquo;s military police, with calls for the force to be reformed growing amid what experts say could be a &ldquo;window of opportunity&rdquo; for President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva.Thousands of far-right radicals supportive of former preside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/an-anachronic-system-focus-on-military-police-reform-after-brazil-riot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/an-anachronic-system-focus-on-military-police-reform-after-brazil-riot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next for Brazil? Inside the 20 January Guardian Weekly]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bond between Bolsonaro and Trump. Plus: another dark day for London&rsquo;s Met police<br />
Get the magazine delivered to your home addressBrazil&rsquo;s political temperature may have dipped slightly in the days since far-right extremists stormed the presidential palace in Bras&iacute;lia, but the threat to the nation&rsquo;s democracy remains high.In his artwork for this week&rsquo;s cover, illustrator Ben Hickey wanted to show the chaotic nature of the protests. &ldquo;The raised fists show th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/what-next-for-brazil-inside-the-20-january-guardian-weekly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/what-next-for-brazil-inside-the-20-january-guardian-weekly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil charges 39 with staging coup after storming of government buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bolsonaro supporters are also accused of armed criminal association and violent attempt to subvert democratic state of lawThe office of Brazil&rsquo;s prosecutor-general has presented its first charges against some of the thousands of people who authorities say stormed government buildings in an effort to overturn former president Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s loss in the October election.The prosecutors in the recently formed group to combat antidemocratic acts have also requested that the 39 defendan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-charges-39-with-staging-coup-after-storming-of-government-buildings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/brazil-charges-39-with-staging-coup-after-storming-of-government-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The silent disease’: Chagas is a killer. Now carriers want their voices heard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parasite-borne disease is classed as &lsquo;neglected&rsquo; yet causes 12,000 deaths a year, mostly in Latin America.Can the world really wipe it out by 2030?The first time Elvira Idalia Hern&aacute;ndez Cuevas heard of Chagas was when her then 18-year-old daughter tested positive.Hern&aacute;ndez&rsquo;s daughter, Idalia, had donated blood in her home town, near the city of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. When her sample was screened, she was told she was a carrier of the neglected tropica]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-silent-disease-chagas-is-a-killer-now-carriers-want-their-voices-heard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-silent-disease-chagas-is-a-killer-now-carriers-want-their-voices-heard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Brazil and the Bolsonaristas: it’s not over yet | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The violent attack on government buildings in Bras&iacute;lia following Lula&rsquo;s inauguration should set off alarm bells outside the country tooThe shock at the storming of Brazil&rsquo;s democratic institutions by violent supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro, seemingly seeking to overthrow his elected successor, has not worn off. It is, if anything, deepening as the days pass. It is felt most profoundly, of course, in Brazil itself. But it should resonate much more widely.The wreck]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-brazil-and-the-bolsonaristas-its-not-over-yet-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/the-guardian-view-on-brazil-and-the-bolsonaristas-its-not-over-yet-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the rampage: Brazil’s new leaders to fight hard in wake of ‘insane’ coup attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lula&rsquo;s government claims it has &lsquo;absolute control&rsquo; after storming of capital by Bolsonaro supporters, but failed putsch is not over, say insidersS&ocirc;nia Guajajara should have been making history last Tuesday afternoon, being sworn in as the head of Brazil&rsquo;s first ministry for Indigenous peoples at a ceremony at the presidential palace in Bras&iacute;lia.Instead, with that building wrecked last Sunday by thousands of far-right extremists, she sat in her office overlook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/after-the-rampage-brazils-new-leaders-to-fight-hard-in-wake-of-insane-coup-attempt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/after-the-rampage-brazils-new-leaders-to-fight-hard-in-wake-of-insane-coup-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Bolsonaro ally arrested on return to Brazil over alleged coup attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former justice minister Anderson Torres was capital&rsquo;s security chief when far-right rioters stormed government buildingsJair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into far-right Brazil riotOne of Jair Bolsonaro&rsquo;s key allies, the former justice minister Anderson Torres, has been arrested in Brazil&rsquo;s capital in connection with last week&rsquo;s alleged attempt to overthrow the country&rsquo;s new government.Torres, who was Bras&iacute;lia&rsquo;s security chief at the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/key-bolsonaro-ally-arrested-on-return-to-brazil-over-alleged-coup-attempt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/key-bolsonaro-ally-arrested-on-return-to-brazil-over-alleged-coup-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into far-right Brazil riot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president shared a video questioning last year&rsquo;s election result after his supporters stormed Bras&iacute;lia&rsquo;s democratic institutionsBrazil&rsquo;s former president Jair Bolsonaro will be investigated as part of an inquiry into the alleged attempt to topple the country&rsquo;s new government, the supreme court has announced.Thousands of radical followers of the far-right populist marauded through Brazil&rsquo;s three most important democratic institutions last Sunday, ap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-to-be-investigated-as-part-of-inquiry-into-far-right-brazil-riot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/jair-bolsonaro-to-be-investigated-as-part-of-inquiry-into-far-right-brazil-riot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Release of Bolsonaro spending records shows love of high living and … ice-cream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian government overturns former president&rsquo;s 100-year ban to publish credit card recordsBrazil&rsquo;s new government has released the personal spending accounts of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, revealing the far-right leader&rsquo;s apparent penchant for expensive hotels, big meals out &ndash; and ice-cream.Bolsonaro, who lost his re-election bid in October, once boasted he did not withdraw &ldquo;a single penny&rdquo; from the corporate credit cards given to him and his close]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/release-of-bolsonaro-spending-records-shows-love-of-high-living-and-ice-cream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/brazil/release-of-bolsonaro-spending-records-shows-love-of-high-living-and-ice-cream/</guid></item></channel></rss>