Elon Musk brought high-speed internet to the Amazon. Criminals love it

Elon Musk brought high-speed internet to the Amazon. Criminals love it

Illegal miners and those destroying the forest had to contend with bad access to the outside world. Not anymore.

  • byFabiano Maisonnave

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Bolsonaro to be subpoenaed in case of Saudi jewellery gift:source

Bolsonaro to be subpoenaed in case of Saudi jewellery gift:source

The $4.8 million diamond necklace,ring,watch and earrings were found in the backpack of a government aide returning from Riyadh.

  • byRodrigo Viga Gaier
Xi to propose plan to end ‘hot spot issue’ in Ukraine

Xi to propose plan to end ‘hot spot issue’ in Ukraine

China’s Foreign Ministry has accused Washington of “pouring weapons into the battlefield”,but also laid the groundwork for an upcoming speech by the Chinese president.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Dozens dead amid heavy rains in Brazil,cities cancel Carnival

Dozens dead amid heavy rains in Brazil,cities cancel Carnival

A baby was found alive as searches continue for victims,after storms trapped an unknown number of residents and tourists in cut-off coastal communities.

  • byAna Mano
‘I cannot understand’:Jair Bolsonaro questions Brazil election defeat

‘I cannot understand’:Jair Bolsonaro questions Brazil election defeat

The event took place at Donald Trump’s Miami hotel,underscoring the connection between two populist presidents who fanned suspicion of their democracies’ election.

  • byTerry Spencer,Eleonore Hughes andNicholas Riccardi
Bolsonaro applies for visa to stay longer in the US

Bolsonaro applies for visa to stay longer in the US

Brazil’s former president is in no rush to leave Florida,making life deeply uncomfortable for the White House which is about to host his successor.

  • byDaniel Carvalho,Simone Iglesias andJennifer Jacobs
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Dozens of Yanomami children hospitalised in Amazon amid health crisis

Dozens of Yanomami children hospitalised in Amazon amid health crisis

An estimated 30,000 Yanomami people live in the country’s largest indigenous reservation now under a health emergency declaration.

  • byLeonardo Benassatto andAmanda Perobelli
The Amazon is deteriorating too fast for species,people and climate to adapt

The Amazon is deteriorating too fast for species,people and climate to adapt

The critical ecosystem is being damaged at an unprecedented pace with grievous effects on biodiversity and human welfare,researchers say.

  • byCarly Wanna
Why this single currency plan is wishful thinking
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Why this single currency plan is wishful thinking

Brazil and Argentina have floated the concept of a single South American currency in part to combat the mighty US dollar. It provoked more than a few guffaws around the world.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘I’ve never been accused of any bad doing’:The life and lies of Republican George Santos

‘I’ve never been accused of any bad doing’:The life and lies of Republican George Santos

Not even alleged photos and videos of Santos as Brazilian drag queen Kitara Ravache have stopped the New York congressman’s fables.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Lula restarts anti-deforestation raids in the Amazon

Lula restarts anti-deforestation raids in the Amazon

Reporter accompanied raids led by environmental agency Ibama to stop loggers and farmers illegally clearing land in the rainforest state of Para.

  • byJake Spring