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“Day of Terror”: Munduruku Village Attacked by Brazil’s Federal Police
A brutal federal police raid on an Amazon Indigenous village in 2012 ended in gunfire and blood.
Amazon Reef: BP and Total Set to Drill for Oil Near Newly Discovered Coral Reef
BP and Total are planning to drill for oil near a recently discovered coral reef off the coast of Brazil.
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Amazon Deforestation Rises as Government Moves to Weaken Indigenous Protections
Critics warn the country now risks sliding back after years of progress on climate and environment.
Battle for the Amazon: Tapajós Basin Threatened by Massive Development
Brazil's soy farmers and traders want to turn the Tapajos Basin into an industrialized commodities export corridor.
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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven“
Brazil dynamited an indigenous sacred site to make way for Teles Pires dam.
Participatory Budgeting in Action: An Interview With Filmmaker Ines Sommer
Ines Sommer talks about her documentary “Count Me In” on the spread of participatory budgeting in Chicago.
Temer Government Set to Overthrow Brazil’s Environmental Agenda
Brazil's powerful agribusiness lobby is pushing a raft of new laws to set back environmental and Indigenous protections by 30 years.
Glenn Greenwald on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment
Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is slated to testify today at her impeachment trial.
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Brazil Gets Carbon Credits for “Methane Factory” Amazon Dams
An expert on hydroelectric dams has criticized a scheme allowing companies building dam projects in the Brazilian Amazon to claim carbon credits.
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Brazil’s Sewage Woes Reflect the Growing Global Water Quality Crisis
The headlines continue to highlight the problems with the water quality and the associated risks.