The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has been particularly strong for a year. The numbers have not been as high since 2008, when deforestation reached 12,911 square kilometers.
Category: Brazil
Brazil: Former President Lula is released from prison
The former Brazilian president was imprisoned since April 2018 for receiving a luxury beachfront apartment from a building company in exchange for favors in obtaining public contracts. This Friday, the Brazilian justice authorized his release.
Brazil: Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Pressuring an Investigato
According to police officers, the Brazilian president reportedly “attacked and intimidated” one of the investigators working on the assassination of Marielle Franco, a city councilor in Rio de Janeiro. She was murdered on March 14, 2018 “because of her political action and the causes she defended” according to the statement of the prosecution.
Oil spill in Brazil: 2000 km of dirty shoreline already, but “the worst is yet to come”, warns Jair Bolsonaro
The ecological disaster affecting Brazil for three months is only just beginning, according to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The oil spill has already sullied 2,000 km of coastline, but most of the spilled oil has not yet reached Brazil's land.
Brazil: Indigenous activist defender of the forest killed in an attack
Paulo Paulino was killed while another member of his Guajajara tribe was injured during an ambush. At least five gunmen, timber traffickers, are suspected by the authorities.
Oil spill in Brazil: five suspect vessels identified
Among these five ships, a Greek tanker is now considered “the main suspect” of this oil spill that would have occurred at the end of July.
Brazil: Operated Sunday, Bolsonaro says “return to work” Tuesday
The Brazilian president was operated on for an abdominal hernia, a year after being stabbed during the presidential campaign.
Brazil: a defender of natives murdered in the Amazon
According to the association Indigenistas Associados, which brings together employees of the Indian Foundation, the victim was killed “in front of his family”.
In Brazil, Mélenchon visits “his comrade” Lula, in prison
Jean-Luc Mélenchon began Thursday a visit to former left-wing President Lula at the premises of the Federal Police Curitiba in southern Brazil, where he is imprisoned for corruption.
Brazil: New sexist exit of a close friend of Jair Bolsonaro against Brigitte Macron
Paulo Guedes, heavyweight of the government Bolsonaro, notably qualified the first lady of “really ugly”.
