For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the buildings and workers. The remains show human resilience as…
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US traveller recounts brutal detention in Venezuela’s feared prisons: ‘They beat me, chained me up’ ⊖⊖
James Luckey’s ordeal sheds light on the mistreatment political prisoners faced under Nicolás Maduro
There were few countries James Luckey didn’t see during three years backpacking across the Americas…
‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway ⊕
Local river defenders force U-turn by occupying grain terminal operated by one of US powerhouses of world trade
“A victory for life.” That was the triumphal message from Indigenous campaigners in the …
5 months ago
Girl, three, is among two dead after packed tourist boat sinks minutes into journey into the Brazilian Amazon ⊖⊖
A three-year-old girl is among the two dead and seven missing from a packed tourist boat that sank just minutes into its journey into the Brazilian Amazon.
6 months ago
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part one ⊕
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 o…
7 months ago
The loggers and ranchers are closing in but still Brazil’s Kawahiva people wait for protection ⊖
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 Amazon
In 2024, agents of the National …
8 months ago
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists took part in Cop30, investigation finds ⊕
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Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
More than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have particip…
Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance demanding participation in climate talks ⊖⊖
Around 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to COP30 near the Brazilian Amazon, demanding representation.
The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ⊕⊕
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil
Today, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belém summit opens …
14 months ago
Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internet
An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the…