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BRASILIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A health ministry record indicates that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a vocal skeptic of COVID-19 vaccines who vowed to never get the jab, may have received one in 2021, the country's comptroller general's office said on Friday. The office said it was examining a…

Recent talks between the presidents of Brazil and the U.S. have spurred hope for a renewed global commitment to protect the Amazon Rainforest.The U.S. has pledged to work with Brazil to strengthen the protection of the Amazon, including offering “initial support” to the recently revived Amazon Fund.Reports claim the U.S.…

With Jair Bolsonaro out of power, one obstacle to US funding for Amazon rainforest protection has gone – but Republicans in Congress could still block funding. US President Joe Biden has promised to “work with Congress” to fund the protection of the Amazon rainforest, after meeting with Brazil’s new president…

US President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walk together along the Rose Garden colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, February 10, 2023.— AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said at the White House that the two biggest…

The Amazon rainforest will be a key point of discussion at today's summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Jeffrey Hoelle, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at UC-Santa Barbara, and Valério Gomes, a Professor at the Amazon Institute of Smallholder Agriculture at the Federal University of…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. FILE PHOTO: Piles of legal wood are seen in a wood company warehouse in the Amazon rainforest, inside Jamari National Forest Park in the County of Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo In mid-January, Brazilian environmental agents…

Despite the hope embodied in Brazil’s new president, the protection of Indigenous peoples and reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon still face an uphill struggle.“To ensure continued protection for Brazil’s environment and Indigenous communities, Lula and his government institutions need to go beyond merely undoing Bolsonaro’s previous policies. They must…

Brave Combat Federation welterweight Luiz Cado is in the minority. A declared left-wing mixed martial artist, ‘Golden Boy’ is one of the most vocal athletes to oppose former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Being a fighter and hailing from the South of Brazil, the region with the most Bolsonaro voters…

Jair Bolsonaro after a press conference in in Brasília on Nov. 1 after being defeated by Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential runoff. Photo: Andressa Anholete/Getty Images Brazil's Supreme Court late Friday said it will investigate whether former President Jair Bolsonaro incited last Sunday's attack on Congress and other…

LIVE BLOG Economic Times | 14 Jan, 2023 | 08:44PM IST Excise Policy case News Live : One dead and nine others were injured after a stampede occurred during the Makar Mela rush on the Gopinathpur-Badamba T-bridge over River Mahanadi in Athagarh of the Cuttack district, an official said on…