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The Biden administration offered new details this morning about the big, virtual climate summit Thursday and Friday and signaled they expect new emissions reduction and climate finance commitments from multiple countries. Driving the news: The administration said 40 heads of state would attend, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and President…

Please try another search EconomyApr 20, 2021 09:55AM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Central Bank President Campos speaks at a media statement in Brasilia BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday appointed central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto and seven directors to fulfill their fixed-term mandates on…

SummaryThis month, scientists at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), Brazil's lead agency for studying and managing the nation's vast protected areas, had to start to abide by an unwelcome new rule. It gives one of ICMBio's top officials the authority to review all "manuscripts, texts and scientific…

Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Brazilian Senate has launched an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, widely condemned by medical experts as one of the world’s worst. The country’s death toll from the disease, the second-highest after the United States, is expected to surpass 360,000 on…

Among the images by the Brazilian photographer Mauricio Lima that accompanied a recent Times article about his country’s COVID-19 crisis, two tell a story that should feel familiar to Americans. In one, supporters of the country’s populist right-wing leader, President Jair Bolsonaro, many of them draped in the colors of the national…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has refused to budge from his strict anti-lockdown stance. Photo / AP Brazil's embattled leader is under fire for shocking comments he made about his country's Covid-19 crisis, as deaths skyrocket. Hard-hit Brazil registered its deadliest day yet in the pandemic Tuesday with more than 4000…

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Coronavirus surge is spurring desperate calls for strict lockdown measures, but President Bolsonaro still rejects curbs. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, a new grim milestone for the country as President Jair Bolsonaro…

In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s difficult to determine which country is faring the absolute worst. But any short list at this point must include Brazil. On Monday, embattled Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made the decision to upend his cabinet, replacing six ministers. Some of the departures weren’t…

SAO PAULO - Brazil's environment minister wants $1 billion in foreign aid from countries including the United States to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon between 30% and 40%, according to an interview published on Saturday in newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo. "The plan is $1 billion over 12…