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Image copyrightThaïs BorgesImage caption Autazes is known as the "land of milk and potassium" but plans for a giant potash mine are proving controversial As Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to authorise mining in indigenous reserves, a con…

New Delhi (AFP) - Huge crowds gathered for India's Republic Day parade Sunday, with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels.For the first time, the riders performing daredevil stunts on motorbikes to the delight of the crowds lining New Delhi's…

Bjarke Ingels' Statement on his Meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro © TED After the great repercussions of Bjarke Ingels' meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last week, the Danish architect released a statement on why he came to Brazil. The meeting also brought together a delegation from the Be-Nômade group,…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The killing of an eight-year-old girl during a police operation last year sparked outrage The number of police killings in Rio de Janeiro reached a record high last year, officials say, amid controversial hardline m…

On Tuesday, Brazilian prosecutors charged the journalist Glenn Greenwald with “cybercrimes” as part of what the government claims was his role in a “criminal organization.” They allege that Greenwald—who reported on wrongdoing in Brazil’s judicial establishment last year for the Intercept, the Web site he co-founded—participated in the hacking of…

Last June Glenn Greenwald and The Intercept published and reported on a massive trove of explosive leaks that revealed that top prosecutors and the judge who eventually became the justice minister of Brazil conspired to rig the corruption trial of the beloved and incredibly popular leader Lula, sending him to…

(Bloomberg) -- Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist who founded The Intercept, on Tuesday vowed to fight criminal charges that he alleged were being brought by Brazil’s government in retaliation for a series of exposes that highlighted corruption in the administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.“We’re going to defend a free…

Regarding the criminal charges brought by the Bolsonaro government: it's a grave and obvious attack on a free press, brought by a far-right judge. We're going to defend a free press, not be intimidated by authorities abusing their power. The reporting will c…

Glenn Greenwald, an American journalist famous for his central role in publishing the Edward Snowden leaks, has been charged for cybercrimes in Brazil, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.  Greenwald has been at the heart of a debate over press freedoms i…

Journalist firebrand Glenn Greenwald has been charged with cybercrimes by federal prosecutors in Brazil, according to a new report from the New York Times. Greenwald recently helped expose corruption in the Brazilian government through a series of stories at …