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Vale, BHP propose $25 billion deal to settle reparations for Mariana disaster
SAO PAULO - Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands
BRASILIA -Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Brazil's government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes
BRASILIA - Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year,...
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Vale expects to reach final agreement for Mariana dam reparations in first half of year
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA - Mining company Vale expects to reach a final agreement with authorities for reparations for the collapse of the...
Apr 26, 20241 min read
Brazil's Lula recognizes two more Indigenous lands, but postpones four others
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized two more Indigenous territories on Thursday, but said he...
Apr 19, 20241 min read
Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows
SAO PAULO - Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous...
Apr 4, 20243 min read
Macron and Lula launch submarine built in Brazil with French tech
ITAGUAI, Brazil -The presidents of France and Brazil on Wednesday launched a submarine built in the South American country with French...
Mar 28, 20242 min read
France's Macron says EU-Mercosur proposal is 'very bad deal' on visit to Brazil
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his visit to Brazil that a potential agreement between the European Union and...
Mar 28, 20243 min read
Brazilian police arrest lawmaker, two others in 2018 murder of Rio council member
RIO DE JANEIRO -Brazilian police arrested three people on Sunday, including a federal lawmaker and former police chief, accused of...
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Robinho arrested in Brazil to serve rape sentence
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO - Former soccer player Robinho was arrested by Brazilian federal police on Thursday to serve out a nine-year prison...
Mar 22, 20242 min read
Brazil Lula's approval, disapproval statistically even, poll shows
SAO PAULO (Amaravati Today) - Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government has slipped and its disapproval...
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Secretary Blinken’s Visit to Brazil Marks Continued U.S.-Brazil Partnership
Secretary Antony J. Blinken's recent visit to Brasilia on February 20, 2024, highlights the enduring relationship between the United...
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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