BRASILIA

Nov 26 2025ENVIRONMENT

Brazil's Environment Minister: A Hero at COP30, but Battles at Home

In Belem, Brazil, Marina Silva, the country's environment minister, received a standing ovation at the COP30 climate summit. Her speech was emotional, and she raised her fist in defiance, declaring that progress, though modest, had been made. The summit was a mix of triumph and frustration, as delegates celebrated increased funding for developing nations but lamented...

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Nov 26 2025POLITICS

Bolsonaro's Long Legal Journey Ends in Prison

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, has been ordered to start his prison term. The Supreme Court made this decision. Bolsonaro was found guilty of trying to stay in power after losing the 2022 election. He will serve his sentence in a federal police jail in Brasilia. Bolsonaro is 70 years old. He was accused of leading a plot to keep himself in power. Th...

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Dec 28 2024CRIME

Brazil Bridge Disaster: Search Continues for Missing Persons

In a tragic turn of events, a woman's body was discovered, raising the death toll to nine after a bridge in northern Brazil collapsed. The bridge, linking Maranhao and Tocantins states, gave way on Sunday, causing several vehicles to plummet into the Tocantins River. Authorities confirmed that four trucks, two cars, and two motorcycles were swallowed by the river. Th...

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