Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil: Relaxed gun laws could lead to more violence
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Brazil: Relaxed gun laws could lead to more violence

Jair Bolsonaro pledged to relax Brazil’s gun laws in his election campaign. The idea was that citizens could fight the rampant crime…
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
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Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
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Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade
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Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade

The leaders of the G7 club of rich countries meet in southern France on Saturday, with the burning Amazon, diving…
Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges, embattled institute says
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges, embattled institute says

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased 278 percent year-over-year in July, according to official data released Tuesday by a government…
Brazil justice minister considered leak to harm Maduro: report
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Brazil justice minister considered leak to harm Maduro: report

Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht’s confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country’s…
Thousands protest in Brazil in support of justice minister
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Thousands protest in Brazil in support of justice minister

Thousands protested in Brazil on Sunday in support of Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who is battling claims he conspired with…
AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro
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AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a United Nations climate change workshop…
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life
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Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life

As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones…
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
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Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg

A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled…
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