Greta Thunberg labeled a 'brat' by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil's president has called Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg a "brat" after she condemned violence against indigenous people who were killed in the Amazon.
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Trump to 'restore' steel, aluminum tariffs on Brazil, Argentina
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US will "restore" steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, citing a "massive devaluation of their currencies."
Bolsonaro blames Leo DiCaprio for forest fires, actor responds
Brazil's President blamed an unusual candidate this week as a cause of the Amazon forest fires: actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio.
Mysterious Brazilian oil spill could be 'criminal,' Bolsonaro says
A mysterious oil spill, which has contaminated a number of postcard beaches in northeastern Brazil, may have been illegally dumped, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday according to state-news agency Agencia Brasil.
Companies to stop using Brazilian leather in Amazon protest
A major US shoemaker will stop buying Brazilian leather while fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest.
Bolsonaro bans land-clearing fires in Amazon for 60 days
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has banned the use of fire to clear land throughout the country for 60 days, in response to the massive increase in blazing fires in the Amazon rainforest that has caused international outrage.
Brazil rejects millions in Amazon aid but may accept with conditions
The Brazilian government walked back its rejection of $20 million in foreign aid to help fight fires blazing in the Amazon rainforest on Tuesday, saying it would take international aid after all.
Macron slams Brazil's Bolsonaro for comments about his wife
French President Emmanuel Macron has described his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro as "extremely disrespectful" after the South American leader appeared to mock his wife, Brigitte Macron, in a Facebook post.
Faster deforestation tied to policies of Brazil's Bolsanaro
Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning, with more than one-and-a-half soccer fields worth of rainforest destroyed every minute of every day, according to the country's space research center.
Amazon fires, sanctions high on agenda as G7 leaders meet at summit
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro seemed to be making a surprising reversal when he announced plans to send armed forces to fight the fires in the Amazon Friday night, the day before world leaders arrive at the G7 summit in Europe.
Macron: Amazon rainforest fires are 'international crisis'
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro plans to deploy the army to tackle the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
Here's what we know about the fires in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil's Amazon rainforest is in flames, burning at the highest rate since 2013, when that nation's space research center first began tracking fires there.
Majority of fires in Amazon caused by clearing land for cattle
While the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest may constitute an "international crisis," they are hardly an accident.
Blame humans for Amazon fires, environmentalists say
The Amazon is burning -- and humans are likely to blame.
Brazil's Amazon rainforest burning at record rate
Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.
Scientist who called out Bolsonaro on Amazon deforestation is fired
Brazil has fired the head of a government agency that found a steep rise in deforestation in the Amazon, following a public spat with far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
Officer traveling with Brazilian president caught with 39 kilos of cocaine
A Brazilian Air Force officer traveling with President Jair Bolsonaro's G20 contingent was arrested late Tuesday, after he was caught with 39 kilograms (roughly 86 lbs) of cocaine.
Brazil's Bolsonaro cancels New York trip
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a trip this month to New York, backing down in the face of outrage in the city over his populist policies and his homophobic, racist and misogynistic remarks.
'Trump of the Tropics' fawns over US president, decries 'fake news'
When talk emerged last autumn of a "Trump of the Tropics" running for president in Brazil, the actual US President Donald Trump took keen interest.
Mine dam collapses in Brazil; 7 bodies found, but 150 still missing
The bodies of seven people were found Friday hours after a dam burst at a Brazilian iron mine and caused severe flooding in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, according to the local government in the city of Brumadinho.
'Trump of the tropics': Brazil's Bolsonaro set to get tough
Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated Tuesday as the fifth elected president since Brazil returned to democracy after the 1964-85 military dictatorship that Bolsonaro himself once praised.
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro wins presidential election in Brazil
Jubilant supporters of Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro took the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after the far-right congressman was declared the winner of the country's presidential election by a wide margin.
Right-wing presidential candidate leading in Brazil polling, poised for win
Brazilians on Sunday will elect the country's next President amid one of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in its history.
Brazilian presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro recovering after stabbing
Brazil's far-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro is recovering in a hospital after being stabbed during a rally while campaigning weeks ahead of elections.
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