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Brazil's Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country "global reference" on climate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region. This strategy,...
One year after their killing, loved ones pay tribute to duo slain in Amazon rainforest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A year after the killing of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest, friends, colleagues and family members gathered Monday in several Brazilian cities to honor their memory and pledge to carry forward their work. ...
In the Amazon region where pair was killed, neglect and allegations of harsh justice
LADARIO, Brazil (AP) — One year ago on a Friday afternoon, Bruno Pereira, an expert on Indigenous peoples, and Dom Phillips, a British journalist, motored along the Itaquai river in far western Brazil, to the settlement of Ladario. The line of wooden houses here marks a boundary — between the...
Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Congress has stripped powers away from the country's new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists. It's a rejection of the priorities of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took...
Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summit
BRASILIA (AP) — The Brazilian president's strong support of Venezuela's authoritarian leader marred the unity Tuesday at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region's 12 politically polarized countries. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio...
South America's presidents gather in Brazil for first regional summit in 9 years
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — South America's leaders will gather in Brazil's capital on Tuesday as part of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's attempt to reinvigorate regional integration efforts that have previously floundered amid the continent's political swings and polarization. ...
Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting 'political caste'
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished. He also could be Argentina’s next president. Javier Milei, an...
Brazil: UN regional group has endorsed Amazon city to host 2025 climate conference
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Friday that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the Amazon region to host the 2025 U.N. climate change conference, though the world body has not yet publicly confirmed the venue. President Luiz...
Weeks before EU and Latin American joint summit, trade deal remains elusive
BRUSSELS (AP) — Only weeks before a joint summit between the European Union and Latin American nations was supposed to seal an oft-delayed trade deal, the writing on the wall of EU headquarters Thursday made it clear why it still might not happen. “STOP EU-MERCOSUR,” the...
Money laundering trial against former Panama President Martinelli and others begins
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli was among some 20 people who went to trial Tuesday on money laundering charges as he tries to mount a political comeback ahead of next year’s national elections. Martinelli, who had back surgery last week, was not...
