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Brit held hostage by Peru tribe with machetes says food and water were running out

Charlotte Wiltshire spoke to the Mirror from the boat in the Amazon rainforest where she, her partner Ken, her son Luke and over 100 others were taken hostage by a group of indigenous protesters

Daily Mirror

Tourist group including Brits held hostage on boat in Amazon freed by Peru tribe

Dozens of people, including three British nationals, had been taken hostage this week by a group attempting to gain attention to a number of recent oil spills in the region

Daily Mirror

Brazil's supreme court rules to reactivate fund to protect Amazon rainforest

Environmental activists in Brazil and the governments of Norway and Germany on Friday welcomed a supreme court ruling that clears the path for Brazil's new government to relaunch a multibillion euro international programme aimed at protecting the Amazon rainforest.

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Post-Brexit trade deal with Brazil unlikely amid strained ties between Lula and Tory government

Exclusive: Conservative ministers accused of ‘cosying up’ to defeated hardliner Bolsonaro

The Independent UK

Brits among 70 tourists held hostage in Peru by tribe on boat in Amazon rainforest

The detained tourists in the Amazon rainforest in Peru include citizens from the United States, Spain, France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and include women and children

Daily Mirror

Giant, sustainable rainforest fish is now fashion in America

Until recently, the skin of the pirarucu, the largest fish in the Amazon, had no commercial value

The Independent UK

Cartooning for Peace: Lula's return to power in Brazil provides hope for the Amazon

After a particularly tense campaign, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva won the Brazilian presidential election on October 30 against the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

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Zero deforestation in the Amazon is now possible – here's what needs to happen

Jair Bolsonaro has been defeated in the Brazilian election against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (“Lula”) to the rejoicing of scientists, environmentalists, and human rights activists in Brazil and beyond. What happens in South America’s largest country is globally significant since, among other reasons, the country contains most of the…

The Conversation

Brazil supreme court ruling to reactivate Amazon Fund gives hope in fight to save rainforest

Fund was paralysed when far-right president Jair Bolsonaro wound up two committees in 2019

The Guardian - AU

In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest

Along the Jurua River, a tributary of the Amazon, riverine settlers and Indigenous villages are working together to promote the sustainable fishing of near magic fish called pirarucu

The Independent UK

Lula's victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?

Brazil’s presidential election result is crucial for the future of the world’s forests. On Sunday, former president and Workers Party candidate Lula da Silva narrowly beat the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro. Deforestation rates had surged under Bolsonaro.

The Conversation

Venezuela and Colombian presidents discuss trade, human rights

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela held their first bilateral meeting in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday, where they discussed topics including trade, human rights and protecting the Amazon rainforest.

Reuters

New president's bid to protect the Amazon will face hurdles

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promises to reverse the surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

The Independent UK

Brazil: Climate activists cheer as 'Trump of the Tropics' Jair Bolsonaro voted out

In a razor-thin win for new leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, voters kicked out the “Trump of the Tropics” after just one term following a bitterly fought battle between the left and the right

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The Independent UK

Lula faces a tough task in uniting a divided Brazil after his election win

The defeat of Jair Bolsonaro has been swiftly recognised by leaders around the world, but the man himself has yet to concede and his supporters say they are ready to take to the streets in protest if called upon. Kim Sengupta reports from Sao Paulo

Reuters

Lula cheered for new climate policies after Brazil election

Environmentalists, world leaders and sustainable investors on Monday cheered the victory of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised to protect the Amazon rainforest and restore Brazil's leadership on climate change.

Evening Standard

What Lula’s victory in the Brazilian election could mean for the Amazon rainforest

Lula radically reduced the deforestation of the Amazon in his time in office from 2003 to 2011

The Guardian - US

Lula ally pays tribute to Dom Phillips and vows to protect the Amazon

With Bolsonaro gone, Marina Silva promises to honour murdered environmental activists by ending deforestation

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Axios

Lula's defeat of Bolsonaro was a climate turning point with global repercussions

Under Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation has soared.

The Independent UK

Brazil elections: Leonardo DiCaprio leads celebrities celebrating Lula win

Leftist candidate beat hard-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in a crunch election

The National (Scotland)

Brazilians deliver tight win to Lula da Silva in presidential election

BRAZILIANS delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the former leftist president…

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What does Lula’s victory mean for the future of Brazil?

In today’s newsletter: Celebrations erupted in Brazil last night after Lula’s triumph over far-right incumbent Bolsonaro. What could the next four years look like – and will Bolsonaro concede defeat peacefully?

Evening Standard

Brazil election: Lula da Silva defeats Jair Bolsonaro in stunning comeback for left-wing former president

The former leader known as ‘Lula’ marked a stunning return to power by tweeting a picture of the Brazilian flag with just one word: ‘Democracia.’

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro

Brazilians have delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a divisive presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics

The Guardian - AU

Poverty, housing and the Amazon: Lula’s in-tray as president-elect of Brazil

After four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right rule, Lula da Silva says his first priority will be helping the 100 million Brazilians living in poverty

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