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Huge 'blood mines' discovered in Amazon - with one so big it has its own church

Activists say it is impossible the Amazon’s 'blood gold' is not in Britain. It is likely sold in the bullion to the UK before finding its way around the necks and on the fingers of jewellery buyers

Daily Mirror

Bolsonaro seeks to rev up his support with motorcycle rally

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has led thousands of motorcyclists on a campaign ride through the country's most populous state

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro irked by WhatsApp not launching new tool in Brazil until after election

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday criticized messaging platform WhatsApp for not launching in Brazil its new feature called Communities until this year's presidential election is over.

Reuters

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Brazil's President Bolsonaro leads massive motorcade rally in Sao Paulo

Tens of thousands of motor bikers followed Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday from Sao Paulo to the neighboring city of Americana along a 60-mile (100-km) rally.

Reuters

Autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand

Democracies are making more progress than autocracies when it comes to climate action. But divestment campaigns can put pressure on the most recalcitrant of political leaders.

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Russia asks Brazil to help keep sway at IMF, World Bank

Russia has asked Brazil for support in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20 group of top economies to help it counter crippling sanctions imposed by the West since it invaded Ukraine, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula hints at tax reform if elected: "who earns more, pays more"

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is polling ahead of incumbent far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for the country's October election, said on Thursday he would promote a tax reform in which "who earns more, pays more" if elected.

Reuters

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Brazil youth voter drive battles apathy - and could help Lula

In the patio of an evangelical youth group in the rough suburbs of Rio de Janeiro one recent weekday afternoon, 18-year-old Vitoria Rodrigues opened up her laptop and began to register young voters for Brazil's upcoming elections.

Reuters

Brazil Workers Party okays Alckmin as Lula's running mate

The leadership of former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers Party (PT) on Wednesday approved former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate for Brazil's presidential election in October.

Reuters

Brazil's foreign ministry irked by electoral court's EU observer invite

Brazil's foreign ministry on Wednesday criticized an invitation extended by the country's top electoral authority to invite the European Union to send observers for the elections in October.

Reuters

Brazil poll shows Bolsonaro halving Lula lead in a month

Leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead in Brazil's presidential race was halved in a month by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, a new poll on Wednesday showed.

Reuters

Bolsonaro faces hard scrutiny over military’s purchase of penile implants

Army says it purchased three silicone implants, rather than the 60 reported by media, after revelations the military bought Viagra

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Lula takes aim at Bolsonaro's decrees on Indigenous

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that if he wins the October presidential election, he will revoke decisions by incumbent Jair Bolsonaro affecting Indigenous peoples, including promoting mining on their lands

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula promises indigenous tribes he will reverse Bolsonaro measures

Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday promised Brazil's indigenous people that he would stop illegal mining on their reservations and recognize their land claims if he wins the presidential election in October.

Reuters

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Two dead in clash between Yanomamis on reservation invaded by gold miners

An indigenous group armed by illegal gold miners attacked a Yanomami village on their vast reservation in northern Brazil, killing two of its members and wounding five people, a tribal leader said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

Bolsonaro faces stiff questioning over Brazilian army’s Viagra purchase

Navy and air force – which reportedly bought over 30,000 pills – claim drug is being used to treat pulmonary hypertension

Reuters

Exclusive-Brazil invites EU for the first time to observe its national election

Brazil's top election authority, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), told Reuters on Monday it has invited the European Union for the first time to observe its general elections this year, when President Jair Bolsonaro will seek re-election.

Reuters

Brazil's largest indigenous reservation overrun by illegal gold mining, says report

An illegal gold mining boom on Brazil's largest indigenous reservation has brought disease, violence and grave human rights violations on the Yanomami people, according to research and allegations included in a new report on Monday, blaming high gold prices and tacit government support.

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The Guardian - UK

Dead wrong: Brazilian newspaper ridiculed after saying Queen has died

Folha de São Paulo blames ‘technical error’ for website’s premature obituary for British monarch

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro sees 90% chance of former defense minister being his running mate

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there is a 90% chance that former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, a retired army general, will be his running mate in this year's election.

The Guardian - US

Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand. Here’s how to tackle both

Democracies are making more progress than autocracies when it comes to climate action. But divestment campaigns can put pressure on the most recalcitrant of political leaders

The Independent UK

Brazil’s Bolsonaro braced for uphill reelection battle as polls show public looking to Lula

Polling shows Jair Bolsonaro losing to ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October’s vote as criticism grows over his handling of Covid and the Amazon in a tenure marked by callousness and chaos, writes Andrew Naughtie

Reuters

Brazil's Amazon deforestation sets first-quarter record despite March dip

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 15% in March from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, but even with that dip it was enough to drive the most destruction during the first quarter in at least six years.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula taps former rival as his pick for running mate

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has chosen a past rival to be his running mate in October’s election

Reuters

Bolsonaro gains on Lula in Brazil race, helped by Moro exit -poll

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has cut leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead by one-third ahead of October's election, gaining ground as former judge Sergio Moro appears to be out of the race, a poll showed Thursday.

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