Bolsonaro is the conductor of a war of hatred in Brazil, former minister says

Dias is the head of the Arns Commission, which monitors human rights violations in the country

Interview

Bolsonaro is the conductor of a war of hatred in Brazil, former minister says

José Carlos Dias spoke with Brasil de Fato on ing forces to fight a possible “dictatorship through the ballot box”

World Health Organization estimates that an average 193,000 deaths every year could be linked to pesticide use

Poison

Agency publishes new framework, “extremely hazardous” pesticides drop from 34% to 2%

New landmark legislation published by regulatory agency is “a way to deceive society,” expert says

Fearing armed attack, indigenous villagers fled from their homes to nearby Aramirã

Human rights

Armed group invades indigenous village in the Amazon after its leader is found dead

As tensions escalate, senator says there are fears of enormous potential for bloody conflict

Brazil’s farm lobby is feeling so comfortable with the far-right government that it stopped pushing legislation to relax pesticide rules

Poison

Brazil approved more new pesticides in 200 days than European Union did in 8 years

Bolsonaro istration approved 239 substances; pace is so fast that farm lobby stopped pushing “Poison Bill”

General Augusto Heleno, Jair Bolsonaro’s future chief minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet

Human Rights

Private interests threaten Brazil’s Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory

President-elect Bolsonaro and a general in his security team want to allow niobium mining in protected area

International experts are concerned about what could happen to the Brazilian Amazon if Bolsonaro wins tomorrow

Brazil Elections

Jair Bolsonaro could be a disaster for the environment, scientific research

Scientists fear risks to academic freedom, biodiversity, and Brazil’s role in the global struggle against climate change

Fire Ravages Brazil’s Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

Environment

Forest fires in Brazilian national park finally subside after much needed rainfall

A fire in a national park in the state of Goiás, in central Brazil, has destroyed more than 25% of ...

The RENCA reserve, which extends through the Brazilian states of Pará and Amapá, contains huge mineral deposits.

Environment

Temer’s attempt to expand mining projects is met with widespread opposition

Temer’s initial Amazon mining decree was met with widespread condemnation by of Brazilian civil society.

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Interview

Bolsonaro is the conductor of a war of hatred in Brazil, former minister says

Poison

Agency publishes new framework, “extremely hazardous” pesticides drop from 34% to 2%

Human rights

Armed group invades indigenous village in the Amazon after its leader is found dead

Poison

Brazil approved more new pesticides in 200 days than European Union did in 8 years

Human Rights

Private interests threaten Brazil’s Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory

Brazil Elections

Jair Bolsonaro could be a disaster for the environment, scientific research

Environment

Forest fires in Brazilian national park finally subside after much needed rainfall

Environment

Temer’s attempt to expand mining projects is met with widespread opposition

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