Researchers and environmentalists blame right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro for emboldening ranchers and loggers by calling for the Amazon to be developed and for weakening the environmental agency Ibama.
Full StoryIn an official act, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro evoked methods of torture carried out by the dictatorship to fight corruption in his government.
Full Story“Argentina has a lot to offer us and Brazil has a lot to offer Argentina as well,” he said earlier in a speech to the CNI industrial lobby.
The far-right president also lashed out against Leonardo DiCaprio whom he referred ironically.
“This vote resulted from the growing awareness of the issue among lawmakers, to the relief of many Brazilians,” said Senator Lasier Martins, author of the bill.
According to the mining company linked to two recent incidents with fatalities, the return to homes, in most cases, would take years.
Former Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) candidate Sonia Gujajara denounced the attack.
A federal judge has acquitted former presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff of the charge of association to commit crimes.
The far-right Brazilian President has faced turmoil inside and outside of Brazil amid accusations of corruption and nepotism.
“Effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries,” Trump wrote.
For his part, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro blames Leonardo DiCaprio for fires in the Amazon.