Economy
Presidential Barbecue Tries to Save Brazil’s Meat Reputation Before the World
Brazilian President Michel Temer is trying to reassure foreign trade partners that the corruption ...
Something Rotten in the State of Brazil: The Meat they Eat
Meat producing giants JSB SA and BRF SA are among dozens of meatpackers ...
Despite Street Protests Brazil President Goes Ahead with Pension Reform
Brazil’s president Michel Temer and senior lawmakers are still unwavering in their support ...
Brazil Cuts Poverty, But Human Rights Are Still a Serious Problem
Virtually all of the 169 recommendations made to Brazil by the UN Human Rights ...
Once Expelled from Belo Monte, Brazil’s River People Are Back to Their Old Spot
All is not quiet on Brazil’s western frontier. Families that were displaced from their ...
Cattle Industry Is Big Driver of Amazon Deforestation, But Is Doing Little to Change This
In almost every aisle of the grocery store, you can find products from the ...
Presented as Salvation of the Rainforest, the Amazon Soy Moratorium Is More Greenwash and Propaganda
At the turn of the 21st century, a juggernaut of expanding soy production moved ...
The Worst Ever: Brazil’s GDP Drops 7.2% in the 2015-2016 Period
Brazil’s economic woes continue as the country’s worst-ever recession unexpectedly deepened at the end ...
By Planting Eucalyptus, Espírito Santo State in Brazil Is Creating an Immense Green Desert
The spread of desertification and increasing scarcity of water amid eucalyptus monocultures in the ...
Two Faces of an Amazon Family: Ruthless Speculator Father, Eco Dreamer Daughter
The father, Ariosto da Riva, was a notorious land speculator; his daughter, Vitória da ...
