Economy

Forest Guardian Paulo Guajajara watches a loggers shack burn - Thomson Reuters Foundation/Max Baring

One Year After Guardian of the Forest’s Murder Nothing Has Changed in the Brazilian Amazon

Illegal loggers are operating unchecked in Brazil’s Amazon as coronavirus rages despite government vows ...

Joe Biden, US presidential candidate for the Democrats

Biden Ruffles Feathers in Brazil Threatening Country with Sanctions for Deforestation

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called on the world to offer Brazil US$ ...

A maid taking care of the employer's kid.

In Brazil, the Tough Condition of Maids Gets Tougher amid Pandemic

Instead of doing the cooking for the family she works for, Nilza de Jesus ...

Jaguar that survived the fire in Brazilian Pantanal.

World’s Largest Tropical Wetland, the Brazilian Pantanal, Being Converted into Ashes

Fires are raging in the wetlands of west-central Brazil, leaving behind a vast swath ...

Motoboys protest in Brazil's capital city, Brasília. Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Ag Brasil

Badly Hit by Covid-19, Brazil and Latin America May Become Trapped in a Gig Economy

Coronavirus has hit the healthcare systems and societies of the global south even harder ...

An indigenous community in Brazil wearing masks against coronavirus

With Close to 1,000 Deaths, Brazil Indians Get an App to Keep Track of Covid-19

Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil launched an app aimed at alerting indigenous communities ...

A signboard with the figure of Jair Bolsonaro and the inscription "Hysteria hurts economy" over him.

Brazil President Keeps Churches Open and Calls Governors Criminals for Imposing Lockdowns

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blasted as criminals the governors and mayors of Brazil’s largest ...

Burning the trees to raise cattle in the Brazilian Amazon

The Price of Fighting Land-grabbing in the Amazon Can Be Your Life

Maria Marcia Elpidia de Melo hasn’t seen her son Elmiro for more than six ...