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    Collapse of Fundão dam in Mariana - Antonio Cruz/ABr

    Two Years After Brazil’s Dam Tragedy, Those Responsible For It Are Still Being Cheered

    The worst environmental tragedy in Brazil’s history occurred on the fifth of November, 2015. ...

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    Daniel Cerqueira and Letícia Aleixo
    Hundreds of howler monkeys have been killed by the yellow fever virus. Credit: Carla Possamai, Muriqui Project of Caratinga

    Yellow Fever Is Wiping Out Brazil’s Howler Monkeys

    The deadly yellow fever — an infectious disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus — ...

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    Shreya Dasgupta

    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 ...

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    Ignacio Amigo

    In Brazil, Bloody Police Strike Goes On in Espírito Santo and Spreads to Rio

    Despite an announcement by the government that the state of Espírito Santos, in southeastern ...

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    End of Chaos. After 127 Murders, Brazil Police Call Off Week-long Strike

    After a week of total chaos that left more than 120 people dead, the ...

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    Army Takes Over State in Brazil After Police Strike Causes Over 100 Deaths

    The government of Espírito Santo state, in southeastern Brazil, in the midst of chaos ...

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    Ana Cristina Campos

    Hit by a Police Strike, Looting, Dozens of Dead, Brazil City Begs for the Feds

    Brazil sent 200 federal troops into the state of Espírito Santo, in southeastern Brazil, ...

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