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Porto Alegre sanitation shortfalls known since 2015
1 month ago • Tamara Zambiasi
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Brazil Floods
Forecasts warn of more Rio Grande do Sul flood risks
Meteorological monitoring company MetSul on Monday forecast that strong rainfall in Brazil’s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul will lead to further rises in the levels of the Guaíba River in the state’s capital Porto Alegre. Analyst Estael Sias predicts new floods in the Arquipélago neighborhood by this week, although “much less severe” than those […]
1 week ago • Cedê Silva
Brazil Floods
Water supply in Porto Alegre back to 100 percent
More than a month after the start of the floods that devastated the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state capital Porto Alegre finally has all six of its water treatment plants working again. With a pause in rainfall and the Guaíba River receding (after reaching five meters high in Porto Alegre), the […]
2 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Brazil Floods
Climate change made floods in South twice as likely, study states
The World Weather Attribution group, which brings together leading climate scientists from different countries, points out in a new study that human-induced climate change has not only doubled the chances of extreme floods in Rio Grande do Sul, but will also double the current risk again in 20 to 30 years, if carbon emissions are […]
3 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Brazil Floods
Brazil floods: engineers and voters point the finger at politicians
An impeachment request and technical assessments accused the mayor of Porto Alegre of negligence in maintaining the city's anti-flood systems
4 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Brazil Floods
After catastrophic floods, Brazil’s South has snow warning
Brazil’s National Meteorological Institute (Inmet) has issued an alert for snow showers in parts of the country’s southernmost states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Nine municipalities across the two states are forecast to see roughly 5 centimeters of snow this evening, and authorities warn of a mild risk of accidents. Much of […]
4 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Politics
Brazil’s solicitor general wants to fight electoral disinformation
1 week ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
No fighting: Brazil’s House wants stronger response to brawling members
1 week ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
A powerful tool to fight corruption could be made all but extinct
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Feds recommend indictment of Brazil’s communications minister
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
No deal between Brazil’s government and environmental workers
2 weeks ago • André Borges
Insider
Brazilian fed named Interpol head
Executive Committee of Interpol on Tuesday proposed Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza as a candidate to be the next secretary-general of the world’s largest global police organization. Mr. Urquiza, a Federal Police officer, currently serves as one of Interpol’s three vice presidents. He also holds the position of director for international cooperation at Brazil’s Federal Police. If […]
18 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Lula celebrates Assange release
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday celebrated the release of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who agreed to plead guilty to a single felony under the U.S. Espionage Act in exchange for returning to his native Australia as a free man. “The world today is a little better and less unfair,” Lula wrote on […]
21 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Environmental workers begin new strike
Federal employees of environmental agencies and the Environment Ministry in five states on Monday joined a full strike. Workers had already previously stopped activities in the field, such as inspections and licensing processes. Workers in Acre, Pará, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, and in the capital Brasília are the latest to join the full strike. […]
2 days ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Alibaba’s AliExpress partners with Brazilian retailer Magalu
AliExpress, the cross-border platform owned by Chinese giant Alibaba, has partnered with Magazine Luiza, also known as Magalu, Brazil’s third-largest retailer in sales. Through the agreement announced today, AliExpress will become a Magalu seller and vice versa. The partnership comes at a controversial time, to say the least. Domestic companies in the sector have just […]
2 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
New rift at Brazil’s Supreme Court over drug decriminalization
Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli on Thursday cast a pivotal vote on the contentious issue of decriminalizing cannabis possession for personal use in Brazil, in a trial that has been dragging on since 2011. The case originated from the Public Defender’s Office in São Paulo, which argued that a man convicted for possessing 3 grams […]
5 days ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Brazilian Central Bank suggests rate cuts not in sight
19 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Market Roundup: David v. Goliath battle in Brazil’s free energy market
4 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Brazil’s payments market war enters a new phase
5 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Pension system returns to Brazil’s national debate
6 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Economy
Interest rates hold steady as Brazil’s Central Bank warns of inflation risks
7 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: A fund to foster the Amazon bioeconomy
2 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Temu unfazed by Brazil’s cross-border sale taxes
6 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil to tackle legal backlog with GPT-4
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Connecting indigenous peoples to reforestation projects
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Moving the needle of in-company mental health
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Society
Yanomami crisis continues under Lula; Funai seeks help
4 days ago • Cedê Silva
Society
12 iconic films to celebrate Brazil’s National Cinema Day
7 days ago • Alexia Massoud
Society
Prison furlough: Brazil debates how to rehabilitate prisoners
3 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Society
The World Cup is coming back to Brazil, which has new political goals for it
1 month ago • Isabela Cruz
Society
Drug gangs are active in one-quarter of Brazil’s Amazon
1 month ago • Cedê Silva
Environment
Humpback whales make a majestic comeback on Brazil’s shores
3 days ago • Constance Malleret
Environment
Brazil’s Amazon could be in for severe drought double-header
2 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Environment
China can put pressure on Brazil’s lax Cerrado protections
3 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Environment
Brazilian insurers propose mandatory natural disaster coverage
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Environment
Grain ports double amid Amazon’s soy expansion
3 weeks ago • Euan Marshall and André Chiavassa
Latin America
In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega is going after his own brother
21 hours ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
Oil, sanctions, blackouts: Venezuela’s energy transition is complex
2 days ago • Margaret López
Latin America
Will Sheinbaum undo Mexico’s energy liberalization?
5 days ago • David Feliba
Latin America
Milei wins a battle, but is far from winning the war
2 weeks ago • Ignacio Portes
Latin America
Colombia and Brazil soar above in Latin American air travel resurgence
2 weeks ago • Isabela Cruz
Opinion
The race for AI regulation in Brazil
22 hours ago • Marcela Mattiuzzo and Isabella Aragão
Opinion
Lula needs to pay more attention to domestic policies
7 days ago • Andre Pagliarini
Opinion
Brazil’s speaker disregards House rules in a dangerous way
1 week ago • Beatriz Rey
Opinion
The big personalities blocking regional cooperation in Latin America
2 weeks ago • Gabriel Cohen
Opinion
Brazilian democracy may be flawed, but it is not on the brink
Far-right lawmakers have spread false narratives about the state of Brazilian democracy, trying to skew U.S. lawmakers’ perception of the country
4 weeks ago • Bruna Santos