Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Aveiro, Brazil – The flames roared higher than a hundred feet, sending smoke billowing across the jungle. Boars scattered from the underbrush. Toucans shot from the trees. And thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest soon crumbled into ash. It was 1928, and a vast stretch of land in north-central Brazil…

Thousands of Brazilians rally in support of Bolsonaro amid coup probe | Jair Bolsonaro News

Thousands of Brazilians rally in support of Bolsonaro amid coup probe | Jair Bolsonaro News

Brazil’s former president gathers supporters in a bid to demonstrate political strength as investigations into alleged coup attempt gather pace. Tens of thousands of Brazilians have rallied in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro amid a probe into allegations that he tried to orchestrate a coup following his election loss in…

Mexico’s teachers seek relief from pandemic-era spike in school robberies | Education News

Mexico’s teachers seek relief from pandemic-era spike in school robberies | Education News

Guadalajara, Mexico – In Maria Soto’s classroom, nearly half of the fourth-graders have not yet learned how to read. The rest are at least a year behind. For these kids, the pandemic era continues, even if no one wears a mask anymore. But as Soto sees it, the problem lies…

‘Disillusioned about China’, more Chinese aim for US via risky Darien Gap | Migration

‘Disillusioned about China’, more Chinese aim for US via risky Darien Gap | Migration

Necocli, Colombia – Shortly after 8am, about a dozen Chinese migrants rush out the doors of Mansion del Darien, a rundown hotel a few blocks from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, and pile into three tuk-tuks waiting on the street. “We’re full of Chinese people every day,” said the receptionist, Gabriela Fernandez,…

‘Part of the family’: Chilean wildfire victims hold out hope for lost pets | Climate Crisis News

‘Part of the family’: Chilean wildfire victims hold out hope for lost pets | Climate Crisis News

Viña del Mar, Chile – Felipe Gajardo, a 27-year-old student, sits in a quiet school hallway in the coastal city of Viña del Mar, with an empty cat carrier by his side. Dozens of flyers with pictures of lost animals plaster the walls around him. The Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins school…

Colombia, Bolivia back Brazil’s Lula in Israel row over Gaza war comments | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombia, Bolivia back Brazil’s Lula in Israel row over Gaza war comments | Israel War on Gaza News

South American allies voice ‘solidarity’ with Brazil after Israel lambasts Lula for comparing war on Gaza with Holocaust. Colombia and Bolivia are backing Brazil as its diplomatic row with Israel escalated after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions with the…

Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination | News

Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination | News

Leaked document claims first lady allegedly conspired with former PM to kill the president and replace him herself. A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has charged his widow, the former prime minister and an ex-chief of police with complicity in the killing. The 122-page leaked…

Brazil recalls ambassador to Israel in row over Lula’s Gaza comments | Israel War on Gaza News

Brazil recalls ambassador to Israel in row over Lula’s Gaza comments | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel says Brazilian president is not welcome in the country after he compared Israel’s war on Gaza to the Holocaust. Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, and Israel says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not welcome in the country in a diplomatic rift after Lula compared…