Fosil spinosaurid yang dibeli oleh institusi Stuttgart pada tahun 1991 telah menjadi subjek kampanye restitusi yang panjang. Ini adalah tulang sengketa berusia 113 juta tahun. Setelah museum sejarah alam Stuttgart membeli fosil tengkorak dinosaurus pada tahun 1991, para peneliti menemukan bahwa itu adalah tengkorak spinosaurid paling lengkap yang diketahui hingga saat ini, milik genus dinosaurus pemakan daging besar yang sebelumnya tidak dikenal. Lanjutkan membaca...
Veto Presiden Lula terhadap RUU tersebut dibatalkan oleh kongres dan senat Brasil, yang berarti kini tinggal menunggu konfirmasi oleh mahkamah agung. Kongres Brasil yang sebagian besar beraliran konservatif telah menyetujui RUU yang mengurangi masa hukuman penjara mantan presiden sayap kanan Jair Bolsonaro, yang divonis tahun lalu atas upaya kudeta. RUU tersebut awalnya telah disahkan oleh kongres pada bulan Desember, namun presiden Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva memvetonya pada bulan Januari dalam sebuah langkah simbolis untuk memperingati tiga tahun sejak pendukung Bolsonaro menjarah ibu kota, BrasĂlia. Lanjutkan membaca...
⢠Brazilian President announced on Monday a comprehensive enforcement initiative targeting illegal logging and land invasions in the Amazon, deploying 5,000 additional federal agents to protected areas.
⢠The government committed to reducing deforestation rates by 80 percent over the next two years through satellite monitoring and criminal prosecutions of organized trafficking networks.
⢠Environmental groups and the U.S. State Department praised the pledge as a meaningful step toward climate commitments, though skeptics noted enforcement challenges in remote regions.
⢠Brazil has suspended a $4 billion Chinese investment in Amazon infrastructure projects following international pressure over deforestation and environmental protection commitments.
⢠President Lula cited insufficient environmental safeguards and lack of transparency in project oversight as the primary reasons for the suspension announced Friday.
⢠Environmental groups and US officials praised the decision, though economic analysts warn the suspension could strain Brazil-China relations and impact Latin American development patterns.
⢠Governments of Spain, Brazil, and Mexico issued a joint statement on Saturday expressing deep concern over the grave humanitarian crisis in Cuba and calling for immediate measures to alleviate suffering faced by the Cuban people.
⢠The statement follows US President Trump's recent indication of shifting focus from the Iran war to Cuba, with a senior US delegation sent last week to Havana to negotiate a deal addressing the island's crisis.
⢠This diplomatic push highlights growing international attention to Cuba's deteriorating conditions, potentially signaling a US pivot that could reshape regional geopolitics and aid flows.
Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern AfricaOver the course of this week, temperatures in Spain are expected to soar well above the seasonal average. Daytime temperatures could reach about 30C in Madrid on Tuesday, 10C above the norm, while Seville may see 34C, about 9C above its late April average. An area of low pressure situated out in the Atlantic will allow for a south-westerly flow, introducing warm air from north Africa. In addition to this heat, a notable dust plume is expected to travel northwards from the Sahara, covering the skies above Iberia and south-western France, which may lead to some particularly orange or red skies at sunrise and sunset.In Brazil, high temperatures are forecast for the states of SĂŁo Paulo, ParanĂĄ, Mato Grosso do Sul and Santa Catarina over the next few days, eventually spreading into Minas Gerais. Here, daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach the high 30s Celsius later in the week, about 5-10C above the seasonal average. Continue reading...
⢠Brazil's environmental ministry unveiled a $2 billion five-year initiative on April 18 to combat illegal logging and deforestation in the Amazon, deploying 5,000 additional environmental enforcement officers.
⢠Satellite data from March 2026 showed a 22% increase in forest loss compared to the same month last year, driven by cattle ranching expansion and illegal mining operations, according to the Amazon Surveillance System.
⢠The plan includes indigenous land rights recognition and community-based conservation incentives, representing a significant shift from previous policies that had weakened protections.
Alexandre Ramagem fled country after he was sentenced to 16 years for his role in plotting military coup in BrazilWhen Brazilâs former president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for an attempted coup, six other members of his cabinet were also found guilty and all began serving their sentences â except for one.Days before the verdict, Bolsonaroâs former spy chief, Alexandre Ramagem, fled by car to Guyana and boarded a flight to the United States, where he has remained ever since. Continue reading...
Octogenarian incumbent contrasts his health with challenger FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro, who fainted during a TV debate The Brazilian president, Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva, is seeking to lunge and leg press his way to a historic fourth term, as the octogenarian politician uses a flurry of workout videos to convince voters he is fighting fit ahead of Octoberâs crunch election.Lula looks set to face off against a senator almost half his age in what will be the leftistâs seventh presidential campaign since he first sought Brazilâs top job in 1989, when he was 44. Continue reading...
⢠Brazil convened an emergency South American Union (UNASUR) meeting on April 8 to address Venezuela's constitutional crisis, where President Nicolås Maduro's government faces international pressure over disputed 2024 election results and restrictions on opposition candidates.
⢠Regional leaders including representatives from Colombia, Argentina, and Uruguay discussed potential mediation mechanisms and demands for transparent verification of voting tallies, with Brazil proposing a UN-observed electoral audit.
⢠The summit reflects broader Latin American concern over Venezuela's humanitarian deterioration and mass emigration, with over 7 million Venezuelans displaced across the region since 2015.
⢠Presidents of Brazil and Argentina held high-level talks on April 6 to establish a new bilateral trade framework reducing tariffs and increasing agricultural and technology sector cooperation, aiming to strengthen Mercosur.
⢠The leaders agreed to coordinate regional responses to global economic pressures and announced plans for joint infrastructure investments; discussions included currency stabilization mechanisms to address exchange rate volatility.
⢠Both nations emphasized commitment to democratic governance and rule of law amid regional concerns about institutional challenges; the initiative signals Latin American countries seeking greater economic autonomy.
⢠Brazil and Paraguay finalized a bilateral agreement on Thursday to jointly develop and operate expanded hydroelectric capacity along the Paranå River, addressing critical energy shortages affecting both nations and the broader South American grid.
⢠The $8.7 billion infrastructure project aims to increase regional electricity output by 28% within five years and includes provisions for technology transfer and workforce development across both countries.
⢠The agreement emerged from emergency regional meetings convened by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) following cascading power grid failures that left 85 million people without electricity across South America in early March.
The former president was in prison for a coup attempt after losing the countryâs last electionBrazilâs former president Jair Bolsonaro has been granted permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health.The decision by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes followed Bolsonaroâs hospitalization since 13 March for pneumonia, one of several health problems the former leader has faced since he was stabbed by a man in 2018 before he was elected president. Continue reading...
In incident filmed by security cameras in Rio de Janeiro, group of attackers beat animal with sticks and iron barsPolice in Rio de Janeiro have arrested eight people for brutally beating a capybara â the worldâs largest rodent.Resembling a giant guinea pig, the light brown capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is often seen roaming the Brazilian city, particularly near streams and lagoons. Continue reading...
Britons learn about the countryâs involvement âalmost as a self-congratulatory narrativeâ, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and companies were already legally prohibited from owning or buying enslaved people overseas, yet that year 385 captives were âtransferredâ to a British mining company in Brazil named St John dâEl Rey.Despite a global campaign waged by the UK against slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, the move was not technically illegal because the enslaved people were not sold but ârentedâ â a practice permitted overseas under the 1843 Slave Trade Act. Continue reading...