Brazil TV crime show host accused in killings faces arrest but disappearsOctober 6th, 2009 Brazil TV crime host hunted after arrest orderedBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian police say they are hunting for a TV crime show host and former state legislator who is accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings. Agents say they haven't yet been able to find Wallace Souza and they are staking out an airport in Manaus.
Brazil proposes ban for sugarcane-ethanol plantations in AmazonSeptember 17th, 2009 Brazil proposes banning sugarcane in AmazonBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America's largest nation under a plan unveiled Thursday by the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The proposal, if approved by Congress, will ensure Brazilian ethanol made from sugarcane is environmentally friendly and ease concerns the plantations could one day carpet the rainforest, said Environment Minister Carlos Minc.
Brazil to build five submarines with France helpAugust 23rd, 2009 SAO PAULO - Brazil will build five submarines in collaboration with France to protect its vast off shore oil reserves in the Amazon region, a media report said Sunday. The Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has already approved the submarine project prepared by the defence ministry.
Amazon defender quits ruling party in Brazil, may run for presidencyAugust 19th, 2009 Amazon defender quits ruling party in BrazilBRASILIA, Brazil — A former Brazilian environment minister who is a famed campaigner to protect the Amazon rainforest from development says she is leaving the governing Workers Party and may run for president next year. The 51-year-old Marina Silva says she will likely join the Green Party, which recently invited her to be its presidential candidate to push the issue of sustainable development.
Jewish group to sue Amazon over "Holocaust-denial" booksJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - The American Jewish Committee is suing the German branch of online retailer Amazon for allegedly putting up books for sale, which questioned the Holocaust and "trivialised" the Nazis. The committee's research reports that almost 50 books instigating hate against the minorities were up for sale this month.
Ship carrying 185 people sinks in AmazonJuly 22nd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - A ship carrying 185 people sank Tuesday in the Amazon River near the Brazilian city of Manaus. The ship's rudder broke shortly after leaving the harbour in Manaus, authorities said.
Brazil president signs controversial Amazon land tenure lawJune 26th, 2009 Brazil approves controversial land tenure lawBRASILIA, Brazil — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a law that could legalize landholdings by some 1 million squatters occupying a Texas-sized chunk of the Amazon rain forest, despite environmentalist fears it will accelerate deforestation. The law, approved late Thursday night, affects 260,233 square miles (67.4 million hectares) of federally owned land that for decades has been illegally occupied — mostly by small farmers, but also by large property holders and loggers.
Brazil apologizes, offers reparations for torture of poor farmers during dictatorshipJune 19th, 2009 Brazil apologizes for persecution of poor farmersBRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian government has apologized for the torture and abuse of 44 poor farmers under the military regime that ruled the country from 1964 to 1985 and announced reparations for the victims. In the early 1970s, the farmers were physically tortured and many had their homes and crops destroyed by soldiers seeking information on guerrillas operating in Araguaia, a remote region in the northern jungle state of Para.
Transcript: Boy in custody battle tells psychologist he wants to stay in Brazil, not go to NJJune 18th, 2009 Report: Boy in custody battle wants Brazil, not NJBRASILIA, Brazil — A transcript says a 9-year-old boy at the center of an international custody battle has told his psychologist he wants to stay with his stepfamily in Brazil rather than return to New Jersey with his biological father. Lawyers for the Brazilian family seeking custody of Sean Goldman on Wednesday released the transcript of a psychologist's interview with him.
Brazil flood chaos diminishes, but 265K still homeless and 42 deadMay 12th, 2009 Brazil flood chaos eases, but 265K still homelessSAO PAULO, Brazil — The chaos from epic flooding in northern Brazil has eased, with the number of homeless dropping from more than 300,000 to 265,000. Officials say people have started heading back home in some of the 10 states affected by the floods — an affected area three times the size of Alaska.
Flooding eases in rain-swamped northern Brazil, but homeless numbers rise above 300,000May 11th, 2009 Floods ease in Brazil, but 300,000-plus homelessPEDREIRAS, Brazil — Floodwaters receded some in inundated towns across northern Brazil on Sunday, but the number of homeless rose above 300,000 and two people were missing after an overloaded canoe overturned in swift waters. Forty deaths had been confirmed in northern Brazil's worst flooding in decades, fed by two months of unusually heavy rains in a zone stretching from deep in the Amazon to normally arid areas near the Atlantic coast.
Brazil intensifies flood aid distribution for 300,000 left homelessMay 11th, 2009 Brazil boosts flood aid effort for 300K homelessSAO LUIS, Brazil — Brazil intensified efforts Monday to ship aid to areas isolated by severe flooding as waters continued rising in a jungle state nearly the size of Alaska and more than 300,000 people remained homeless. At least 40 people have died in the worst northern flooding in at least two decades, and two were still missing Monday after an overloaded canoe capsized over the weekend.
Death toll from floods increases to at least 29 in northern Brazil and Amazon regionMay 6th, 2009 Death toll from Brazil floods increases to 29SAO PAULO — At least 29 people have been killed by floods and mudslides in northern Brazil as authorities struggle to rush aid to dozens of small cities cut off from civilization by overflowing rivers in the Amazon region, officials said Wednesday. Months of heavy rains extending from the Amazon jungle to the Atlantic coast have dislodged nearly 200,000 people from their homes and stranded thousands more in 10 states, according to civil defense officials.
Heavy rains, floods force 186,000 to flee their homes in northern Brazil; at least 19 deadMay 6th, 2009 Amazon floods leave 186K homeless, death toll 19SAO PAULO — Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, officials said Tuesday. Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats to move around in their cities.
Heavy rains, floods force 186,000 to flee their homes in northern Brazil; at least 19 deadMay 6th, 2009 Heavy rains kill 19 in Brazil, leave 186K homelessSAO PAULO — Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from a huge Amazon iron mine, officials said Tuesday. Television footage showed the rooftops of houses poking out of inundated towns and people using boats to move around in their cities.
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