Lula admits 'still a lot to do' for Indigenous Brazilians

Seven out of ten Brazilian families have overdue and unpaid debts.

The Brazilian Left Has Yet to Find a Successor to Lula

Jair Bolsonaro is now awaiting trial on charges of plotting a coup, depriving Brazil’s far-right bloc of its figurehead. Yet with a presidential election due next year, the Brazilian left hasn’t found a candidate who can match Lula’s popular appeal.

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Lula admits 'still a lot to do' for Indigenous Brazilians

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva admitted Friday that his government "still has a lot to do" for Indigenous communities battling for survival in the Amazon rainforest.

After outcry, Brazil Supreme Court nixes proposal for mining on Indigenous lands

Following intense outcry nationwide and abroad, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has recently removed the proposal to open up Indigenous territories to mining and economic activities from a controversial bill that critics say violates the Constitution. However, other contentious points remain, including compensation for non-Indigenous settlers, which advocates say could make the land demarcation process unfeasible. Presented in February by Justice…

Brazil is speeding-up forest fire prevention to avoid dangerous tipping points in the Amazon (commentary) - EnviroLink Network

Brazil is facing an alarming surge in forest fires. Last year, the country registered 237,000 fires and over 30.8 million hectares of vegetation were consumed by flames—an area the size of Italy. This represented a 79% increase in areas burned compared to 2023. The Amazon rainforest bore the brunt, accounting for 58% of the total burned area. The threat of more fires during the 2025 fire season prompted the Brazilian government to declare a nati…