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Brazil: Remains of indigenous expert Bruno Pereira identified
Police in Brazil have confirmed that human remains, found in the Amazon, are those of Bruno Pereira – an expert on indigenous people – and British journalist Dom Phillips. Authorities say they were shot with a firearm used for hunting. A third person suspected of being involved in their deaths has been arrested. Groups in the Amazon region are demanding justice for the killings and…
Brazil: Search teams find belongings of two men missing in Amazon
Firefighters in Brazil searching for a British freelance journalist and an Indigenous rights expert say they have found a backpack and a laptop in the remote part of the Amazon where the pair went missing. Dom Philipps and Bruno Pereira disappeared while on a reporting trip. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from a vigil in Rio de Janeiro, marking one week since they were last…
Brazil farmers face record high fertiliser prices
Farmers in Brazil are complaining about a spike in fertiliser prices caused by the war in Ukraine. With about 30 percent of their supplies imported from Russia and Belarus, farmers are feeling the effects of a war that is being fought thousands of kilometres away. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from Prudentopolis in Brazil. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook:…
Search continues for Indigenous expert, British writer in Brazil
A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs official are still missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon, as authorities said they were expanding search efforts in the area, which has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers, and government agents. Dom Phillips, a regular contributor to British newspaper The Guardian, and Indigenous expert Bruno Araujo Pereira were last seen early on Sunday in the Sao…
Dams burst in Brazil as deadly flooding continues – BBC News
After weeks of heavy rain overwhelming already swollen rivers, two dams in Brazil’s Bahia state burst and flooded surrounding towns. In the town of Itabuna, residents could be seen using inflatable rafts and canoes to deliver supplies to neighbours. The rains have caused at least 18 deaths in Bahia since the beginning of November and thousands of people have been moved from some of the…
Brazil faces growing hunger crisis
Inflation, the pandemic and a lack of investment in social programs mean the number of people going hungry in Brazil is growing. President Jair Bolsonaro is trying to amend the constitution to allow him to spend more to address the problem. But critics say he is using poverty as an excuse to increase his own campaign budget before next year’s election. Polls show Bolsonaro is…
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