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Brasília says surge in purchases of diesel and fuel oil ‘influenced by multiple factors’ amid ongoing war in Ukraine
Indebted property group fails to agree restructuring plan with creditors
Sergio Moro, who convicted country’s leftist leader, defends his battered reputation and says fight against graft has been abandoned
Disaster at Samarco iron ore mine in 2015 killed 19 people and ranks among country’s worst environmental catastrophes
The president has big plans to kick-start the economy but critics say he is trying to revive a long-discredited strategy
Surge in destruction of plant life for farming sullies country’s successes in protecting Amazon rainforest
Group is hunting for lithium assets in the country with aim of assembling an integrated supply chain
Country remains deeply divided a year after rightwingers attacked government buildings
Climate change and El Niño threaten ‘epidemic’ of mosquito-borne diseases in some regions, says health ministry
Attempt to transform dangerous central district recalls 20th century regeneration of cities such as New York
Activists worry that a carve-out for agriculture will limit the scheme’s environmental value
Comments contrast with government plan to become major crude exporter by 2029
Constitutional amendment will simplify one of world’s most complex regimes
Opposition from French president is latest setback to EU agreement with South American bloc
Works ranging from the Sámi in northern Europe to the Xingu in Brazil reflect the battle against colonialism and capitalism
Success on deforestation and agricultural reforms contrasts with country’s huge expansion in hydrocarbons
Brasília will use climate summit to push for creation of fund to reward preservation of areas such as the Amazon
Despite finally being recognised in the census, quilombolas face poverty, unemployment and discrimination
South American nation set to join world’s top crude producers by end of decade
Also in today’s newsletter, private capital struggles to rise to the global climate challenge
Despite earlier payouts Braskem still faces legal action over geological disaster that forced tens of thousands to evacuate
Two arrested in São Paulo after Hizbollah cell was alleged to have been planning an attack on Jewish targets
Online bank to focus on Europe in effort to reduce losses
Unprecedented dry spell plunges residents into crisis and highlights threats to rainforest’s role as carbon sink
A venture jointly owned by the miner and Vale faces alleged liabilities in the tens of billions of dollars
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