Paulo Prada
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 06:48
Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption - and to call for the impeachment of left-wing President Dilma Rousseff.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 00:00
Reuters accompanied agents from the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, for the start of a month-long sting against people felling the rainforest
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
The increase would confirm fears by scientists and environmental activists who warn that farming, mining and Amazon infrastructure projects, coupled with changes to Brazil's long-standing environmental policies, are reversing progress.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 00:00
Fingers began pointing at lawmakers, regulators and an overall culture that critics say has long tolerated the bare minimum of compliance for everything from the rules of the road to building codes.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 00:00
Freixo was re-elected to the assembly in 2010 with nearly 180,000 votes, more than all but one other Rio legislator. The writers of "Tropa de Elite," a blockbuster film about Rio police, wrote a Freixo character into a sequel.
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 00:00
The shift to local control is one of many changes implemented under Rousseff's administration that, taken together, constitute an all-out retreat from nearly two decades of progressive federal environmental policy.
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 00:00
At stake is the lustrous legacy of Lula, Brazil's most popular politician.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 00:00
Diplomats said Brazil's push for a draft document had forced delegations to focus and come to an agreement, but it may have shut the door on bolder action by leaders when they arrive.
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 00:00
Coming so closely on the heels of previous measures designed to slow the economy, however, the new moves are drawing fire from economists and investors
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 00:00
Police in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday occupied its biggest slum in a carefully orchestrated predawn raid hailed as the culmination of a recent crackdown by local authorities over lawless, long-neglected parts of the city.