The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

Brazilian Users Reconnect With X Despite Nationwide Ban

Learn how Brazilian users reconnected with X through Cloudflare's servers despite a ban by the Supreme Court over disputes with Elon Musk.

Top News · Sep 18, 2024

Musk's X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access

Some Brazilian users were reconnecting with X on Wednesday despite the Supreme Court’s recent nationwide ban, the result of the social network apparently changing the way its servers are accessed

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024

X Update Allows App To Bypass Brazil Ban: Internet Providers

Elon Musk's X social network carried out an automatic update overnight on phone applications that allowed it to bypass a ban in Brazil, an association of internet providers said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: murder charge dropped against one of three suspects

Activists greet decision over killings of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert with ‘indignation’

The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2024

Lithium mining in Zimbabwe: a story of loss for one community

Lithium is an essential component of electric vehicle batteries, which are becoming more important as the world moves to a low-carbon energy future. Large deposits of lithium exist in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, the US, Australia, Portugal, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ghana. Zimbabwe is the largest producer of lithium in…

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

Brazil Court Dismisses Charges In Amazon Killings Case

Federal court in Brazil dismisses charges against one suspect in the killings of Indigenous peoples expert and journalist in the Amazon, sparking internati...

Top News · Sep 18, 2024

Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate

A federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an Indigenous peoples expert and a British journalist in the Amazon, ruling there wasn’t sufficient evidence to try him

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Hallmarks of climate change seen in floods, fires and drought around the globe

The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

Report Links Meatpacking Companies To 'War On Nature' In Brazil

A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying herbicides from the sky to clear huge tracts of land.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024

Sugar Prices Rally Sharply on Dry Conditions in Brazil

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.80 (+4.17%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) closed up +12.70 (+2.43%). Sugar prices Tuesday rallied sharply, with NY sugar posting a 2-1/4 month high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar prices surged Tuesday after...

Barchart · Sep 17, 2024