The Latest Breaking News from Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s federal police allege former President Jair Bolsonaro received cash from the sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office

In today’s newsletter: After years of rampant exploitation under a far-right government, Brazil has brought together leaders to help secure the future of the world’s biggest rainforest – and create ‘a just ecological transition’

Editorial: The election of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has changed the environmental politics of the region. But more international assistance is needed

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sets out ambitious programme to repair damage done by Bolsonaro and tackle environmental crime

Conclave represents handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took power

Campaigners voice hopes and fears for the rainforest before leaders of eight Amazon nations attend summit in Belém

Nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a week of security force raids that have left at least 44 dead across Brazil.

Nine people were killed as police raided a favela in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday

Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real action

Brazil authorities call for investigation after hundreds of police officers were deployed in response to the killing of an officer

An Indigenous leader who became a symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon has called upon Brazil’s president to defend the rights of Indigenous people, including removing “invaders” from their territories and ending ongoing negotiations on carbon credits