Forest clearance lowest since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen its lowest level since records began, new governm...
10.16.2026 irishtimes.com , yahoo.com , theguardian.com and 3 sites
T hundering to a crowd of thousands of far-right supporters in São Paulo on 7 September, Brazil’s Independence Day, the senator Flávio Bolsonaro focused less on his opponent in the presidential electi...
10.13.2026 aol.co.uk , theguardian.com , yahoo.com and 3 sites
A firefight involving U. S. Coast Guard personnel along the Mexican border has sparked a dispute between Washington and Mexico City over where the gunfire originated, even as the two countries continu...
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Brazil’s congress has passed a constitutional amendment to cap the maximum working week at 40 hours, a measure that will impact approximately 30 million workers across the country. The amendment bans ...
10.15.2026 yahoo.com , aa.com.tr , theguardian.com and 10 sites
Brazil's government says deforestation rates in the country's Amazon and savanna regions have fallen to record lows ahead of a presidential election run-off where the rainforest's future is a key issue. Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, when he assumed office three years ago, pledged to end deforestation by 2030 in the Amazon. It had surged under his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. On 25 October, Lula will face Bolsonaro's son Flavio in the run-off, with polls suggesting a n...
10.17.2026 bbc.co.uk , yahoo.com and 3 sites
Brazil's Congress has approved a constitutional amendment that will cut the working week from 44 hours to 40 and give employees two days off per week without cutting their salary. The change represent...
10.15.2026 bbc.co.uk , yahoo.com
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Friday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed...
10.16.2026 Yahoo.com and 50 sites
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Senate approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday to reduce the country’s maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without a salary cut, a move backed by President Luiz Inácio...
10.14.2026 breitbart.com , reuters.com , yahoo.com and 28 sites
Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced that he now supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for 'heinous' crimes from 18 to 16, reversing a longstanding policy in wha...
10.16.2026 yahoo.com , theguardian.com
Brazil has shortened the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect up to 30million people and hand a political win to Left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff in just nine days. The amendmen...
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