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Experts Warn Brazil Faces Major Hurdles in Rare Earth Mining Development

Brazil's ambition to establish a rare earth mining industry is challenged by significant environmental and technological issues, experts caution.

Editorial Staff 3 days ago

World LATAM

Indigenous Fire Practices in Brazil's Cerrado Transform Wildfire Management

In the Cerrado region of Brazil, Indigenous communities are redefining wildfire strategies by integrating fire into their land management practices, presenting an alternative to conventional methods.

Editorial Staff 4 days ago

Law Courts

Sigma Lithium Faces 11.5% Stock Decline Following Brazilian Court Ruling

A Brazilian court has ordered Sigma Lithium to secure collateral in response to environmental damage allegations, resulting in an 11.5% decline in stock value.

Editorial Staff 19 days ago

Crypto

Significant Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operation Dismantled in São Paulo

Brazilian authorities have taken action against an illegal Bitcoin mining operation, seizing 1,400 mining rigs in São Paulo as part of efforts to regulate cryptocurrency activities.

Editorial Staff 20 days ago

World LATAM

New Cocoa Cultivars May Offer Hope Against Witches' Broom Disease in Brazil

Innovative cocoa cultivars could provide resistance to witches' broom disease, which has severely impacted cocoa production in southern Bahia since the 1990s.

Editorial Staff 23 days ago

World North America

Concerns Grow as Brazil Continues to Issue Mining Licenses Amid Gold Laundering Allegations

Despite ongoing investigations into illegal gold laundering linked to mercury contamination, the Brazilian government persists in granting mining licenses in the Amazon, impacting Indigenous communities.

Editorial Staff Updated 29 days ago

Entertainment Film & TV

‘Amazon of America’: film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples.

Editorial Staff about 1 month ago

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