Full Coverage: Brazil

19.05.2008 The largest indigenous gathering in the Brazilian Amazon in nearly 20 years will take place on May 19-23 to protest against plans for a series of huge hydroelectric dams on the Xingu River.

21.04.2008 Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest may be increasing suggest high-resolution satellite images released by the Brazilian government.

18.04.2008 The UN needs to address women's reproductive rights as it conducts the first "peer reviews" of member countries' human rights records, says a coalition of 11 rights groups from around the world.
From: Center for Reproductive Rights

20.02.2008 In an effort to halt species extinction in the Brazilian Amazon, the state of Para is launching a Zero Extinction Program.
From: Conservation International

14.02.2008 Developing countries are increasingly seeking to maintain social class divisions and 'order' in urban slums by using heavy-handed military tactics, writes Raúl Zibechi.

24.01.2008 The destruction of the Brazil's Amazon rain forest increased drastically in recent months after a two-year "breather," the government reported yesterday.
From Earth Times

13.12.2007 The development and adoption of biofuels should be done carefully and with exhaustive research onto its effects on food security and the environment, comments Science and Development Network director David Dickson.
From: SciDevNet

27.11.2007 Two Brazilian indigenous communities have successfully reclaimed their lands after a 40-year occupation by a powerful cellulose company. Their victory exemplifies the increasing unity, militancy, and efficacy of rural and indigenous factions in Brazil.

26.11.2007 Brazil's ability to negotiate price reductions with pharmaceutical companies for patented HIV/AIDS drugs saved the country $1 billion between 2001 and 2005, according to a study.

20.11.2007 Brazilian bloggers are commemorating today the death of a runaway slave and national hero by debating how far their vastly multicultural society has come towards ending racism.

07.11.2007 Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay will co-host a UN event to gather support for a proposed charter that would counter worldwide human rights abuses against gay people.
From: Human Rights Watch

31.10.2007 An activist protesting the illegal development of genetically modified seeds was shot and killed at point blank range by armed gunmen allegedly linked to the multinational corporation Syngenta.

25.10.2007 A zone on the frontiers of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay has been portrayed by the U.S. media and government as a "hotbed" "teeming with Islamic extremists and their sympathizers," but a group of reporters found these claims inaccurate as they traveled into the region.

25.10.2007 The second Internet Governance Forum to be held at Rio, Brazil from 12-15 November will discuss related issues and make relevant recommendations to the international community.

19.10.2007 Eight Greenpeace activists trapped in a Brazilian environmental protection agency office for nearly two days have finally escaped. The team was forced to seek refuge after loggers blocked them from transporting a dead nut tree it had government permission to collect and use.

27.09.2007 Major breakthroughs have recently been made in granting citizenship to roughly 3 million stateless people living in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, and to children born to expatriate Brazilians.

12.09.2007 A long-awaited report may bring answers and closure to Brazilians who suffered through the brutal dictatorship years, though it may also open wounds long closed and provoke the country's military.

28.08.2007 An Amazonian indigenous group is using blogs and an online video to shine a light on a Peruvian company's illegal logging activities, which are degrading their environment.

26.07.2007 More than 6,000 documented slaves were working in Brazil in 2005, doing much of the work that turns cane into sugar for food and ethanol fuel. As the agro-fuel market booms, a human rights group urges the Brazilian government to address the chronic problem of slavery.

26.07.2007 Developing countries can learn from the experiences of Brazil and Thailand when it comes to sustaining access to anti-HIV drugs, says Médecins Sans Frontières.