The attack on Brazil’s Congress had the aesthetics of a coup, without the danger
Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters are not the only threat to Brazilian democracy.
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Can the Amazon rainforest be saved from environmental destruction?
Tree planting may be fashionable but stopping deforestation should be the true measure of success.
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Lula’s election as Brazilian president brings hope for the Amazon
The country’s new leader has vowed to completely end deforestation in the rainforest.
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Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated
Jair Bolsonaro’s election loss demonstrates what a united opposition can achieve.
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The future of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential run-off
Victory for Jair Bolsonaro, who is closing the gap on Lula, would almost certainly accelerate the rate of deforestation.
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The fate of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential election
Rampant deforestation under the country’s current president Jair Bolsonaro has turned Brazil into the world’s sixth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Brazil’s election proves it – the pandemic did not kill nationalist populism
Jair Bolsonaro has run Lula surprisingly close in the first round of the presidential vote, piling on the pressure ahead…
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Lula vs Bolsonaro: Brazil’s 2022 presidential election explained
The race to be the next president of Latin America’s biggest country could hardly be more polarised.
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