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São Paulo Evictions: 821 Families Face Relocation Amidst Insufficient Aid

In São Paulo, Brazil, 821 families face eviction from the Favela do Moinho by April 2024 to build a park and train station, despite insufficient relocation aid and concerns about forceful removals, highlighting urban development conflicts with low-income communities.

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No Poverty
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Shanghai Restaurant's Beef Switch Highlights China's Trade War Response

A Shanghai restaurant chain replaced US beef with Australian beef due to high US tariffs, reflecting a broader trend in China as businesses substitute US imports with goods from other countries like Australia and Brazil amid a trade war with the US; China's government is implementing measures to mit...

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Darcy Ribeiro's Centennial: A Legacy of Social Justice

Brazilian anthropologist and politician Darcy Ribeiro's life and work are celebrated on his 100th birthday; his advocacy for indigenous rights, education reform, and social justice significantly impacted Brazil and continue to inspire social change.

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Quality Education
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Amapá's Upcycling Initiatives Combat Brazil's Textile Waste Crisis

Brazil's fashion industry produces 4 million tons of textile waste yearly; however, Amapá state's upcycling initiatives, such as Selvática and Yara Couro, are using recycled materials to create new products, reducing waste and promoting sustainable practices.

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collor de Mello Begins Eight-Year Prison Sentence for Corruption

Former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello, 75, began serving an eight-year prison sentence for corruption in Maceió on April 25th, 2025, after the Supreme Court rejected his final appeal and ordered his immediate arrest.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Oldest Ant Fossil Discovered in Brazil

Researchers discovered the oldest known ant fossil, ""Vulcanidris cratensis"", a 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil's Crato Formation with unique scythe-like jaws, pushing back the ant fossil record by 10 million years and revealing early ant diversity.

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Life on Land
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\"US-China Trade War Fuels Record Amazon Deforestation in Brazil\"\

Punitive US tariffs against China in 2018 triggered a surge in Brazilian soybean exports, leading to record-high soybean prices and a 15-year peak in Amazon deforestation exceeding 13,000 square kilometers in 2021, exacerbated by Bolsonaro's environmental policies; however, recent decreases in defor...

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Life on Land
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US-China Trade War: South America Poised to Benefit from Increased Grain Demand

In response to escalating US-China trade tariffs, primarily impacting agricultural products like soybeans, oilseeds, and cereals, South American nations, particularly Brazil and Argentina, are poised to benefit from increased Chinese demand, diversifying their export markets and potentially reshapin...

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Zero Hunger
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São Paulo's Smart Sampa System: 1,044 Fugitives Apprehended, Privacy Concerns Raised

São Paulo's Smart Sampa system, using 25,000 cameras and AI-powered facial recognition, led to the arrest of 1,044 fugitives and 2,289 other criminals in six months, raising privacy concerns despite its effectiveness.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Former Brazilian President Collor de Mello Jailed for Bribery

Former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello, 75, was arrested and imprisoned in Maceio on Thursday, after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against an eight-year-ten-month sentence for bribery totaling approximately €3 million within the Lava Jato corruption scandal.

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Former Brazilian President Arrested for Corruption

Former Brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested in Maceió on Friday while en route to Brasília to surrender, following a Supreme Court order to begin serving an eight-year, ten-month sentence for passive corruption and money laundering related to a 20 million real (US \$3.5 million)...

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Oldest Ant Fossil Discovered, Rewriting Insect Evolutionary History

An 113-million-year-old ant fossil, *Vulcanidris cratensis*, discovered in Brazil's Crato Formation, is the oldest confirmed ant species, pushing back the known existence of ants by 13 million years and revealing their early global distribution.

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Life on Land

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