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Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 17/04/2024 - Eliane Potiguara, educadora e ativista, considerada a primeira escritora indígena a publicar um livro no Brasil. Foto: Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
Education

"I believe in the changing power of education," says indigenous writer

Potiguara is an advocate for high-quality public education that embraces Brazil's ethnic and cultural diversity, rooted in the indigenous self-affirmation movement.

17/04/2024- O ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, durante reunião G20 Brazil em Washington: Evento na U.S Chamber of Commerce. Foto: Diogo Zacarias/MF
Economy

Finance Minister Haddad expects G20 deal by Nov. to tax super‑rich

On a trip to the US, the minister said that President Joe Biden’s government backs the measure, proposed by Brazil. The world could be on the brink of a debt crisis, he added.

Brasília (DF) 16/04/2024 - Daniel Munduruku, um dos entrevistados da série indíge
Foto: Daniel Munduruku/Divulgação
Human Rights

Author Daniel Munduruku: Non‑indigenous vision of future is alienating

“Looking to the future alienates people from the more immediate need to build our existence in the present. It’s a vision that educates people to selfishness,” he said in an interview to Agência Brasil.

O presidente do TSE, Alexandre de Moraes, durante cerimônia de posse do diretor-geral da PF, na sede da corporação, em Brasília.
Justice

Justice Moraes authorizes depositions of X representatives in Brazil

This action follows a request from the Attorney General's Office, which has initiated an investigation into the conduct of Elon Musk, the owner of the social network.

Brasília (DF) 15/04/2024 – O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva participa da cerimônia Apresentação do Programa Terra da Gente para a Reforma Agrária
Foto: Valter Campanato/Agência Brasil
General

Brazil announces agrarian plan to settle 295,000 families by 2026

As per the government's plan, 73,200 families will be settled this year, followed by 81,000 next year and 90,500 in 2026, the final year of the current administration.

Caatinga
General

Brazil has lost 34 mi of the 82.6 mi hectares of caatinga

The president of the national environmental authority Ibama, Rodrigo Agostinho, spoke during a scientific seminar on the biome, attended by Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva.

Brasília (DF) 16/04/2024 - O anúncio foi feito em reunião do presidente Lula com o CEO do Mercado Livre no Brasil nesta segunda-feira (15/4) - 
Foto: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
Politics

Mercado Libre to invest BRL 23 bi in Brazil

The figure was presented by the e-commerce giant’s CEO Fernando Yunes to President Lula during a Monday meeting at the Planalto presidential palace.

Brasília (DF) 15/04/2024 - Demógrafa e professora da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Rosana Colman
Foto: Rosana Colman/Arquivo Pessoal
Human Rights

“We’ll continue to exist,” says demographer on indigenous future

The number of Brazilians who identify as indigenous has grown sixfold in the last 30 years. “The main conclusion is that we’ll continue to exist,” said Professor Rosa Colman from the University of Grande Dourados, interviewed by Agência Brasil.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 03/10/2023 - Trabalhadores, centrais sindicais e movimentos sociais fazem ato pelos 70 anos da Petrobras, em frente ao edifício sede da empresa, no Centro. Foto: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
General

Trade union centers announce joint participation on May 1 event

This event will feature live concerts and a political assembly advocating for various causes, including fair employment practices and gender pay equity.

20/04/2018-P-74 no campo de Búzios no pré-sal da Bacia de Santos
Economy

Brazil Búzios field reaches 1 bi barrels of oil

The field is operated by Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras in a consortium with Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) and the Chinese companies CNOOC and CNODC.

Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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International

Brazil urges international effort to curb tension in Middle East

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing “grave concern” at reports of Iran sending drones and missiles to Israel. The military operation, the note reads, has put neighboring countries on alert.

Brasília (DF), 21.12.2023 - A Operação Voltando em Paz, do Governo Federal e FAB, realiza mais um voo de repatriação em áreas de conflito no Oriente Médio e envio de ajuda humanitária. Foto: Gov BR/FAB
International

Brazil Air Force ready to evacuate Brazilians in Middle East

Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, the FAB's Operation Returning in Peace has conducted 13 flights, bringing approximately 1,500 people to Brazil.

Brasília (DF), 14/03/2024, - O presidente Lula, durante reunião com vários executivos do setor automotivo e de biocombustíveis, no Palácio do Planalto. Foto: Rafa Neddermeyer/Agência Brasil
Politics

Lula to fly to Colombia on Tuesday

Topics on the agenda include trade and investment, sustainability, Amazon cooperation, social programs, human rights, and family farming.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 18/03/2024 - Programa PeldTams, que monitora o branqueamento de corais em Tamandaré/PE.
Frame: Thales Vidal/PeldTams
Economy

Brazil’s Development Bank to bring BRL 60 mi to coral preservation

Researchers have drawn attention to the global phenomenon of coral bleaching, partly caused by rising temperatures in the ocean, which is damaging the health of the ecosystem.