This bulletin devoted to Global Indigenous Peoples News, part of the Glocal Exchange project of Weave News, seeks to ...

The custom of wearing white emerged from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals that were once criminalized and later absorbed into ...

Indigenous communities around the world, touching on issues both new and old. Efforts to increase direct funding to support ...

The decision by Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes came just hours after authorities in neighboring Paraguay arrested a ...

Both forces have tactical units, including the military police’s BOPE division, which has been involved in some of Brazil's ...

GENEVA, 18 December 2025 –UNAIDS congratulates Brazil in attainting the certification for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis as determined by the World Health ...

The Legal Amazon is the most dangerous region in Brazil for defenders of human and environmental rights. Agribusiness, illegal mining, and timber exploitation are behind many murders that remain ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned Brazil’s Congress for advancing the General Environmental Licensing Bill and called on lawmakers to support negotiations at COP30 and ratify the Escazú ...

Brazil's most lethal police raid against drug gangs resulted in at least 121 deaths, sparking criticism and calls for investigation. The operation targeted the Comando Vermelho gang following ...

Brazil is increasingly emerging as a key destination for the world’s asylum seekers. Between 2015 and 2024, the country received over 454,000 asylum applications from people representing 175 different ...

Amnesty International and 34 other organizations sent an open letter on Tuesday to Brazilian authorities and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), urging them to ensure the ...