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 move represents a thawing of sorts in the frosty relationship between the Trump administration and the Brazilian ...

A senior Trump administration official said that maintaining sanctions against Justice Alexandre de Moraes was no longer in ...

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 ...

Around the world, politicians, backed by powerful corporations, are presenting the public with false choices between environmental protection and economic growth.

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 ...

As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém, it faces a defining test: will it lead the world toward a just energy transition — or repeat the extractive mistakes of its past? Brazil has been presented ...

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 ...