Caroline Stauffer –

Big Chinese soy project in Brazil: so far, just an empty field

August 24, 2021 at 10:42 p.m.

BARREIRAS, Brazil (Reuters) - No signs identify a barren field in northeastern Brazil that was meant to be the center of one of China's most ambitious agricultural forays into South...

More Brazilian police sentenced to jail for 1992 prison massacre

August 24, 2021 at 10:38 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian court has sentenced 15 police officers to 48 years in prison each for their roles in the deaths of four inmates in the bloody...

Record Brazil heat pressures crops, energy prices, government

August 24, 2021 at 7:58 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Even by Brazilian standards - man, it's hot. January was the hottest month on record in parts of Brazil including its biggest city, S GBPo Paulo....

Brazilian president’s approval up slightly after protest slump

November 3, 2021 at 6:42 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating gained six percentage points since hitting an all-time low in late June after massive nationwide protests, a poll published on...

Brazilian president’s approval up slightly after protest slump

December 24, 2018 at 3:40 a.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating gained six percentage points since hitting an all-time low in late June after massive nationwide protests, a poll published on...

Social media spreads and splinters Brazil protests

August 24, 2021 at 12:18 p.m.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's biggest protests in decades are a confusing, conflicting mix of people and messages. Blame Facebook. Social media tools like Facebook and Twitter enabled mass protests...

Legal uncertainty cuts progress against Amazon deforestation

August 24, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A year after adopting changes to its long-standing forestry policy, Brazil is struggling to implement the new rules, adding to uncertainty that appears to...

Brazil’s food inflation: don’t blame it all on the weather

August 24, 2021 at 9:04 a.m.

SALTO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil, an up-and-coming agricultural superpower with abundant fertile land, is struggling to provide consistently affordable food for its population. To understand how, consider the tomato. Prices...

Peru dolphin death mystery deepens, algae eyed

August 23, 2021 at 7:38 a.m.

LIMA (Reuters) - The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened on Wednesday as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed...

Peru dolphin death mystery deepens, algae eyed

December 24, 2018 at 4:34 a.m.

LIMA (Reuters) - The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened on Wednesday as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed...

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