“Strategic Partners”: Britain’s secret lobbying of Bolsonaro for Big Pharma, Oil and Mining
Brasil Wire Exclusive: Britain secretly lobbied far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro on behalf of its pharmaceutical, oil and mining interests in lead-up to the 2018 …
Miguel Nicolelis and the C4: Northeastern Brazil’s Scientists Against The Pandemic
By Nate Allen Can anything stop Bolsonaro from drowning Brazil in his chloroquine-infused herd immunity strategy? Maybe not, but one brewing force is at …
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Satellite imagery reveals 330km2 Oil Slick off Bahia coast
Scientist says slick appears to be from drilling accident. Bolsonaro administration ignores data, tries to blame Venezuela On October 30th, two days before Brazilian …
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A Plea for the Protection of Science in Brazil
From Science without Borders Fellows September 05, 2019 We, fellows of the Science without Borders Program, join forces with the Brazilian and international academic …
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Brazilian Academics: 2019 Amazon fires are not “normal”
A group of Brazilian academics based in Sweden debunk media and governmental claims that the 2019 Amazonian fires are a “normal” seasonal event. Brazil …
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The day the sky went out
On Monday afternoon a giant smoke cloud emanating from burning rainforest over 1000 kilometers away engulfed São Paulo in darkness. By Brian Mier On …
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Top Brasilian scientist fired after announcing deforestation crisis
After satellite data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research showed an 88% rise in Amazon deforestation, President Bolsonaro denied that it was …
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Brazil legalizes 197 pesticides in 2019
Bolsonaro administration Brazil fast tracks pesticide legalization, including products containing glyphosate The use of 31 pesticides were approved by the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry on …
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FOIA Request Reveals GMO Mosquito Failure in Brazil
The British organization, GeneWatch, issued a warning to Brazilian officials about problems with the technology. The data comes from emails exchanged between health officials …
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Poison in the Countryside and Failed Democracy
In a recent public hearing in Congress, Brazil’s most respected public health institutions unanimously protested against Bill Number 6299/02. In a country that registered 100,000 …
