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FILE - SQM Lithium company operates near Peine, Chile, April 18, 2023. A statement from Indigenous representatives on Thursday, April 18, 2024, called on companies and governments to bring Indigenous peoples into the decision-making process for projects related to green energy transition. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over ‘business as usual’ mining practices

Indigenous tribes from 35 countries are criticizing the lack of informed consent for mining on or near their lands.
 
FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to speak to the press in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 30, 2023, the day that judges ruled him ineligible to run for any political office again until 2030 after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system. According to a Federal Police indictment unveiled Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Bolsonaro turned to an aide-de-camp and asked him to insert false data into the public health system to make it appear as though he and his daughter had received the COVID-19 vaccine, in order to have the necessary vaccination certificate required by U.S. authorities for their 2023 trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Thomas Santos, File)

Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro’s 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy

 
FILE - Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves sits during his trial in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. A Spanish court has decided to release Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves if he pays a bail of one million euros and hands over his passports while awaiting the appeal of his conviction for raping a woman in Barcelona. (D.Zorrakino/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Neymar’s father says his family won’t bail Alves out of Spanish prison after rape conviction

 
A woman walks past a banner featuring the Brazilian national flag and an image of former President Jair Bolsonaro with a message that reads in Portuguese: "Ex, most beloved of Brazil", in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘not afraid of any trial’ over accusations he plotted to remain president

 
Followers of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rally to express their support for him in Sao Paulo., Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides are under investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove his successor, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations

 

Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon

The bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region were buried Thursday with a solemn ceremony in the Para state capital of Belem.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to Federal Police headquarters to testify in an ongoing investigation in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The ongoing investigation alleges Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides plotted a coup to remove his successor, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides have met with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaro’s successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
 

Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro’s youngest son with alleged fraud

Brazilian police say they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with alleged fraud.
 
Women shout slogans while holding signs with a message in Portuguese that says: "No rights to less", during a demonstration in support of democracy on the one year anniversary of rioters storming government buildings in support of outgoing, former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Rioters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court buildings, and Bolsonaro has been under investigation by the Supreme Court over his role in the mayhem. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital

Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office.
 
FILE - A protester, supporter of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, looks out from a shattered window of the Planalto Palace after he and many others stormed it, in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. Members of the three branches of power in Brazil say the country’s democracy and its guardrails have been restored after the trashing of the government buildings a year ago. But arrests have led supporters of the former president to say their freedom of speech is being violated and claim they are politically persecuted. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

After last year’s riots, Latin America’s most populous democracy tries to piece itself together

Unprecedented riots in support of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro took place on Jan. 8, 2023, in government buildings in the capital, Brasilia.
 
FILE - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flashes a heart-hand sign at supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 1, 2023. Lula likes to boast he had a good first year returning to the job. The economy is improving, Congress passed a long overdue tax reform package, rioters who wanted to oust him are now in jail and his predecessor and foe Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil’s economy improves during President Lula’s first year back, but a political divide remains

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year after returning to the job.
 
FILE - Justice and Public Security Ministry nominee Flavio Dino attends a press conference where Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced some of his cabinet appointments at his transition team's headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 9 2022. Dino has just been appointed to Brazil´s supreme court on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ton Molina, File)

Brazil’s Senate approves Lula ally as new Supreme Court justice

Brazil’s Senate has approved the appointment of Justice Minister Flávio Dino to take a seat on the country’s Supreme Court.
 
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press as he leaves the Federal Police headquarters where he gave testimony about his actions related to the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup, congressional panel says

A Brazilian congressional panel has accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup.
 
Senator Eliziane Gama, top right, reads her report and recommendation during a meeting by the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee that is investigating the Jan. 8 uprising in Brazil's capital, at the Federal Senate in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Congressional draft report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 insurrection

A draft congressional report on Brazil’s Jan. 8 riots has accused ex-President Jair Bolsonaro of being the insurrection’s mastermind.
 
FILE - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures to supporters during a May Day rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, May 1, 2023. Lula is scheduled to undergo hip replacement surgery Friday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil’s President Lula recovering in hospital after hip replacement surgery

A doctor says that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in a hospital following successful hip replacement surgery.
 
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva makes a heart sign during a military parade on Independence Day in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian President Lula to undergo hip surgery, will work from home for 3 weeks

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery on Friday and will work from the presidential residence for about three weeks.
 
Indigenous people celebrate a Supreme Court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Six of the 11 Supreme Court justices voted against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)

Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights

Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country’s Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights.
 
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva makes a heart sign during a military parade on Independence Day in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Lula seeks to project unity and bring the army in line during Independence Day events

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has tried to project national unity during Independence Day events that have included a military parade in the capital.
 
Federal Police agents stand at Federal Police headquarters minutes before the arrival of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro who will testify in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Bolsonaro and seven others were summoned to answer questions about the sale of luxury goods reportedly worth millions, that the former leader received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office, according to a Brasilia federal police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro questioned on gifts of jewelry and watches from Saudi Arabia while in office

Brazilian federal police have questioned former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting to sneak in diamond jewelry reportedly worth $3 million and the sale of two luxury watches that he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office.
 
FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro gets into a car after landing at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 29, 2023. Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo on Aug. 23, 2023 for what a close aide described as routine health examinations. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves hospital after routine health checks

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has left the Sao Paulo hospital where he underwent a series of routine medical exams.
 
FILE - Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro sit in front of a line of military police inside Planalto Palace after storming the official workplace of the president in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Brazil's federal police on Aug. 18, 2923 arrested seven senior military police officers accused of assisting right-wing rioters during the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil arrests 7 senior military police officers over Jan. 8 riots

Brazil’s federal police have arrested seven top military police officers who are accused of assisting right-wing rioters during the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital, Brasilia.
 
FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the media upon arriving at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2023. Brazil’s federal police on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, alleged Bolsonaro received cash from the sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote

A Brazilian hacker claims then-President Jair Bolsonaro asked him to hack the country’s electronic voting system to expose its alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential election.
 

Power is back in most of Brazil after widespread and hourslong blackout

Power is back in most of Brazil after a major blackout had left much of the north and northeast regions without any electricity for nearly six hours.
 

Brazil’s former highway police director has been arrested in a probe into election interference

Police in Brazil have arrested the former director of the Federal Highway Police as part of an investigation into possible political interference in last year’s presidential elections.
 
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to speak to the press at a restaurant in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Friday, June 30, 2023. The panel of judges voted Friday to render Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system. (AP Photo/Thomas Santos)

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system.
 
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro is greeted by supporters after landing at the airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Brazil’s top electoral court on Thursday began hearing a case which claims the he abused his power by using government communication channels to promote his campaign and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system, which could render him ineligible for public office for eight years. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)

Bolsonaro’s political future hangs in the balance as Brazilian court case begins

Brazil’s top electoral court has started hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former President Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years.
 
The relatives of British journalist Dom Phillips and activists hold a large poster with his image, left, and that of Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira, with the Portuguese message: "Justice for Dom and Bruno" at the one-year anniversary commemoration since their murders, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 5, 2023. The two were were killed in the Amazon's Vale do Javari area. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

One year after their killing, loved ones pay tribute to duo slain in Amazon rainforest

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A year after the killing of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest, friends, colleagues and family members gathered Monday in several Brazilian cities to honor their memory and pledge to carry forward their work.
 
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press outside his house after Federal Police agents carried out a search and seizure warrant in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. When asked about the search of Bolsonaro’s home in Brasilia, the Federal Police press office gave a statement saying officers were carrying out searches and arrests related to the introduction of fraudulent data related to the COVID-19 vaccine into the nation’s health system. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro questioned in fake vaccine card investigation

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was questioned Tuesday by Federal Police in an investigation into allegations that COVID-19 vaccine cards were falsified to get around U.S. vaccine requirements.
 
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Brazilian presidential chief advisor, attends an international conference focused on Venezuela's political crisis, at the San Carlos Palace, also known as the Foreign Ministry, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Organized by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the conference is meant to jumpstart official dialogue between the Venezuelan government and its adversaries, as it promotes that the U.S. lifts some sanctions against the President Nicolas Maduro government. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Lula envoy meets Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after comments that drew ire

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A special adviser to Brazil’s presidency on international affairs met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday following comments by his Brazilian counterpart that have drawn rebukes from Kyiv, the U.S. and Europe.
 
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press outside his home after Federal Police agents carried out a search and seizure warrant in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. When asked about the search of Bolsonaro’s home in Brasilia, the Federal Police press office gave a statement saying officers were carrying out searches and arrests related to the introduction of fraudulent data related to the COVID-19 vaccine into the nation’s health system. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards

Brazil’s Federal Police have searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his phone in what they say is an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards.
 
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, stands between Indigenous Peoples Minister Sonia Guajajara, left, and National Indigenous Foundation President Joenia Wapichana at the closing of the annual Terra Livre, or Free Land Indigenous Encampment in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation.
 
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, holds a copy of the United Nations charter as she speaks during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Monday, April 24, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

US envoy to head to Brazil following up on high-level talks

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is heading to Brazil next week, following up on recent high-level meetings between the presidents and top diplomats of the two countries.
 
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves after giving testimony over the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings, at Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters trashed the presidential palace, the Supreme Court and Congress one week into President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third term in office. At left is a police agent. (AP Photo/Gustavo Morteno)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives testimony to police on Jan. 8 riot

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gave testimony at the Federal Police headquarters Wednesday about his actions related to the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital, Brasilia.
 
Brazil's Justice Minister Flavio Dino presents the government's proposals during a meeting regarding school security, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Educators, government security officials and school administrators have gathered to devise plans to deal with a wave of school violence that has left at least 4 children and one teacher dead. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil government aims to boost safety after school attacks

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s government announced efforts Tuesday to spend more on securing schools and crack down on the incitement of violence as officials seek to curb a wave of fatal school attacks.
 
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves as he arrives for a ministerial meeting to review the first 100 days of his government at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

In first 100 days, Brazil’s Lula aims to revive his legacy

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy.
 
A woman conforts a crying girl outside the daycare center "Cantinho do Bom Pastor" after a fatal attack on children in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded the daycare center, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. (Patrick Rodrigues/Portal NSC Total via AP)

Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at day care center

A man with a hatchet burst into a day care center in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least four others.
 
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