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In 2017, Brazilian authorities decided to ban paraquat because of its links to Parkinson’s disease. But since then, imports have increased, and restrictions have been relaxed due to pressure from foreign chemical companies
Poor farmers and settlers in the Amazon are under attack as never before
The anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro discusses indigenous resistance in the Amazon, the indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, and his pessimism about the climate crisis
In Baixada Fluminense, a new round of illegal land sales is under way
In the villages of Tabatinga, Amazonas, Ticuna midwives work according to ancestral traditions, honing their skills generation after generation. However, they remain unrecognised by the state
Farmers from Pará expect environmental agencies to be eviscerated
As criminals eye the natural riches of their heavily forested territories, the Ka’apor people refuse to be cowed – even if it means taking the law into their own hands
Federal courts are battling to shut down a nickel mining plant said to be contaminating the Cateté river – a charge the company denies
International journalists will be housed at Casa Publica while investigating human rights related issues in Rio de Janeiro
A Catholic psychologist in São Paolo tries to shame an undercover reporter into not having an abortion
