SAO PAULO — Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of ...

AUTAZES, Brazil, Oct 13 (Reuters) - El Niño, ⁠climate ⁠change and human activity are fueling ⁠a surge in fires deep in Brazil's Amazon this month, as ​firefighters race to contain blazes whose smoke ...

The data underscore the success of Brazil's renewed efforts under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. An upcoming election's outcome could threaten the gains.

The Jornalista Phelippe Daou Bridge is shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) SAO PAULO (AP) — Smoke ...

Voters in Amazonas state will choose a governor and president in Sunday's runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and son of former ...

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has vanished.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazil’s BR-319 highway project is moving inexorably forward toward approval and construction, with the individual actors in the different ...

Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest. President Luiz Inácio ...

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AUTAZES, Brazil, Oct 13 (Reuters) - El Niño, climate change and human activity are fueling a surge in fires deep in Brazil's Amazon this month, ‌as firefighters race to contain blazes whose smoke is ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government announced Friday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 3 ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Smoke from wildfires disrupted daily life in Brazil's largest Amazon region city of Manaus on Friday as the country's dry season approached its peak. The city, the capital of Amazonas ...