Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil's reliance on hydropower

The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world’s largest, was designed to channel water from the ...

What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out

On Jan. 15, 2026, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered that incarcerated ex-President Jair Bolsonaro ...
The Economist

What the Donroe doctrine means for Brazil

Brazil took the lead in settling conflicts between countries. That tacit agreement ended on January 3rd with Mr Maduro’s ...
NPR

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 ...
Jurist

Human rights group expresses concerns about Brazil environmental licensing bill

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned Brazil’s Congress for advancing the General Environmental Licensing Bill and called on lawmakers to support negotiations at COP30 and ratify the Escazú ...
Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

Historic judgment convicts ex-president of attacking democracy Case stemmed from attempts to overturn 2022 election Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years, 3 months in prison Trump says he is surprised, ...
NBC News

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

BRASILIA — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the ...