Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The murder rate in Brazil's Amazon is far higher than the national average, largely because of territorial conflict in a region prey to organized crime, an NGO said Wednesday.

Brazil's Amazon has been experiencing a surge in violence as criminal gangs expand their presence in over a third of municipalities in the country's rainforest region, according to a report by the ...

(AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Dredging barges operated by illegal miners converge on the Madeira river, a tributary of the Amazon river, searching for gold, in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Nov. 25 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a ...

The murder rate in Brazil's Amazon is far higher than the national average, largely because of territorial conflict in a region prey to organized crime, an NGO said Wednesday. Last year, there were 32 ...

A Serrapilheira Institute's study, released this week, indicates that indigenous lands in the Amazon influence the ... dedicated to promoting science in Brazil—these data show that, in 2021 ...

SAO PAULO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon ...

Brazil will host the 2025 UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate summit in the Amazon rainforest and focus on “challenges” and “success stories.” Analysts can find both in actions by the ...