Brazil
22 Million Hectares of Forest Devastated by Fires in Brazil
October 13, 2024
22 Million Hectares of Forest Devastated by Fires in Brazil
A recent report from monitoring network MapBiomas reveals that Brazil has suffered significant forest devastation, with 22.38 million hectares affected by fires in the first nine months of 2024, Xinhua reported yesterday. September alone accounted for 10.65 million hectares lost.…
X Circumvents Brazilian Court Block by Using Cloud Services
September 19, 2024
X Circumvents Brazilian Court Block by Using Cloud Services
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has circumvented a Supreme Court-ordered block in Brazil by routing internet traffic through third-party cloud services, notably Cloudflare, The Guardian reported today. This update allowed some Brazilian users to access the platform without a…
Hundreds March in Brazil for Religious Freedom
September 16, 2024
Hundreds March in Brazil for Religious Freedom
Hundreds gathered at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the March for the Defense of Religious Freedom, highlighting the rising religious intolerance in Brazil, VOA reported yesterday. Participants from various faiths, particularly Afro-Brazilian religions, joined the event,…
Brazil Announces World’s First Deaths from Oropouche Fever
July 27, 2024
Brazil Announces World’s First Deaths from Oropouche Fever
Brazil has confirmed the world’s first fatalities linked to Oropouche fever, Xinhua reported yesterday citing the country’s Health Ministry. Two women under 30 from Bahia succumbed to the viral disease, exhibiting symptoms similar to severe dengue fever, the source mentioned.…