Brazil News » Amazonas News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Brazil court orders government to provide transportation for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s runoff
Brazilian prosecutors and advocates for Indigenous people are suing to force electoral authorities to help voters in remote Amazon communities exercise their constitutionally ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988
Brazil's government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: How close is the Amazon to a ‘tipping point?’ Brazil’s election could help shape its future
While Brazil’s presidential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists and environmentalists say the winner of Sunday’s race could determine whether, and ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks
The Bolsonaros most popular allies — Nikolas Ferreira, a lawmaker from the state of Minas Gerais, and reelected Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcísio de Freitas, both from southeastern Brazil — cited wildfires last ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Amazon fires blanket northern Brazil in smoke, disrupt daily life
A new wave of wildfires have struck in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, with more than 1,900 fire hotspots reported so far in October, authorities said.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Brazil’s Amazonas Declares Fire Emergency in 36 Towns
Brazil's Amazonas state declared a fire emergency in 36 towns on 10 October as smoke covered Manaus. Federal aircraft and 290 firefighters are arriving.
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Fires surge in Brazil's Amazon, fueled by El Niño and climate change
By Bruno Kelly 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 ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Amazon Fires Push Brazil Air Pollution to Very Unhealthy Levels
Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon region have driven air pollution to dangerous levels in cities such as Santarém and Manaus, prompting the federal government to deploy a joint armed forces command, more ...
News Brazil » Amazonas » Government: Brazil: Human Activity Triggers Wave Of Fires In Amazonas State
Over the past two days, the state of Amazonas has recorded 540 new fire hotspots. This figure represents more than half the number detected throughout October 2025, when 874 hotspots were recorded ...