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News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Gunmen and Farmers Attack Indigenous People in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul

News channel or source: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/6/headlines/gunmen_and_farmers_attack_indigenous_people_in_brazils_mato_grosso_do_sul
Published on: Monday 05 August 2024

In Brazil, a group of armed assailants and farmers over the weekend attacked Indigenous communities that had reclaimed stolen land in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The violent rampage left at least ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Cocaine route wars expose Brazil’s porous borders

News channel or source: https://valorinternational.globo.com/law/news/2026/10/14/cocaine-route-wars-expose-brazils-porous-borders.ghtml
Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Homicides surge 34% in Mato Grosso do Sul as rival gangs fight for trafficking routes, exposing the limits of border security and campaign promises ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Brazil: Pesticide Bill Threatens Health, Livelihoods

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/18/brazil-pesticide-bill-threatens-health-livelihoods
Published on: Monday 18 November 2024

(São Paulo) – The legislature of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, an industrial agriculture hub, is considering a bill that would drastically reduce buffer zones meant to limit communities’ ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Mato Grosso do Sul's CD: potential for social and sporting change

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mato-grosso-suls-cd-potential-000600473.html
Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026

Made In Cotia youth teams face decisive matches in the São Paulo State ChampionshipIt will be a decisive weekend for São Paulo's youth teams. From U11 to U20, the #MadeInCotia teams take to the fiel..

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Railroad & tariff war boost soy in Brazil’s Cerrado, endangering Indigenous lands

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/railroad-tariff-war-boost-soy-in-brazils-cerrado-endangering-indigenous-lands/
Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026

If you liked this story, share it with other people. MATO GROSSO, Brazil — In 2025, soy farmers in Brazil saw a new boost caused by the tariff war between the United States and China. Brazilian soy ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Brazilian prosecutors investigate illegal use of native wood in corn ethanol production

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/brazilian-prosecutors-investigate-illegal-native-190258549.html
Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is investigating whether corn ethanol plants are burning wood from illegal deforestation to produce the biofuel, running counter to ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Amazon states lead rebellion on environmental enforcement

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/amazon-states-lead-rebellion-on-environmental-enforcement/
Published on: Sunday 02 February 2025

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazilian Amazon states are leading an offensive against environmental regulations in the Amazon and beyond. The movement gained momentum in ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Brazil's Ag Powerhouse: Farmers hope to finally unlock their infrastructure ambitions

News channel or source: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/24227-is-2026-the-year-brazil-unlocks-its-infrastructure-ambitions
Published on: Tuesday 17 February 2026

A truck is loaded with soybeans on the Botan family farm in Brazil's Mato Grosso (Agri-Pulse photo) Brazil's transportation costs are much higher than competitors in the U.S. and Argentina. Several ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/brazil-deforestation-amazon-mato-grosso-rondonia-acre-d51705
Published on: Tuesday 26 November 2024

BRASILIA, Brazil — Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressure from cattle ranchers and soybean growers to cut down trees and expand agriculture ...