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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: Brazil’s Mato Grosso Farmers Sue Global Grain Traders Over Soy Moratorium Agreement

News channel or source: https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/brazils-mato-grosso-farmers-sue-global-grain-traders-over-soy-morator

Published on: Tuesday 29 April 2025

Brazil’s Mato Grosso farmers lobby Aprosoja-MT has filed a lawsuit against global grain companies over Brazil’s so-called “soy moratorium,” a voluntary agreement by traders that bans the purchase of ...

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: 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: Brazil's beloved capybaras make surprise appearance inside Mato Grosso legislative assembly

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/brazils-beloved-capybaras-surprise-appearance-022900956.html

Published on: Thursday 13 August 2026

Staff at Mato Grosso's legislative assembly building in central-western Brazil got an unexpected surprise when a group of capybaras showed up in the corridors, turning an ordinary day at the ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: World Bank Supports Mato Grosso do Sul’s Drive for Safer, Greener, and More Resilient Roads

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/04/10/world-bank-supports-mato-grosso-do-sul-s-drive-for-safer-greener-and-more-resilient-roads

Published on: Wednesday 09 April 2025

World Bank Supports Mato Grosso do Sul’s Drive for Safer, Greener, and More Resilient Roads WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2025 – The World Bank has approved a new financing package for the Brazilian state ...

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

Potential for social and sporting transformation in the state Credits: Rodrigo Moreira/CBFOpened on Thursday morning (3), the Football Development Center of the ...

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 Mato Grosso state commits to phasing out native wood for boilers from 2034

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/brazils-mato-grosso-state-commits-phasing-out-native-wood-boilers-2034-2026-06-09/

Published on: Tuesday 09 June 2026

SAO PAULO, June 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's Mato Grosso state has signed a commitment to eliminate the use ‌of firewood from deforested native forests in power-generating boilers, starting in 2034, ...

News Brazil » Mato Grosso » People: Planned Bolivia-Brazil highway threatens Chiquitania dry forest

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/planned-bolivia-brazil-highway-threatens-chiquitania-dry-forest/