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Axing the Amazon with a pen stroke A new law in Mato Grosso state changes vegetation classification criteria and strips parts of the Amazon of its forest status, leaving it vulnerable to legal deforestation

This week's Brazil Climate newsletter: While deforestation has kicked off a "savannization" process in parts of the Amazon, lawmakers in Mato Grosso state want to speed up that degradation process — turning forest into savanna with the stroke of a pen. newsletters.brazilian.report/p/axing-the-...

Corinthians could lose top sponsor as betting regulations kick in Subject of an ongoing police investigation into money laundering, Esportes da Sorte is unlikely to get an operating permit from the government any time soon — casting the financial projects of one Bra...

ICYMI: the latest issue of the Brazil Sports newsletter looks at how Corinthians could be left without its biggest shirt sponsor, as betting firm Esportes da Sorte struggles to get a government license to operate Brazil-wide.

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Brazil has never been hotter 2024 was the hottest year in Brazil’s history. We speak to the experts to find out why that was the case and what to expect for 2025

In this week's Brazil Climate newsletter: 2024 was the hottest year in Brazil since records began. I spoke to the experts to take apart the causes and prospects for 2025.
Thanks to @karilimax.bsky.social and the good people at Inmet and the SGB

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Highway to deforestation hell The BR-319 highway, connecting the Amazonian cities of Manaus and Porto Velho, is in a state of severe disrepair. Rebuilding and paving it, however, might be a bad idea

Latest Brazil Climate newsletter, telling the story of the BR-319 highway in the Amazon, a road as controversial as it is long.
+ great insight from Suely Araújo, public policy coord. @obsclima.bsky.social and former Ibama president.

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Botafogo set 2024 alight After heartbreak in 2023, Botafogo roared back this year to win the league and Libertadores double — thanks to a new-look (and expensive) squad.

ICYMI: Saturday saw the launch of our new Brazil Sports newsletter @brazilianreport.bsky.social. Issue 1 focused on Botafogo's glorious 2024, and what fans are still to expect from John Textor's multi-club ownership model - newsletters.brazilian.report/p/botafogo-i...

And be sure to keep an eye out for the Brazil Sports newsletter, issue 1 dropping Saturday 👀

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Port of Santos amid environmental regulation disputes After biologists found an exotic Asian plant species in nearby mangroves, the Port of Santos tried to up its inspection demands to curb ballast water risks. But the country’s regulatory agency suspend...

Excited to announce that from now on I’ll be anchoring a weekly Brazil Climate newsletter every Thursday on @brazilianreport.bsky.social. Issue one out now, with a fascinating story from @leticiando.bsky.social - newsletters.brazilian.report/p/santos-por...

Hello! Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. As this is their last home game of the season, it sold out very quick and almost exclusively to members

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Pilots record 30 UFO sightings in Brazil over 2023 Brazil's National Archives released a batch of 30 "UFO reports" documented by civil aviation pilots throughout 2023.

Gostei da "caneta grande de 40 km"
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Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value Musk bought X with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates. Here’s how far underwater his investors are today.

Musk “and his partners’ overall stake has shed $24 billion in value — a vaporization of wealth that has little parallel outside the realm of economic or industry-specific crashes, or devastating corporate scandals.”

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