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Brazil citrus belt hit by 48% greening infection
11 Sep 2025 17:24 GMT
… nearly 48 per cent of Brazil's citrus belt, … 306.74 million boxes. The disease causes fruits to remain green … million in Brazil. The group also reports that the disease has killed … 's survival, making the disease difficult to control. Source: Reuters …
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Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find
11 Sep 2025 17:15 GMT
… leading to heart disease, stroke, emphysema, lung cancer, bronchitis, other … Amazon rainforest in Marabá, Brazil. Credit: Paula Prist
A … diseases like malaria to spread. Monkeypox, Ebola and HIV … to best protect human health.
The links between Indigenous …
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New Research Reveals Indigenous Amazon Forests Help Curb Spread of 27 Diseases Across Eight Countries
11 Sep 2025 17:16 GMT
… . Notably, the Brazilian Amazon alone recorded … eight countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru … of ecological and medical insights demonstrated … , zoonotic diseases, vector-borne diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular health, deforestation, …
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Scientific study suggests destruction of the Amazon rainforest directly impacts human health
11 Sep 2025 17:18 GMT
… timely revelation comes as Brazil prepares to host the United … of Indigenous territory and disease incidence in the countries … the spread of diseases, like access to health care in a … policymakers who are coming to Brazil.
“From my Indigenous perspective, …
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges, court majority decides in landmark trial
11 Sep 2025 19:14 GMT
… dictatorship that killed hundreds of Brazilians between 1964 and 1985, … “witch hunt” and slammed Brazil with tariff hikes, sanctions … about the pandemic and vaccines and his embrace of … for venting unfounded claims about Brazil’s electronic voting system. …
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NCBA says Brazil is not playing fair with trade practices
11 Sep 2025 19:01 GMT
… Brazil can meet an equivalent level of food safety and animal health … .”
One major concern for NCBA is Brazil’s lax … of disease.
“NCBA was the first to raise alarms over the Brazilian …
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Groundbreaking Brazilian Drug, Considered Capable of Reversing Spinal Cord Injury, Presented in São Paulo
11 Sep 2025 19:42 GMT
… injuries and lost body movement.
Brazilian researcher Tatiana Coelho de Sampaio … studies ultimately produced the current drug polylaminin, a world first, presented … the original language
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Bolsonaro's coup trial gripped Brazil - and his conviction will divide the country
11 Sep 2025 20:37 GMT
… lengthy prison sentence, after Brazil's Supreme Court … – Alexandre de Moraes – said Brazil risked "slowly forgetting… . His lawyer has cited health reasons. He has suffered … Brazil of convicts being granted house arrest due to age or health …
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Brazil's Supreme Court forms a majority to convict ex-President Bolsonaro of a coup
11 Sep 2025 19:17 GMT
… crackdown on disinformation in Brazil as heavy-handed. In … (left) speaks with then-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a … of power and falsifying COVID vaccination records. In 2023, he … 2030 for spreading disinformation about Brazil's voting system …
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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup after 2022 election defeat
11 Sep 2025 20:08 GMT
… stirring up tensions with Brazil, including threatening high … US president also accused Brazilian justices of conducting a … smuggling diamond jewellery into Brazil without properly declaring … and others’ Covid-19 vaccination statuses.
Bolsonaro had left …