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Tragedy that killed 251 was the second fatal mining disaster in the same state in 4 years
Environment minister Ricardo Salles calls for $12bn in aid and rejects boycott threat
Opposition to controversial president is still in sway to its jailed former leader
The German photographer was the first to picture the region’s indigenous inhabitants, documenting its flora and fauna in encyclopedic detail
Campaign to tout green credentials could be undercut by Bolsonaro’s clashes with Europe
Clearer rules will help bring about safer tailings dams
Secretary-general takes tough line on select coal-supporting nations
RenovaBR wants to train ethical politicians but many are sceptical of its motives
Monetary authorities are reacting to faltering growth
Desperate migrants walk hundreds of miles to impoverished Boa Vista
While deforestation has surged under Bolsonaro, scientists are racing to find ways to conserve the rainforest
Sustainable land use is the best way to prevent deforestation
Diplomacy, businesses and consumers all have a role to play
Summit agreement falls short of making specific financial pledges
The best chance of saving forests is to make them more valuable to their host countries
Forest blazes put in doubt socialist leader’s credentials as protector of ‘Mother Earth’
Move comes as western brands reported to have stopped buying Brazilian products
Analysts hail ‘positive surprise’ of expansion from previous quarter
As the rainforest burns, an exhibition of Sebastião Salgado’s photographs remembers an earlier free-for-all
Brazil’s president weighs up fate of G7 package for fires amid war of words with French counterpart
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572m in a case related to Oklahoma’s opioid crisis
Concerns rise that environmentally conscious buyers could boycott the country’s produce
Eight months after taking office, the president is more interested in playing identity politics over guns, faith and the Amazon
Brazil’s president seeks to ease international pressure as leaders gather for G7 summit
