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☆ Brazil proposes global forest conservation fund at COP28
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Smoke from a fire rises into the air as trees burn amongst vegetation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brazil on Friday unveiled a proposal at the COP28 climate summit to set up a global fund to finance forest conservation that it hopes can raise $250 billion from sovereign wealth funds and other investors, including the oil industry. The plan unveiled by Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad calls for the creation of an innovative global instrument to remunerate the maintenance and restoration of tropical forests. Brazil is asking other countries to contribute to the final design of the fund. The funds would be deposited at a global organization, which could raise further resources by issuing low-risk bonds.

Persons: Leonardo Benassatto, Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, Fernando Haddad, Andre Correa, Lago, deforest, Lisandra Paraguassu, William Maclean Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Brazilian Environment Minister, Finance, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Humaita, Amazonas, Brazil, Dubai

☆ Israeli survivor makes emotional return to scene of Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto And Michal Yaakov Itzhaki | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Some 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in attacks by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 and more than 200 were abducted, according to Israeli tallies. ESCAPEOn the day of the attack on the music festival, the gunmen left their victims where they killed them and debris was strewn across the ground. The brother of a friend of Hayat who was killed in the attack consoled her with a hug. Shooting began when Hamas gunmen arriving from Gaza reached the music festival, some of them on foot, others on motor-bikes. Her ordeal ended when Israeli soldiers arrived several hours after the Hamas attack began.

Persons: Hayat, Evelyn, ’, Timothy Heritage, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Nova Festival, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Palestinian, Re'im, Israel, RE'IM, Gaza, Kibbutz Re'im, Tel Aviv

☆ Israeli Survivor Makes Emotional Return to Scene of Hamas Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

By Leonardo Benassatto and Michal Yaakov ItzhakiNEAR RE'IM, Israel (Reuters) - Tears welled in May Hayat's eyes as she stood in silence on an emotional return to the site of an Israeli music festival where she narrowly escaped death in a Hamas attack a month ago. Some 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in attacks by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 and more than 200 were abducted, according to Israeli tallies. ESCAPEOn the day of the attack on the music festival, the gunmen left their victims where they killed them and debris was strewn across the ground. Shooting began when Hamas gunmen arriving from Gaza reached the music festival, some of them on foot, others on motor-bikes. Her ordeal ended when Israeli soldiers arrived several hours after the Hamas attack began.

Persons: Leonardo Benassatto, Michal Yaakov Itzhaki, Hayat, ’, Timothy Heritage, Mark Heinrich Organizations: Reuters Locations: RE'IM, Israel, Gaza, Kibbutz Re'im, Tel Aviv, Palestinian

[1/4] Brothers Rada Rashed, 33, and Raif Rashed, 39, from the Israeli Druze minority, recount to Reuters how they survived the October 7 Nova Festival attack, in Daliyat Al-Karmel, Israel October 30, 2023. Acquire Licensing RightsDALIYAT AL-KARMEL, Israel, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hired to cater for an all-night Israeli music festival, Rada and Raif Rashed fled for their lives just after dawn, when Hamas militants rampaged through the crowd on Oct. 7 turning the celebration into a place of horror. I now have two birth dates; the original one on March 15 and the new one is on Oct. Rada and his brother Raif, 39, were caterers at the Nova festival, close to Gaza, when the Hamas gunmen arrived. Young women at the festival "were begging Hamas members not to kill them," he said.

Persons: Rada Rashed, Raif Rashed, Ammar Awad, Raif, Rada, Leonardo Benassatto, Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh, Daliyat al, Kamel, Stephen Farrell, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Rada, Festival, REUTERS, Health, Thomson Locations: Daliyat Al, Israel, Rada, Kibbutz Re'im, Gaza, Hamas's, Daliyat, London

☆ Volkswagen strikes direct supply deals for chips to avoid global shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Volkswagen's factory is seen in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil June 28, 2023. Demand for chips has risen dramatically in the car industry in line with electric vehicle production and the need for increasingly complex software. Volkswagen and Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA) announced plans last July to co-develop a new semiconductor, marking VW's first direct relationship with a second- and third-rank semiconductor supplier. Volkswagen has not struck a direct supply relationship with TSMC - the world's biggest contract manufacturer of semiconductors - but meets with them every few weeks to communicate its demand situation, Schnake said. The carmaker also plans to reduce the variety of chips required in its vehicles to simplify the supply chain, which will also help simplify its software offering, Schnake added.

Persons: Campo, Leonardo Benassatto, chipmakers, Karsten Schnake, Dirk Grosse, Taiwan's TSMC, Schnake, Victoria Waldersee, Jan Schwartz, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, NXP Semiconductors, Infineon Technologies, Renesas Electronics, Volkswagen, Intel, Thomson Locations: Sao Bernardo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Berlin, Germany

☆ Protesters oppose Petrobras oil exploration plan at mouth of Amazon river
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen on a tank in at Petrobras Paulinia refinery in Paulinia, Brazil July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File PhotoBELEM, Brazil, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Environmental demonstrators protested on Sunday against plans by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to drill for oil at the mouth of the Amazon river. Petrobras has appealed against a decision by Brazil's environmental protection agency, Ibama, to deny it permission to drill an exploratory well at the mouth of the Amazon, saying the request lacked an environmental assessment of the project. It reaches a technical opinion that must be obeyed," said the minister, who has opposed the plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon. Lula said Guyana's president would like Petrobras to explore for oil off-shore from his country.

Persons: Paulo Whitaker, Luis Barbosa, Marina Silva, Ibama, Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Leonardo Benassatto, Leslie Adler Organizations: Petrobras Paulinia, REUTERS, Environmental, Petrobras, PETR4, Amazon, Thomson Locations: Paulinia, Brazil, BELEM, Amazon, Suriname, Guyana, Amapá

[1/5] Brazil's indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire poses for a photo during an interview before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations at the Igarape Park, in Belem, Para state, Brazil August 5, 2023. "I will ask the presidents to commit to guaranteeing the preservation of the forest," he told Reuters. Raoni, an unmistakable figure with his large lip plate and yellow feather headdress, is a chief of the Kayapo people, an Indigenous group that lives along the Xingu River where savannah plains meet the Amazon rainforest. "The deforestation of the Amazon's forests is not good for us Indigenous peoples, and white man needs to rethink and preserve what remains of the Amazon," he warned. Reporting by Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Raoni Metuktire, Ueslei Marcelino, Raoni, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Sting, Leonardo Benassatto, Anthony Boadle, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Ueslei, Reuters, Brazilian Congress, Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, Thomson Locations: Belem , Para, Brazil, Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Belem, U.S, France

☆ They were slaughtered for their blubber, and nearly wiped out in Brazil. Decades later, humpback whales are making a comeback.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In the 1980s, thousands of humpback whales were slaughtered in Brazil for their blubber. A few decades ago, a population of only 300 to 500 humpback whales survived in the country, scientist Jose Truda Palazzo, who works at the Humpback Whale Institute in the state of Bahia, told the news agency. Humpback whales have grown to about 30,000 in Brazil after being decimated in the 80s. REUTERS/Leonardo BenassattoThe population growth in humpback whales should be taken as a good sign for marine conservation not only in Brazil, but worldwide, Palazzo said. The effort to track the whale population is supported by "citizen scientists," non-professionals with a passion for science who support the work of the scientific community.

Persons: repopulating, Jose Truda Palazzo, Leonardo Benassatto, Palazzo, Julio Cardoso Organizations: Reuters, Service, Whale Institute, REUTERS Locations: Brazil, Wall, Silicon, Bahia, East

☆ Brazilian citizen scientists see humpbacks return decades after mass killings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Like other citizen scientists, as they are known, Cardoso uses the photographs to collect information on the numbers of the marine mammals, helping researchers and scientists track the surging numbers of humpbacks in the area. "These animals survived whaling with a very, very small population remaining... something between 300 to 500 animals," Palazzo, of the Humpback Whale Institute in the state of Bahia, said. Palazzo says the surge of whales in Ilha Bela is great news for marine conservation, not only in Brazil, but worldwide. "It shows that if we can do effective protection for marine species, most of them will recover," he said. Reporting by Leonardo Benassatto; Additional reporting and writing by Steven Grattan; Editing by Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Julio Cardoso, Cardoso, we've, Jose Truda Palazzo, Palazzo, Ilha Bela, Leonardo Benassatto, Steven Grattan, Sharon Singleton Organizations: ILHA, Whale Institute, Thomson Locations: ILHA BELA, Brazil, Bela's, Bahia, Antarctica, Patagonia, Australia, Ilha

[1/3] A general view after a series of explosions at grain silos owned by agro-industrial cooperative C. Vale, in the city of Palotina, Parana State, Brazil, July 27, 2023. Brazil's Parana Firefighters/Handout via REUTERSSAO PAULO, July 27 (Reuters) - At least eight people have died, one was missing and nearly a dozen others wounded after a grain silo explosion on Wednesday at an agricultural co-operative in southern Brazil, the government of Parana state said on Thursday. The blast occurred at the C.Vale co-operative in the small town of Palotina, about 600 km (370 miles) from the state's capital Curitiba. Experts say grain dust particles are highly combustible and can cause fires or explosions in confined spaces such as grain storage facilities. Fire Department Official Manoel Vasco said dogs were helping in the search of the missing worker potentially trapped under a pile of grains.

Persons: C.Vale, Jose Ricken, Ricken, Manoel Vasco, Carlos Favaro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Darci Piana, Leonardo Benassatto, Ana Mano, Gabriel Araujo, Christina Fincher, Bernadette Baum, Alison Williams Organizations: Vale, Brazil's, Brazil's Parana Firefighters, REUTERS SAO PAULO, Fire, Agriculture, Thomson Locations: Palotina, Parana State, Brazil, Brazil's Parana, Parana, Curitiba . Parana, Paraguay

☆ Motor-biking dog and owner cruise Brazil's streets to help hungry pups
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Leonardo BenassattoSAO PAULO, July 17 (Reuters) - Miguel Pereira de Souza and his dog Ruby zoom through Brazil's sprawling metropolis Sao Paulo on a motor-bike on a mission: hand out free dog food to less fortunate pooches. "I said from today every time I see a dog going hungry, I will donate a portion of food," Souza said, wiping away tears. Once Souza posted videos and pictures on social media of his food deliveries and the street dogs, donations started to flood in. "I had more than 700 kilograms (1,543 lb) of dog food in my living room," said Souza, who has Ruby's name tattooed on his forearm. "This help from Miguel - donating food, water, time and encouraging others to donate - I think is very cool," she said.

Persons: Miguel Pereira, Leonardo Benassatto, Miguel Pereira de Souza, Souza, Ruby, Raja Vidya, Steven Grattan, Brendan O'Boyle, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO, American, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo, Miguel

The approval, by 283 votes to 155, comes after Indigenous groups blocked a highway and burned tires to protest the measures earlier on Tuesday. Outside Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, demonstrators blocked a major motorway with flaming tires and used bows and arrows to confront police, who dispersed them with tear gas. Indigenous groups from across the country planned a week of protests outside Congress in the capital Brasilia. Lula legally recognized six Indigenous territories last month. Reporting by Anthony Boadle in Brasilia and Leonardo Benassatto in Sao Paulo; Editing by Brad Haynes, Cynthia Osterman and Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bill, Marco, Amanda Perobelli, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro, Lula, Anthony Boadle, Leonardo Benassatto, Brad Haynes, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: SAO PAULO, REUTERS, Supreme, Sao Paulo, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, SAO, Sao Paulo, Brazil's, Brasilia, Guarani, Brazil, Sao, Lincoln

It is the 10th time she has boarded this first-of-its-kind project, known as the cultural center on wheels. "Its main purpose is to try to decentralize and make access to the arts more reachable", said the project's organizer, Anderson Mauricio. Paula Santos, young students, middle-aged commuters, a homeless man, all boarded the day Reuters visited. It couldn't be more beautiful," Paula Santos said. Reporting by Steven Grattan and Leonardo Benassatto in Sao Paulo; Editing by Gerry DoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

It was one of the last still providing Ukrainian citizenship for newborns in the southern city of Kherson which was then under Russian occupation. Early in the occupation, Ukrainian parents faced pressure to accept Russian citizenship for their newborns. "When we asked for diapers, the Russians told us, 'If you come without Russian birth certificates, we will not give you diapers'," said Natalia Lukina, 42. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment on the situation in Kherson during Russian occupation. It is unclear how many babies received Russian citizenship, because Russian officials recorded them and Ukrainian registration workers did not cooperate with them, Klimenko said.

☆ Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine focused on Bakhmut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/5] Ukrainian service members are seen next an infantry fighting vehicle near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 25, 2023. Apart from Bakhmut itself, six nearby Donetsk settlements came under Russian shelling, it said. Russia is trying to encircle Bakhmut, forcing Ukraine to pull out its garrison. Her boss, President Joe Biden, went there a week ago to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's military forces have mostly focused on holding defensive positions in recent weeks, but are expected to attempt a counter-offensive later this year using new weapons pledged by the West.

[1/3] A view of the destroyed village of Moshchun amid Russia's invasion, Kyiv region, Ukraine May 19, 2022. But before they can even begin to be answered, Kyiv is seeking billions just to ride out this year. After a 30% contraction in its economy in 2022, Ukraine will need $38 billion by the end of year to cover its budget deficit alone. "But to me, one of the surprises has been how the private sector has been so resilient." "Supporting Ukraine now is critical to avoid a devastating humanitarian crisis and to strengthen Ukraine for what it's doing for the rest of the world."

☆ Brazil questions some 1,000 detained protesters after rampage in capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Most of the supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro were detained on Monday as troops dismantled a camp in Brasilia where demonstrators set off on Sunday before storming Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is running investigations of the "anti-democratic" protests, vowed in a speech on Tuesday to combat the "terrorists" at work in Brasilia. "Democracy will prevail and Brazilian institutions will not bend," said Moraes at the swearing-in of a new head of the federal police. They visited the ransacked Supreme Court building, which was the site most damaged by the pro-Bolsonaro rioters. The former president was admitted on Monday to hospital in Florida where he flew 48 hours before his term ended.

A man writes on a memorial wall as he takes part in a memorial ceremony in honour of the victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Mariana GreifSAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Brazilians on Sunday paid tribute in Sao Paulo to friends and family members who died of the coronavirus by writing messages on a mural set up on a boulevard in honor of the 680,000 people Brazil lost to the pandemic. Representatives from the Terena and Guarani tribes joined the demonstration, some donning headdresses and black-and-red face paint. "The left takes that and uses it for all sorts of politicking, it's really ugly." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Leonardo Benassatto and Brian Ellsworth in Sao Paulo; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Indigenous Sonia Guajajara, head of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) organisation and candidate for federal deputy, takes part in an interview in Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliSAO PAULO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A record number of indigenous leaders, most of them women, are running for federal office in Brazil's election next month, in a backlash against the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro. "This election is crucial," said Sonia Guajajara, head of Brazil's main indigenous umbrella organization, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), who is running for Congress. "Today, it is the women who are taking up the fight and leading the struggle of indigenous people in Brazil." Four decades passed before the election of another indigenous representative in Congress – a woman, Joenia Wapichana, from the state of Roraima.

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