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☆ Brazil's Lula Slams Israel on Gaza War, Says UN Failed
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that the United Nations has failed to resolve international conflicts and harshly criticized Israeli actions in Gaza. Lula said there would not be peace without the establishment of a Palestinian state and called for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. War in Israel and Gaza View All 209 Images"The killing must be stopped," he said. Lula said the permanent Security Council should be expanded and its veto powers abolished. Brazil has supported South Africa's case brought before the International Court of Justice against the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, he added.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Abdel Fattah al, Lula, Sisi, who's, Israel, Lisandra Paraguassu, Peter Frontini, Anthony Boadle, Andrew Cawthorne, Nick Macfie Organizations: United Nations, Arab League, . Security, Security, International Court of Justice Locations: CAIRO, Gaza, Brazil, Palestinian, Israel, Palestine

☆ Brazil Army Colonel Arrested in Military Coup Probe on Return From US
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Lisandra ParaguassuBRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian army colonel wanted by police in an investigation into am attempted coup by associates of Brazil's former far-right president was arrested on Sunday when he returned from the United States. Colonel Bernardo Correa Neto was arrested at Brasilia's airport when he arrived and put in detention at an army garrison after a custody hearing. The Federal Police on Thursday raided Bolsonaro's beach house and political party office, confiscated his passport and accused him of editing a draft decree to overturn the election result as part of an alleged plot for a military coup. Thursday's police operation included search warrants against four former ministers, three of them retired army generals, and the arrest of four former aides, including Colonel Correa Neto. The president of Bolsonaro's right-wing political party, Valdemar Costa Neto, was also arrested on Thursday when a search of his Brasilia home turned up an unregistered firearm.

Persons: Bernardo Correa Neto, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro, Lula, Donald Trump, Correa Neto, Bolsonaro's, Valdemar Costa Neto, Alexandre de Moraes, Lisandra Paraguassu, Anthony Boadle, Mark Porter Organizations: Reuters, Inter - American Defense College, Federal Police, Supreme Locations: Paraguassu BRASILIA, United States, Brasilia's, Washington, Florida, Bolsonaro's, Brasilia

☆ Dengue Spreads Fast in Brazil Prompting Emergency Health Measures
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Ricardo Brito and Anthony BoadleBRASILIA (Reuters) - Dengue fever has surged in Brazil's hot rainy season, forcing health authorities to take emergency measures and start mass vaccination against the mosquito-borne illness. In the first five weeks of this year 364,855 cases of infection have been reported, the Health Ministry said, four times more than dengue cases in the same period of 2023. The rapid spread of dengue has caused 40 confirmed deaths, the ministry said, and a further 265 are being investigated. The Health Ministry has set up an emergency center to coordinate operations against dengue across Brazil. Dengue fever symptoms include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and an itching skin rash.

Persons: Ricardo Brito, Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Qdenga, Tedros Adhanom, Anthony Boadle, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Reuters, Health Ministry, Federal, Army, Brazilian Air Force, World Health Organization, WHO, El Locations: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Brasilia, Brasilia ., Rio de Janeiro, Europe, America

☆ Brazil's Candidate to Head Interpol Says Time for Non-Western Leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Anthony Boadle and Ricardo BritoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Interpol should elect a new head from a developing nation to diversify the organisation and boost its credibility as crime becomes increasingly globalised, Brazil's candidate to head the international police agency, Valdecy Urquiza, told Reuters. This would help Interpol strengthen global cooperation to combat transnational crime, said Urquiza, currently Brazil's Federal Police Director for International Cooperation. Interpol's executive committee will elect a new secretary general Feb. 13 for a five-year term, succeeding its current head, Juergen Stock of Germany. The selected candidate will be put to Interpol's General Assembly in November. "Interpol cannot be used for geopolitical ends, so it is important that the secretary general comes from a neutral country, and Brazil has that.

Persons: Anthony Boadle, Ricardo Brito, Valdecy Urquiza, Urquiza, Britain's Stephen Kavanagh, Faisal Shahkar, Moscow, Brazil's, Ros Russell Organizations: Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Reuters, Interpol, Federal Police, International Cooperation, Juergen, Germany, Police Services, Assembly Locations: Europe, United States, Nawa, Zambia, Pakistan, Lyon, France, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil

☆ Lula's Approval Ratings Inch up Ahead of Brazil's Local Elections -Poll
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Those who consider Lula's administration as bad or terrible increased marginally to 27.9% from 27.2 four months ago, it showed. The rating of the leftist president's performance edged up to 55.2% from 54.9% in September, while disapproval also rose slightly to 39.6 from 39.0%, the MDA poll commissioned by the transport sector lobby CNT. Lula gets his best approval ratings among lower-income Brazilians and in poorer northeastern Brazil, his political bastion. He does badly among higher income groups and evangelical Christian voters, MDA said. MDA polled 2,002 people in person between Jan. 18-21 and the poll has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da, Lula, Marcelo Souza, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Susan Fenton Organizations: Reuters, pollster MDA, MDA, CNT, Christian Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil

☆ Brazil reinforces border with Venezuela and Guyana over Esequibo tensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRASILIA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Brazil's military is reinforcing its northern border due to rising tensions between its neighbors Venezuela and Guyana over Venezuela's claim to the Esequibo region, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. Venezuela reactivated its claim over the Esequibo in recent years after the discovery of offshore oil and gas. In Sunday's referendum, Venezuelan voters rejected the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice over their country's territorial dispute with Guyana and supported the creation of a new Venezuelan state in the potentially oil-rich Esequibo region. Brazil did not ask Venezuela to cancel the vote, but President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government is expected to criticize the stepped up Venezuelan campaign for the Esequibo. An international tribunal in Paris in 1899 settled the issue, but Venezuela says the ruling was rigged.

Persons: Gisela Padovan, Nicolas Maduro's, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Ricardo Brito, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Anthony Boadle, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Ministry of Defense, Mechanized Cavalry Regiment, Reuters, International Court of Justice, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Venezuela, Guyana, Boa Vista, Roraima, Ireland, America, Caribbean, Venezuelan, Brazil, British, Paris, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro

"Given the transition in Argentina, we are handing the subject to the new government, which has indicated they want a deal," the Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said. A European official with knowledge of the talks said Argentina was no longer open to finalizing the deal on Mercosur. Argentine negotiators who were due to travel to Brasilia for final push to close the deal canceled their trip, a Brazilian government trade official told Reuters. Officials wanted to wrap up agreements before Argentina's Milei takes office on Dec. 10, as he has criticized the trade deal that took two decades to negotiate. Argentina's incoming foreign minister, Diana Mondino, said it was important to sign the EU-Mercosur accord after she visited Brasilia last Sunday to meet Brazil's foreign minister.

Persons: Javier Milei, Milei, Diana Mondino, Anthony Boadle, Marcela Ayres, Lisandra, Matthew Lewis Organizations: European Union, Mercosur, Argentine, Reuters, EU, Milei, Diplomats, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Argentina, Mercosur, Brasilia, American, Brazil, Argentine, Belen, Madrid, Jorgelina, Rosario, Buenos Aires

☆ EU-Mercosur Deal's Future up to New Argentina Government -Sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Persons: Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Javier Milei, Milei, Diana Mondino, Anthony Boadle, Marcela Ayres, Lisandra, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Reuters, European Union, Mercosur, Argentine, EU, Milei, Diplomats Locations: Argentina, Mercosur, Brasilia, American, Brazil, Argentine, Belen, Madrid, Jorgelina, Rosario, Buenos Aires

☆ Brazil Senate Votes to Limit Decisions by Supreme Court Justices
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate took the lead on Wednesday to curb what lawmakers see as judicial overreach by the country's Supreme Court and passed a constitutional amendment that limits the ability of justices to rule on issues individually. The bill passed by a wide margin of 52-18 votes in two rounds of voting required for constitutional amendments. Lawmakers have accused the Supreme Court of usurping the legislative function of Congress with rulings on social issues such as the court's decision to facilitate gay marriage. Proposals in Congress include limiting the years justices can sit on the Supreme Court and an amendment that would allow lawmakers to undo court decisions they view as unconstitutional. "Attacking the Supreme Court, changing the way ministers are appointed, shortening their tenure in office, interfering with their internal functioning are political options that are not good for democracy," he told local media.

Persons: Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Jair Bolsonaro, Oriovisto Guimaraes, Roberto Barroso, Anthony Boadle, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, Brazil's Senate, Supreme

BRASILIA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate took the lead on Wednesday to curb what lawmakers see as judicial overreach by the country's Supreme Court and passed a constitutional amendment that limits the ability of justices to rule on issues individually. The bill passed by a wide margin of 52-18 votes in two rounds of voting required for constitutional amendments. Lawmakers have accused the Supreme Court of usurping the legislative function of Congress with rulings on social issues such as the court's decision to facilitate gay marriage. Proposals in Congress include limiting the years justices can sit on the Supreme Court and an amendment that would allow lawmakers to undo court decisions they view as unconstitutional. "Attacking the Supreme Court, changing the way ministers are appointed, shortening their tenure in office, interfering with their internal functioning are political options that are not good for democracy," he told local media.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Oriovisto Guimaraes, Roberto Barroso, Anthony Boadle, Sonali Paul Organizations: Brazil's Senate, Supreme, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA

☆ Brazil Aims to Expand Rail System With Funds From Prior Contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Lisandra ParaguassuBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil plans to expand its railway network with a 40 billion reais ($8 billion) fund that will be financed by removing discounts given to rail companies by previous government contracts, Transport Minister Renan Filho told Reuters. The Federal Audit Court is now reviewing those extensions after the government of President Lula da Silva disputed the discounts. "We think that some procedures adopted in the contracts are unacceptable," Filho said in an interview on Friday. According to the government, the companies owe an additional 40 billion reais ($8.1 billion) in unpaid concession payments. The government's goal is to have 40% of Brazil's freight, which is mostly iron ore, transported by rail, up from 17% today.

Persons: Renan Filho, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula da Silva, Filho, Rumo, São Paulo, Vale, Lisandra Paraguasu, Anthony Boadle, Emelia Sithole, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Reuters, Transport, Federal Audit Court, Vale, Rumo, TCU Locations: Paraguassu BRASILIA, Brazil, Carajas, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, São

[1/6] A man works on a pole to restore electricity after a storm knocked down power cables in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel Acquire Licensing RightsSAO PAULO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Half a million residents of Sao Paulo remained without electricity on Monday three days after a storm knocked down power cables, leaving much of Brazil's largest city in the dark. The storm snapped branches and knocked down hundreds of trees that fell on overhead power lines in many streets of the city, initially cutting off 2.1 million customers in Metropolitan Sao Paulo, energy distribution company ENEL said. But what is shocking is that year after year there is not enough investment in burying the power cables. Reporting by Camila Moreira, Alberto Alerigi and Leticia Fucuchima in Sao Paulo; Anthony Boadle in Brasilia; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carla Carniel, Sao Paulo, ENEL, Denilson Laurindo, Thiago Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Flavio Dino, Alexandre Vieira Monteiro, Camila Moreira, Alberto Alerigi, Leticia Fucuchima, Anthony Boadle, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Metropolitan Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Friday, Brazil's, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sao, Brazil's, Metropolitan Sao, Morumbi, Brasilia

☆ GM cancels 1,245 layoffs at factories in Brazil, union says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 4 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) will cancel 1,245 layoffs at its factories in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Caetano do Sul and Mogi das Cruzes in the state of Sao Paulo, the union representing metalworkers said on Saturday. Saving the jobs was a "historic victory" following a 13-day strike, the Sindmetal union said in a statement, adding that GM representatives will meet union leaders on Monday to confirm the decision. Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Sao Jose dos Campos, metalworkers, Anthony Boadle, Paul Simao Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Sul, U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Sao Jose, Sao Caetano, Sao Paulo

☆ Brazilian Oil Industry Gets Support From New Congressional Caucus
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian lawmakers have set up a congressional caucus to represent Brazil's oil and gas industry, led by state-run producer Petrobras, and to back the company's plans to explore offshore fields near the mouth of the Amazon River. Petrobras has planned to explore in the so-called Northern Brazilian Equatorial Margin, following major discoveries in neighboring Guyana and Suriname. We have to explore for oil at the mouth of the Amazon," Pazuello said. The Parliamentary Front in Support of Oil, Gas and Energy, as the caucus is called, was launched on Tuesday with 217 members, or 42% of the lower chamber of Congress. He said the launch of the caucus received unprecedented support in Congress and was a non-partisan effort.

Persons: Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Eduardo Pazuello, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Pazuello, Equinor, Washington Quaquá, Jair Bolsonaro, Anthony Boadle, Rod Nickel Organizations: Reuters, Petrobras, Wednesday, Mines and Energy Ministry, Gas, Energy, Lula's Workers Party Locations: Para, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Lula approval falls on view Brazil economy slipping -Genial/Quaest poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a meeting with Chinese Politburo Standing Committee member, Li Xi at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Approval of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's performance has fallen on Brazilian worries that Latin America's largest economy is worsening, a new Genial/Quaest poll showed on Wednesday. Approval of his way of governing has fallen to 54% in October from 60% in August, while 42% of those polled say he is doing a bad job, up from 35% in the previous survey. Genial/Quaest interviewed 2,000 people of voting age between Oct. 19 and Oct. 22. The poll has a 2.2 percentage point error margin.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Li Xi, Adriano Machado, Luiz Inacio Lula da, Quaest pollster Felipe Nunes, Lula, Jair Bolsonaro, Quaest, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Jonathan Oatis, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA

☆ Ancient Amazon River Rock Carvings Exposed by Drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Suamy BeydounMANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region's worst drought in more than a century. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish their origins, archaeologist Jaime de Santana Oliveira said on Monday. One area shows smooth grooves in the rock thought to be where Indigenous inhabitants once sharpened their arrows and spears long before Europeans arrived. The rocky point is called Ponto das Lajes on the north shore of the Amazon near where the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join. (Reporting by Suamy Beydoun; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Richard Chang)

Persons: Jaime de Santana Oliveira, Oliveira, Suamy Beydoun, Anthony Boadle, Richard Chang Organizations: Beydoun, Rio Negro, National Historic, Artistic Heritage Institute Locations: Beydoun MANAUS, Brazil

☆ Ancient Amazon River rock carvings exposed by drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Suamy Beydoun | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A view of ancient stone carvings on a rocky point of the Amazon river that were exposed after water levels dropped to record lows during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 23, 2023. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish their origins, archaeologist Jaime de Santana Oliveira said on Monday. One area shows smooth grooves in the rock thought to be where Indigenous inhabitants once sharpened their arrows and spears long before Europeans arrived. The rocky point is called Ponto das Lajes on the north shore of the Amazon near where the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join. Reporting by Suamy Beydoun; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Suamy, Jaime de Santana Oliveira, Oliveira, Suamy Beydoun, Anthony Boadle, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rio Negro, National Historic, Artistic Heritage Institute, Thomson Locations: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, Rights MANAUS

MADRID/BRASILIA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Argentina and Brazil are requesting 12.5 billion euros ($13.2 billion) in financial aid from the European Union in talks to conclude a trade agreement with South America's Mercosur bloc, according to a document seen by Reuters. Three EU and South American diplomats confirmed the Argentine request, which is backed by Brazil, in the rotating presidency of the four-nation Mercosur. A European diplomat involved in the talks told Reuters the 12.5 billion euros number was "floated" but that any support "would not be anything like that figure." The new aid request was made in a Mercosur counterproposal to an EU addendum proposing environmental safeguards. But the financial aid request and reopening of the public procurement chapter could prevent a final deal this year.

Persons: videoconferences, Xiana Mendez, Belen Carreño, Anthony Boadle, Brad Haynes, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: European Union, South America's Mercosur, Reuters, EU, South, Argentine, Mercosur, Thomson Locations: MADRID, BRASILIA, Argentina, Brazil, Mercosur, Uruguay, Paraguay, European, Brussels, Brasilia, Valencia

☆ Brazil's Lula vetoes bill restricting Indigenous land claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The president vetoed everything that was unconstitutional and not consistent with our Indigenous peoples policy," his Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha announced. "The important thing is that Indigenous rights are guaranteed by the veto," she said at a news conference with Padilha after a meeting with Lula to decide the matter. Indigenous communities across the country claim land that farmers have settled and developed, in some cases for decades. Farmers have said the bill would ensure greater legal security of their land ownership, curtailing land conflicts. Minister Guajajara responded in an interview with Reuters that it would undermine the ancestral land rights of Indigenous people and threaten their way of life, and she urged Lula to veto it completely.

Persons: Sonia Guajajara, Adriano Machado, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Alexandre Padilha, Brazil's, Lula, Guajajara, Anthony Boadle, David Gregorio, Richard Chang Organizations: Indigenous, National, REUTERS, Rights, Institutional, Padilha, Farmers, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA

An Indigenous named Raimundo Praia from Mura people looks on in a deforested area of a non-demarcated indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Brazil Potash Corp FollowBRASILIA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has overturned an injunction suspending the license for Canadian firm Brazil Potash Corp to build Latin America's largest fertilizer mine in the Amazon rainforest. She also ruled that a license must come from federal environmental agency IBAMA and not state agency IPAAM. Brazil Potash on Wednesday declined to comment on the ruling, which was based on an appeal by the state environmental agency IPAAM. Brazil Potash says it would have minor environmental impact because salt separated from the potash at a processing plant would be returned underground.

Persons: Raimundo, Ueslei Marcelino, IPAAM, Jaiza, Alexandre Silveira, Silveira, Soares, Joenia Wapichana, Sergio Mura, Stan Bharti's Forbes, Governor Wilson Lima, Anthony Boadle, Marguerita Choy, Bill Berkrot, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Brazil, Corp, Federal Regional Tribunal, Reuters, Mines, Energy, Funai, Capital, Stan Bharti's Forbes & Manhattan Group, Thomson Locations: Raimundo Praia, Mura, Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, BRASILIA, Manaus, , Brasilia, Autazes, Amazonas, Toronto

☆ Amazon drought strands floating Brazilian village on lake turned into mud
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Bruno Kelly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Ivalmir Silva digging searches for water on Puraquequara Lake, which has been affected by drought, in Manaus, Brazil, October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsMANAUS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Life has come to a standstill for a floating village now stranded on mud flats left by severe drought in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. As Lake Puraquequara dried up, so too has business evaporated for the owners of boats and floating shops that are also stuck in the mud. The Amazon drought, like flooding in the south of Brazil, is a result of the El Niño phenomenon, which warms the Pacific Ocean's surface water, experts say. Things have gotten so bad at Lake Puraquequara that there is little water to drink or cook with.

Persons: Ivalmir Silva, Bruno Kelly, Isaac Rodrigues, Otenisio de, Raimundo Silva, Anthony Boadle, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rio Negro, Carmo, Thomson Locations: Manaus, Brazil, Rights MANAUS, Solimoes, Puraquequara, Otenisio de Lima

☆ Lula government's approval rating dips nine months into office in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The CNT/MDA poll said 40.6% of the people surveyed said the performance of the Lula government was "great" or "good" compared with 43% in the previous poll in May. Lula narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in a runoff election last October and took office in January. Still, 46% of those polled say the new government is better than Bolsonaro's, which had a 12-percentage-point lower approval rating after nine months in office. Approval of Lula's own performance as president has also dipped, to 54.9% from 57%, with disapproval rising to 39% from 35%. MDA, commissioned by the national transport lobby CNT, polled 2,002 people across Brazil between Sept. 27 and Oct. 1.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula, Marcelo Souza, Bolsonaro, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Rod Nickel Organizations: CNT, MDA, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil, Brasilia

☆ Mass death of Amazon river dolphins linked to severe drought, heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Bruno Kelly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMANAUS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating on a tributary of the Amazon River since last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat. Low river levels during a severe drought have heated water in stretches to temperatures that are intolerable for the dolphins, researchers believe. The Amazon river dolphins, many of a striking pink color, are unique freshwater species found only in the rivers of South America and are one of a handful of freshwater dolphin species left in the world. The scientists do not know with total certainty that drought and heat are to blame for the spike in dolphin mortality. Global warming's role in the current Amazon drought is unclear, with other factors such as El Nino at play.

Persons: Bruno Kelly, El Nino, Miriam Marmontel, Marmontel, Brazil's Chico Mendes, Anthony Boadle, Brad Haynes, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Mamiraua Institute, Sustainable Development, REUTERS, Rights, Environmental, El, International Union for Conservation, Brazil's Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, Thomson Locations: Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, Rights MANAUS, South America, Tefé's, Lake Tefé, Tefé

☆ Brazil's Lula Leaves Hospital After Hip Surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left hospital on Sunday two days after hip surgery and will spend three weeks recovering at the Alvorada presidential residence, his office and doctors said. Lula underwent surgery at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital on Friday for arthrosis of the right hip caused by the extremely painful wear and tear of the cartilage on the head of the femur. His doctors had expected him to remain in the hospital until Tuesday, but he began to walk on Saturday in physiotherapy sessions. The hospital reported he had walked up and down stairs on Sunday. The arthroplasty, carried out under general anesthetic, involved removing the head of the femur to implant a prosthesis.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Giancarlo Polesello, Anthony Boadle, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Reuters, Libanes, United Locations: BRASILIA, United Arab Emirates, Alvorada

☆ Lula admitted to Brasilia hospital for hip surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during an inauguration ceremony of the new President of Supreme Court, Roberto Barroso, in Brasilia, Brazil September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was admitted to hospital on Friday to undergo surgery for hip arthrosis caused by wear and tear of the cartilage on the head of the femur that has caused him much pain in recent months. The two-hour surgery with general anesthetic is aimed at restoring the function of his right hip by arthroplasty, which involves removing the head of the femur to implant a prosthesis. While the surgery is not risky, 77-year-old Lula will remain in hospital until Tuesday and then spend three weeks at the presidential residence recovering. Lula said he put off the surgery because he wanted to take office first and lead the country back to normality after political turmoil under his predecessor, and recover Brazil's international standing.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Roberto Barroso, Ueslei Marcelino, Lula, Geraldo Alckmin, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Christina Fincher Organizations: Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, arthroplasty, United, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, United Arab Emirates

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