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Brazil’s water surface area shrinks below historical average in 2023

The surface area of water throughout Brazil dropped below the historical average in 2023, a MapBiomas Água survey released this week shows. Last year, water covered 18.3 million hectares, or two percent of the national territory, down 1.5 percent from the historical average, first calculated in 1985.Water losses were reported in all months of 2023 compared to 2022, including in the rainy season. In 2022, the water surface reached 18.8 million hectares. The figures refer to 1985 through 2023. The survey says that the biomes have been suffering from the loss of water surface since 2000, with the 2010s being the most critical decade.In 2023, natural water bodies accounted for 77 percent of Brazil’s water surface, down 30.8 percent—6.3 million hectares—compared to 1985. The other 23 percen...

Nearly a quarter of Brazil’s territory had wildfires in last 40 years

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Nearly a quarter of Brazil’s territory had wildfires in last 40 years

Nearly a quarter of Brazil's territory caught fire at least once between 1985 and 2023, covering 199.1 million hectares, or 23 percent of the country's land area.Of the area affected by fire, 68.4 percent was native vegetation, while 31.6 percent was influenced by human activities, particularly farming. The Cerrado and the Amazon are the main biomes impacted by fires, whether natural or man-made, accounting for 86 percent of the burned area.The data, obtained by comparing satellite images, is part of a study released on Tuesday (Jun. 18) by MapBiomas Fogo, a network of universities, non-governmental organizations, and technology companies.Using satellite images, researchers can analyze the size and historical patterns of the burned areas, but they cannot pinpoint the exact cause of t...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado biome falls by 12.9% this year

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Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado biome falls by 12.9% this year

Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado biome fell by 12.9 percent between January and May this year, according to data from the Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (Deter), presented on Wednesday (Jun. 5) by Environment Minister Marina Silva during the celebration of World Environment Day, at the Planalto presidential palace. In 2023, deforestation increased by 43.6 percent."This is only the beginning. We can't say this is a downward trend yet," the minister explained in an interview with the program A Voz do Brasil, broadcast by Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC).Silva stated that the federal government is currently executing a plan to prevent and control deforestation in the Cerrado. They are also engaging in dialogue with the governments of the states with the highest deforestation...

Brazil’s drug authority votes to uphold ban on e-cigarettes

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Brazil’s drug authority votes to uphold ban on e-cigarettes

Brazil’s national drug authority Anvisa has published a resolution banning the manufacture, import, marketing, distribution, storage, transportation, and advertising of electronic smoking devices, also known as vapes. The new decision comes into effect today (Apr. 24) and upholds a ban imposed in 2009.The document also prohibits the entry of these products brought by travelers in any form of import, including as part of their baggage or hand luggage for one’s own use.During the voting session, Anvisa’s Director-President Antonio Barra Torres read out opinions from 32 Brazilian scientific associations for around two hours, as well as positions from the ministries of Health, Justice, and Public Security and Finance. He also mentioned the public consultation held on the subject between De...

Brazil’s Development Bank to bring BRL 60 mi to coral preservation

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Brazil’s Development Bank to bring BRL 60 mi to coral preservation

This week, Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) launched another permanent call for the BNDES Azul (“Blue BNDES”) program, named after the color of the ocean. This time, efforts aim to preserve coral reefs with a minimum BRL 60 million. A previous branch of the program, unveiled in 2023, was aimed at protecting mangroves, a public call for BRL 50 million involving eight mangrove areas along the coast.In practice, the coral preservation initiative means that the bank will invest BRL 30 million in coral monitoring, preservation, and repair projects, and make BRL 30 million available for plans to be sponsored by foundations linked to private companies, international organizations, and state governments.While announcing the call, BNDES President Aloizio Mercad...

Brazil’s Justice Minister considers Marielle case solved

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Brazil’s Justice Minister considers Marielle case solved

Brazil’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, stated at a press conference on Sunday (Mar. 24) that the Federal Police investigations have clarified the masterminds behind the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. The murder occurred just over six years ago, in March 2018, in the center of Rio de Janeiro.Earlier in the day, Operation Murder Inc, launched by the police, resulted in the arrest of Domingos Brazão, a current advisor to the Rio de Janeiro Court of Auditors, federal representative Chiquinho Brazão (União Brasil-RJ), and Rivaldo Barbosa, former head of the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police."This moment is highly significant, marking a victory for the Brazilian state and its security forces in the fight against organized crime...

Brazil’s public broadcasting network sees major expansion

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Brazil’s public broadcasting network sees major expansion

Brazil’s National Public Broadcasting Network (RNCP), coordinated by Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), will now include stations from 11 state and municipal universities. The agreements were signed on Wednesday (Mar. 6) at an event at the Planalto presidential palace.The partnership should integrate 15 more TV and 20 radio channels into the network, which will now have a total of 117 TV and 155 radio stations. Creating regional content, guaranteeing access to information, and strengthening public broadcasting will be the top benefits of the agreements signed today, said EBC President Jean Lima. He stressed the role of the political support of the president’s Secretariat for Social Communication (Secom) in strengthening the public broadcasting system.“This is our plan to reach ou...

Share of wages in Brazil’s GDP fell by 12% in five years

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Share of wages in Brazil’s GDP fell by 12% in five years

The share of workers' salaries in Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—measure of the total value of all goods and services produced in the country—decreased by 12.9 percent over five years, reaching its lowest level in 16 years. This percentage has been declining since 2016, when it peaked at 35.5 percent of GDP. In 2021, wages accounted for 31 percent of GDP.According to data released by the government´s statistic agency IBGE, during the same period, companies' gross operating surplus, from which profits are derived, increased its share of GDP from 32.3 percent to 37.5 percent, representing a 16 percent growth between 2016 and 2021.Commenting on the data, IBGE head Márcio Pochmann argued that they indicate a reversal of the upward trend in the share of wages in GDP observed between ...

Heavy rains threaten most of Brazil’s 27 states

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Heavy rains threaten most of Brazil’s 27 states

The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) has issued an orange alert for parts of 12 states and the Federal District in Brazil due to the forecast of heavy rainfall.The alert, spanning Wednesday (Jan. 24) to next Friday (Jan. 26) morning, warns of rainfall between 50 and 100 mm/day, along with intense winds (60-100 km/h). These conditions pose risks such as power cuts, falling tree branches, flooding, and electrical discharges.Rio de Janeiro, which has been under alert for days, has already felt the impact of heavy rains over the past two weeks, affecting approximately 100,000 people, according to a report released on Wednesday by the local government. The Serra and Metropolitan regions face a moderate risk of landslides.The updated number of displaced people in Rio de Janeiro ha...