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The Arara territory has been under government protection since 1991. But there are fears that could change under Bolsonaro, a climate change sceptic
A Brazilian trans woman has faith in Umbanda and Candomblé, two African-derived religions
Even the rats are jumping ship as the economy flounders amid poor governance decisions
The election of Brazil’s right-wing president has let loose his followers’ queerphobia
The tough-talking far-right Bolsonaro has long expressed his admiration for Trump
Jair Bolsonaro on Monday sacked a close aide who helped get him elected after a storm within his party over suspected improper campaign financing
Brazil is going through a rudderless period as President Jair Bolsonaro lies in a hospital bed following stomach surgery
For the first time since 2011, the United States has not made the list of top 20 countries perceived to be least corrupt in the world
Netanyahu also stressed that he would press Bolsonaro on an announcement that Brazil would follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature
Change is happening at such a rate that animals, plants and ecosystems cannot evolve fast enough to survive
‘To make destroying the environment even easier, Bolsonaro pledged to merge the environment and agriculture ministries’
Ramaphosa’s inability to imagine an emancipatory path takes us back to an unsustainable elitism
Polls indicate that voters are unlikely to abandon the African National Congress
Economic inequality is fuelling a growing sense of tribalism, which populist politicians exploit — just take a look at Team Trump
South Africans could embrace an authoritarian state if the government fails to address current social and economic issues
Bolsonaro’s resounding win in Sunday’s run-off put an emphatic end to the electoral dominance of the Workers’ Party
Bolsonaro, who won 55% of the vote in a run-off on Sunday, issued a series of campaign pledges that left many fearing for the future of the Amazon
Jair Bolsonaro is the embodiment of the most hardline faction military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for twenty-one years
Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation
Ethiopia’s new prime minister is trying to do things differently. If he succeeds, the consequences will be felt beyond his borders
The new model brings together fake social care, exacerbated nationalism and a compensatory pro-business approach
Jair Bolsonaro easily beat a dozen other candidates on Sunday — but not by enough to avoid an October 28 showdown with Fernando Haddad
If Jair Bolsonaro gets more than 50% of the vote to lead the field of 13 candidates, he will win the presidency outright
Whoever ends up as president will be at the helm of the world’s 8th-biggest economy, an oil producer and major energy consumer
The bitter reality is that there is a real chance of the country returning to a dictatorship and its darkest days