Amazon’s $25 million stake in Colombian delivery company highlights its ambitions in Latin America, but Mercado Libre remains dominant. Amazon has entered into a deal with Colombian delivery platform ...

If vast fires consuming the Amazon represented the global threat posed by Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil, his replacement last year by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave hope to environmentalists ...

Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the Amazon rainforest lost 6 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded Brazil’s geological service said on Friday. The Negro river's low level reflects has been caused by a severe ...

LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...

The Amazonian population elected climate change deniers and politicians with a history of environmental fines to govern some of the region’s major cities. Pará’s state capital, Belém, which will host ...

Brazil’s Senate approved an environmental licensing bill that could expedite major infrastructure projects, including paving ...

The world's eyes will be on the Amazon in coming weeks as Brazil hosts the UN climate summit. With the country's mixed environmental record, can Brazil's government help push through vital climate ...

PORTO VELHO, Brazil - Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the Amazon ...

Brazil captivates visitors with its vibrant culture, stunning beaches, the vast Amazon rainforest, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, and the energetic Carnival festival. The country also offers ...