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Topic: Brazil

Brazil first lady Rosângela da Silva to sue Elon Musk’s X over hacked account

Alleged hacker entered Janja’s account on 11 Dec and posted several messages, including insults against her and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as well as misogynistic slurs.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest falls 57% in September, shows govt data

The total area cleared in the Amazon in the first nine months of the year fell 49.5%, according to preliminary data from Brazilian space research agency INPE.

India passes G20 presidency baton to Brazil

India has had the presidency of the G20 for 9 months since 1 December, when it took over from Indonesia, and will continue to hold the position until 30 November.

Lula da Silva says Putin would not be arrested in 2024 Brazil if he attends next year’s G20 meet

The Brazilian president said that he himself planned to attend a BRICS bloc of developing nations meeting due in Russia before the Rio meeting.

Heavy rains flood Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul, death toll rises to 36

Weather forecaster Climatempo said that even though showers had stopped on Tuesday, they were expected to return and continue till Sunday.

Brazil’s Amazon forest deforestation falls 66% in August, lowest since 2018

The data give President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reasons to cheer as he has promised to end deforestation in the region by 2030.

Negative views of China are on the rise. Especially in India, but other emerging economies too

Analysis of Pew surveys between 2019 & 2023 shows worsening attitudes towards China in countries including Brazil & Mexico, although some like Nigeria & Kenya show opposite trend.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023, hits its lowest level in 4 years

Brazil’s national space research agency said that 2,649 sqkm of rainforest were cleared, lowest for the period since 2019. But that’s still more than 3 times size of New York City.

Neymar fined $3.3 million for breaching environmental rules

Soccer star violated rules during construction of his mansion in Brazil regarding use and movement of freshwater sources, rock and sand, local authorities confirmed Monday.

Months after he went missing, Brazilian actor’s body found buried in trunk under outhouse

44-yr-old Jefferson Machado, who lived in Rio de Janeiro, reportedly knew the tenant of the property where the body was found. The tenant is the prime suspect.

On Camera

Indian shipping sector is vulnerable to geopolitical unrest. Build local, invest in air cargo

With the ongoing conflict at the Red Sea, India needs to take a long-term view of the PLI scheme and its ambition to emerge as a hub of shipping containers.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.