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Indigenous tribes are appealing to the U.N. to help stop deforestation and raids on tribal lands, which have both increased under President Jair Bolsonaro.
A year into his presidency, Jair Bolsonaro is facing accusations of genocide against his countrys Indigenous minorities. The violence began before he even took office.
Jair Bolsonaro has leveled baseless allegations against the actor, who he claims has funded fires in the Amazon.
Loggers ambushed an indigenous group, shooting dead a young man. Amazon invasions have increased during Jair Bolsonaro's tenure as Brazil's president.
Presidents Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro have forged a nationalist alliance based on the idea that climate change is a hoax.
The Swedish fashion retailer and the company behind brands like Vans and Timberland said they're banning leather from Brazil over environmental concerns.
An explosive Romanian air show, a charred Amazon rainforest and a bathtub opera round out this week's best images.
Hundreds of global corporations have promised to help limit deforestation. None of them is meeting that goal.
As the Amazon burns, other forests around the globe face similar threats.
The Brazilian leader said the French president must retract some of his comments, "and then we can speak".