Tag: Brazil

Brazil’s Prolonged Wait to Win the World Cup

CU Sports Wasana Nadeeshani -
Commonwealth_ Brazil is the team in World Cup history with five wins. Brazil has not won the World Cup...

Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Sees 40-Year Low in Deforestation, but Amazon Crisis Deepens Global Concern

Environment Sharya Christiana -
Recently recording the lowest level of deforestation in 40 years, Brazil's Atlantic Forest has finally faced some good news...

Why Vale Is Shutting Its Oman Pellet Plant Early — And What It Signals for Global Iron Ore Supply

Mena Asanga Divulweva -
In light of growing geopolitical uncertainty, Vale Mining has met the planning of advanced maintenance shutdowns at its Oman...

Brazil’s First Official Arid Zone Signals Escalating Climate Crisis in the Northeast

Environment Sharya Christiana -
A startling new reality is beginning to emerge in the sandy hinterlands of Macururé in the northeastern Brazilian state...

Lights Out, Flights Off: Brazil’s Largest City Hit by Major Outage

Global Dana de Silva -
A powerful storm system swept through São Paulo, Brazil, this week, whipping up destructive winds that left over 1.3 million...

ArcelorMittal, Atlas Complete Major Solar Park in Brazil

Environment Sharya Christiana -
Brazil’s Minas Gerais: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal and clean energy developer Atlas Renewable Energy are known to have successfully...
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Was Bolsonaro’s Ankle-Tag Incident a Health Crisis Rather Than a Crime?

Global Dana de Silva -
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge that medication-induced “hallucinations” drove him to tamper with his electronic...

Can COP30 Deliver the Climate Finance Commonwealth Nations Urgently Need?

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Sharya Christiana -
The 2025 UN climate change conference, COP 30, will commence on the 10th of November and continue until the...

Is Canada’s COP30 Investment Enough to Bolster Global Food and Climate Security?

Canada and Caribbean Roshan Abayasekara -
At the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held at Belem, Brazil, the Minister of Environment & Climate...

Will India’s Push for the Joint Crediting Mechanism Accelerate Low-Carbon Technologies?

Asia Sharya Christiana -
Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav participated in the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Partner Countries' Meeting at Belém, Brazil,...

Brazil’s Bloodiest Anti-Gang Operation: What Really Happened in Rio’s Favelas?

Global Ishini Dabare -
A large-scale police operation on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has become the deadliest in Brazil’s history,...

If Even “Healthy” Forests Are Dying Faster Than They Grow, What Hope Is Left for the World’s Carbon Shield?

Science & Tech Piumi Fernando -
Researchers believe that nutrient limitations, especially a lack of phosphorus, could be preventing this expected growth response. The world's...

Can India Become the U.S.’s Next Big Trade Partner in Critical Minerals?

Asia Hafsah -
(Commonwealth_India) The latest round of trade tensions between the United States and China, this time over rare earth minerals,...

Global Conservation Champions Honored at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

Environment Warsha De Silva -
Environmental (Commonwealth Union)—Every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress convenes scientists, policymakers, and green leaders from far-off horizons...

South America Beckons: Is the UK About to Score Big Wins in Brazil and Argentina?

Europe admin -
(Commonwealth_Europe) Chris Bryant’s first overseas trip as Britain’s new Trade Minister has taken him to Brazil and Argentina, where...

How a Pacific-Led Court Ruling Could Force Climate Accountability

Environment Warsha De Silva -
Environmental (Commonwealth Union)—As Fijian student Vishal Prasad listened to the International Court of Justice's climate ruling, he stood there...