Brazilian activism made civil rights gains in 2017

Ministry announces rules for inaugural battery auction; sector is hopeful

Supreme Court sets a trial date for Bolsonaro son living in the US

🪄 Can Lula be a Trump whisperer?

Lula hopes to bump into Trump at the G7. Eduardo Bolsonaro set to face the music at the Supreme Court. The government releases the rules for Brazil’s first battery auction.

⛏️ The gold rush poisoning the Amazon

Illegal gold mining can devastate protected lands and poison indigenous communities. Brazil's federal government wants to clean it up, but Congress may have other ideas.