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‘A New Pandemic’: Coronavirus Threatens Indigenous People In The Amazon As Fire Season Nears
When the Amazon Rainforest burns, illegal loggers and miners are typically to blame. In the past, indigenous communities would patrol their lands every week or fortnight to find criminals looking to loot the forest. These patrols”usually made up of two to six men”deterred illegal land-grabbers from deforesting indigenous territories, which may cover as much as…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Blames Press For Covid-19 ‘Hysteria,’ Boasts He’s Too Fit To Get Sick In Speech
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sparked protests with a Tuesday evening address in which he claimed the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is a media “fantasy,” demanded governors end quarantine and isolation measures, and bragged that he is so healthy he wouldn’t even know if he was infected, the Guardian reported.
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‘Puzzling’ Virus Found In Brazil Has Genetic Material Not Seen In Anything Else
Scientists in Brazil say they’ve made a mysterious discovery. They claim to have found a virus made of genetic material never before seen elsewhere. But you likely have nothing to fear from this virus: It seems to only hunt amoebas.
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A Brazilian Highway Is Killing Its Giant Anteaters
Brazil’s BR-262 highway cuts across the country from east to west, connecting the border with Bolivia to the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a busy road, carrying all manner of industrial products towards the shore for shipment. That should be a good thing, and for the most part, it is– unless you’re an anteater.