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  1. Our Planet’s Twin Crises Climate, Today

    In her last newsletter for the Times, a Climate Forward reporter reflects on the intertwined problems of climate change and biodiversity loss.

  2. On Oct. 7 Anniversary, Vigils and Hope for ‘an End to This Horrible War’ Foreign, Yesterday

    Israelis gathered on Monday to mourn those killed or abducted on the deadliest day in the country’s history.

  3. El cambio climático está secando el Amazonas, el mayor río del mundo En español, Yesterday

    A medida que una sequía seca tramos del río Amazonas, Brasil recurre al dragado para tratar de mantener el flujo de alimentos, medicinas y personas a lo largo de la superautopista acuática.

  4. A Changing Climate Is Scorching the World’s Biggest River Foreign, October 6

    As a punishing drought dries up stretches of the Amazon River, Brazil is resorting to dredging to try to keep food, medicine and people flowing along the watery superhighway.

  5. Brazil’s Largest Mafia Is Entering Politics. The Government Must Act. Op Ed, October 4

    For many Brazilians, the First Capital Command’s push into politics across the nation has been a shock.

  6. Una idea ‘elegante’ para financiar la protección de árboles En español, October 3

    El objetivo del Tropical Forests Forever Facility es pagar a los países con bajos índices de deforestación 4 dólares por cada hectárea de selva en pie que pueda identificarse mediante imágenes satelitales cada año.

  7. An ‘Elegant’ Idea Could Pay Billions to Protect Trees Foreign, October 3

    Brazil is proposing a fund that would pay countries to protect tropical forests that are crucial to curbing climate change. It would generate returns, too.

  8. Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries Science, October 2

    Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines.

  9. Antônio Delfim Netto, Brazilian Economic Czar, Dies at 96 Obits, September 28

    He was credited for the high-growth economy during the early years of Brazil’s long military dictatorship. But critics said his policies brought only short-lived gains.

  10. La plataforma X, de Elon Musk, cede en Brasil En español, September 21

    En un abrupto cambio de estrategia, los abogados de la red social dijeron que la empresa estaba cumpliendo las órdenes judiciales que antes había desafiado. El Supremo Tribunal de Brasil podría permitir el regreso del sitio la próxima semana.

  11. Elon Musk’s X Backs Down in Brazil Foreign, September 21

    In an abrupt reversal, the social network’s lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied. Brazil’s Supreme Court could allow the site to return next week.

  12. Elon Musk halla un modo de evitar el bloqueo de X en Brasil En español, September 18

    El nuevo episodio muestra cómo Musk ha convertido su disputa con las autoridades brasileñas en una importante prueba de fuerza entre la soberanía nacional y el poder sin fronteras de las empresas de internet.

  13. Musk Finds a (Temporary) Way Around Brazil’s X Ban Foreign, September 18

    Elon Musk’s social network used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Regulators expected to restore the block soon.

  14. Husband Is Indicted in Double-Murder Case Involving an Au Pair Express, September 18

    Prosecutors in Virginia said the case involved a hidden love affair and sex arranged over a fetish site.

  15. Un político brasileño golpea a su oponente con una silla en pleno debate En español, September 16

    El ataque, televisado en directo, podría cambiar el rumbo de la contienda por la alcaldía de São Paulo, la ciudad más grande de América Latina.

  16. Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair Foreign, September 16

    The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.

  17. Brazilian Court Makes One Musk Company Pay Fines of Another Foreign, September 13

    A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said that because Elon Musk controlled both X and Starlink, one company was responsible for the fines of the other.

  18. Has the Tide Turned for TikTok, Telegram and X? Op Ed, September 10

    They are facing legal pushback that may signal a new era of accountability for social media titans.

  19. Bolsonaro enfrenta posibles cargos penales por falsificar registros de vacunación En español, March 19

    La investigación sugiere que el expresidente de Brasil obtuvo la idea de falsificar su cartilla de vacunación para viajar a Estados Unidos de su ayudante Mauro Cid.

  20. Brazil Police Recommend Criminal Charges Against Bolsonaro Foreign, March 19

    The federal police accused the former president of falsifying his Covid-19 vaccination records.

  21. How Telling Stories to My Daughter Got Me Through the Darkest Times Op Ed, January 1

    Amid an unhinged far-right presidency and a devastating pandemic, it was a lifeline.

  22. Como contar histórias para minha filha me ajudou nos tempos mais difíceis Opinion, January 1

    Em meio a uma tresloucada presidência de extrema direita e uma pandemia devastadora, foi uma tábua de salvação.

  23. Brazil’s Police Raid Bolsonaro Home in Fake Vaccine Cards Case Foreign, May 3

    The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States.

  24. A Visa Backlog Abroad Is Taking a Toll Inside the U.S., Too Travel, April 13

    The pileup has left visitors from places like Brazil, Colombia, India and Mexico waiting months, even a year or more, to visit family or do business in America.

  25. O que as Favelas Brasileiras Podem nos Ensinar sobre Confiança Opinion, April 11

    A comunidade faz uma grande diferença em tempos de pandemia.

  26. La gran lección pandémica de las favelas de Brasil En español, April 11

    Las autoridades deben aprender a ganarse la confianza de las comunidades, que sin su apoyo han tenido que coordinarse para sobrevivir.

  27. Brazil’s Favelas Offer Lessons in Building Trust Op Ed, April 9

    Community goes a long way in pandemics.

  28. Your Monday Briefing: China Reopens Dining, January 8

    Also, Brazilians storm government offices and the Times investigates a 2021 Kabul airstrike.

  29. El virus olvidado: investigadores y familias afectadas por el zika tienen problemas para encontrar apoyo en Español, August 17

    Algunos bebés que nacieron con las devastadoras consecuencias de la enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos ya tienen 7 años, pero la covid ha acaparado la atención del mundo.

  30. El virus olvidado: investigadores y familias afectadas por el zika tienen problemas para encontrar apoyo en Español, August 17

    Algunos bebés que nacieron con las devastadoras consecuencias de la enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos ya tienen 7 años, pero la covid ha acaparado la atención del mundo.

  31. The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support Science, August 16

    Some babies born with devastating birth defects from the mosquito-borne illness are 7 now, but Covid turned the world’s attention away.

  32. Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives Science, July 15

    Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.