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Researchers found the impacts of intensive mobile phone usage are more acute in Indigenous communities that have had no gradual acclimation to the technology.

Indigenous digital colonisation: How the internet is affecting the lives of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

Higor Leite, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; Alison M Joubert, Adelaide University , and Amelie Burgess, Adelaide University

While technology can promote inclusion and access to information, it can also lead to dependency and affect the cultural identity of indigenous communities.
For most of soccer’s history, fans all around the world cheered for goals and other skillful moves, but now online betting platforms have broken the game into hundreds of small financial bets, changing what soccer means emotionally for many of its fans. aniloracru/Unlimphotos

The next World Cup won’t be only about passion for soccer. It will also be about betting obsession

David Nemer, University of Virginia

Betting has turned passion into a transaction, with poor families in Brazil and elsewhere spending money that could have gone to food, transport, diapers, electricity, or rent.
An Indigenous man with a phrase in Portuguese painted on his back that translates to “Mining Kills,” participates in a protest against the increase of mining activities that are encroaching on his land, in front of the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Brasilia, Brazil, in 2022. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Bangor University and Riley Casagrande, Stanford University

An increase of just 0.03% in illegal gold mining is associated with a 20 to 46% increase in the local incidence of malaria in Yanomami lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva greets US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at the White House: the trip also serves a second, equally important function for Lula, as each item on the bilateral agenda maps directly onto a domestic electoral fault line. Ricardo Stuckert/PR

Trump and Lula at the White House: a relationship built on pragmatism and a broader regional calculus

Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University

Bilateral meeting between both presidents sent a clear signal to Lula’s domestic audience: the relationship with Washington is not broken, and it does not require a Bolsonaro to fix it.
Abelardo de la Espriella from Colombia (left) and Flávio Bolsonaro from Brazil (right): the two men have never appeared on the same stage, but they are running similar campaigns, reading from similar scripts, and looking toward the same set of foreign role models. AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga and AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University and Carlos Ricaurte, Florida International University

The solutions they offer - economic shock therapy, militarized crackdowns and a lack of agency in foreign policy - are just old responses retooled with new aesthetics and a new international support network.
Survey results show problems in virtually all the areas assessed: incomplete or missing data, shortcomings in ad libraries, lack of clarity regarding funding and targeting, and the absence of standards that would allow for consistent comparisons between platforms. Imagem: Eleven Labs

Research reveals lack of transparency in ad data of digital platforms

R. Marie Santini, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Adriano Belisário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Bruno Mattos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Danielle Pinho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Debora Salles, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and Hugo Leal, University of Cambridge

Much of the world still needs to make progress in regulatory terms, and platform transparency cannot be treated as a corporate choice.
Podcast produced in partnership with the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) and funded by the Council on Australia-Latin America Relations (COALAR), with support from The Conversation Australia, drew on more than 40 hours of interviews to provide an overview of what scientists are doing to fight the effects of climate change.

Meet ‘Voices from the South’, The Conversation Brazil’s podcast on science and climate in Brazil and Australia

Paulo Mussoi, The Conversation

The podcast was created in partnership with UFPA to showcase what scientists in Brazil and Australia are doing to mitigate the impacts of climate change
Roads, deforestation, cattle ranching, mining, power plants: economic development projects in large forests such as the Amazon are vectors of changes that degrade the health of the ecosystem and make way for the spread of viruses and diseases. Foto: Felipe Werneck / Ibama

Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

Sandra de Souza Hacon, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)

Droughts, outbreaks and violence: Environmental health expert explains why there is no human well-being without a healthy environment, and the climate changes’ impact on that
The Cerrado biome, native to south-central Brazil, is visibly losing territory to agribusiness: deforestation rates remain high, amid a preservationist discourse fraught with contradictions, which in practice continues to encourage large-scale agricultural production. Foto: Adriano Gambarini / WWF Brasil/ Divulgação

Between ‘breadbasket of the world’ and ‘guardian of the Amazon’, Brazil remains unable to solve its environmental dilemma

Karina Kato, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and Sergio Pereira Leite, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)

Between rhetoric and practice, the country faces contradictions that today fuel hunger, accelerate deforestation and undermine our climate future.
Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro speaks for a conservative crowd in Buenos Aires, last December, defending the thesis that his country coup plotters are persecuted political prisoners: with his father, Jair Bolsonaro, being ineligible, figures like him and former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro are projecting themselves as contenders for the 2026 presidential race. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

Analysis: Bolsonaro’s political persecution narrative will be Lula’s biggest problem

Guilherme Casarões, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP)

The complaint puts Bolsonaro in the position of being politically persecuted and has the potential to inflame the former president’s supporters, with possible electoral consequences.
Ecuador’s policies based on states of emergency are already having repercussions throughout South America. If they are considered effective, they will probably be imitated. On the other hand, they are also being monitored by civil society and human rights activists. AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador’s tough on crime approach is popular, but major challenges remain

Robert Muggah, Instituto Igarapé and Katherine Aguirre, Instituto Igarapé

Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police and military. If re-elected, Noboa promises to continue doing the same, despite the problems this type of policy causes
On the political front, the renewal of the conservative wave caused by Trump’s victory has left Bolsonaro supporters ecstatic. But the fiscal and monetary decisions that the new Republican administration will have to make could have a costly impact on the Brazilian economy. AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

Extremism, interest rates and tariffs: the political and economic challenges the Trump administration will impose on Brazil

Guilherme Casarões, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP)

Protectionist policies could harm exports of Brazilian industrial products, and the alliance between the US and Argentina will jeopardise Brazil’s efforts to integrate South America
President Lula during the last G20 foreign ministers’ meeting at the UN in September. Next to him is South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who will take over the group’s presidency in December. Roberto Stuckert Filho / Presidência da República

Brazilian presidency of the G20 is likely to end with limited results

Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP)

Brazil’s presidency of the G20 will end with limited results, as other members of the bloc turn a deaf ear to President Lula’s desire to lead the world in development.
A tourist captures a moment in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio. Brazil, with its unparalleled natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, has the potential to be a significant player in international tourism. Despite the challenges of language barriers, geographical distances, high costs, safety concerns, and a lack of adaptation to international tourism standards, the allure of Brazil’s natural wonders and vibrant lifestyle remains a beacon of hope for its future in the global tourism industry.

Five reasons why Brazil struggles to attract international tourists

Gui Lohmann, RMIT University; Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and Jaqueline Gil, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Brazil attracts three times fewer tourists a year than the city of Paris. Brazilian experts in international tourism explain the reasons for the country’s difficulty in attracting visitors.
Invisible: It is not known exactly how many Brazilians are currently migrating due to the current climate change, as there are no centralised registration systems to monitor them. Carlos Macedo/AP

Brazil needs a new approach to climate mobility

Robert Muggah, PUC-Rio

Brazil faces a future of increasing climate threats ranging from floods and forest fires to droughts and rising sea levels.
The Papagaia (B. bilineatus), whose green colour ensures camouflage among the foliage of the trees, is one of the 12 species of snake found in the Alto Juruá region in Acre. Personal archive of the author, Paulo Bernarde

Collecting live snakes in remote Amazon regions for study is no easy task – here’s how we do it

Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)

A snake bite in a remote area of the Amazon can literally be a matter of life and death. Amazon+10 Initiative study collects snakes to improve the serums available in the region
A Papagaia (B. bilineatus), cuja coloração verde garante a camuflagem entre as folhagens das árvores, é uma das 12 espécies de serpentes encontradas na região do Alto Juruá, no Acre. Arquivo pessoal do autor, Paulo Bernarde

A difícil tarefa de coletar serpentes vivas nas regiões remotas da Amazônia para estudos científicos

Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)

Uma picada de serpente numa área remota da Amazônia pode ser, literalmente, uma questão de vida ou morte. Estudo da Iniciativa Amazônia+10 coleta serpentes para melhoria dos soros disponíveis na região

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