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Former boss of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested in £3.5bn fraud probe

The former chief executive of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested on Friday in Madrid, accused of participating in a 25 billion reais (£3.5 billion) fraud scheme. Brazil’s federal police added his name to Interpol’s red notice list after determining the company falsified financial results to inflate cash flow and artificially boost the […]

Brazilian mining firm tests fast-charging niobium batteries

Brazilian niobium producer CBMM has completed the development of a lithium ion battery which uses niobium titanium oxide (NTO) in the anode. It was done in collaboration with Toshiba Corporation and Sojitz Corporation of Japan. The firms have unveiled a prototype e-bus powered by the battery which has a charging time of around 10 minutes […]

Brazilian highway image falsely shared online as Algeria

Following reports that Bangladesh’s forestry agency cut down scores of trees in a major national park, Facebook users began sharing a photo of a highway that passes through lush green hills which they said was an example of a mega project that did not lead to deforestation. But the posts falsely claimed the photo was […]

Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed a 980% increase in the number of fires in the […]

Death toll climbs over 140 in Brazilian floods with no end in sight

The death toll has risen to 143 following the devastating floods in southern Brazil. A further 125 were missing and 806 people injured, the Rio Grande do Sul State Civil Defence Department said on Sunday. As it also rained this weekend, the number of people who had to leave their homes has risen to over […]