The return of the floating structures shows the resilience of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, which destroys the riverbeds ...

Since Brazil stepped up its fight against illegal air transport, drug traffickers who transport drugs from producer countries ...

Brazilian drug gangs are bringing in far more money from fuel and other products than from cocaine trafficking, an expansion ...

Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra was recognized by the Whitley Fund for Nature for her pioneering work to build and monitor ...

In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras expects to boost diesel output by some 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year as it ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s government on Tuesday approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, ...

"As my grandpa used to say: the best accessory is gold, the best car is a Toyota, and the best investment is illegal gold mining," reads a post from one of the social media accounts that promote ...

Gold – often dubbed the world’s oldest ... serves as a warning for what could happen to parts of Brazil’s Amazon if drug trafficking and associated criminal activity goes unchecked.

The Administrative Council of Economic Defense (Cade) of Brazil today will hold a public hearing to discuss aspects related ...

Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite ...

The leader of an indigenous community in Peru asked for the government to declare a state of emergency on Monday and accused ...