Ranchers can earn an average $50 a year from raising cattle on a hectare of land in the Brazilian Amazon, according to government agricultural census data. It may not sound much, but for a farm covering thousands of hectares it is an incentive to clear virgin forest that produces no income.

By Valerie Volcovici, Katy Daigle and William James BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -The COP30 climate summit opened on Monday with the U.N. climate chief urging countries to cooperate rather than battle over priorities,

In Oiapoque, Brazil, hopes that oil will transform the economy hangs in air, after the government granted state-owned company Petrobras an exploratory license off the remote Amazonian city's coast. At the same time,

The conference is being led by COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s vice minister for climate, energy and environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among those scheduled to attend are government leaders and ministers, diplomats, U.N. representatives, scientists, business leaders and non-governmental organizations across the globe.

The governor of Rio de Janeiro has touted the deadliest police raid in Brazilian history as a success, but none of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis for the raid.

The 30th UN climate summit opens in the Brazilian Amazon on Monday as nations fall short on emissions pledges and the world edges closer to dangerous warming. Fewer than half of all countries have updated their climate plans,

Oscar Piastri’s Formula One championship hopes were dented after a time penalty contributed to a disappointing fifth-place finish

Brazil's central bank on Monday released long-awaited rules for trading virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, that will extend existing rules against money laundering and terrorism financing to virtual-asset service providers.

The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fake news, Brazil's President Lula da Silva tells UN climate summit.