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Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 21:08 UTC
Brazil: STJ issues ruling favoring transgender military staff

The First Section of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously ruled on Wednesday in favor of transgender military personnel -or transitioning thereinto- who are thus protected from being relieved of duty for their condition alone.
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Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
After violent storms, Brazil faces ongoing cyclone threat — severe weather also forecast in Argentina

Following a powerful extratropical cyclone that swept across south-central Brazil last week —bringing heavy storms and a tornado that devastated parts of Paraná and Santa Catarina— meteorologists are warning that the country faces a continued risk of similar weather events through the end of the year.
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Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
California Governor becomes most famous US COP30 attendee

California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as an unexpected focal point and “anti-Trump” figure at the COP30 climate conference in Belém, capitalizing on the absence of the self-proclaimed climate change skeptic US President Donald Trump.
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Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 19:44 UTC
Paraguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups

Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation “Guarani Shield” to contain transnational criminal organizations.
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Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 09:59 UTC
Incidents reported outside COP30 hosting site

Demonstrators clashed with law enforcement on Tuesday in Belém outside the so-called Blue Zone, where COP30 negotiations are taking place. The area was closed after a group of protesters tried to enter the site, but were kept at bay by security guards forming human chains. At least one guard was injured.
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Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 20:45 UTC
Bolsonaro's inner circle fears imminent imprisonment of former Brazilian President

Allies of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fear the former head of State, who has been sentenced by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to 27 years and 3 months in jail for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, will soon be transferred from his house arrest to a detention facility.
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Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
COP30 starts in Belem with a focus on accelerated global warming

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change officially kicked off in the city of Belém (Brazil), marking the first time the global climate summit has been held in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The meeting, set to run for two weeks, brings together world leaders from 163 countries to address the urgent crisis of global warming.
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Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:28 UTC
At least 6 killed as deadly tornado hits Brazilian town

Authorities in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná have declared a State of Public Disaster in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu following a catastrophic tornado that struck on Friday night, leaving six people dead and causing widespread destruction.
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Monday, November 10th 2025 - 07:52 UTC
TFFF reaches US$5.5 billion in funding

Brazilian authorities have confirmed that the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a financing model combining public and private investments to preserve these areas, had reached US$5.5 billion in funding following contributions from Norway (US$3 billion), Indonesia (US$1 billion), and France (US$500 million) in addition to the South American country's US$1 billion disbursement during the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
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Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Lula says little has been done regarding Paris Agreement

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voiced concern about the climate crisis and urged world leaders to strengthen their commitment to the Paris Agreement. He made those remarks during the last thematic session of the Climate Summit in Belém on Friday.
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