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BRAZIL

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation comprises the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas with Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations due to over a century of mass immigration worldwide and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEARNING RESOURCES

Israel-Hamas War

Political Instability

Environmental Impact

Racism in Brazil

Economic Development & Crisis

Criminality in Brazil

LGBTQIA+ Rights in Brazil

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LEARNING RESOURCES

Background

Israel-Hamas War

Political Instability

Brazil bars Bolsonaro from political office for eight yearsThe Brazilian election court’s decision is based on his abuse of power and lies about the election.

Brazil’s Polarization and Democratic Risks - Divisive Politics and Democratic Dangers in Latin AmericaIn Brazil, the highly divisive government led by President Jair Bolsonaro is merely the symptom of a longer pattern of polarization that has severely hampered the country’s response to the pandemic.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro will be investigated over unproven voter fraud claims | CNNA Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ruled that President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for his unproven claims that the country's electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.

Environmental Impact

Brazil swelters under rare early spring heat wave | CNNA rare heat wave has hit Brazil and it’s expected to last for days. Spring has just begun for most of the country, but temperatures could reach 42 degrees Celsius.

'The Amazon is speaking for itself': Brazil President Lula puts climate and inequality at the center of UN address | CNNBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva put inequality and the climate crisis at the center of a speech Tuesday that opened the annual UN General Debate in New York, lamenting that the international community has “numbed” to its responsibility to care for the world’s poor.

It’s clearer than ever that we’re pushing the Amazon rainforest to its dreaded demiseHuman survival depends on this iconic ecosystem, and only one thing will save it.

Brazil’s economic crisis, prolonged by COVID-19, poses an enormous challenge to the AmazonBecause Brazil’s economic prosperity in the last two decades is increasingly linked to the Amazon’s good health, restoring the country’s economy is a critical first step toward ending deforestation.

Understanding the Amazon Issue: Press Here.

Tipping points and cascade effects: the Amazon is under grave threat

Racism in Brazil

Economic Development & Crisis

OverviewBrazil is projected to fall into its deepest recession on record. However, macroeconomic framework is expected to remain broadly adequate, albeit with substantial downside risks, calling for strong fiscal consolidation and adoption of structural reforms.

Brazil court-ordered govt payments could hit 2022 budget like a "meteor", says economy ministerBrazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday that the full payment of 90 billion reais ($17 billion) of federal court orders potentially slated for 2022 would hit the government budget like a "meteor".

Poverty

Millions in Brazil thrown back into poverty as pandemic aid dries upTatiana Araujo de Sirqueira, a 33-year old single mother of six, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are almost neighbors. But they inhabit different universes.

Criminality in Brazil

Reducing Homicide in Brazil: Insights Into What WorksAmid startling levels of violence, Brazilian state and municipal governments can be a source for innovative solutions. Brazilians have an uneasy but

Is there no end to Rio de Janeiro’s cycle of violence?A May 6 police operation in Rio’s Jacarezinho favela resulted in the death of 28 people.

LGBTQIA+ Rights in Brazil

Brazil far right moves to ban same-sex marriage - EFE NoticiasA commission of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved a bill promoted by the far right that proposes ending same-sex marriage

20% of Brazilians still consider homosexuality a disease: study - Brazil ReportsThe World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 1990, however, two out of 10 Brazilians (about 40.6 million people), still believe being gay is a sickness, and 40% of these believers think it is possible to “heal” members of the LGBTI+ community to make them straight.

Opinion on same-sex marriage by age Brazil 2023 | StatistaA survey conducted in Brazil in January 2023 showed that the age group of respondents of 25 to 44 years old was the most tolerant towards same-sex marriage, with 49 percent of respondents being in favor.

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