Our latest on EU-Mercosur negotiations: the controversial side letter has been mostly discarded and Brazil given assurances on impact of EU anti-deforestation law
Trade blocs ramp up talks in bid to close deal in coming weeks https://t.co/WaG2DVZguj via @ft
Amazon drought: "“Global warming is clearly making a contribution to this exceptional drought,” said Tim Lenton, chair in climate change and Earth system science at the University of Exeter ... " #Manaus
https://t.co/3165pnBmdb via @ft
Valor: 8 commodities account for two thirds of Brazil’s exports so far this year: soy, oil, iron ore, meat, sugar, corn, pulp & coffee. In 2000, same 8 commodities accounted for just 26% of exports. Increase in Chinese demand & deindustrialization at home cited as main factors
"An OECD report said Brazil needed “urgent key reforms”, highlighting the “limited level of enforcement”, de facto impunity and perceived threats to the independence of prosecutors"
Brazil is taking worrying steps away from clean politics https://t.co/zmPpcHyrYM
"What we are trying to do with the Peruvian food is what the French accomplished over 200 years, the Italians over 100 years, the Japanese over 50 years — and we did it in 25 years"
How a unique recipe took Peru to the top table of global cuisine https://t.co/kUxFvwj5jV
'A NewsGuard analysis found that "verified" accounts on X are superspreaders of misinformation about the conflict, boosting falsehoods while displaying a “verification” blue checkmark that verifies nothing' https://t.co/CrH7ElZFHN
"The Cerrado has always been chosen to die in place of the Amazon". Excellent work by @SamCowie84
Brazil looks for more sustainable ways to grow soya https://t.co/u3QtUTkyf6 via @ft
Scandal bares the problems of the Amazon carbon credit market—The lack of clear rules for the voluntary carbon market means there is “little to no public oversight”, said Mario Braga, a political risk analyst at Control Risks. https://t.co/ijLPrExftQ @FT@bryanhimself