Brazil uses forensic science to trace gold’s origin and tackle illegal mining in the Amazon

The work takes place at the National Institute of Criminalistics in Brasilia, the country’s capital, where federal police ...

Brazil’s government says it is working with Peru to protect border Indigenous lands

Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples said it has signed a memorandum with Peru’s Ministry of Culture to protect Indigenous ...

Masked men invading and taking Amazon communities ‘hostage’ in organised crime surge, say local leaders

Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western Amazon ...