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Monica dos Santos, 39, wears a T-shirt with the photos of victims of a dam break in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)

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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

The lawsuit at the High Court in London seeks an estimated £36 billion ($47 billion) in damages from the global mining giant BHP.

By Danica Kirka and Eléonore Hughes21 Oct 2024The Associated Press

Smoke rises from fire in the environmentally protected area of Brasilia National Park during the dry season in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The head of the agency that manages protected areas, Mauro Pires, told the local press that the fire is man-made and appears to have started near the edge of a farm. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke

Wildfires fueled by historic drought ravage Brazil's national park, shrouding Brasilia in smoke; authorities investigate arson.

By Eléonore Hughes16 Sep 2024The Associated Press

FILE - Encontro das Aguas park stands in the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Nov. 17, 2023, after wildfires burned part of it in the Pantanal biome, the world's biggest tropical wetlands. Typically the world’s largest topical wetlands dry out and are prone to fires from July to September. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands fire season is already breaking records

The number of blazes in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands has already broken records with experts predicting this year will be the most devastating in...

By Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Eléonore Hughes29 Jun 2024The Associated Press

Vehicles travel along a lateral highway restored to allow the movement of humanitarian aid for those affected by floods caused by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)

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Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

After devastating floods in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state will need to rebuild in a way that reduces...

By Eléonore Hughes23 May 2024The Associated Press

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‘Taylor Swift effect’ aims to provide water during Brazil’s life-threatening heat waves

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond for years had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro’s need for...

By Eléonore Hughes22 Mar 2024The Associated Press