The conference is being led by COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s vice minister for climate, energy and environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among those scheduled to attend are government leaders and ministers, diplomats, U.N. representatives, scientists, business leaders and non-governmental organizations across the globe.

The Earthshot Prize announced its five global winners for 2025 Thursday, which include rainforest reforestation, a global oceans treaty and a fashion week.

We don’t expect any demand from China to return to the U.S. market with this change,’ said one trader at an international trading company. ‘Brazil is cheaper than the United States and even non-Chinese buyers are taking Brazilian cargoes.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September of attempting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat and was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.

A bold new plan to protect tropical forests, which aims to raise $125 billion US and directly pay developing countries to halt deforestation, is taking shape at the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil this week.

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil hosts world leaders for a summit on Thursday ahead of the COP30 climate conference in the rainforest city of Belem. Here's what the leaders are saying: U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES "We can choose to lead,

Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman were both penalized after their Brazil GP Sprint collision, with one driver now just three points from an automatic race ban.