Explore local sea level rise and coastal flooding risks worldwide with maps that use the most advanced available global model of coastal elevations. Temperatures as high as 39°C are well-above the late August normal with some locations in Central Brazil (Centro-Oeste) experiencing temperatures 7°C above what is normal for this time of the year Northern regions (Norte) will face temperatures up to 6°C above normal persistent dry air and deforestation has reduced moisture for rainfall On August 20, the concentration of microparticles known as PM2.5, a cancer-causing pollution from heat-induced fires, reached levels 11 times higher than World Health Organization recommendations. Smoke from fires in the Pantanal and Amazon regions reached at least 10 Brazilian states Increased cases of asthma, pneumonia, and sinusitis have been reported due to the deteriorating air quality severe drought conditions persist across much of Brazil with worsening impacts on agriculture and water supply expected Daily average temperatures are expected to reach Climate Shift Index (CSI) levels of 5 for at least a day and Jacarei in São Paulo; Manaus in Amazonas; Natal in Rio Grande do Norte; Belém in Pará; Macapá in Amapá; Campo Grande in Mato Grosso; Sorriso in Mato Grosso do Sul; Porto Velho and Ji-Paraná in Rondônia; and Boa Vista in Roraima A CSI level 5 indicates that human-caused climate change made this extreme heat at least 5 times more likely signifying an exceptional climate change event Temperature anomalies of up to 8°C above normal are expected in cities in the central and northern regions of Brazil while anomalies up to 10°C will be possible in parts of the state of São Paulo This means that temperatures are expected to be up to 10°C above the usual average for this time of the year because of climate change See table below for some of the cities most impacted by the extreme heat driven by climate change Forecast Number of CSI 5 Days (From August 22-25) Use the Climate Shift Index global map to see CSI levels in your city and region, and see our FAQs to learn about the CSI in both English and Spanish "Brazil is facing extreme temperatures despite being in the middle of winter This stark reality highlights the clear impact of climate change,” said Andrew Perching “As long as we continue to burn fossil fuels we will continue to see these alarming heatwaves and the devastating wildfires they fuel." To request an interview with a Climate Central scientist, please contact Abbie Veitch at aveitch@climatecentral.org Get updates, media alerts, and climate reporting resources Support our work There are lots of ways to help fund Climate Central today Learn more Parece que a página que você está procurando não está disponível Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo A Brazilian study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment shows how wildfires and forest burning for agriculture influence rain cloud formation in the Amazon aerosols (tiny solid particles and liquid droplets emitted into the atmosphere by fire) hinder the freezing of cloud droplets when the atmosphere is humidified but can also promote freezing when the atmosphere is dry This alters the natural functioning of clouds and their typical height and may also affect precipitation and the amount of sunlight reaching the ground the scientists used a large dataset collected over a 15-year period involving satellite imagery from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) measurements of atmospheric aerosols from fires made by NASA’s Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and reanalysis data from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis data provides the most complete picture currently possible of past weather and climate blending observations and past forecasts rerun with modern forecasting models The satellite images and reanalysis data covered the entire Amazon region The aerosol data referred to five locations in southern Amazonia: Alta Floresta and Cuiabá in Mato Grosso state; Rio Branco in Acre state; and Ji-Paraná and Ouro Preto do Oeste in Rondônia state a professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the University of São Paulo’s Institute of Physics (IF-USP) and first author of the article The study was supported by FAPESP The co-authors were Elisa Sena (Federal University of São Paulo) and Ilan Koren (Weizmann Institute of Science depends mainly on a combination of three factors: atmospheric humidification In southern Amazonia’s rainy season (roughly December-April) the atmosphere is extremely clear and the origin of the particles in the aerosols is natural They come from condensation of gases emitted by the forest and from wind abrasion of soil and vegetation large-scale fires emit a huge amount of smoke which spreads throughout the region and is blown by the wind to other regions “They produce much worse pollution than urban activities in the city of São Paulo The study is a contribution to the knowledge of the behavior of clouds in the Amazon and can be enriched by further research “The influence of clouds on the climate is very important This is the most complex topic in climate models that set out to forecast what will happen with regard to this theme in the future so any improvement in knowledge of how clouds function is a major contribution to the advancement of climate science,” he stressed About São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) 10.1038/s43247-021-00250-3 and radiation control the temperature of glaciation in Amazonian clouds are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system Copyright © 2025 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English (ANS - Campo Grande) - "It is with sorrow but with my gaze fixed and confident on the Risen Christ that I communicate the death of our dear confrere Hospitalized since June 1 at 'UniMed' Hospital in Campo Grande I ask everyone to pray for the eternal rest of this brother of ours who gave so much of himself to our dear Salesian Missionary Province of Mato Grosso." With this statement the Vicar of the Brazil-Campo Grande Province of BCG spread among his confreres the news of the passing of Salesian Msgr Bruno Pedron had turned 78 years of age last June 3 and lived 59 years as a Salesian His episcopal motto was "Ut Unum Sint" (To be one; that they are all one) Bruno Pedron arrived in Brazil as a young Salesian missionary He studied philosophy at the Philosophical Institute of São Vicente in Campo Grande (MS) and theology at the Salesian Pedagogical Institute of Verona-Saval affiliated with the Salesian Pontifical University He was ordained a priest on 6 April 1974 in his hometown In his Salesian life he was Rector of the Indigenous Missions in Meruri (1979-1982); Rector of the São Vicente Institute in Campo Grande (1987-1993); Rector of the Salesian complex in Lins (1997-1998) as well as pastor at Poxoréu (1998-1999) On 24 March 1999 Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Jardim; on the following May 21 he received episcopal ordination and became titular of the diocese on August 4 of the same year he was president of the Oeste 1 regional secretariat of Brazil Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of the diocese of Ji-Paraná of which he took canonical possession the following June 24 Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese The Presidency of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB) issued a note of condolence in which it joins the current bishop of the Diocese of Ji-Paraná "in thanking God for the immense wealth of gifts offered to the Church through the life and witness of Bishop Bruno." Then recalling the episcopal motto of the departed Salesian the note recalls "his struggle in all these years of dedication to the Church: that union always makes strength Happy are the people who had him as their pastor His presence and encouragement will undoubtedly remain etched in their hearts." at the "Mary Help of Christians" parish church in Campo Grande and his remains were interred at Parque das Palmeiras Cemetery ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker the faithful of Brazil have lost two good pastors both took their cue from the Gospel passage of Lk 4:18 because their mission consisted in "proclaiming the Gospel to the poor." Pope Francis always reminds all that bishops must share the life he learned of the Salesians of Don Bosco from an early age He made his first religious profession on January 31 he was Provincial Vicar in the Brazil-Porto Alegre Province (1963-1975) and Provincial for the Brazil-Recife Province (1976- 1982) He was appointed and ordained bishop of Ji-Paraná in 1983 choosing as his episcopal motto the phrase: "The Lord has anointed me to evangelize the poor." A motto that he incarnated with his life and that also caused him various conflicts and annoyances In his episcopal ministry he encouraged the birth of hundreds of baseline ecclesial communities promoted the birth of a school of faith and politics for the laity and was committed to stimulating an organized and dynamic pastoral care with all He also held various positions in the Brazilian Episcopal Conference - Northern Region 1 After the renunciation due to age limitation he resided in the "St John Bosco" community of Porto Velho Frederick Heimler was originally from Unterlammerthal He was ordained priest on 12 June 1970 and ordained bishop on 31 January 1999 His episcopal motto was: "The Spirit of the Lord is above me for this He has anointed me to evangelize the poor." First appointed bishop coadjutor of Umuarama he assumed the leadership of the diocese of Cruz Alta on June 16 As a bishop he has always worked for the unity of the Catholic Church together with his skills as educator and administrator accumulated over the years were decisive for increasing the pastoral and administrative care of the diocese Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the government of the diocese on 11 June 2014 The human journey of the third bishop of Cruz Alta was marked by simplicity Brazil - August 2022 - Archbishop Antônio Assis Ribeiro auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará presided over the Mass for the priestly ordination of Salesian Wellington Abreu in recent days Joseph Parish in the city of Ji-Paraná FROM NOVA MAMORÉ (RONDÔNIA/BRAZIL) – Protected by an armed police scheme provided 24 hours a day by the Rondônia government, 605 heads of cattle grazed until April within the Guajará Mirim State Park a full protection conservation unit in the Amazon (see box) where cattle breeding is prohibited The herd was seized in order to prevent a possible sale several of the detained man’s accomplices are still at large and are prowling the area trying to remove the cattle “We have identified a criminal organization operating in the park that includes owners of farms that are adjacent to the conservation unit,” explains Rondônia prosecutor Pablo Hernandez Viscardi “These properties are used to launder cattle raised illegally inside the park they can’t be sold to meatpackers” deforestation and land grabbing inside the Guajará Mirim State Park goes beyond environmental crimes: investigations carried out by authorities over the last two years sustain that members of the gang would be involved in cases of money laundering Cattle is the element that connects the illegalities Documents included in the case file and other evidence obtained directly by Repórter Brasil show deals made between those accused of the crimes and some of Brazil’s largest meatpacking companies in recent years – such as JBS AN ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR AND HOME OF UNCONTACTED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES The Guajará-Mirim State Park covers an area of approximately 200 thousand hectares and is a full protection conservation unit. According to Brazilian legislation, this type of environmental protection unit has the strictest rules of use allowing only indirect use of natural resources Sustainable use units may accommodate economic and subsistence activities provided they are managed within a concept of respect for the environment The park is part of an important ecological corridor in Rondônia that connects various conservation units and indigenous lands it borders the Karipuna indigenous territory which in turn is linked to the Jaci-Paraná Extractive Reserve there are the Eru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous land “It is not only a rich corridor of biodiversity but also of culture observes indigenous activist Neidinha Suruí But several of these areas have been targeted by invasions Then it gets difficult because there is no more forest there will be no more standing forest” In recent forays to the southern edge of their territory exactly where the indigenous land borders the park leadership found evidence of the existence who participates in expeditions in search of evidence “We believe that these indigenous people are in an extremely reduced group either they were killed or expelled from there [due to invasions].” the thread linking the various parts of the group accused of the crimes began to unravel when the Rondônia Court of Justice decided that the then judge of the Buritis municipality in Rondônia should lose his position because he would have sold judicial decisions in exchange for bribes The case that led to the judicial decision uncovered investigations that pointed to Soares’ participation in a land grabbing and cattle ranching scheme within the Guajará Mirim State Park Among the judicial decisions under suspicion was a decision made by the then judge two years earlier Soares authorized a man named Erivan da Silva Teixeira to remain in possession of almost a thousand hectares of land on a farm called Fazenda Cantão According to the Rondônia Environment Secretariat (Sedam) the area was within the Guajará Mirim State Park Teixeira had already cleared 780 hectares inside the park “This circumstance makes him one of the biggest invaders and degraders of the aforementioned conservation unit” the Rondônia Public Prosecutor’s Office would say a few years later when analyzing the case during the judge’s trial It turns out that, at least since January of that year, the judge would have had a lease agreement with Teixeira for using the Fazenda Cantão And the public prosecutor’s investigations also showed that the then judge issued Animal Transit Guides (GTAs) moving almost 300 head of cattle between Cantão and the Prosperidade farm in Buritis Hedy Carlos Soares was also caught by Sedam employees leaving a barbecue on the Fazenda Cantão According to Judge Marcos Alaor Diniz Grangeia who ordered an investigation into Soares’ conduct there was “an interest on the part of the magistrate himself in granting the request to maintain possession given the business relationship he had with the owner of Fazenda Cantão.” Soares would also decide to return a tractor a trailer and other equipment to the environmental offender in other court cases in which his decisions were questioned nor was he an eventual business partner of Hedy Carlos Soares revealed the existence of a “group of cattle ranchers” in which he would be included and which are suspected of fraud “in theory constituting crimes of false representation criminal association and possible money laundering” This case still has no final decision and is being held in secrecy Among the members of this group are both Erivan da Silva Teixeira and his brother-in-law Walvernags Cotrin Gonçalves – the man arrested in November 2023 for invading the Guajará Mirim State Park and from whom the police confiscated the 605 head of cattle still in the conservation unit In another decision listed as evidence of the judge’s partiality Hedy Carlos Soares released a truck loaded with cattle that had been stopped by inspectors from the State Finance Department (Sefin) in Vilhena on the border between Rondônia and Mato Grosso which is mandatory for this type of transaction Hedy’s justification was that the shipment of cattle was being made between farms owned by the same taxpayer a person called Marcos da Cunha Coelho – a theory later disproved by authorities from the Rondônia State Department of Finance (Sefin) the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the courts The sentence was handed down in November 2020 The GTA that accompanied the truck did not mention Fazenda Cantão but the address provided as the origin of the cattle was the same one that appears linked to this property in other transactions to which Repórter Brasil had access The Rondônia Public Prosecutor’s Office also traced numerous cattle transactions between Marcos da Cunha Coelho and Hedy Carlos Soares on Idaron’s systems and tracked financial transfers between them “The information and evidence produced in the case file show that the judicial decision handed down by Judge Hedy Carlos Soares was aimed at personal interest to the extent that there is strong evidence that the cargo retained by Sefin belonged to him or was of interest to him” concluded the Public Prosecutor’s Office in 2022 The truck carrying the cargo was registered in the name of Walvernags Cotrin Gonçalves – supposedly the owner of the cattle seized in the park in November last year with whom Soares had also made “significant transactions for the purchase and sale of cattle” according to documents in the investigation that a group of cattle ranchers has been using the name of Marcos da Cunha Coelho in the movement of cattle and transportation to the state of São Paulo among them the judge under investigation,” explains the Public Prosecutor’s Office Hedy’s decision had a multiplied effect: according to data from the Rondônia Finance Department after that day the group allegedly made several shipments of cattle to São Paulo using the name of Marcos da Cunha Coelho – the volume of animals grew year on year The transit of at least 1,110 head of cattle has been traced whose total value may have resulted in the evasion of R$ 348.6 thousand in taxes “It is likely that all the cattle sent in the name of Marcos da Cunha Coelho to the Arabiri Farm based on the decision preferred by Hedy Carlos Soares,” the Public Prosecutor’s Office notes in the case file Marcos da Cunha Coelho’s lawyer did not send comments The investigations into the cattle shipments to São Paulo also pointed to the existence of three contracts signed in January 2021 by former judge Hedy Carlos Soares and Marcos da Cunha Coelho with Fazenda Chaparral The property – a feedlot dedicated to fattening cattle near slaughter – is a supplier to major slaughterhouses and received animals both from Soares and Coelho GTAs consulted by Repórter Brasil reveal that in December of that same year Fazenda Chaparral supplied animals to the JBS unit in Lins JBS stated that the property is “currently blocked” by the company and that “all acquisitions were in accordance with the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Monitoring Protocol and the Purchasing Policy” of the slaughterhouse acquired animals from Fazenda Chaparral between 2022 and 2024 The company emphasized that it did not receive cattle from the property in 2021 the year in which the contracts between the investigated people and the farm were signed One of the parts of the confidential investigations to which Repórter Brasil obtained access shows accounting spreadsheets and even bank statements of former judge Hedy Carlos Soares – also accused of money laundering The documents mention JBS both in the context of issuing Animal Transit Guides for animals belonging to Soares and also record deposits that the meatpacker made into accounts linked to the then magistrate several properties and people linked to the cases investigated by the authorities appear to be shipping cattle directly and indirectly to the large Brazilian meatpackers she sent animals to be slaughtered by the JBS slaughterhouse in Vilhena according to GTAs accessed by Repórter Brasil Sinotti admitted not being an actual cattle rancher Identified as a “front” for the former judge in the investigations she said that all GTAs issued and sales made in her name were done by her husband conducted operations on behalf of Hedy Carlos Soares that the profits from the transactions were diverted to the magistrate JBS is explicitly mentioned in an animal movement balance attributed to the gang and attached to the investigation into the former judge The document describes the sale of 13 steers and 5 cows to the slaughterhouse on March 19 13 steers and 5 cows were sent to JBS in a sale registered in the name of Sinotti and Chácara Mãe e Filha according to a GTA independently obtained by Repórter Brasil the balance informs about the sale of 20 cows to the slaughterhouse on March 25 2022 – the same date that GTA records point to JBS as the recipient of a shipment of animals from Chácara Mãe e Filha with the same characteristics The animal balance describing these transactions does not mention Chácara Mãe e Filha officially registered in the name of former judge Soares according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office hundreds of animals for fattening from Fazenda Cantão located within the Guarajá Mirim State Park the man whose cattle were seized in November within the park directly supplied animals to JBS in Vilhena and Pimenta Bueno in 2021 and 2022 and to Marfrig in Ji-Paraná between 2020 and 2021 Sítio Oliveira – Gonçalves’ farm registered as a supplier to slaughterhouses – repeatedly received cattle shipments from properties located on the edge of the Guajará-Mirim State Park and also from Fazenda Prosperidade and Chácara Mãe e Filha JBS stated that both Sítio Oliveira and properties in the name of Andréia Sinotti – Chácara Mãe e Filha and Fazenda Sombra da Mata – are “currently blocked” and that past business transactions followed the slaughterhouse’s responsible purchasing protocols Marfrig also admitted to buying animals from Walvernags Cotrin Gonçalves in 2020 and 2021 but also stated that the property “had no non-compliance with socio-environmental criteria” – and further emphasized that “it ceased its activities in Ji-Paraná (RO) in September 2021” Andréia de Lima Sinotti declined to comment The other mentioned cattle ranchers did not send responses to the questions sent to their lawyers appears as the destination for animals sent by Gonçalves via a farm called Recanto between 2018 and 2019 – located on the edge of the Guajará Mirim State Park This farm is registered in an Incra database but appears as “canceled” due to “partial overlap with duly certified Public Glebes” The location of the property registered in public systems coincides with the location pointed out by the police as the headquarters of Fazenda Cantão The slaughterhouse did not respond to attempts to contact them by the report There are many times when the authorities investigating Hedy Carlos Soares consider in the various cases in which he is involved the possibility that the former judge has participated in money laundering schemes One example is the use of other people’s livestock records to move his own herd “It is evidence of the crime of false representation and brings indications of possible concealment of assets an element that characterizes the crime of money laundering,” notes the Public Prosecutor’s Office in one of the investigation documents Also included in the investigation are bank movements in the accounts of people linked to the so-called criminal group that do not match their personal income: Marcos da Cunha Coelho but moved R$ 77 million between 2019 and 2021 “The body of evidence produced in the case file leaves no doubt as to Marcos da Cunha Coelho’s status as a ‘figurehead’,” concludes the report Soares made “significant” money transactions which “do not appear to match the income declared by the investigated party to the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service” “It is worth noting that the investigation also showed that the investigated Hedy Carlos Soares uses the name of third parties in his business which in addition to demonstrating that his assets are greater than presented indicates possible concealment of assets and money laundering not to mention the investments made in crypto-assets” informs the public prosecutor in the investigation the Public Prosecutor’s Office also uncovered financial transfers between Soares and a couple who brokered the sale of bitcoins – they are being investigated by the police for financial pyramid schemes Authorities found photos from the ongoing investigative procedure in São Paulo saved by Soares in his virtual accounts the former judge would have known about the involvement of the individuals to whom he transferred resources “in fraudulent schemes,” according to a report signed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office The “situation room” of the Rondônia Environmental Police Battalion inside the Guajará Mirim State Park is in a makeshift corner of the cafeteria in the large wooden house with a balcony covered in insect screens that serves as a base for the teams on duty It was in this corner that Lieutenant Colonel Adenilson Silva Chagas pasted a large map on the wall and marked the “targets” of Operation Mapinguari “Walvernags” and “Baiano” (the nickname of Erivan da Silva Teixeira) are two of the points marked on the map in areas where their farms would be The map was prepared to accompany the eviction of the park as if it were a war with territories to be conquered – in this case reconquered by the state after being invaded by land grabbers the commander of the Environmental Police Battalion and also of Operation Mapinguari He recounts events such as trees being deliberately cut down on the dirt roads to prevent the vehicles from passing through (in one case they had to work all night to saw the trunks and open the way again) there was a popular uprising to prevent the seizure of a machine that was helping the invaders to open roads and cut down the forest His arrest was ordered after he had been detained on three previous occasions – all of which were released by the deputy on duty which used part of this very important Conservation Unit as pasture prevented or at least hindered the natural regeneration of approximately 459.11 hectares of forest,” records a court decision denying his release has visible signs of his supposedly activity: a fence previously destroyed by the police that he rebuilt screwing metal plates to join the parts sawed off by the authority which until April were monitored 24 hours a day by the Rondônia shock battalion “That night we heard people calling the cattle to try and take them away and a week ago a drone flew over the area to count how many calves had been born,” explains Sergeant Francinei Mendes who was on duty the afternoon that Repórter Brasil was there Commander Chagas managed to get a court order to remove the cattle from the area He mobilized his staff and drove the herd three kilometers between this area of the park and the invader’s corral where he was supposed to be waiting for a convoy of trucks that would take the animals to a charity that would receive them as a donation The cowboys who drove the cattle had their faces covered to avoid being identified and it was necessary to turn off the surveillance cameras of surrounding properties “because they feared for their physical integrity,” reports the occurrence bulletin of the action according to the document: a previous attempt to remove the animals had been made in 2023 The owner said he had received phone calls threatening to kill him if he took the animals away,” says Chagas Sua contribuição permite que a gente continue revelando o que muita gente faz de tudo para esconder Receba as investigações daagência de jornalismo daRepórter Brasil no seu e-mail. 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to Brazil and elsewhere Her own brand Olve Leather was launched in 2018 and Olve is the one who designs all her products like clothes The businesswoman is now nationally and internationally known as the pirarucu leather queen “Pirarucu’s is the most valued leather in Brazil and elsewhere,” Olve told ANBA during the Rondônia Rural Internacional in Ji-Paraná Pirarucu is one of the world’s largest scaled freshwater fish in the world and is found across the Amazon region The firm only buys pirarucu skin whose production complies with the regulations of environmental regulator Ibama and comes from sustainable fishery In North Brazil you can find pirarucu farming in tanks for selling the fish’s meat “But we can’t use the farmed fish’s skin as the fishes are too small,” Olve explained who has a tattoo of a pirarucu on her forearm She said she met the fish when she was studying Agricultural Engineering and fell in love Then she took a post-graduate course on Fish Farming when she learned all about the cycle of life of the pirarucu She also holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences with an emphasis in Sustainability in the Amazon and she’s an expert in Fish Leather Tanning The founder and creative director of the Olve Leather brand is also the founder of the Instituto Masú a non-profit organization that carries out actions for increasing the quality of life of over 1,000 riverside families the so-called “guardians of the forest.” The institute helps fishers regulate their work in sustainable management as per the guidelines of Ibama The journalist traveled at the invitation of Rondônia’s Secretariat for Economic Development (SEDEC) The Gulf country has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies which is aimed at curbing harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing and promoting the sustainable management of global marine resources The Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) is the news website of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Its goal is to promote communication between Brazilians and Arabs Rondônia-based firm imports from China drones for the application of pesticides and the application of solid or granulated fertilizers imports agricultural drones from China with its own Brazilian brand The company also sells 59- and 30-liter versions The drones serve for the application of pesticides The 72-liter drone is on display at the Rondônia Rural Show Internacional 2023 that’s taking place in Ji-Paraná until Saturday (27) Ascenergy managing partner Jean Carlos Guidin said the drone allows the product application across smaller crops optimizes the volume of the product applied and provides more control for the application “It doesn’t affect neighboring areas that can be environmental protection areas wastes 90% less water than planes and don’t cause fossil fuel pollution Brazil’s largest drones sprays up to 240 hectares a day and each of his flights uses two spark plugs and lasts for eight to ten minutes This is the time needed to recharge other batteries and keep using the drone The firm only is only one-year old and is in the process of attracting investors for expanding the brand across Brazil and Guidin said they are very interested in investments from the Arab countries the firm has his brother Ruan Guidin and Rafael Freitas as managing partners Ascenergy also operates in the photovoltaic industry and sells solar panels for medium and large-sized companies Rondônia-based firm industrializes Brazil nuts and sell approximately 70% to the domestic market and containers have been shipped to Algeria São Paulo – Rondônia’s firm Castanhas Ouro Verde is based in Jaru The four-year-old company carries out the shell extraction industrialization and conditioning of Brazil nuts in Rondônia and sells them in 20-kg packages with a shelf life of 24 months The domestic market accounts for 70% of the sales an importer that buys from us and distributes across the region,” CEO Ítalo Toneto told ANBA during the Rondônia Rural Show Internacional that took place in Ji-Paraná Toneto and the firm’s Quality manager Geremias Oliveira were participating in the multisectoral show with their own stand We’ve already shipped four containers to Algeria adding up to 104 tonnes this year alone,” he said Oliveira said their main competition are companies from Bolivia and Peru and Brazil ranks third in the Brazil nut industry “They’ve pioneered for a long time in the nut industrial process Only 20% of the nuts made in Brazil are industrialized The other 80% are exported in shell to neighboring Bolivia and Peru so that’s why they have a better export index of the shell-less nut,” said the manager But Toneto said that if Castanhas Ouro Verde has anything to say about it soon these numbers will diminish for the competition “We want the nuts to stay in Brazil and to be industrialized here to be exported from here with a higher value added,” he said The 20-kg packages are sold domestically to distributors that in turn sell them to the food industry and supermarkets Castanhas Ouro Verde plans on launching smaller packages of 70 grams “Our flagship is now the 20-kg nut package The small-package line is set to be launched in the second half of the year and our goal is to reach natural product emporiums throughout Brazil,” said Oliveira The plant’s daily output is 1,500 to 1,800 kilos of shell-less nuts Manufacturing 1 kilo of Brazil nuts takes 3 to 4 kilos of nuts in shell Shells and other waste are used as biofuel for steam power generation and the electricity of the factory comes from a mini solar plant “We’re a self-sustainable factory,” said Oliveira The firm already has certifications of sustainability and it seeks to give it back to the families of harvesters by providing training building schools and buying for a fair price Kima foi preso político ficando por mais de um ano que também lutavam pela classe trabalhadora After six months fighting against cancer, the leader of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement from Rio de Janeiro, Valquimar Reis, 52-years-old, died on Thursday March 11. Reis, better known as Joaquin Piñero or Kima leaves a legacy of struggle for the working class the MST bid farewell and honored the comrade who was a “guitar player who we always loved with his charming ways the love for his family and his commitment to the struggle are some of the characteristics of Joaquin He was always very loved by those surrounding him The Landless family loses one of its most valued members and we reaffirm the commitment of remaining strong in the struggle for the emancipation of the working class.” Valquimar Reis was born in Ji-Paraná but militancy became part of his life while living in São Paulo He dedicated more than 20 years to the struggle for a more just society for the working class Kima lived on a settlement of the Agrarian Reform on the Irmã Dorothy Settlement in Quatis He was also part of the national board of Brasil de Fato Piñero struggled tirelessly for land and for the People’s Agrarian Reform His dedication was so great that his work overcame borders He participated in internationalist missions of the MST and was the representative of the movement in the Platform of Social Movements of ALBA Kima was arrested in a propaganda action against the neoliberal measures of the São Paulo state government He was in jail as a political prisoner for more than a year he organized a course of study and was known by the other inmates as “Professor!” his struggle was primarily based in Rio de Janeiro He studied Social Work in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) through the National Program for Education in the Agrarian Reform (PRONERA) Kima leaves behind two daughters and a partner All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced provided it is not altered and proper credit is given All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced Agricultural show has become multisectoral and is taking representatives of various embassies and international chambers of commerce São Paulo – The 10th edition of the Rondônia Rural Show Internacional will take place from May 22 to 27 in Ji-Paraná with initiatives for the internationalization of business and products from the state Ji-Paraná is Rondônia’s second most populous municipality of the state and hosts the largest agricultural trade show in North Brazil The annual show is held by the government of Rondônia through its Secretariat for Agriculture This year’s theme will be “Sustainable Technologies.” the event is predominantly focused on agriculture and livestock but now includes other sectors with institutional stands for the state secretariats Now it features an international pavilion held by Invest Rondônia the arm of the state’s Secretariat for Economic Development focused on attracting investments The state of Rondônia has a population of 1.8 million people It’s the third richest state of the North region and produces milk Meats and soybeans are its leading exports Invest Rondônia was created two years ago in a bid to internationalize the state by attracting investments and diversifying exports the Rural Show showcases the state of Rondônia and Invest is taking 16 representatives of embassies and international chambers of commerce including the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) represented by Institutional Relations analyst Elaine Prates representatives of the embassies of the United States and the Afro Brazilian Chamber (Afrochamber) According to information from Invest Rondônia the Arab countries have stood out in sustainable technologies hosting events like COP27 (Egypt) and COP28 (United Arab Emirates) The show will have an innovation area where exhibitors will showcase sustainable projects The ABCC will present the panel “Arab Countries & Rondônia: Trade Opportunities” on Tuesday (23) at 2 pm on the main stage of the international pavilion The latest edition of the show featured over 500 booths Last year’s show say BRL 2.6 billion (USD 500 million) worth in deals and 240,000 visitors Sectors represented in the 2023 show will be agriculture and integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems The technological showcase will feature machinery and agricultural equipment Association of coffee growers from Rondônia have worked on raising awareness of farmers to adapt their production to obtain the certification of origin Forests of Rondônia for Amazonian Robusta Coffees The state exports coffee and has shipped to Lebanon and the UAE Ji-Paraná – Rondônia’s Amazonian Robusta coffee growers are working to securely tie their product to sustainability The product is being exhibited in the Rondônia Rural Show Internacional that started Monday (22) Caferon (Coffee Farmers from the Forests of Rondônia) represents 10,4000 Amazon Robusta coffee growers and took nine brands of the specialty roasted beans The Forests of Rondônia Region for Amazon Robusta Coffee was recognized as the first Geographic Indication for a Denomination of Origin certificate of sustainable Coffea canephora in the world in June 2021 and they include 15 municipalities in the Brazilian Northern state The certification adds value to specialty coffees from the region the terroir has three pillars: the Amazonian biome Travain told ANBA the biological part is very important to give the quality of the coffee the result of the crossing of Conilon Capixaba and Pure Robusta varietals.” Caferon has held events to raise awareness of the farmers on the good sustainability practices since the denomination of origin was obtained two years ago Travain said the association includes women and Indigenous people that grow coffee and value diversity “To obtain the Denomination of Origin certificate the farm must have a sustainability certificate which requires good socioenvironmental practices For the product to be seen as a specialty coffee it must have more than 80 points and comply with environmental requirements The specialty roasted Amazon Robusta coffee bean brands present in the Rondônia Rural Show 2023 are Hel Café won first place in 2021’s Rondônia Coffee Quality and Sustainability Competition (Concafé) Cacoal’s Café da Luz came second in the Canephora category of Minas Gerais’s Coffee Week in 2022 The state of Rondônia has exported raw beans to South Korea green coffee has been shipped to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates Roasted coffee is sold only in the domestic market 72% of production will go to the soluble coffee industry The stand of Caferon in Rondônia Rural Show 2023 is located in the pavilion of the Secretariat for Economic Development (SEDEC) and is holding tastings of the Amazon Robusta throughout the day The multisectoral show runs until Saturday (27) Disturbing surveillance video released Sunday shows the moment a girl in the midst of celebrating in her 24th birthday is fatally shot by members of a gang outside her own house party in Brazil. Eliana Ferreira Campos, dubbed on her Facebook profile as 'Miss Barbye Marley,' was the first victim of the triple homicide that took place in the municipality of Ji-Paraná around 11pm on Saturday Campos had rented out the party house she is seen on surveillance standing outside of while taking a smoke break and chatting with pals Campos is approached by a group of people who begin physically assaulting her before one takes a gun and shoots her dead The two other victims shot dead afterward were identified by local police as Paloma de Oliveira Guimarães It's currently unclear how the trio knew one another Social media photos suggest the second two victims The suspects in the gang-related incident were Fernando FS 25 The men were taken into custody and questioned by authorities afterward Local news outlet RH 24 Horas reports the deadly incident was motivated 'due to the war between the criminal factions Red Command and First Command of the Capital.' 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