Amazon region Archives

Amazon bishops say bill threatens Brazil’s Indigenous peoples, forest

May 10, 2021

More than 60 Brazilian bishops who work in the Amazon presented the Brazilian Senate with a letter recommending that the country’s upper house withdraw a bill because it threatens extensive damage to public forests and traditional populations.

By Lise Alves

Church leaders from U.S., Amazon ask governments to protect rainforest

Apr 17, 2021

Less than a week before the U.S.-sponsored Leaders Summit on Climate, environmental and religious leaders said they are worried about talks on how to preserve the region and are asking government officials from the U.S. and the Amazon to look at kindly at the rainforest and its peoples.

By Lise Alves

Catholic investors pressure Brazilian government to protect Amazon

Apr 10, 2021

Catholic organizations are trying to pressure Brazil’s government to do more to protect the South American country’s environment, especially in its Amazon region.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Entire staff of Franciscan hospital boats in Amazon infected with COVID-19

Mar 1, 2021

Two hospital boats sent to the remote communities of the Amazon region in Brazil to treat COVID-19 patients have suspended operations after their entire staff tested positive for the coronavirus on February 11.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Latin American church leaders: Get vaccines, prioritize the vulnerable

Feb 11, 2021

Countries in Latin America have had difficulties obtaining vaccines as wealthier nations have secured the lion’s share of doses already produced and those in the pipeline, often far more than they need, and national programs have been criticized for internal inequities.

By Lucien Chauvin

Brazil’s Amazon region hit hard by COVID second wave

Feb 1, 2021

A devastating second wave of COVID-19 in Amazonas State has caused the healthcare system to collapse and raised the mortality rate in the region to 190 deaths per 100,000 people, the highest one in Brazil.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

As Brazil burns, bishops point finger at Bolsonaro

Oct 1, 2020

With a severe draught in many parts of the country, Brazil is now seeing a record number of wildfires, especially in the Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazilian church campaign draws attention to threats against advocates

Jul 29, 2020

With the objective of giving more visibility to the increased violence against those who defend social and environmental rights, Brazil’s Catholic Church has launched the “Life by a Thread” campaign.

By Lise Alves