Government declares emergency in Yanomami territory
President Lula visits Roraima after dispatching taskforce to assess health crisis caused by illegal miners. Sumaúma reveals 570 preventable infants deaths under Bolsonaro.
To understand why coup-mongers are afraid of Lula 3, look at the Amazon
In the wake of the rampage by Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia, SUMAÚMA examines why the new government's focus on the rainforest and other biomes has spurred a violent and illegal backlash
No amnesty for Bolsonaro and his terrorists
Even though the coup was not consummated, once again the right-wing extremists succeeded in delaying urgently-needed actions and debates in Brazil. The situation in the Amazon worsens everyday. In a statement, Lula suggested that the destroyers of the forest are involved in the January 8 coup attempt
Lula 3: A fresh start for the Amazon?
After the birth of a new government in Brazil, SUMAÚMA examines the baby steps and giant strides it has taken for the rainforest and its people
The New Year resolutions Lula should make for the Amazon
When Bolsonaro leaves office on New Year's Eve, the new president will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prevent the Amazon from slipping past the point of no return. Lula's transition team has ambitious plans, but with more outside help SUMAÚMA believes they could and should go further
“Lula, we don’t want to cry because people die”
Women from the Rokoari community, in the Yanomami Indigenous Land, appeal to the president-elect to halt the humanitarian catastrophe caused by illegal mining
What we are – and what we could be
In less than three months, SUMAÚMA has published 50 news articles, features, videos and comic strips and is getting ready to do even more in 2023
Lula, listen to
the new generation
The children and adolescents of the city of Altamira, SUMAÚMA’s base and a region violently affected by the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant, tell Brazil’s president-elect Lula what they want from him
Raoni wants to
meet with Lula
Brazil's most iconic indigenous leader, the Kayapó learnt from the experience of Belo Monte that pressure must be put on white people's governments - no matter the political party - so that nature and the native peoples are respected
Deforestation surges, EU-US countermeasures and more…
A round-up of the best reporting on the Amazon rainforest
