Brazil

Authorities announced the Thursday arrest of Saifullah Al-Mamun, who they allege smuggled large numbers of people into the U.S. by way of a network operating in Brazil and Latin America.

After a report linking Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro with a high-profile murder in 2018, Bolsonaro threatened not to renew the network's license.

More than 1,250 people have been killed by police this year under the watch of the far-right president, who came to office promising a zero-tolerance approach to crime.

A profile on Maria Firmina dos Reis, a Brazilian abolitionist writer and educator, who campaigned to end slavery.

The oil spill has affected roughly 932 miles of coastline, accounting for approximately 100 beaches and 46 cities.

Fires still blaze across the Amazon rainforest at a rate that continues to surpass the number of fires in 2018. But while August saw a nine-year high in fires, September—a dry month which the number of fires has historically tended to increase— saw a sharp drop. Scientists are not sure why.

There is a clear path forward to saving the Amazon—one that includes governments, companies, civil society, scientists, indigenous people and consumers with the support of the international community.

"The Amazon is a carbon sink, which slows the rate of carbon dioxide build up in the atmosphere, and thus climate warming," said James Randerson from the University of California, Irvine.

After Marcelo Crivela ordered copies of "Avengers: Children's Crusade" banned because of a gay kiss, Brazil's largest newspaper, Folha de S.Paulo, put the smooch on its front page.

Renzo Gracie also attacked Macron's wife, Brigitte, by saying, "the fact that he is sleeping with the dragon does not make him a fire expert."

"Limiting the temperature increase during the 21st century will help to avoid it," an expert told Newsweek.

"These fires are now not just an environmental catastrophe, they're also potentially genocidal," Survival International Director Stephen Corry said in a statement.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took a swipe at Jair Bolsonaro's rhetoric and environmental policies and referred to the president's adviser, Olava de Carvalho.

Experts say the fires are effectively endangering and eliminating the animals of the Amazon.

Onyx Lorenzoni said Macron and other leaders should focus on their own domestic issues rather than involve themselves in the ongoing campaign against the wildfires.

"The US has spent over $100 million on Trump's golf trips," journalist Jordan Uhl tweeted.

The Amazon rainforest is vital in that it not only provides so much oxygen, but that the burning of the forest is also a roadblock in the battle against global warming.

Recently released figures from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research showed an 83 percent increase in fire outbreaks in Brazil in comparison to the same period in 2018.

"I regret that president Macron seeks to take advantage of what is a domestic Brazilian issue and of other Amazonian countries for personal political gain," Bolsonaro tweeted.

"When forest land is cleared by fire for agricultural production, we lose it forever," said Meg Symington of the World Wide Fund for Nature.

"We are asking the authorities to set up an inquiry to investigate what is leading to the increase in fires in this region and hold the culprits to account."

The Amazon is still engulfed in flames.

Brazil has experienced a record number of wildfires this year, more than half of which occurred in the Amazon region.

There are certain steps you can take to help reduce your impact on the Amazon.

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest this week.

Outspoken president's remarks came as smoke from the fires plunges São Paulo into darkness at 3 p.m.

"Every fire [in the Amazon region] is somehow started by the human being," Ricardo Mello said. "So this increase [in fires] is directly caused by the action of man."

"It's enough to eat a little less," said President Jair Bolsonaro, addressing a reporter's question about environmental pollution.

Clauvinho da Silva was a member of the Red Command drug faction and had been serving a 73 year sentence.

Clauvinho da Silva, known as Shorty, was part of the notorious Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro.