The deaths of a British journalist and a Brazilian Indigenous defender highlight ongoing tension between Indigenous communities and environmental activists and illegal activity and the Brazilian government.
The same day 19 students and two teachers were murdered in a shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, gun violence also struck Rio de Janeiro: 23 people were shot dead during a police raid in a northern slum of the city.
The Vatican is placing the Laudato Si' Action Platform front and center during Laudato Si' Week 2022, with the hope that a week highlighting the initiative will inspire more Catholics and church institutions to sign up.
The damage from mining projects in Brazil goes beyond deforestation, the country's bishops say. The effects include death from disease and higher rates of murder and sexual assault.
