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Bloomberg
a day ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Lula to Go to Supreme Court to Challenge Overturn of Tax Decree
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration will appeal to Brazil's Supreme Court to try to preserve a tax decree that Congress overturned this week, according to two government officials familiar with the matter. The Attorney General Office said in a Friday statement that it had initiated a technical assessment of legal measures to save the decree at Lula's request. But the president has already decided to go to the Supreme Court and has given the office the responsibility of authoring its challenge, according to the officials, who requested anonymity because the decision has not been made public.
Arab News
a day ago
- Business
- Arab News
Global tensions rattle COP30 build-up but ‘failure not an option'
BONN: This year's UN COP30 summit in Brazil was hotly-anticipated as a pivotal moment for the planet, as the world fast approaches a key global warming threshold. But the hosts are yet to propose a headline ambition for the marathon November talks, raising concerns they could fall flat. The build-up has been overshadowed by devastating conflicts on three continents and the US withdrawal from global cooperation on climate, trade and health. Expectations have dimmed since Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's pitch three years ago to host climate talks in the Amazon. A warm-up UN climate event in Germany that concluded on Thursday saw disputes flare over a range of issues, including finance, adding to anxiety about how much headway COP30 can make. Brazil is a deft climate negotiator, but the 'international context has never been so bad,' said Claudio Angelo, of the Brazilian organization Climate Observatory. Given the stakes, former UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa said Brazil may have to make do with 'baby steps.' 'One of the main messages that should be coming out of COP30 is the unity of everyone behind multilateralism and international cooperation. Not achieving that means everybody will suffer,' she told AFP. 'Failure is not an option in this case.' Previous COPs have been judged on the deals clinched between the nearly 200 nations that haggle over two weeks to advance global climate policy. Recent summits have produced landmark outcomes, from a global pledge to transition away from fossil fuels, to the creation of a specialized fund to help countries hit by climate disaster. COP30 CEO Ana Toni said that 'most of the big flashy topics' born out of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change had been dealt with. That leaves Brazil with an arguably harder challenge — trying to ensure what has been agreed is put into practice. Much of the action is set for the COP30 sidelines or before nations arrive in the Amazonian city of Belem. National climate plans due before COP30 from all countries — but most importantly major emitters China, the European Union and India — will be more consequential than this year's negotiations, experts say. It is expected this latest round of national commitments will fall well short of containing global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and possibly even 2C, the less ambitious of the Paris accord's climate goals. 'I expect that the COP will need to react to that,' said Ana Toni, although what form that reaction would take was 'under question.' Uncertainty about how COP30 will help steer nations toward 1.5C has left the Alliance of Small Island States bloc 'concerned,' said lead negotiator Anne Rasmussen. 'Our survival depends on that,' she told AFP. How countries will make good on their promise to transition away from fossil fuels may also become a point of contention. Angelo said he hoped Brazil would champion the idea, included in the country's climate plan, of working toward 'schedules' for that transition. But he likened Brazil's auctioning of oil and gas extraction rights near the mouth of the Amazon river this month — just as climate negotiators got down to business in Bonn — to an act of 'sabotage.' Another key priority for Brazil is forest protection, but otherwise COP30 leaders have mostly focused on unfinished business from previous meetings, including fleshing out a goal to build resilience to climate impacts. According to the hosts of last year's hard-fought climate talks, global tensions might not leave room for much else. 'We need to focus more on preserving the legacy that we have established, rather than increasing ambition,' said Yalchin Rafiyev, top climate negotiator for COP29 host Azerbaijan. He fears that trying and failing to do more could risk undermining the whole UN process. Those close to the climate talks concede they can move frustratingly slowly, but insist the annual negotiations remain crucial. 'I don't think there's any other way to address a threat to humanity as big as this is,' Espinosa told AFP.
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Malay Mail
Brazilian hiker found dead after fall at Indonesia's Mount Rinjani
JAKARTA, June 25 — A Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and Indonesia's rescue agency said Tuesday, after a days-long search and rescue effort. Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone. 'The Brazilian government informs, with deep sadness, the death of the Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins, who had fallen from a cliff surrounding the trail near the crater of Mount Rinjani,' the Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement. 'At the end of four days of work, hindered by adverse weather, terrain, and visibility conditions in the region, teams from the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency found the body of the Brazilian tourist.' Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he received the news of Marins' death 'with great sadness.' 'Our diplomatic and consular services in Indonesia will continue to provide full support to her family at this time of great pain,' Lula said in a post on X. The head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, Mohammad Syafii, said rescuers would evacuate her body on Wednesday morning because of bad weather. 'One of the rescuers managed to reach the victim at the depth of 600 metres. Upon checking, there were no signs of life,' he told reporters. 'Three rescuers got closer to the victim and confirmed she has died.' An Instagram account providing updates from the Marins family throughout the search effort also said Marins was found unresponsive on Tuesday. 'Today, the rescue team managed to reach the place where Juliana Marins was. With great sadness, we inform you that she did not survive,' the account, which amassed more than 1.5 million followers since Marins went missing, wrote in a post on Tuesday evening. 'We remain very grateful for all the prayers, messages of affection and support that we have received.' Marins' last posts on Instagram show her backpacking around Thailand and Vietnam before reaching Indonesia. Lombok is a tourist destination known for its idyllic beaches and lush greenery, and many try to climb Rinjani, Indonesia's second-tallest volcano, for its panoramic views. In 2018 hundreds of hikers and guides became stranded by landslides on the mountain after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the island. At least 17 were killed across the island, including one on the mountain. — AFP
The Guardian
4 days ago
- The Guardian
Brazilian hiker found dead after falling off Indonesia volcano trail
A Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and Indonesia's rescue agency said Tuesday, after a days-long search and rescue effort. Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone. 'The Brazilian government informs, with deep sadness, the death of the Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins, who had fallen from a cliff surrounding the trail near the crater of Mount Rinjani,' the Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement. 'At the end of four days of work, hindered by adverse weather, terrain, and visibility conditions in the region, teams from the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency found the body of the Brazilian tourist.' Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he received the news of Marins' death 'with great sadness.' 'Our diplomatic and consular services in Indonesia will continue to provide full support to her family at this time of great pain,' Lula said in a post on X. The head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, Mohammad Syafii, said rescuers would evacuate her body on Wednesday morning because of bad weather. 'One of the rescuers managed to reach the victim at the depth of 600 metres. Upon checking, there were no signs of life,' he told reporters. 'Three rescuers got closer to the victim and confirmed she has died.' An Instagram account providing updates from the Marins family throughout the search effort also said Marins was found unresponsive on Tuesday. 'Today, the rescue team managed to reach the place where Juliana Marins was. With great sadness, we inform you that she did not survive,' the account, which amassed more than 1.5 million followers since Marins went missing, wrote in a post on Tuesday evening. 'We remain very grateful for all the prayers, messages of affection and support that we have received.' Marins' last posts on Instagram show her backpacking around Thailand and Vietnam before reaching Indonesia. Lombok is a tourist destination known for its idyllic beaches and lush greenery, and many try to climb Rinjani, Indonesia's second-tallest volcano, for its panoramic views. In 2018 hundreds of hikers and guides became stranded by landslides on the mountain after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the island. At least 17 were killed across the island, including one on the mountain.
Times of Oman
7 days ago
- Times of Oman
Eight killed after hot-air balloon catches fire and crashes in Southern Brazil
Brasilia: At least eight people were killed on Saturday (local time) after a hot-air balloon caught fire mid-air and crashed in a tourist region of southern Brazil, the New York Times (NYT) reported, citing local authorities. The incident occurred in the rural area of Praia Grande, located in the state of Santa Catarina, a region well known for its scenic balloon rides over stunning canyon landscapes. According to the state's military fire brigade, the balloon caught fire in the air and went down shortly after 8 am (local time). Of the 21 people on board, including the pilot, 13 survived the crash and were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, as reported by the NYT. Rescue teams, including some 20 firefighters and seven emergency vehicles, were dispatched to the scene to assist with recovery efforts. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, the NYT reported, citing a statement from the Santa Catarina Governor Jorginho Mello. Mello described the event as a tragedy, as per a video posted to his social media. "We are in mourning... It is a tragedy that has happened. We will watch how it unfolds, what happened, why it happened," he stated, as quoted by the NYT. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his condolences to the victims' families and confirmed that both federal and state agencies are supporting the ongoing rescue and response operations. "I would like to express my solidarity with the families of the victims of the balloon accident that occurred this Saturday morning in Santa Catarina. I would like to place the Federal Government at the disposal of the victims and the state and municipal forces that are working on the rescue and care for the survivors," he stated in a post on X. The accident comes just days after another hot-air balloon mishap in São Paulo state, where one person was killed and 11 injured when a balloon carrying 30 people fell, as reported by the NYT.
