now he depends on bolsonaro. before, he was more popular than bolsonaro and only happened. still from the popular opinion view, he is a popular figure. he's now playing to the division, the polarization. i don't think it's a good thing for brazil as a whole. but politically, he's much more dependent on the figure of the president and i think this is the key outcome. >> go ahead. >> so this is based on impressions and not on data points because we're still trying to measure the impact of all the revelations. it complicates the position more, much more politically in terms of how inside the government, outside, within society. it might actually help him politically in society. it puts him in the position of the victim that needs to be protected and that spurred, for example, the protests that we have seen over the past weekend, right? politically in congress, for example, you have a lot of deputies and a lot of congressmen that are not in favor of all of the -- of moro's actions and not necessarily supportive. maybe not publicly, but on a personal level, you saw that, for exa

much as bolsonaro.he lost five or six point in a marginal way in the last couple of weeks, but the puts himself now in the narrative of the polarization in effect. basically saying in his public appearances that if you are against --, you believe in "the intercept." if you are for him, you cannot believe the things being released. but politically, he depends on bolsonaro now. before, he was more popular than bolsonaro. fernandahappened with hick. but the public opinion view, he is a popular figure, now playing to the polarization. i don't think it is a good thing for brazil as a whole, but politically, he is much more dependent on the figure of the president. this is based on impressions and not data points. it is hard to measure the effect of all the revelations. it complicates the judge's positions thus the ministers position -- minister's positions, it puts him in the position of the victim that ms. to be protected. for example, the protests we have seen in the past few weekends. congress, you have a

but politically, he depends on bolsonaro now. before, he was more popular than bolsonaro. but only happened with fernanda ick. ut the public opinion view, he is a popular figure, now playing to the polarization. i think it is a good thing for brazil as a whole, but politically, he is much more dependent on the figure of the president. andrea: this is based on impressions and not data points. it is hard to measure the effect of all the revelations. it complicates the minister's positions, it puts him in the position of the victim that ms. to be protected. for example, the protests we have seen in the past few weekends. in congress, you have a lot of congressmen who are not in favor of his actions and are not necessarily supportive, maybe not on a public or personal level. you saw for example that immediately, the senate started discussing again measures against corruption that have implications for circumventing authority figures in brazil. it might be something -- it ight make a little more path to the supreme court because it would make a questioning of moro more controve

this is howjair bolsonaro was elected, that he would boost the economy.that massive drop—off in the price of oil a few years ago. jair bolsonaro's was about reducing corruption and crime, his campaign. it was also a rejection of previous administrations that had impose a lot of pain. the government cannot fund the growth so he needs the private sector and for that you need confidence and generate the right incentives. how is the economy doing now? poorly. it has been another disappointing year. we started the year hoping the economy would grow 2.596 year hoping the economy would grow 2.5% or more, latest estimates are below i%. 2.5% or more, latest estimates are below 196. we will have to leave it there but thank you for coming in. we will keep track on how that progress is in brazil. the chairman of the federal reserve is set to start two days of testimony in front of us lawmakers. investors will be scrutinising his comments for signals of when, and by how much, interest rates will be cut in the coming months. as the bbc‘s michelle fleury reports from ne

evendent jair bolsonaro denies that he was murdered.f you can explain what happened and then go deeper into what the deforestation of the amazon means for the world, called the lungs of the world, but start with the wajapi. >> the problem these indigenous thats, they are in areas illegal loggers, miners, have interests. they are interested in invading gold lands and taking the and timber from these areas. but this is illegal. we have very strict rules for activities to be carried out within indigenous lands. that presidentns ,olsonaro delivers in public they incentivize the invasion. we have, right now, 20,000 miners in the -- northern amazon. that theyjust feel have a partner in the cabinet in brasilia. before, and the v very first day, the very same day when the wajapi leader was murdered, the president said he would open indigenous lands for mining. , what they expect activitity point, the will be e legalized, some sort f formalized, so they will be able to stay there and remain there, doing the activities, and unfortrtunately harmin

in the same news conference, mr bolsonaro said this.and don't eat well, i agree with that, but go hungry? no. according to the united nations, about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. tiffany wertherimer, bbc news. extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the united states. temperatures are set to peak over the weekend and the heatwave could affect 200 million people in major cities on the east coast and in the midwest. and the hot air is expected to lead to rising temperatures in europe next week, as chris fawkes explains. the weather is going to stay very hot this weekend across southern and eastern parts of the united states with temperatures widely getting up into the mid—— high 30s, that is the high 90s fahrenheit. it is the heat and humidity that could cause problems after such hot weather by day, overnight we could even see some record bridges being set in some record bridges being set in some of the north atlantic cities. something to watch out for. over the next few days into next week we see coo

in the same news conference, mr bolsonaro said this. doing badly and don't eat well, i agree with that, but go hungry? no. according to the united nations, about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. as the old adage claims, those in pursuit of success need only an endless supply of persistence. but several learner drivers in the uk have taken the "try, try again" mantra to new levels, according to data from the driving and vehicle standards agency. a couple of wannabe motorists racked up at least 20 practical tests in a single calendar year. earlier i spoke to mark winn, dvsa chief driving examiner. i asked him why some people are finding the test so difficult to pass. i think they are failing because they are not getting enough training and enough proper practice before they come and take the test. what other interesting statistics can you ta ke other interesting statistics can you take us through? those figures are incredible, the average is 15 tests, is that right? of those people who have taken repeated tests,

speakingng to a reporter, bolsonaro said greenwald could not be deported because he was married to a brazilian but that he might be imprisoned instead. journalists and press freedom activists blasted bolsonaro's threats and greenwald responded via twitter -- "conontrary to w what the preset says, he is not yet a dictator. he doesn't have the power to order people to stop. to detain someone, you need to present evidence t to a court showing that a crime was committed. that evidence does not exist." to see our interview with the pulitztzer prize winning glenn greenwald on the intercept's expose of sergio moro and the "operation car wash" scandal, go to democracynow.org. in more news from brazil, government data shows that -- the assault came as new government data shows that deforestation in amazon is dramatically increased since bolsonaro took office, losing more than 1300 square miles of forest cover, a 39% increase over the same period last year. the drastic change is due to bolsonaro's rolling back of regulations and punitive measures on illegal logging. in may, a group of former b

in the same news conference, mr bolsonaro said this., i agree with that, but go hungry? no. according to the united nations, about 5.2 million people suffered from hunger in brazil in 2017. tiffany wertheimer, bbc news. just reminding you of our top story before we go. nato has condemned the seizing of a british flag ship by a ride on friday, describing it as a clear challenge to international freedom of navigation. the organisation said it supported british efforts to resolve the issue through dialogue. we will keep across all of those details and you can get them on our website as well. iam also can get them on our website as well. i am also on twitter. we are keeping across celebrations of the moon landing 50 years ago today. saturday brought us a day of sunshine and heavy showers, sunday will be the dry day of the weekend for many this was the picture on saturday in norfolk where there we had huge shower clouds and thunderstorms. showers have eased away towards the east so what we're left with as we head through the day on sunday ar

but, despite the science, president bolsonaro doesn't accept the findings.nt of inpe here to talk about it. the right—wing leader is known for attacking environmental agencies. his policies favour development over conservation. so rainforests are being cleared at a faster rate to make space for cattle pastures. mr bolsonaro's government is lenient towards environmental crimes like illegal logging, and penalties have dropped under his leadership. the national space research institute is standing by the data, saying it's 95% accurate. a skate park built by a german charity is helping to change children's lives in a damascus suburb. eight years of civil war in syria have had a traumatic effect on children, and the park aims to develop their sense of self—determination and promote development. the skate park is also a public green space encouraging community engagement, as gail maclellan reports mohammed doesn't care how many times he falls off his skate board. he is happy to learn and probably lucky to be alive. translation: i hurt my arms, legs and shoulder, u

president bolsonaro has reduced protections for rainforest, saying it must be opened up for development

justice minister, the f former judge who jailed luiziznacio lula da silva, paving the way for jair bolsonaro's election. commander ofthe the prosecutorial team and walking into court as though he were sitting judging lula's case and others as a neutral arbiter. everything may be a merely denied to the public they were doing, in fact they were doing for yearss as these documents show. amy: we look at the ongogoing fallout from the trump administration's decision to pull out the iran nuclear cord out t it as the i internationol atomic energy agency confirms iran's is enriching iranian above the agreed deal. all of that and more coming up. , welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. billionaire hedge fund manager jeffrey epstein was charged in a manhattan federal court monday with sex trafficking and conspiracy. he is accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking dozens of underarage girls betwn 2002 to 2005 at his homes in manhattan and palm beach, florida, where he paid them hundreds of dollars to perform sex acts and help recruit other girls for h

the brazilian congress is set to vote on presidentjair bolsonaro's pension reforms — including a dramatice in the pension age — and workers are not happy. also in the programme — investors will hang off his every word for clues on the direction of us interest rates. the chairman of the federal reserve jerome powell will later give evidence to congress. let's look at the markets right now. they are all headed lower in europe, we will be talking you through wife. —— why. and making it all add up — getting kids to enjoy maths at an early age. we'll get the inside track on the maths board game designed to encourage more children to embrace maths. and so today we want to know — is there such a thing as a "math of is maths just a skill which needs practice? do you have a phobia about algebra, geometry and equations? let us know — just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. why do you need any of that stuff these days when you've got a smartphone? that's not what i tell my children! hello and welcome to business live. we start in brazil, where the country's lower house of parliament is due to vote today o

with most prisons controlled at state level, this latest riot is a further test for president bolsonaro his promises. al jazeera. called onssians have authorities in siberia to do more to tackle vast wildfires which are burning 3 million hectares of forest. the state of emergency has been declared in five russian regions but residents want a siberian declaration. the vast majority has only been monitored. will notes said they send resources to uninhabited and remote areas. a moscow court rejected an appeal by an opposition figure on health rounds. lawyers requested the release after he was rushed to hospital, suffering from a facial rash and swelling. he said he may be poisoned while in prison. lawyers argued that the jail was not safe. he is serving a 30 day sentence for organizing unauthorized protests. of divorce is being made illegal in some regions in india. the supreme court ruled the constitutional rights of 170 million muslim women were being violated. up until now, muslim men could end their marriage by saying the word for divorced three times. others have banned the practice.

the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, was elected on a promise to exploit tmazon.he's delighted supporters by saying too much of the forest is protected. his environment officials are, deeply worrit he has banned them from saying anything in public. you are trying to save the forest. so we have to me this official in secret. his face hidden and voice changed, he says the government is trying to cover up the loss of the forest. david: and the scale of thest deion he describes is staggering. up here, atop this 50-meter-high observation tower, the view is just phenomenal. out of what looks like a great ocean of green, this is the canopy of thlargest rainforest in the world. the problem is that more andin more of it is chopped down. it is hard to believe, but an s area te of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests thatould cover 2000 pitches is vanishing every day.gn all the are that this rate of the devastation.ill accelera cattle of the biggest single reason the trees are cleared. they are grazing on land that used to be

brazilian president gyre bolsonaro has snubbed france's foreign minister, canceling their meeting atast minute and instead going to get a haircut. bolslsonaro streamed his haircu. you can see itit right there. he was live on facebook at the time he was scheduled to meet the french foreign minister. france's top diplomat was planning to discuss environmental issues with bolsonaro, thrhreatening to pull brazil out of the paris, a court. his spokesman later said the president had other reasons for canceling the meeting. he said it wasas not due to the haircut or a dye job. here's a reminder of the top stories that we are following fofor you.. germany's foreign minister heiko maas says germany will not join a u.s.-led naval mission to protect shipping in the persian gulf. maas prefers to use diplomacy, he says, to de-escalate tensions with iran. and for the first time in more than a decade, the u.s. federal reserve has cut interest rates by .25%. president trump wanted a bigger cut. but the reduction is in line with market expectations. you're watching "dw news." after a short break i wi

the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, was elected on a promise to exploit the amazon.ng too much of the forest is protected. his environment officials are deeply worried, but he has banned them from saying anything in public. you're trying to save the forest. so we have to meet this official in secret. his face hidden and voice changed, he says the government is trying to cover up the loss of the forest. and the scale of the deforestation he describes is staggering. up here, at the top of this 50 metre high observation tower, the view is just phenomenal, out over what looks like a great ocean of green. this is the canopy of the largest rainforest in the world. the problem is that more and more of it is being chopped down. it's hard to believe, but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2,000 pitches is just vanishing every day, and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. cattle are the biggest single reason the trees are cleared. they're grazing on la

the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, was elected on a promise to exploit the amazon.ying too much of the forest is protected. his environment officials are deeply worried, but he has banned them from saying anything in public. you're trying to save the forest. so we have to meet this official in secret. his face hidden and voice changed, he says the government is trying to cover up the loss of the forest. and the scale of the deforestation he describes is staggering. up here, at the top of this 50 metre high observation tower, the view is just phenomenal, out over what looks like a great ocean of green. this is the canopy of the largest rainforest in the world. the problem is that more and more of it is being chopped down. it's hard to believe, but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2,000 pitches is just vanishing every day, and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. cattle are the biggest single reason the trees are cleared. they're grazing on

according to new data, deforestation has surged to record highs since mr bolsonaro took office.f ra i nforest in the first two weeks ofjuly 68% of rainforest was destroyed than in the whole ofjuly last year. despite the whole ofjuly last year. despite the science, the president does not accept the findings. translation: i am convinced that the data is lies and we will call the president of the agency here to talk about it. the right—wing leader is known for attacking environmental agencies. his policies favour development over conservation, so rainforests are being cleared at a faster rate to make space for cattle pastures. his government is lenient towards environmental crimes like illegal logging and penalties have dropped under his leadership. the national space research institute is standing by the data, saying it is 95% accurate. in the same news conference jaya boulton arrow said this. translation: to say people go hungry in brazil is a big lie. but some are doing badly and do not eat well, i agree with that. but go hungry? no. according to the un about 5.2 million people

the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, was elected on a promise to exploit the amazon. too much of the forest is protected. his environment officials are deeply worried, but he has banned them from saying anything in public. you're trying to save the forest. so we have to meet this official in secret. his face hidden and voice changed, he says the government is trying to cover up the loss of the forest. and the scale of the deforestation he describes is staggering. up here, at the top of this 50 metre high observation tower, the view is just phenomenal, out over what looks like a great ocean of green. this is the canopy of the largest rainforest in the world. the problem is that more and more of it is being chopped down. it's hard to believe, but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2,000 pitches is just vanishing every day, and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. cattle are the biggest single reason the trees are cleared. they're grazing on land

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is also going through a wave of conservatism following the election of far—right politician, jair bolsonarooup of uk mps has predicted that cannabis will be legalised in the country within the next 5—10 years. they've recently returned from a fact—finding trip to canada where the drug has been made legal. jim connolly reports. these buds will probably get about four times larger by the time this plant is ready to harvest. currently, canada is the only g7 country to allow recreational use of cannabis. i've got no hair, do i still need this on my head? even a few years ago, this would have seemed unimaginable — three british mps from across the political spectrum, looking at how the legalisation process has been implemented. we're following the liberal democrat sir norman lamb, the conservativejonathan djanogly and labour's david lammy. you could go to prison for a very long time in britain if you had anything like this. the trip has been organised by a london—based campaign group voltefa ce. it wants the uk to legalise weed. it's sponsored by a big north american cannabis company called mpx

it's a key policy for president bolsonaro, who has warned the pension system could bankrupt the countryhe bill now faces a second round vote before moving on to the senate. dust from car brakes and tyres will still pollute city air even when the vehicle fleet has gone all—electric, uk government advisers have warned. the air quality expert group says particles from brake, tyre and road wear make up well over half of particle pollution from road transport. environmental campaigners say more should be done to stop people using private cars. that's it for the business briefing this hour. labour has strongly rejected claims that the party is anti—semitic. it's after whistleblowers told a bbc panorama investigation, aired last night, that some ofjeremy corbyn's top team tried to interfere in disciplinary processes involving allegations of anti—semitism. jessica parker reports. e—mails linked to panorama suggest the general secretary attempted to interfere in the selection of a disciplinary panel and later she deleted her correspondence on the official account. it also shows jeremy corbyn's p

first six months of brazilian president jair bolsonaro's term in office. you can see it live at 10:00 a.m. eastern, online at c-span.org, or listen free on the c-span radio app. >> former special counsel robert mueller at the house and senate judiciary committees on wednesday, july 19 to testify in open session about his report into russian interference in the 2016 election. watch live coverage on c-span3 come online c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> saturday, democratic presidential candidates senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts, senator amy klobuchar of minnesota, and representative tulsi gabbard of hawaii spoke at the rainbow push coalition. it is 45 minutes. [applause] sen. warren: good morning, church. good morning, rainbow push. it is so good to be here this morning. it is good to be in the house of the lord. oh, yes. i am here this morning because this country is in a time of crisis. we are in a fight for the very soul of our nation. when we are in this kind of fight, this kind of battle, we need allies who know how to fig

country is going through a wave of conservatism, especially with the election of far right leaderjair bolsonaroacross there. let's look at the markets now because in asia, the nikkei is flat at the moment. there's a lot of caution with investors ahead of the interest rate decisions this week, starting with the bank of japan, which begins meeting tomorrow. we've got the federal reserve and those corporate earnings we've been talking about as well as a result of that, investors taking a sideline view a little bit. that's it for the programme. thanks for watching. this is bbc news, the top stories this hour: a weekend of clashes between pro—democracy activists in hong kong and the police has ended. the central government is expected to make a statement on the protests in a few hours. the jailed russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been taken to hospital. his doctor says he may have been exposed to an unknown chemical. a group of uk mps has predicted that cannabis will be legalised in the country in the next five to ten years. they've recently returned from a fact—finding trip to canada,

south america, under bolsonaro, is another part of it. amy: and yet, in the united states, there's this growing awareness. for example, the democratic-republican vote against saudi arabia-uae's war in yemen, fueled by the united states. does that give you hope? noam: that's a very interesting development. that's actually bernie sanders. it is what -- [applause] noam: and notice -- and it is a very important development, but let's noti what h happened. the saudi-united arab emirate war in yemen has beenen a hideous atrocity. there's probably -- nobody knows -- maybe 60,000, 70,000 people killed, half the population barely surviving. the u.n. describes it as the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. it's a real monstrosity. it's been going on year after year, using -- saudi i arabia, uae are e using u.s. weapons -- secondarily, british weapons -- u.s. intelligence support, u.s. intelligence directly working closely with the saudis to target bombing and so on and so forth. alall of this has been happepeg with no protest. then came the kh

president bolsonaro prefers confrontation. >> people have no way of escaping the war between the government and the drug lords. >> ukraine's comedian turned president has every reason to smile tonight. elections saw his party claim majority in parliament for the first time in history. he faces the challenge of turning that historic victory into political action. he and his servant of the people party will now be expected to deliver on their campaign promises of fighting corruption and bringing peace to eastern ukraine. >> the morning after the election, the head of the presidential party already appear victorious. this is something that no other party has ever achieved in ukraine. the new parliamentarians are set to use the first session to restrict their own powers. >> this is about removing the community and changing the constitution so that members of parliamement can be temporarily and permanently removed from their posts. >> as a landscape -- zalenski has promised a bigger crackdown on corruption. he can only get reform through with parliament on his side. >> he and his team bear full

the president's son, congressman eduardo bolsonaro, often serves as a foreign envoy for his father, who is now considering nominating him to be brazil's next ambassadoto the united states. we spoke in brazil's capital of brasilia. can you commit right now that brazil is going to continue to welcome in venezuelan refugees as lg as they're fleeing? >> by our law in brazil here, we have to accept all the refugees. because theydon't have an option. if they keep in venezuela, they are going to die. we know that the best solution it is take off maduro from the power in venezuela. >> nawaz: what is brazil prepared to do to try to get him to leave, to force thage? >> we're trying to change, to do a twist with the militaries side of venezuela. >> nawaz: is brazil prepared to use military force if necessary, if maduro doest leave? >> if venezuela attacks brazil, it changes, because we need to defend ourselves. but, in this first moment, we are not thinking to use the force, the military of brazilian forces against the military forces of maduro. >> nawaz: nearly all venezuelani entering bcome thro

now they s invaders are encouraged by the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro. david: farmers are already pressing against the dark green edge of the rese president says that they should be allowed to e it, that digenous people have too much land. our satellite reveals how quickly trees can be wiped out. this is the forest. i show the people of the reserve rom space of what they are experiencing on the ground. with all this farmland all around you, when you are about ere, just in that little corner. with all of these pressures, tensions are escalat shots were fired at a sign marking the reserve. these farmers live just down the road, and like the president they want access to the forest. david: two very different views of t future of this land. the farmers with their fields right beside indigenous people in the forest. the te of the children here uncertain. they are learning traditional skillsand they have rights under brazilian law, but they are outnumbered, and powerful forces are circling outside. david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. nada: a rare opportuni

president bolsonaro has reduced protections for rainforest, saying it must be opened up for developmentan bernal has become the first colombian to win the tour de france. the 22—year—old is also the youngest winner in more than 100 years. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. first on bbc news — our world. since the election of donald trump, rival groups of far—right and far—left activists have battled in the streets of some american cities. violence has broken out in new york, berkeley, and charlottesville. but perhaps most affected is portland, oregon — a liberal, progressive city in the pacific north—west. mike wendling has been there to meet activists from both sides to try to understand why the violence continues. portland, oregon, in america's pacific north—west. since the election of donald trump, there's been trouble in the streets. chant: usa, usa, usa! the far—right is on the march. see, i get very violent. i'm, like, one of the more violent, because i don't like to fight for very long so. they are confronted by home—grown antifascist

now they say invaders are encouraged by the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro.dark green edge of the reserve, and the president says they should be allowed to use it, that indigenous people have too much land. our research with satellite pictures of the region reveals, over the past 20 years, how quickly trees can be wiped out. so, this is the forest of the uru—eu—wau—wau. .. i show the people of the reserve the view from space of what they're experiencing on the ground. with all this farmland all around you, and you're about there, just in that little corner. with all these pressures, tensions are escalating. shots were fired at the sign marking the reserve. these farmers live just down the road, and like the president, they want access to the forest. so, two very different views of the future of this land — the farmers with their fields right beside the indigenous people in the forest. the fate of the children here is uncertain. they are learning traditional skills and they have rights under brazilian law, but they're outnumbered and powerful forces are circli

now they say invaders are encouraged by the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro.ve, and the president says they should be allowed to use it, that indigenous people have too much land. our research with satellite pictures of the region reveals, over the past 20 years, how quickly trees can be wiped out. so, this is the forest of the uru—eu—wau—wau. .. i show the people of the reserve the view from space of what they're experiencing on the ground. with all this farmland all around you, and you're about there, just in that little corner. with all these pressures, tensions are escalating. shots were fired at the sign marking the reserve. these farmers live just down the road, and like the president, they want access to the forest. so, two very different views of the future of this land — the farmers with their fields right beside the indigenous people in the forest. the fate of the children here is uncertain. they are learning traditional skills and they have rights under brazilian law, but they're outnumbered and powerful forces are circling outside. david shukman, b

or that is to say a—la bolsonaro? the brazilian president appointed his son as us ambassador. are two sides. you know, personal relations, but as you say, how do you do...? but deal with the substantive issue, agnes, are you going to offend china by saying, and this decision of course on huawei has been postponed for some time precisely because of the arrival of a new prime minister, are you going to offend the chinese by saying, effectively, golden era over, you're a security problem, huawei. we're not having you in our 5g network, or are you going to bow to your american allies? britain has put itself at such a vulnerable position because for the last 50 years, the two pillars were close relationship with the us and membership of the eu. this is just vanishing in front of our eyes. so basically, china, i mean, have you listened to china towards britain, ? it's being pretty harsh, and it can be, because britain is in a desperate situation, wanting to strike deals — future trade deals with everyone. yes. get your colonial, interfering hands off hong kong on the matter of mass

government spends nearly half its budget on pensions and reform was a key election pledge for president bolsonaroread protests against the changes. here in the uk the energy firm cuadrilla has announced fracking is due to resume at its site in lancashire by the end of next month. no fracking has taken place since december because of a series of underground tremors. critics argue the technique to extract gas and oil is is bad for the environment. in the us it has been used to significantly increase the amount of domestic energy production. south korea has said it's setting aside up to $254.8 million to help cope with japans export limits on high tech materials — the latest in the tit—for—tat battle between the two asian giants. hyung eun kim is in seoul. this escalating trade dispute could impact on some of the world's top tech firms. it's having a big impact on companies like samsung. that's right. especially yesterday, tensions escalated even further because japan accused that some materials may be leaking to north korea. this is a serious allegation and could mean that, it's accusing south kore

there's been an aggressive increase since the election of president bolsonaro in brazil in january drivenitain. nearly two thirds of it is in brazil. and it's crucial role in our global climate impacts all of us. let's look back at some of david shukman‘s reporting this week. the billions of trees store so much carbon they help to slow down global warming. they are also home to an amazing tenth of all species in the natural world. but the sight of bare earth and dead trunks is becoming more common. this is happening all over the amazon to create more farmland. and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. it's hard to believe but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. after david's reports, so many of you got in touch with us, using #bbcnews to ask questions. so we've taken a few and put them to experts to get you some answers. firstly, someone asked, "as a

now, they say, invaders are encouraged by the new president of brazil, jair bolsonaro.erve and the president says they should be allowed to use it, that indigenous people have too much land. our research with satellite pictures of the region reveals over the past 20 years how quickly trees can be wiped out. so this is the forest of the uru—eu—wau—wau. i show the people of the reserve the view from space, of what they are experiencing on the ground. with all this farmland all around you, and you are about there, just in that little corner. with all these pressures, tensions are escalating. shots were fired at the sign marking the reserve. these farmers live just down the road and like the president, they want access to the forest. so, two very different views of the future of this land. the farmers with their fields, right beside the indigenous people in the forest. the fate of the children here is uncertain. they are learning traditional skills and they have rights under brazilian law, but they are outnumbered and powerful forces are circling outside. david shukman, bbc

center here in washington hosted a discussion on the first six months on the new president of brazil, bolsonaro. this is just under two hours.