jair bolsonaro took office. and his far-right platform included lots of anti-environment rhetoric. pres. bolsonaro: oh, those environmental people. if i can, i will confine them to the amazon one day, since they like the environment so much. reporter: remember the paradigm from the 19's that deforesting was key to boosting the economy? it came back. bolsonaro publicly pushed for more mining in indigenous territories. and his administration weakened the environmental enforcement agencies, shrinking their budgets and pushing out staff. this created a climate of impunity. ilona: that really opened the space for the consolidation of the criminal activities that were already there, but then that were coupled with much more organized criminal networks, much more resources from other illicit economies. reporter: the illegal destruction of the amazon increasingly became part of sophisticated networks trafficking drugs, guns, and laundering money. as a result, deforestation rates soared over the next four years. luciana: it's really hard. we are observing humanity walking faster to the colla

, that is just coming public office until 2030 —— jair bolsonaro, that isjust coming in, banned fromro guilty of abuse of power. he's been found guilty of undermining brazilian democracy by falsely alleging that electronic voting was vulnerable to fraud. that comment was made last year before the election defeat to lula da silva. mr bolsonaro's lawyer's, though, are expected to appeal, they have argued the statements had no bearing on the election result. the top line, the former brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro banned from running for public office until the year 2030. in iran, women are continuing to defy the strict morality laws in place across the country. in september, there were huge protests in the capital, tehran, and elsewhere following the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini. she died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly breaching hijab rules. it is extremely difficult for the bbc to obtain footage from inside iran but our team has verified more than 350 videos posted on social media, showing the protests in graphic detail. yalda hakim reports. in september 20

in brazil, the trial of former president jair bolsonaro got underway on thursday.s accused of abusing his powers and undermining priscilla presley this democracy. katie wanted reports from the court. >> this is the document related to the trial, 43 pages of accusations and justifications. it relates to a meeting bolsonaro held here at his residence last year. he gave a speech and question the electronic voting system, saying it was prompt -- prone to hacking and fraud. he has other cases against him and other courts. what we heard today was from the lawyer of the democratic labor party who brought the case to the court. he talked about the fact it was a clear attempt in coup. he normalized big news but bolsonaro's team said it was uptake news but a battle of narratives. the public prosecutor was clear, he said bolsonaro had been out of line and he fomented violence in a month after the election. he was talking about january 8 when all the narrow supporters storm to government buildings. the judges will come back next week to vote on the issue, but even if bolsonaro

brazil, environmental experts blame the last four years of deforestation on former president jair bolsonarohis administration weakened the agency's monitoring by shrinking their budgets and pushing out staff. >> during the last four years, amazon was a place without law. reporter: but lula da silva, who took office this year, wants to end illegal deforestation in the amazon by 2030. and he a good track record. when he was president 20 years ago, is government reduced deforestation in the reef -- in the rain forest by 80%. it also strengthened authorities to crack down on these spots. now, lula's administration has further developed its action plan. >> the aim of the plan is to relentlessly combat crimes such as a legal obligation -- public -- illegal hunting and fishing in indigenous territories, and give environmental protection areas to the amazon as a whole. reporter: but challenges remain, not least the powerful agribusiness bloc and congress which could hold back new environmental laws. >> to really reach the few illegal deforestation in seven years. on the other hand, it's important t

former brazilian president jair bolsonaro has been banned from running for public office until the year the serb electoral court found mr. bolsonaro killed -- lt of abuse of power. he claimed the electronic ballots used in the country were vulnerable to hacking and fraud. >> the case against bolsonaro was brought to the court by one of the rival parties. it was built around a meeting he held with foreign -- letters last july before the elections. in an event broadcasting on state television, he cast doubt on the brazil's electronic voting system without showing evidence. five of the seven judges rejected the defense arguments that bolsonaro was exercising his free-speech, and held the meeting in an effort to discuss what -- with diplomats how to improve the system. 's conviction means he is banned from running for office for eight years. that he says he will appeal. the big question is, what happens next? pundits say even if he is enabled to run, he could still be a key political figure. whoever he endorses will have a big leg up in the race. and to the surprise of many, he recently sai

brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, has gone on trial.busing his power and spreading false information about the voting system. if found guilty — the supreme electoral court could ban the ex—president from running for office for eight years. the charges revolve around a speech he gave last year while he was still president. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a shoplifting spree in peterborough city centre in a store targeted virtually every day — this time it's toiletries, but what they steal isn't limited. we toiletries, but what they steal isn't limited.— isn't limited. we have to deal with all of— isn't limited. we have to deal with all of it _ isn't limited. we have to deal with all of it ourselves - isn't limited. we have to deal with all of it ourselves to - isn't limited. we have to deal with all of it ourselves to be i with all of it ourselves to be entirely honest because i think for us to actually call the police or anything like that, the waiting times are pretty long so that means that one member of staff is

brazil's - former president jair bolsonaro has former presidentjair bolsonaro has gone on trial, he isreading false information about the voting system. if found guilty the supreme electoral court could ban the ex—president from running for office for eight years. the charges revolve around the speech he gave last year while he was still president. a new unilateral ceasefire has been announced in sudan by the head of the parler —— paramilitary group rapid support forces. it was announced in an audio recording and will be in place for the muslim holiday of eid al—adha. the united nations is the conflict is elevating to alarming levels. officials in saudi arabia say 1.8 million muslims are performing this year's hajj bill gammage was falls short of the record number of 2.4 million worshippers. saudi arabia had been preparing for that number. it is the first time that all restrictions on attendance have been lifted since the covid pandemic. pilgrims are facing extreme heat with temperatures reaching 48 degrees celsius. officials in california have confirmed that human remains found in the

in brazil, former president, jair bolsonaro, has been banned from running for public office until 2030were vulnerable to hacking and fraud. our brazil correspondent camilla mota has the latest. the case against paul sonora was brought against him by his rival party in a meeting that he held with ambassadors for elections. he cast doubt on the electronic voting system without showing evidence to back the fraud claims. five of the seven judges rejected the defence argument that bolsonaro was exercising his free—speech and help in meeting in an effort to discuss how to improve the electoral system in his conviction means he is banned from running for office for eight years and he says he is going to appeal. the big question is what happens next. pundits say even if he is unable to run, he can still be a key political figure and whether he endorses in 2026 will have a big leg up in the race to the surprise of many, he said in an interview that if his wife, formerfirst he said in an interview that if his wife, former first lady wanted, she could run for office. in the past, whenever prompte

. —— jair bolsonaro.o they are events that highlightjust how dangerous it can be to monitor the amazon and how dangerous it can be to report in those areas. stay with bbc news. hello, there. 0urfine, dry run of weather continued on monday. plenty of sunshine out west, bit more cloud in the east, and that created some cooler air that then flowed across the uk, hence the lower temperatures that we had — for example, london going from 23 on sunday to 18 for a high on monday. the highest temperatures out west, 24 celsius, warm in the sunshine. we�*ll see some changes in the weather picture, though, over the next few days, and it�*s all down to storm 0scar that�*s bringing torrential rain to madeira. some strong gusts of wind there, as well. 0scar itself doesn�*t actually make it to the uk — it stays to the southwest — but it will be transporting some much warmer air our way. humidity levels rising, as will the temperatures through the weekend, mid—to—high 20s. but it won�*t be dry everywhere, there will be so

when brazil elected lula desilva, many had a sigh of relief that the jair bolsonaro has been replaced by a left of center figure. yet lullu has criticized the west, raised again the dollar and claims that russia and ukraine are equally to blame for the war. this week he hosted venezuela president maduro whose brutal reign has led many to leave his country. he lavished praise on the dictator and criticized washington for imposing sanctions on him. south africa president was a business friendly moderate who had strongfy ties with the west but they have ventured in the russia and chinese orbit. they have refused to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine and has hosted the russian and chinese navies for joint exercises and now stands accused by the united states of supplying arms to russia, allegations that south africa has denied. and then there is india, which has made clear that had no intention of going against russia. indian statements about her desire to maintain a balance between the west and russia and even china have been so numerous, that one of the most resp respected scholars