katy watson for _ few hours. all right. katy watson for us _ few hours. all right.ty watson for us there in i few hours. all right. katy - watson for us there in ecuador covering that election. thank you so much. president volodymyr zelensky says he hopes more countries will follow denmark and the netherlands in giving f—16fighterjets to ukraine. 19 planes will come from the danes starting around new year until 2025. the dutch are still deciding how many fighterjets to send out of a possible a2. zelensky toured an airbase in denmark alongside the danish prime minister mette frederiksen. the ukrainian leader also visited the netherlands. kyiv has repeatedly urged its western allies to provide the us—made aircraft. it has all come ahead of a meeting of the brics nations — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa — in johannesburg on tuesday. for more, i spoke with michael bociurkiw, a non—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia center and global affairs analyst. thanks forjoining us. we appreciate you being here, and, michael, want to start with

katy watson coverin: next few hours. katy watson covering the _ next few hours.lection in ecuador, thank you very much. let's take you to hawaii now where the search continues for the missing after devastating wildfires on the island of maui almost two weeks ago. 114 people are confirmed dead and president biden is expected to visit on monday. the west african bloc ecowas has rejected an announcement by the coup leader in niger which said it'll be three years before civilian rule is restored. it follows a meeting between an ecowas delegation and the military junta on saturday. donald trump has confirmed that he will not take part in wednesday's republican presidential primary debate in milwaukee — or in any other debate scheduled so far. he made the announcement on his social media platform, truth social. russia's first lunar mission in nearly 50 years has ended in failure after its spacecraft crashed into the moon. the unmanned luna 25 module, was supposed to land at the south pole of the moon but experienced problems as it moved into pre—landing orbit. 0ur corr

katy watson sent this report. : virgin forest still exists in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high you can see the damage done -- the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. under jerry bolsonaro --under gyre bolsonaro, illegal logging sort. president lula da silva says the summit could be a game changer. pres. lula: the world needs to look at this meeting in berlin as a milestone. this meeting is the first great opportunity for people to show the world what we want to do. we returned to govern brazil to make a difference. katy: for those living under the rain forest canopy, it's been a difficult few years. >> you have no idea how much pressure there was in our community under the bolsonaro government. landowners circling planes, soy farmers wanting to buy the land to de forest it. katy: he is standing firm. instead, he is growing sustainable crops. he is part of a booming industry making the most out of what

katy watson for us in ecuador _ few hours. katy watson for us in ecuador covering _ few hours.on, thank you so much. spanish football fans are celebrating their team's victory in the final of the women's world cup in australia. spain's la roja beat england's lionesses1—0 in a closely fought match to win the trophy for the first time. earlier, i spoke to dw sports journalist 0liver moody in sydney. spain coming out on top. this was a very close match. but given spain's tumultuous journey here to the final and just to the top of the women's sporting world, how remarkable is it to see la roja lifting this trophy? yeah, well, when i was sitting in wellington a few weeks ago watching spain get absolutely dismantled byjapan, 4—0 they lost that game, i will admit i was not expecting to be standing here at the end of the tournament talking about spain being the new world champions, and there were lots of reasons to think this outcome shouldn't be possible. they were missing many of the country's best and most experienced football players due to a row between them and the federation ove

katy watson, bbc news in belem.actually take you live now to belem to join katy watson who is standing by their for us. belem to join katy watson who is standing by theirfor us. it's really lovely to see you. what a fantastic backdrop you have behind you. so they have come to some kind of agreement but there are campaigners and indigenous leaders who are disappointed. they wanted more, what further measures where they calling for?— they calling for? right, so day one ofthe they calling for? right, so day one of the summit _ they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended _ they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended in _ they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended in the - they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended in the belemj of the summit ended in the belem declaration. so effectively, the amazonian countries coming together to commit to working together to be able to try and solve the problems facing the amazon. but what people felt that they fell short on what issue

joining us now is katy watson, our south america correspondent.t tone has president lula da silva set? >> this has been a campaign promise of his since he won last year. announcing anywhere i m will paly -- will play host to comp 30. this region of vizio in the amazon, a very forgotten part of brazil, is taking mainstage. a very important role. when we talk about the amazon, as well as having countries come down to discuss what they can do to protect it. he said it is a time for collective action, also not to think about environmental protection, but about social inclusion. the 50 million people who live in the amazon across eight countries and how if we look at their future, it also helped protect the forest. big issues are on the table. he is ambitious and seems committed to making change since bolsonaro lost the election last october. >> any specific goals the summit hopes to achieve? >> he wants to end deforestation in brazil by 2030. that is one of the goals to get everybody on the same page. discussing cross-border police when it comes to cr

katrina: i spoke to our south america correspondent katy watson a little earlier. you for joining us. in your tension to the need for peace and security. what is needed between now and october? >> it was expected that the leftist candidate would win this round. what was surprising was the pro-business candidateho came from nowhere. really upending the campaign. the focus was on security and peace in ecuador. that's what we will see going forward for the next few weeks until mid-october, when the second round is every ecuadorian here worried about safety, peace, and security. it's about how to be able to live them normal life without being affected by ongoing organized crime. all of these things make such a big impact on everyday life here. that's what we will see going forward. a big focus on making life easier for the people in ecuador. katrina: to what extent do you think that murderers want to change the election? >> his death changed everything. yes, it's a country that over the last years has seen an uptick in organized crime, violence, and the murder rate. th

looking after them, they'll look after the planet too. >> katie watson in brazil, thank you.'s a new front in the tech war between two global powers as the biden administration is tightening restrictions on certain american investments in chinese technology. it's doing so it says because china is one country that has exploited and can exploit, it says, american investments. the new order would prohibit some u.s. funding of sensitive technology in china. the order requires that the u.s. government be notified of other investments in chinese tech so why is president biden taking this action? well, the goal is to prevent u.s. money and knowledge from helping to develop certain technologies as much as those that could support the modernization of china's military and tech developments that could threaten u.s. national security. the biden administration said the order restricts u.s. investments in the following sectors -- semiconductors, quantum information technology and certain artificial intelligence systems. now in russia, officials say an explosion out of molls cow area facto

katy watson, bbc news in belem.tamante, an ecologist at the university of brasilia — and bram ebus of the international crisis group and amazon underworld, which investigates criminal networks in the rainforest. sticking with climate. white and you both forjoining us here. how important is it that this summit is taking place in the first place? it's quite important because as you mentioned, it is the first time since 2009 that we have a meeting of the leaders of the region, so in this multilateral coordination is not crucial to find solutions for the huge challenges that we have in the amazon reach and also providing the people there with a better life. also providing the people there with a better life-— a better life. what are the challenges _ a better life. what are the challenges that _ a better life. what are the challenges that use - a better life. what are the challenges that use for . a better life. what are the i challenges that use for see? the main challenges that use for see? tie: main challenges i chall

katy watson, bbc news in belem.na lobo is managing director for global presence and national action at the non—profit research organisation the world resources institute. she told me about the significance of the agreement. this commitment is a very significant step. it's very far from where we were in the past, where deforestation was not even being talked about among the amazonian countries. so i think there is a very big period of hope. i was in the conference until yesterday, and we could see a lot of energy, a lot of people — indigenous people, the academic communities, people from all the countries — united, with great energy and really in a very different way of expressing the rights and expressing what's needed to halt deforestation. i think of course, we have to very soon advance to have this strong commitment on zero deforestation. it's not a minor thing for eight countries that have different economies and different stages of the pollution, but for sure there are very important signs of brazil in particul

katy watson, bbc news.d to review a controversial hijab law behind closed doors — meaning it is likely there will be no public debate on the issue. the so—called hijab and chastity bill would impose new punishments on women who fail to wear the headscarf. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri explains. the timing of this bill is what makes it so significant, because we're only a month away from the one year anniversary of mahsa amini's death, the young kurdish woman who died in custody of the morality police after allegedly violating the country's strict dress code. now, that event led to protests across the country and led to a movement that the government struggled to contain. what we're seeing now is a push and pull between a government that wants to protect the mandatory hijab and women in iran who are openly defying it, because as you'll see here, the streets of iran in places like the capital tehran, don't look like they did a year ago before these protests erupted. now, the bill itself is called the hijab and ch

katy watson, bbc news in guayaquil.in the us have hit their highest level in 21 years. on thursday the average interest rate on a fixed 30 year mortgage went above 7%. rising mortgage rates have seriously disrupted the us housing market, and mark a long term shift in one of the biggest underlying forces in the us economy. michelle fluery has more from new york for the past year, economists have been fretting about the end of the low rate economy in the united states and it's in housing, particularly the mortgage market, where rising interest rates most directly hit us homeowners, which is to say many us consumers and voters. now, when mortgage rates rise sharply and, on average, they're now at over 7% and the highest since 2002, then the housing market, well, it tends to slow down. it suddenly costs more to borrow and people who already have a mortgage on the older, lower rates, well, they don't want to move. that's what's happening in the united states. nearly 20% fewer existing homes were sold injune than at the same

katy watson, bbc news in para.an earth system scientist, who joins us from where that amazon summit is taking place. how summit is taking place. important is this summit? afternoon. how important is this summit? good afternoon- it — how important is this summit? good afternoon. it is _ how important is this summit? good afternoon. it is very _ how important is this summit? (emf. afternoon. it is very important, the most important meeting of presidents in the region ever and we are in a critical moment, very close to the tipping point that most of the amazon will disappear in the forest will degrade. we hope the presidents will degrade. we hope the presidents will agree on getting 20 deforestation, zero wildfires, certainly before 2030 —— will agree on getting to zero deforestation. we have to stop the tipping point and we have to stop forest degradation all over the amazon. can we have to stop forest degradation all over the amazon.— all over the amazon. can you give viewers a snapshot _ all over the amazon. can yo

katy watson, bbc news, in guayaquil.ir pandemic levels. in august, more than 10,000 people were hospitalised for covid in the united states according to data from the us centre for disease control and prevention — that's up 60% sincejuly. in the uk, positive covid cases are up 17% over the last seven days. this comes as a new 0micron subvariant eris has become the predominant covid strain in the us. while health agencies in the uk, us, denmark, and israel are have also detected the emergence of a new highly—mutated strain of the virus. earlier, i spoke with dr peter hotez, co—director of the texas children's hospital centre for vaccine development and dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. dr hotez, thank you so much for being here to discuss these new variants. and i guess there's a couple of new ones that we're actually seeing around the world. there's a one in the us, the eris variant, and then there's also a new one in the uk. have you been tracking these, and how concerned ar

that was katie watson. now it's time for a look at today's sport.supercharge women's football in spain, after they beat england 1—0 to win the world cup in sydney. a result that is all the more remarkable when you consider spanish coachjorge vilda survived a player revolt less than 12 months ago. but spain were outstanding on the pitch on sunday, outclassing england for most of the game, and this proved to be the winning moment from captain olga carmona. and spain could have won by more. awarded a penalty for handball, jeni hermoso's spot kick was saved by mary earps. it meant the final chapter of the game was tense. but england couldn't find a way back, despite 13 minutes of injury time at the end. and spain were eventually able to celebrate a famous win in what is only their third appearance in the tournament. just incredible to be champions of the world, it is something that i think anyone could dream of, i think just incredible and ijust wanted to share i it with my family. we just incredible and i just wanted to share i it with my family.— shar

katy watson, bbc news in para.ould have been accessed by hackers who targeted the uk elections watchdog. the electoral commission said there was little risk of "hostile actors" being able to influence the outcome of a vote, but apologised for the breach in its systems. with more on this, let's talk to our cyber correspondentjoe tidy. what to our cyber correspondentjoe tidy. we know abol attack? what we know about the scale of the attack? , , ., , ., , what we know about the scale of the attack? , ., attack? this is a serious cyber incident and _ attack? this is a serious cyber incident and they _ attack? this is a serious cyber incident and they have - attack? this is a serious cyber incident and they have been i attack? this is a serious cyber - incident and they have been dealing with it since they discovered it in october 2022 last year, initially part of a investigation, the initial entry point for the hackers was august 2021, so a big lag between the initial intrusion and then the discovery which is not unusua

katy watson, bbc news in belem.migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel which had set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. 0ur correspondent sofia bettiza has been following the story from rome. there's not much we know at the moment. as you mentioned, 41 migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off italy's lampedusa island, that is in sicily in the south of the country. this is all being reported by the italian news agency ansa, and they are citing accounts from survivors. three men and one woman who survived the shipwreck and were trying to reach italy from guinea and from the ivory coast. they were rescued by the italian coastguard, and they told rescuers that they were on a boat that set off from tunisia on thursday. they said that 45 people were on board, including three children. they described the boat is a very small vessel, about seven metres long. and they said that about six hours after

katy watson, bbc news.o prosecute the deposed president mohamed bazoum for "high treason" and "undermining the security of the country" after toppling his democratically elected government in last month's coup. in a statement read out on national television, the army spokesman said they'd been gathering evidence against the deposed leader and what they claimed were his "local and foreign accomplices". it comes as a delegation of muslim scholars from nigeria says the military leaders in niger are willing to solve the crisis through dialogue not force. meanwhile, president bazoum remains under house arrest. speaking to the bbc — the nigerien ambassador to the us says mr bazoum is being held in �*inhumane and unacceptable' conditions. he still has no access to any fresh food. those who went to see him and brought him some canned food but he has no electricity, this is — he has no contact with anybody whatsoever, so this is again inhuman and unacceptable conditions and even in our country, that a person legitim

katie watson, bbc news in para.ick — from the organisation global citizen — which campaigns on environmental and poverty issues. this is such a monumental task for the leaders who have gathered here at the summit and certainly for president dasilva because people do take to his leadership on this. thanks for having it on the programme that i think you're right. president has charted a course for illegal deforestation here in brazil and he is a summit to bring the countries together and we have to chart a course to do this to avoid the tipping point in the amazon in the tipping point in the amazon in the message i been hearing from this extraordinary dialogue that the activists of government and extraordinary philanthropy is that we cannot do this without offering a pathway out of poverty and vulnerability for the more than 30 million people who live between the trees in the land here in the amazon. we cannot be the ones saying stop producing fossil fuels and stop illegal for stop producing fossil fuels and stop ille

and with more on the latest in ecuador, my colleague caitriona perry spoke to katy watson a short while. you mentioned your report to the need for peace and security. what is expected between now at the run—off in october? it what is expected between now at the run-off in october?— the run-off in october? it was exnected _ the run-off in october? it was exnected that _ the run-off in october? it was expected that luisa _ the run-off in october? it was expected that luisa gonzalez, i expected that luisa gonzalez, the leftist candidate, would this round. what was subsidising was daniel noboa, a pro—business candidate who almost came from nowhere. what happened with fernando villavicencio really upended the campaign. the focus was on security and peace in ecuador. that's what we're going to see for the next few weeks until mid—october when the second round is. every ecuadorian is worried about safety and peace and security. it's about how to be able to live a normal life without being affected by ongoing crime. the organised crime, political corruption, all the things that make such a big

katie watson joining us there. change and deforestation. katie watsonjoining us there. watson joining us there. we will be back in the next few minutes with more of the stories we've covered here on the programme. don't go anywhere. good evening. it's been a warmer day for many parts of the uk, it'll be a warmer night as well, noticeably in the north, and a warmer day still tomorrow. a burst of summer warmth coming through with some sunshine for most parts of the uk. during the day that we've just had, however, we've had this weak warm front pushing northwards, drizzle through northern ireland, western scotland. we had misty low cloud and fog around some of the coasts and hills of the irish sea in the southwest approaches. now, that's still around in some areas, so too the drizzle in the north, and we've still got a pretty brisk wind blowing in the northeast of scotland. but for most of us, it's a fine evening followed by a fine night — but notice there are some pockets of cloud developing — low cloud, fog, so we could have some fog as we head towards morning once again

katy watson, bbc news in para. new satellite images show the size of wildfires raging in portugal. and undergrowth — that's about 23 square miles of foliage. more than 11—hundred firefighters and 1a water—carrying aircraft have been deployed to battle the fires. this all comes as portugal recorded its hottest day on—record this year — raising the risks for fires. temperatures are in the 40s they are and it is not the first heatwave they have had this year, they are on to their at the moment. the american red cross has announced it will allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restriction. the move comes after the federal food and drug administration further eased a longstanding policy that specifically targeted them over their sexual orientation. restrictions were introduced early in the aids epidemic, before blood screening for hiv infection was effective. the american red cross says a recent shortage of donations led to an appeal for more donors. we are going to talk more about what is happening in bray today. we have seen some very emotional scenes as roads were closed

katy watson, bbc news.rion county record friday investigating how the paper obtained a document containing information about a local restaurant owner. police, who also searched the home of the paper's owner and a city council women, seized computers, servers, and phones belonging to reporters and editors. the marion county record, which has just seven employees, says the raid was due to tensions between the publication and government officials. it's owner and editor say it's done nothing wrong the marion county record, which has just seven employees, says the raid was due to tensions between the publication and government officials. its owner and editor say it's done nothing wrong and is expected to file a federal lawsuit over the matter. marion's police chief defended the raid. earlier i spoke to media law attorney with the kansas press association, max kautsch. max, thank you for being here. can you put what took place in kansas into perspective here? how common are these kinds of raids on newspapers in t

katy watson, bbc news. that's been put on standby to intervene in niger. the announcement came after an emergency meeting of the west african regional bloc ecowas decided to put its troops on alert. niger's elected president — mohamed bazoum — was ousted in a coup last month. ecowas leaders says the use of force will be a last resort. 0ur correspondent chris ewoker filed this report. the heads of state have taken the heads of state have taken the decision to direct the mobilisation of the standby pause and also direct the military authorities in the subregion to deploy the standby force of the community. as to the financing, that has been discussed and appropriate measures are being taken. thank you. measures are being taken. thank ou. . , ., you. the decision was unexpected. - you. the decision was unexpected. the - you. the decision was l unexpected. the earlier decision by the ecowas leaders including military intervention including military intervention in niger heightened tensions. people were afraid a

katy watson, bbc news in para. let's get the latest from our science reporter — georgina rannard.earth, that is how it is described. it is being the lungs of the earth, that is how it is described.— is how it is described. it is so important — is how it is described. it is so important in _ is how it is described. it is so important in terms _ is how it is described. it is so important in terms of - is how it is described. it is so important in terms of local. important in terms of local ecosystems as well. can you broadly explain the effect of deforestation on the amazon and what it means for us. ~ ., :, on the amazon and what it means for us, �* :, :, , on the amazon and what it means for us. ~ .:, , us. the amazon is considered the lun . s of us. the amazon is considered the lungs of the _ us. the amazon is considered the lungs of the earth _ us. the amazon is considered the lungs of the earth and _ us. the amazon is considered the lungs of the earth and that - us. the amazon is considered the lungs of the earth and that is - lungs of the earth and that is because trees have a

katy watson, bbc news. back to our top story of the fires in hawaii.ath, meeting with residents, and lending a helping hand. 0ur reporter on the island, max matza, caught up with her. how does it feel to be here? well, it's a little overwhelming, you know... but! am really so pleased to have so many people supporting and people bring what they can. so i came earlierjust to see what people needed and then went shopping. 0ften people needed and then went shopping. often you make donations of clothes for whatever, so actually i went to walmart and costco pillows, shampoo, diapers. that's great. sheets, pillowcases... that shampoo, diapers. that's great. sheets, pillowcases...— sheets, pillowcases... that was the bbc's _ sheets, pillowcases... that was the bbc's much, _ sheets, pillowcases... that was the bbc's much, so _ sheets, pillowcases... that was the bbc's much, so speaking i sheets, pillowcases... that was the bbc's much, so speaking to| the bbc�*s much, so speaking to 0prah the bbc�*s much, so speaking to oprah winfrey who had just arrived at the

katy watson, bbc news.n the issue. the so—called hijab and chastity bill would impose new punishments on women who fail to wear the headscarf. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri explains. the timing of this bill is what makes it so significant, because we're only a month away from the one year anniversary of mahsa amini's death, the young kurdish woman who died in custody of the morality police after allegedly violating the country's strict dress code. now, that event led to protests across the country and led to a movement that the government struggled to contain. what we're seeing now is a push and pull between a government that wants to protect the mandatory hijab and women in iran who are openly defying it, because as you'll see here, the streets of iran in places like the capital tehran, don't look like they did a year ago before these protests erupted. now, the bill itself is called the hijab and chastity bill. and what it would do is enforce new punishments and hefty fines on women who violate this law. but w

katie watson, bbc news in para. let's take a look at some other stories other top stories.rossing a motorway in west yorkshire. callum rycroft died after being hit on the m62 on sunday. matthew rycroft, who's 36, was charged with causing or allowing the death of a child, dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen. a huge wildfire in portugal is spreading across thousands of hectares of land, threatening the algarve region. nearly 20 villages, several hotels and a camping site have been evacuated, as hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain the damage. temperatures in excess of 40c, are expected to hit much of the iberian peninsula this week. # back now, y'all... dj casper, the american musician best known for his global hit 'the cha cha slide�*, has died. he was 58. born willie perrer, he created the song and dance routine in 1998, as an exercise for his personal trainer nephew. he was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016. the american vegan food firm, beyond meat, says its sales in the second quarter of the year have plummeted by almost a third, comp

we are keeping across what is happening in ecuador at the moment with our correspondent katy watson.ers and a bullet—proof curtain to be able to vote, you realise democracy�*s in danger. "i voted with courage", says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mr villavicencio, a journalist turned politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio�*s daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "i

katy watson, bbc news. >> taking a look at some other stories making headlines. the u.s.nnounced thursday it is tracking a recently discovered covid-19 strain called ba 20 86 after a case of the highly mutated variant being discovered in michigan. it was first detected in denmark at the end of july and israel and the u.k.. officials suggest based on the cases being on multiple continents, it is capable of transmitting widely and could have been spreading undetected for some time. the bbc has been told at least 1400 people have starved to death in ethiopia's northern region as food aid was suspended in april. it comes as humanitarian aid by the food program and its key donor was terminated due to corruption in the distribution system. the u.s., japan, and australia will hold joint naval drills in the south china sea on wednesday. the drills come as tensions continue to mount in the region following russia and chinese military activity. moscow and beijing have held maritime patrols moscow claims include rescue training and drills for countering airstrikes. ties between the

live now to our south america correspondent, katy watson, is in the capital, quito. — but with another shooting, some 100,000 police and soldiers have been deployed to protect the polls. yes, the pulse of disclosed and the result should be coming through the next two hours. with this beloved security around these elections and is were going to the voting centres, checked our bags in the military is being deployed much earlier on them they would normally be involved during this selection and certainly what happened with the murder of fernando has certainly made people realise the dangers and candidates other team with bullet proof vest so they came with security details to make sure they can vote peacefully. so, it's been a new election for ecuadorians who a few years ago, some of the country is relatively peaceful but have seen increasing violence of the last few years. we've talked about violence but what else is on the agenda. you've written an article about narcotics politics as well. i written an article about narcotics politics as well.— politics as well. i thin

our south america correspondent katy watson is in belem where the conference is taking place.larations. amazonian countries coming together to commit to working together to solve the problems facing the amazon. people felt that they've fell short on issues such as coming to an agreement on zero deforestation by 2030. they committed to working together to help towards the situation but without going to zero deforestation. i think it comes down to corsage optimism, the brazilian promised it has been optimistic about getting down to this zero deforestation, other countries want to improve the matter but haven't committed on how confident they are on taking deforestation out as a whole. you have eight countries working together in a massive area, a very difficult terrain, nobody is in doubt of wanting to make things better, but how far they can go is the question everyone is asking. andr guimar es is the executive director of the amazon environmental research institute, he's based in the brazilian capital brasilia and he gave me his reaction to the leaders not managing to agree on

the bbc�*s south america correspondent katy watson, has been following the conference from belem. here and for president lula, it has been a big success. he wanted to put south america on the map. especially here in the amazon. he wanted to come up with a regional response in response to the issues around climate change. he talked about the fact that in this summit, the fact that in this summit, the am azone spoke for the amazon. now, signing of the belem declaration which happened after that was signed by all eight countries that share a slice of the amazon. they committed to working together as a region, and that was all really positive. but many people feel that it fell short of a consensus, like ending deforestation by 2030. that's been a commitment by lu will —— lula in brazil. and the intention was to get all of the countries to agree. but instead, they said that they all were committed to combatting deforestation, but no firm commitment about ending it in its entirety. so some people might feel disappointed. but i think, throughout this conference, throughout this summit, w

our south america correspondent, katy watson, has been giving us the latest from the capital, quito.o said they had been deployed to voting centres from wednesday, normally it would only be just over the weekend, but they have had to beef up security, when we entered one of the voting centres, they were checking our bag, checking everybody coming in, so certainly there is that increased presence of police, and military personnel here, in quito and on the coast, in places, certainly that is everyone, there is more security there, but those are the areas that have been particularly hard hit, because of violence and increased organised crime over the past few year, so thatis crime over the past few year, so that is something they are taking very seriously in this vote today. polls close in a few hours' time, katie, and then the real hard work begins for whoever is successful as a result of this election, considering the rise of violence, considering the rise of violence, considering the rise of violence, considering the political assassinations, there has not been just one, there has be

our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit.ve had day one of the summit, and already, the country participating have issued a statement saying they are forming an alliance to work together to protect the amazon. sadly, this city is really enjoying being in a spotlight —— certainly. it is often a forgotten region in brazil, the facts you have delegates here, it is a warm up ahead of copper 30 climate summit which they will also host in two years time —— cop. they have committed to deforestation by 2030. just how viable are those promises? i have been travelling here in the state of para which has the highest deforestation rating all of the zeal. —— brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day, the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging soared. president lula da silva has promised to fix the problem. translation: the challe

america correspondent katie watson reports from sao paulo.emisphere's biggest city, the cost of living crisis has become so acute that some estimate that as many as 50,000 people are living on the streets here in sao paulo. now, this is a country known for its poverty and inequality, and expensive favelas, but even those are becoming unaffordable for some, and so the city is coming up with different ways of trying to get families of the streets. the difference between the haves and have—nots couldn't be clearer. in this, the southern hemisphere's biggest city, expensive apartments tower over favelas. can you believe, people can't even afford to live here, in sao paulo's largest slum? this is paradise city, but for those who live here it is hardly exilic. this woman and her husband pay £58 a month for this room, but they can't afford it. their six—year—old granddaughter has a heart condition. the little leon goes on medicine that keeps her alive. while the landlord is understanding, it is getting harder. despite being given food and aid from l

live now to belem where the summit�*s being held and our south america correspondent katy watson.and those watching the summit at the fact that deforestation element of it, they couldn't find full agreement. that's ri . ht. it couldn't find full agreement. that's right- it was _ couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always _ couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going - couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going to - couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going to be - couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going to be an | right. it was always going to be an ambitious goal, lula da silva has made turning around the deforestation numbers especially in the last four years, it has been his campaign promise and commitment to try and improve the environmental record here in the amazon. that is why he created this is on summit and while he also put belem forward to be the host of the cup 28 summit. in the declaration that was signed on day one of this summit, it said that there was a consensus t

that was up more than 70% on last year. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports form guayaquil asencio, he was not the first politician to be murdered and there is fear there is more violence to come around the election period, such as the power of the cartels here, as i have been finding out in ecuador�*s biggest city. as night falls, the violence soars. curfew�*s about to kick in, in this part of town overrun by drug traffickers. underfunded and under pressure, the police keep working, some so scared of reprisals by gangs, they don't want to show their face. translation: gangs want to win territory. | we're dealing with very violent deaths — people being found hanging from bridges or cut into pieces. international criminal organisations are recruiting people here but they have lots of money. there's a total imbalance between organised crime and the police trying to stop it. mexican and colombian cartels have infiltrated local gangs as they vie for lucrative drugs routes. ecuador was hit hard by covid and they've taken advantage of a country broken by a pandemic and by corrupt

our correspondent katy watson is at the summit in the amazon, and has more.e have had day one of the summit and already the countries participating have issued a statement saying they are forming an alliance to work together and protect the environmental record and the social record here in the amazon. certainly this city, belem, is enjoying being in the spotlight, it is a region is often forgotten in brazil. the fact you have delegates there is a bit of a warmup ahead of cop30, which it will host in two years�* time. lula has made it one of his biggest equipment to improve the record in the amazon committing to deforestation by 2030. just how viable are those promises? well, i have been travelling here in the state of para, which has the highest deforestation rate in all of brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal

katy watson now reports from para, the brazillian state with the highest levels of deforestation.sts here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging soared. president lula da silva has promised to fix the problem. translation: the challenges. of our era and the opportunities that arise demand joint action. we need to reconcile environmental protection and social inclusion, encourage science, technology and innovation, encourage the local economy, fight international crime, and value the indigenous people and traditional communities and their ancestral knowledge. for those living under the rainforest�*s canopy, it's been a difficult few years. translation: you have no idea how much pressure - there was in our community under the bolsonaro government. landowners, circling planes, soya farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it. cockerel crows robson, though, didn't ge

our south america correspondent katy watson now reports from ecuador�*s capital, quito.of curtain to be able to vote, you realise democracy�*s in danger. "i voted with courage", says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mr villavicencio, a journalist turned politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "if i don't do somethin

the bbc�*s south america correspondent katy watson, has been following the conference from belem.nd already the countries participating efficient a statement saying they are forming an alliance to work together and protect the environmental record and social record here in the amazon. certainly the city of belgium is enjoying being in the spotlight and it is often in brazil. —— belem. it is a bomber to the cop summit which belem will also host. lula da silva as improved the record and just how viable his promises are? i have been travelling here in the state of pariah which is the highest forestation rate in brazil. meanwhile, climate activists say the amazon deal doesn't go far enough and lacks concrete measures. a representative from the environmental lobby group, climate 0bservatory, said: around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making news. a man who posted violent threats against us presidentjoe biden and other officials online was shot dead during an fbi rai on wednesday. agents were attempting to serve an arrest warrant

our correspondent katy watson has more.e amazon, but every day, the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging soared. president lula da silva has promised to fix the problem. translation: the challenges of our era and the opportunities that arise demand joint action. we need to reconcile environmental protection and social inclusion, encourage science, technology and innovation, encourage the local economy, fight international crime, and value the indigenous people and traditional communities and their ancestral knowledge. for those living under the rainforest�*s canopy, it's been a difficult few years. translation: you have i no idea how much pressure there was in our community under the bolsonaro government. landowners, circling planes, soya farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it. cockerel crows robson, though, didn't get bought out.