Marcelo Silva DE Sousa, Author at Valley News

Neri dos Santos Silva, center, watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazilian troops deploy to fight Amazon fires

by Marcelo Silva DE Sousa Associated PressAugust 24, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO — Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry.President Jair Bolsonaro also…

An Israeli rescue specialist and her dog search for bodies days after after a mining company's dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The breach on Jan. 25 at the mine owned and operated by Vale SA led to a sea of reddish-brown mud that plastered several areas of the southeastern city of Brumadinho. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Families Dig to Find Loved Ones in Brazil Dam Collapse

by Diarlei Rodrigues Associated Press, Marcelo Silva DE Sousa Associated Press, and Diane Jeantet Associated PressJanuary 30, 2019

An aerial view shows a partially destroyed house after a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Rescuers searched for survivors in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by mud from the collapse of dam holding back mine waste, with several people dead and hundreds missing. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

At Least 34 Dead in Brazil Dam Collapse

by Marcelo Silva DE Sousa Associated Press, and Anna Jean Kaiser And Peter Prengaman Associated PressJanuary 26, 2019