Author: Lizzie Gray

Last year, one in five murders of environmental defenders occurred in the Amazon rainforest, according to a report released on Wednesday (13) by Global Witness. Worldwide, 177 land defenders were killed in 2022, one every two days. Of these crimes, nearly nine out of every ten murders recorded here occurred in Latin America. More than a third, or 60 murders, occurred in Colombia. Other most dangerous countries for ecologists include: Brazil, in second place, with 34 homicides; followed by Mexico, 31; Among the deaths in Brazil were the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous man Bruno Pereira, in…

IOC President Thomas Bach speaks to the IOC Executive Board. -Photo: International Olympic Committee/Greg Martin president International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas BachHe said there were “strong arguments” in favor of this India Hosting Olympic Games 2036After the country’s Minister of Sports, Anurag Thakur, reiterated last month that the state intends to apply for this event. The discussion is taking place in the midst of plans to include cricket In a program 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. “Here our doors and hearts are open. India is prosperous and developed, and Indians are embracing Olympic sports. They are the most populous…

Illustrative image, The English defeated Nigeria on penalties in the round of 16August 10, 2023The England women’s national football team, which will face Colombia on Saturday for a place in the World Cup semi-finals, has stopped wearing the traditional white shorts after players raised concerns about menstruation.The uniform they have played in since April has dark blue shorts.English players such as Beth Mead and Georgia Stanway have spoken out against white shorts during Euro 2022.The FA said at the time that it would analyze the situation and take the players’ opinions into account in future projects. The federation said: “We…

On the celebration of Goalkeeper’s Day (April 26), a social initiative supported by the São Paulo State Government shows the importance of São Paulo’s Sports Incentive Law in training boys and girls aged 7 to 17 who dream of one day playing for a big goal. Football club professionally. This is the Escola de Goaleiros Camisa 1 project in the city of Americana, in the interior of São Paulo. It was established in 2008 for a period of five years, taking advantage of a state law that allows companies to invest from 0.01% to 3% of the tax on the…

The vacancies are for physical education teachers, final undergraduate students and teachers working in sports practices On Tuesday (23), the Government of São Paulo opened registration for the Paralympic Development Program in the Municipality of Indayatuba, an initiative of the State Secretariats for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Sports. There are 200 vacancies for physical education teachers from public and private networks, final-year undergraduate physical education students and teachers working in sports practices. The free project aims to promote popular Paralympic sports and will take place between June 13 and 16. During the…

The maximum amount for 2023 will be R$100 million for cultural projects and R$60 million for sports. Businessmen from the state of São Paulo can finance cultural and sports projects through tax benefits from the ICMS, the tax on the circulation of goods and services. The Secretariat of Finance and Planning (Sefaz-SP) stipulates that taxpayers approved and qualified in the Cultural Action Program (PAC) and Sports Incentive Program (PIE) will be able to allocate financial resources to support cultural and sports projects. The programs are linked to state administrations in both regions. This measure was…

Marina Dias from São Paulo made history on Thursday (10) by winning an unprecedented gold medal for her country at the World Paraclimbing Championships, in Bern (Switzerland). In her first participation in the World Championships, the Brazilian won the competition in the RP3 category (athletes with slight limitations in reach and strength), leaving behind Britain’s Christiane Lutkhuizen and Dutch Martha Evans, taking silver and bronze, respectively. This season alone, Marina Dias has reached the podium three more times at World Cup stages. He won gold in Salt Lake City (USA) and Innsbruck (Austria), and bronze in Villars (Switzerland). Marina Dias…

Brazil is world surfing champion again. Felipe Toledo, 28, from Sao Paulo, defeated Australian Ethan Ewing in the finals to win his second WSL Championship. The decision on this year’s championship was made on Saturday (9), in Tressels, California, in the United States. (To see this embed, click here and see the full news.) With this achievement, Felipe Toledo becomes the second Brazilian to hold more than one world title. Gabriel Medina is the biggest winner and has three Cups in his career. Brazil was still champion with Adriano de Sousa, Minerinho and Italo Ferreira (also the Olympic champion in…

Ana Moser, the current Minister of Sports, has received support from the Athletes Commission of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) amid President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s move to replace her with Deputy André Fuvoca (PP-MA). In a memorandum signed jointly with Atletas Bello Brasil, the committee said it was “fearful of a possible change of leadership” in the file, and recalled the promises made by the president during the presidential campaign.Also during the presidential campaign in 2022, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, in a meeting with representatives of the region, that a “revolution” was needed in public…

Photo: playback / twitter Alexander Zverev boycotted the service to denounce the Nazi gesture at the US Open Advertising This Monday night (4), a fan was kicked out of a match between Alexander Zverev, From Germany against the Italians yannick Sinner, Valid for the round of 16 US Open. See the photo gallery of Alexander Zverev: The incident occurred after the alleged fan shouted “quote Hitler” while Zverev was serving in the fourth set. The tennis player interrupted the serve and reported the gesture to the chair referee. “He just said the most famous phrase of Hitler that exists in…