Court orders suspension of works in an environmental protection area in Duque Bacelar
A federal court in Brazil has ordered the immediate suspension of urban development and illegal occupations in an environmentally protected area in Duque Bacelar due to threats to fossil sites.
Drug trafficking suspect dies after exchanging gunfire with Military Police in the interior of Maranhão
Diego Carvalho da Silva, 39, was killed after a shootout with Military Police in Duque Bacelar, Maranhão, during a routine patrol.