Julia Carneiro
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-11-2025 5PM EDT
Indigenous groups chant as they deliver a letter to the president of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, and hold up a banner saying, the answer is us. COP30 will be held in the Brazilian Amazon this year, and indigenous groups want to have a say in climate policies. Thousands gathered at the yearly free land camp in Brasília, urging authorities to move away from fossil fuels.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-11-2025 5PM EDT
We're striving for Indigenous people to have protagonism and be part of the solution at COP30, said Brazil's Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara. To think of the future is to act now, she said. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E559 Laila Mickelwait
Kids are returning to school, but cell phones aren't. Electronic devices will have to be put away during school hours, including breaks. This, according to a new law in Brazil, signed in January. Now it's up to schools to decide how to enforce the ban. Some are providing lockers to put away phones, others creating penalties for those who disobey the rule. And kids are complaining on social media.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E559 Laila Mickelwait
Electronic devices may only be used for class activities if students have disabilities or in exceptional circumstances. The Ministry of Education says this is meant to protect students' mental, physical and psychological development. A UNESCO report says nearly one in every four countries have restricted the use of cell phones in schools. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.