The 'AI Summit: Bridging Boundaries' event took place in São Luís do Maranhão on June 10.

The 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit, under India’s Presidency, achieved a surprising consensus with the New Delhi Declaration despite global tensions. India’s "omni-alignment" diplomacy played a crucial role in this diplomatic success. The key question remains: how well do the G20’s decisions address the urgent issues facing people and the planet?

Associate Director Liane Schalatek explains what happened at the first board meeting of the new Loss and Damage Fund, and provides key insight into where the board should go from here.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation's office in Brazil is especially following the Civil Society engagement groups, the C20 (Civil Society 20) and the T20 (Think Tanks 20) of organizations discussing digital rights. 

The murder of Marielle Franco reveals the interdependencies between the Brazilian political system and organized crime. In the Interview with sociologist Daniel Hirata we find out more about the militias in Rio de Janeiro and their links to the government.

Governments worldwide have been adopting national AI strategies to guide the design of policies for enhancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. Through these strategies, many countries have expressed AI’s potential for helping combat environmental degradation, but almost none have reflected on the role of strategies in reducing AI’s own environmental impacts. This article discusses this trend and reflects on how public policies could help make AI development and deployment less impactful.

In Brazil, the conservatives in Congress attack the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. Thiago Amparo explains why same-sex marriage, which has been possible since 2011, is a thorn in their side  and how this lines up with other attempts to challenge former decisions of the Supreme Court.