Ione Wells
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Foreign Correspondent @BBCNews, South America. Sometimes US/Mid East 🌎 Was @BBCPolitics. @TEDTalks speaker. Write & present too. Agent: @GreeneAndHeaton.
📍São Paulo, Brazil / London
Joined August 2009
Three big elections, presidential interviews (and resignations), big breaking news & investigating stories from Venezuelan political detentions to Amazon criminal fires to US misinformation. Here are the most memorable stories I covered this year in South America, the US & UK 🌎
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Here in Brazil. on the day 50% US tariffs were introduced on some Brazilian products, which Donald Trump has blamed on Bolsonaro's trial.
To protest the recent Bolsonaro's house arrest, bolsonarista MPs are starting to block their mouth, ear and eyes with tape. One of them, did all three at the same time.
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Why the US’s biggest tariffs yet - on Brazil - are political not economic. Read my analysis here👇.
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Trump has set a whopping 50% tariff on Brazilian goods - one of the highest rates yet levied by the US.
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NEW: Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil and the US sanctions the Supreme Court judge in charge of investigating ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. These are politically motivated - with Trump citing Bolsonaro's trial as a major reason for the tariffs.
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The US also imposed a 50% tariff on Brazil after Trump accused it of "attacks" on US companies and of conducting a "witch hunt" against Bolsonaro.
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RT @JackieLeonard01: Also in this #GlobalNewsPod .@ionewells on concerns over Brazilian environmental policies ahea….
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Tsunami warnings scaled back across northern Pacific after huge quake off eastern Russia
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New - I spoke to a UN expert today who warned Brazil's new environmental licensing law will amount to a huge rollback of environmental protections, as the country preps to host the UN COP30 climate summit. She urged the president to veto it👇.
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A new environmental licensing law has been criticised by environmentalists as Brazil prepares for COP30.
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Great to see more than 1.1 million people read our piece this weekend on how lithium mining for green tech is fuelling other environmental crises, for BBC InDepth. As ever, get in touch if there are other issues you'd like me to investigate from South America.
How the rise of green tech is fuelling another environmental crisis . In-depth read out today for @BBCNews👇. Watch our film too on @BBCiPlayer made with Ben Derico, Jessica Cruz & Vanessa Silva
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RT @BBCNews: How the rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
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The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries
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How the rise of green tech is fuelling another environmental crisis . In-depth read out today for @BBCNews👇. Watch our film too on @BBCiPlayer made with Ben Derico, Jessica Cruz & Vanessa Silva
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The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries
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My latest for @BBCr4today @bbcradio4 on Gaza ceasefire talks and President Trump’s meeting with PM Benjamin Netanyahu tonight #gaza . Listen here for analysis on where we are and what to expect👇
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Yesterday I co-presented Newsday on the @bbcworldservice from Jerusalem - you can listen back on BBC Sounds here, or to the full 3 hours by searching 'Newsday', for voices from Israel, Iran, Gaza and on the West Bank: .
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First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope👇. Read about our time behind the scenes at the Vera C Rubin observatory
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The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.
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Follow the latest on the Middle East from colleagues and I here and across @bbcnews: .
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Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.
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Before heading to the Middle East this week, we went to Chile to look at how the world’s most powerful new telescope will change how we see the night sky. More on its first images soon, but first a behind the scenes look👇.
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A revolutionary new telescope is opening in Chile's Atacama Desert. Ione Wells has behind the scenes access to the Rubin Observatory.
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At least seven dead in Colombia attacks - violence and guerilla warfare continues to soar, displacing tens of thousands
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The attacks come as the country grapples with an escalating security crisis.
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RT @BBCRosAtkins: On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a series of claims about the BBC's coverage of events in Ga….
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The front pages today in Chiclayo, Peru, where the new Pope used to work as a bishop and gained citizenship splash on: “the Pope is Peruvian.” . One even claims he “misses ceviche” - the cured raw fish dish that is one of the centrepieces of Peruvian cuisine.
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The Pope faces pride - but also probes - about his leadership record in Peru 🇵🇪 . He was known for helping the most vulnerable, but also accused of not doing enough to tackle abuse claims in the church. Piece from the country here & more to come👇.
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Robert Prevost is a source of pride for many Peruvians, who say he represents their country.
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Could Trump’s tariffs benefit South America? Some commentators say they’re a win for a region. The reality is more complex — and this ignores the wider impact of volatility. My analysis here for @BBCNews👇.
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Countries in the continent may see exports rise as both the US and China need new suppliers.
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RT @BBCWorld: Health of Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro has worsened, doctors say
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The 70-year-old, who remains in intensive care, underwent intestinal surgery earlier this month - and currently faces coup charges.
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