before the final week of climate negotiations. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. and the first demonstrations have begun in australia, in what s being billed as a global day of action for climate justice. sydney is one of nearly 200 cities where protests are being held. the day is aimed at encouraging political leaders to make stronger commitments to limit climate change. organisers say the people that have done least to cause the climate crisis are bearing the brunt of its effects. brazil is mourning the loss of one of its most popular singers, marilia mendonca, who was killed in a plane crash on her way to a concert. the 26 year old country music singer was a feminist icon in the country, and won a latin american grammy in 2019. courtney bembridge has this report.
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translation: we cannot yet speak to the cause of the crash but it is a fact that there is wreckage of an antenna which suggests that the aircraft hit this antenna before it came down. brazil s president, jair bolsonaro, has paid tribute to the singer in a tweet, describing her as one of the greatest artists of her generation who with her unique voice, charisma and music won the affection and admiration of the whole country. among the other high profile tributes, her friend and famous brazilian footballer, neymar, who treated, i refuse to believe, i refuse . a funeral is being held in her home state on saturday, with up to 100,000 mourners expected. marilia mendonca was just 26 years old.
greta thunberg has branded the cop26 climate conference a failure , telling thousands of youth protesters in glasgow that world leaders are deliberately postponing much needed action. she said the summit amounted to a global greenwashing festival and was a publicity stunt. marilia mendonca, one of brazil s most successful singers, has died in a plane crash along with her uncle, producer and two crew members. the 26 year old latin grammy winner who was brazil s most streamed artist on spotify last year, was flying to minas gerais state to perform. the un security council has expressed deep concern about the intensifying conflict in ethiopia. it came as nine rebel groups formed a new alliance, aimed at removing the current government of prime minister abiy ahmed. the year long war has left over 400 thousand people facing famine like conditions. now on bbc news. roll cameras it s time
marilia mendonca was one of brazil s most popular singers. for the past two years, her songs had the highest number of listeners of any brazilian artist on the streaming service, spotify. she started her career as a teenager, and quickly found national fame, becoming known as the queen of suffering , because she sang about heartbreak, but her songs also focused on female empowerment and it won her legions of fans. she was on her way to perform at a concert in the south east of brazil, and posted this video on social media, showing her on board the private plane, but less than 15 kilometres from the destination, the plane crashed in the mountains. her uncle, her producer and two crew members were also killed. an investigation is under way but it is believed the plane may have hit a nearby electricity tower on its descent. translation: we cannot yet speak to the cause -