Brazil’s lower house has passed a controversial bill that overhauls environmental legislation. Critics argue it undermines ...

The approval of a bill that weakens environmental rules for mining, infrastructure and agricultural projects has raised ...

The legislation, which passed Brazil's Chamber of Deputies on 17 July after Senate approval in May, now awaits the decision ...

The Brazilian Climate Minister, Marina Silva, said that the Bill “totally ignored that we are in a climate emergency” and ...

STORY: Brazil's Congress voted Thursday to weaken environmental permitting rules despite fierce opposition from ...

A significant bill to revise Brazil's environmental regulations has been passed by the lower house, drawing criticism from ...

UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over Brazil’s General Environmental Licensing Bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 17 July and by the Senate last May. The law is pending ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to dismantle the Amazon soy moratorium — a landmark ...

Such chauvinist language is nasty, and reflects the state of environmental discourse in Brazil today. Since Ms Silva’s last stint in office, Congress has become both more powerful and more beholden to ...

Environmental groups condemn new laws threatening soybean restrictions in Brazil's Amazon Highway BR-163 stretches between the Tapajos National Forest, left, and a soy field in Belterra, Para ...