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

STORY: Brazil's Congress voted Thursday to weaken environmental permitting rules despite fierce opposition from environmentalists.Business leaders in the country had criticized the existing rules ...

Brazil has declared a nationwide environmental emergency to prevent another devastating fire season in 2025. In 2024, record-breaking blazes scorched millions of hectares of native vegetation in ...

But when Brazil's environmental protection agency rejected the bid of Petrobras, the country's state-run oil company, to conduct exploratory drilling in an about 160 kilometers (99 miles) off ...

Every cloud And so Brazil’s environmental movement is squeezed. Yet Natalie Unterstell of the Talanoa Institute, a think-tank in Rio de Janeiro, sees a silver lining.

Since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came to power in 2023, environmental agencies have increased raids against land-grabbers and illegal miners. Image courtesy of Brazil’s environmental ministry.

By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil's Congress passed legislation on Thursday loosening environmental licensing, a potential blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks ...