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

The bill’s approval is a victory for supporters who argued Brazil’s current regulations need to be simplified, but a blow for ...

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

A "devastation bill" passed by Brazil's Congress is now awaiting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's approval and could ...

Brazil's Congress passed legislation on Thursday loosening environmental licensing, a potential blow to President Luiz Inacio ...

GENEVA - UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over Brazil's General Environmental Licensing Bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies ...

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

As it prepares to host the next round of UN climate talks in November, the environment – and frontline activists – are facing ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to disma ...

On July 17, Brazil’s Congress approved legislation that environmentalists call the “destruction bill,” drastically loosening environmental regulations. The bill now awaits a decision from President ...

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 ...