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 ...

"Its approval is a tragedy." Lawmakers pass controversial 'devastation bill' that drastically weakens crucial laws: 'There's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...