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

A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Environmental regulations depend on different administrative spheres. We contacted by e-mail the Secretariat of Extractivism and Rural Sustainable Development from the Ministry of the Environment ...

The conservative coalition that dominates Brazil’s Congress is girding itself for one final push to roll back environmental regulations before campaigns for the country’s October presidential ...

Brazil is considering measures that would roll back environmental protections and make it difficult to meet its Paris climate accord targets — a signal it is stepping back from its global ...

With environmental laws defanged, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has surged further this year, rising 25% in the first five months of the year according to preliminary government data ...

A Brazilian court blocked government’s move to revoke key regulations protecting the country’s tropical mangroves after the move was fiercely criticized by environmental and climate groups.