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 ...

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

Brazil's Congress passed a controversial reform loosening environmental licensing rules on Thursday, prompting backlash from environmentalists as the country prepares to host the COP30 climate summit ...

President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of ...

Brazil is preparing a power sector reform that will increase the number of low-income households exempt from paying energy bills to 60 million, Energy and Mines Minister Alexandre Silveira said on ...

Brazil signed the agreement in 2018, but it was soon forgotten when Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency. Once in office, Bolsonaro effectively gave the green light to illegal logging and mining in ...