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

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

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday pleaded Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto recently approved ...

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

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

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that dismantles environmental licensing and poses serious ...

The World Bank’s Double Dividend report outlines how Brazil can simultaneously stabilize its public debt and cut greenhouse ...

Appointed by Bolsonaro in December 2018, the 45-year-old has led a decisive campaign to overhaul Brazil’s environmental institutions and relax regulations.

This is not the first time that Brazil has dealt with a water crisis. Between 2012 to 2015, the state of Sao Paulo, with some 46 million inhabitants , experienced one of its worst droughts.

Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is vowing an environmental overhaul of government policy on a scale rivaling the proposed U.S. Green New Deal, according to his senior ...

Eight past environmental ministers assail policies. Amazon Fund and 334 Brazilian parks at risk; sweeping illegal deforestation amnesties head to approval.