The approved bill represents the biggest socioenvironmental setback in decades, disregards the climate crisis, weakens oversight mechanisms and is a threat to biomes and Indigenous and traditional populations
The unprecedented ruling states that climate change impacts human rights and imposes immediate obligations on governments across the American continent
Experts claim the discussion based on the current legal text will lead us to a wrongful decision with major damage to environmental licensing in Brazil
The ratified text updates the international convention with measures for prevention, reparation, and accountability. Brazil joins over 60 countries that have adopted the protocol