News12/07/2019 In its candidacy for the Human Hights Council, brazil fails to mention torture and migration A member state of the Council can present and vote on resolutions at the plenary. If elected, its mandate would run until 2022.
Opinion editorial10/07/2019 Emissions trading and its international regulation in Brazil To what extent is the carbon market a useful tool in facing climate change?
News10/07/2019 Maré convenes a rally against decision to suspend control on police operations Public Civil Action to protect inhabitants was overturned by a judge’s decision in Rio de Janeiro, in the month of June
News08/07/2019 BNDES is accepted by the UN climate fund The institution will receive funding resources from the United Nations for low carbon emission projects in developing countries
News03/07/2019 Court rules that indigenous people must be consulted on the construction of the Manaus-Boa Vista electricity line The bill, a point of interest of president Jair Bolsonaro, aims to link Roraima to the national grid
News27/06/2019 Environmental licensing bill provides for exemption for agribusiness activities and infrastructure construction work The Bill is being discussed by a Chamber of Deputies working group and may still undergo changes
News27/06/2019 Registration open for the 41st edition of the Vladimir Herzog Award Journalists, artists and photographic reporters can submit their work by 20 July. The award ceremony will be on 24 October
News26/06/2019 Chamber approves creation of national policy on those affected by dams The proposal outlines rights and legal mechanisms for people who are victims of dams bursts. The plenary also approved a further three bills developed by an external commission from Brumadinho
Indigenous peoples and human rights NGOS challenge the dismantling of environmental licensing at the Federal Supreme Court
Public statement – Conviction of those responsible for the attempted coup against Brazilian democracy