Opinion editorial - 10/07/2019 Emissions trading and its international regulation in Brazil To what extent is the carbon market a useful tool in facing climate change?
News - 08/07/2019 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
News - 03/07/2019 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
News - 27/06/2019 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
News - 26/06/2019 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
News - 19/06/2019 Bolsonaro restores responsibility for demarcation of indigenous land to the Ministry for Agriculture In a new attack on indigenous rights, the government goes against the Constitution and reissues provisional measure
News - 19/06/2019 Senate rejects Bolsonaro’s arms decree With 47 votes to 28, senators came down in favour of revoking measures signed by the president in May. The proposal will now be sent to the Chamber
News - 17/06/2019 Climate emergency and the emergence of climate litigation To what extent is litigation a suitable tool in fortifying climatic governance? Read the article from the column Direito e Clima in JOTA