Organizations denounce lack of remedy for victims of Fundão dam collapse
Environmental crimes at the International Criminal Court
Experts examine limits and opportunities for new ICC policy on international accountability for environmental crimes
Brazil votes against resolution on foreign debt and human rights
For the second time, the Brazilian government refuses to acknowledge the impacts of austerity on the population
Brazilian government keeps economic austerity away from UN oversight
The Brazilian State has canceled the official visit of the UN independent expert on foreign debt and human rights with less than a month’s notice.
Inter-American Court recognizes healthy environment as essential for human existence
The decision was made in response to a request filed by Colombia in 2016
Quilombola communities guaranteed right to their lands by Supreme Court
The presidential decree that regulates the titling of traditional lands was deemed constitutional in an eight-to-three ruling
Congress approves Arms Trade Treaty
Brazil is one of the world’s least transparent arms producers and it was one of the first countries to sign the agreement, in 2013
The back and forth of the slave labor dirty list in Brazil
