{"id":24399,"date":"2020-11-10T20:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T20:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?page_id=24399"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:43:50","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/news\/","title":"News","content":"
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Photo: Evaristo Sa\/ AFP<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Proposal for a General Environmental Licensing Law jeopardizes the integrity of environmental licensing as a tool to ensure a safe evaluation and prevent environmental impacts and damages on developments, articulating technical criteria, impact studies, social participation, and the observance of fundamental rights.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAn article signed by Gabriel Sampaio, director of Advocacy and Litigation at Conectas, and Mauricio Guetta, director of Law and Public Policy at Avaaz, shows how the draft bill may be considered the most radically opposed to the environmental agenda. The text was originally published on the Jota portal. Click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> to read.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe discussion based on the current Devastation draft bill will lead us to a wrongful decision with major damage. This is why we must stop the ongoing recklessness and put forth a new and broader debate with society in order to improve environmental licensing in Brazil\u201d, the authors claim.<\/span>","post_title":"Article: Draft Bill of Devastation \u2013 the ongoing recklessness must be stopped","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"article-draft-bill-of-devastation-the-ongoing-recklessness-must-be-stopped","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-07-21 16:40:51","post_modified_gmt":"2025-07-21 16:40:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=40681","menu_order":0,"post_type":"noticia","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","featured_media":40639,"featured_image":{"original":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP-768x512.jpg","large":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP-1024x683.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP-1536x1024.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP.jpg","post_slider_img":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP-350x233.jpg","storyform_xlarge":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP-1152x768.jpg","storyform_xxlarge":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP.jpg","storyform_xxxlarge":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP.jpg","noticia":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evaristo-Sa-AFP.jpg"},"terms":{"acoes_categorias":[],"acoes_tags":[],"category":[{"term_id":32,"name":"Opinion editorial","slug":"clipping","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":74,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/category\/clipping\/","relative_link":"category\/clipping\/","langs":{"en":"clipping","br":"clipping-pt"}}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":13590,"name":"Bill of Devastation","slug":"bill-of-devastation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13590,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/tag\/bill-of-devastation\/","relative_link":"tag\/bill-of-devastation\/","langs":{"en":"bill-of-devastation","br":null}},{"term_id":13232,"name":"environmental","slug":"environmental","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13232,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/tag\/environmental\/","relative_link":"tag\/environmental\/","langs":{"en":"environmental","br":null}}]},"author_name":"Gabriel Guerra","author_nicename":"gabriel-guerra","title":"Article: Draft Bill of Devastation \u2013 the ongoing recklessness must be stopped","content":"Environmental protection is in jeopardy in Brazil should the Draft Bill of Devastation be passed. 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The revelation of the names under investigation, public and institutional actors who should uphold constitutional values, not violently break them, is a source of further concern to us. <\/span>\r\n\r\nWe hereby emphasise the importance of not only identifying the responsible parties but also ensuring that justice is served swiftly and transparently.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSix years after the assassination of the councilwoman and her driver, it is fundamental that the investigations proceed independently and without interference, ensuring that there are no obstructions that could compromise the search for truth and accountability of those involved. We understand that this case goes beyond the loss of two lives. It is about preserving democratic principles and combating impunity.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe express our solidarity with the family of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, and reaffirm our commitment to fight for justice, human rights, and the memory of all victims of violence and injustice in our country.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBrazilian society deserves answers and the assurance that crimes against human rights defenders do not go unpunished and are not repeated.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMay the memory of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes continue to guide us in the pursuit of a fairer and more equitable Brazil.<\/span>","post_title":"Statement on the case of Marielle Franco","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"public-notice-on-the-case-of-marielle-franco","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-22 17:29:15","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-22 17:29:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=38866","menu_order":1081,"post_type":"noticia","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","featured_media":38787,"featured_image":{"original":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-scaled.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-966x644.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-768x512.jpg","large":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-1024x683.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-1536x1024.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-2048x1365.jpg","post_slider_img":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-350x233.jpg","storyform_xlarge":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-1152x768.jpg","storyform_xxlarge":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-1620x1080.jpg","storyform_xxxlarge":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-2700x1800.jpg","noticia":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AFP__20230314__AGIF514656__v1__HighRes__SaoPauloMarielleFrancoStaircase-1140x760.jpg"},"terms":{"acoes_categorias":[],"acoes_tags":[],"category":[{"term_id":31,"name":"Public Statement","slug":"public-statement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":31,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":84,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/category\/public-statement\/","relative_link":"category\/public-statement\/","langs":{"en":"public-statement","br":"nota-publica"}}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":12745,"name":"Anderson Gomes","slug":"anderson-gomes-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":12745,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/tag\/anderson-gomes-en\/","relative_link":"tag\/anderson-gomes-en\/","langs":{"en":"anderson-gomes-en","br":null}},{"term_id":12679,"name":"Marielle Franco","slug":"marielle-franco-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":12679,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/tag\/marielle-franco-en\/","relative_link":"tag\/marielle-franco-en\/","langs":{"en":"marielle-franco-en","br":null}}]},"author_name":"Gabriel Guerra","author_nicename":"gabriel-guerra","title":"Statement on the case of Marielle Franco","content":"Conectas Human Rights is closely monitoring developments surrounding investigations into the brutal murder of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, which occurred in 2018 in the central region of Rio de Janeiro.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe latest development is the arrest of three individuals on Sunday (24), accused of being behind the crime, according to a report by the Federal Police. 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There is hope that Brazil will now revive advocacy at the UN and rebuild the country\u00b4s human rights agenda.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cInternational advocacy can and should be the springboard for rebuilding Brazil\u00b4s human rights agenda and this will in turn lead to stronger foreign policy, in line with Article 4 of our Constitution which provides for the prevalence of human rights in our international relations\u201d, the experts say in the article.<\/span>\r\n