Brazil is seeing a rise in deforestation across the Amazon, and now environmentalists are warning that a new bill passed by Congress could accelerate the damage at an even more alarming rate.

A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, ...

A significant bill to revise Brazil's environmental regulations has been passed by the lower house, drawing criticism from ...

The Senate-approved proposal faces mounting criticism from former ministers, legal experts and environmental groups ahead of the lower house vote.

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate has approved legislation to loosen environmental licensing, despite criticism from climate policy groups and figures inside President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ...

Brazil Eases Environmental Rules Ahead of Key UN Climate Summit Brazil’s lawmakers approved a measure to repair the country’s bureaucratic permitting process, drawing the ire of environmentalists who ...

Brazil is proceeding with an oil drilling rights auction in the Amazon region, despite significant environmental and indigenous opposition, creating a major conflict between economic ambitions and ...

Brazil has declared a nationwide environmental emergency to prevent another devastating fire season in 2025. In 2024, record-breaking blazes scorched millions of hectares of native vegetation in ...

Victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster have taken their case to a United Kingdom court, seeking justice nearly nine years after a catastrophic dam failure caused widespread devastation.

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway ...