Brazil Congress passes controversial pesticide bill
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, passed a controversial bill relaxing the control and approval
February 10, 2022Topic
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Brazil tightens inspections to fight illegal timber trade
Through Friday, representatives from Colombia, Spain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal,
February 9, 2022
Fruits exported by Brazil carry pesticides banned in Europe to German tables
Test conducted at the request of Greenpeace with Brazilian foods sold in four German cities found 35 substances, 11 of...
June 9, 2021
Biden Receives File Requesting Suspension of Agreements Between USA and Brazil
The cabinet of U.S. President Joe Biden this week received a long file signed by academics and non-governmental organizations calling...
February 4, 2021
Brazil’s New Environment Minister Both Criticized and Praised
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The announcement of the nomination of Ricardo Salles over...
December 11, 2018
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases by 13.7 Percent
Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 13.7 percent between August 2017 and July of 2018, the highest increase in deforestation...
November 26, 2018
Indigenous Tribe Occupy Power Plant Site in Brazil’s Amazon
The Munduruku tribe says sacred places and burial grounds were violated and destroyed during the construction of the hydroelectric power...
July 19, 2017
Pesticides Found in Food Used for Rio’s School Lunches
A recent Greenpeace study found that sixty percent of the food used in Rio’s school lunches contained pesticides, including pesticides...
October 18, 2016
Brazilian Activist Freed in Russia: Daily
Brazilian activist Ana Paula Maciel, jailed by Russian authorities in September, has been freed from a prison in Saint Petersburg...
November 21, 2013