Number of fines paid for environmental violations in Brazilian Amazon drops by 93% in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2019 and 2020, the average number of lawsuits with fines for violations related to...
July 19, 2021Topic
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Opinion: Why does Brazil sell itself so cheap?
Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles supposedly thought he was very clever when he announced that he intends to demand "US$1...
April 14, 2021
Brazil Environmental Fines Fall 20% as Deforestation Soars
Brazil’s main environmental enforcement agency, Ibama, handed out 20% fewer fines in 2020, a Brazilian non-profit factchecking initiative said on...
January 12, 2021
Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil
In the wake of the Brumadinho dam disaster and while firefighters are still looking for more than 300 people missing...
January 28, 2019
Brazilian Miners Torch Government Buildings in Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Buildings housing Brazil’s environmental agencies Ibama and ICMBio in the...
October 30, 2017
Petrobras Accused of Dumping Waste: Daily
The Federal Police opened an inquiry in the Division of Environmental Crimes in Rio accusing Petrobras of dumping highly-toxic residues...
September 11, 2012
Chevron Faces New Fines in Brazil: Daily
Prosecutors from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in Campos called for a new fine of R$20 billion from Chevron and...
April 5, 2012
Prosecutors Prepare Chevron Charges: Daily
Federal prosecutor Eduardo de Oliveira Santos said he is going to criminally charge those involved in two spills at the...
March 17, 2012
Petrobrás Logs Third Oil Spill in 2012
Petrobrás reported a leak off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state in the Campos basin’s Barracuda field, and while...
February 21, 2012