Forest Code Provisions Approved: Daily
The joint committee formed to examine the provisional measure to the Forest Code approved the main text by Senator Luiz...
July 13, 2012Topic
Politics
Navy Buys Three British Patrol Ships: Daily
The Brazilian government is looking to strengthen maritime security by investing R$8 billion into the navy by December of this...
July 9, 2012
Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily
The Rio+20 Outcome Document has been approved with a general “renewing of commitment” to sustainable development, greener economies and the...
June 23, 2012
Protests Pressure Rio+20 Leaders: Daily
A number of different protests have taken place around Rio de Janeiro as the Rio+20 Summit nears its climax.
June 22, 2012
Rousseff Urges More Rio+20 Funds: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has used her speech at Rio+20 to call on developed nations to contribute more funds to...
June 21, 2012
UN Rio+20 High-Level Summit Begins
The UN’s Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development reaches its most important stage as the High-Level Summit gets underway, following months...
June 19, 2012
Businesses Vital to Rio+20 Success
The agreement and participation of the private sector has been a key ingredient at the UN’s milestone Rio+20 Conference on...
June 19, 2012
No Consensus Yet for Rio+20 Doc: Daily
The final stage of negotiations over the UN’s Rio+20 Outcome Document has ended without achieving a universally-agreed set of goals...
June 17, 2012
Brazil Forestry Code Part-Vetoed
President Rousseff has vetoed part of the controversial Forestry Code legislation which regulates how much of Brazil’s Amazon region must...
May 29, 2012