Since three-quarters of Brazil’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions result from land-use change and agriculture, stopping deforestation and transitioning towards low-carbon agriculture is a priority. The ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is costing two of Brazil's most important hydro-electric power plants (HPPs) yearly energy generation on par with the electricity consumption of 1.5 million people.

The paving of the BR-319 highway would open the Amazon to further deforestation, affecting Brazil’s rain cycle and endangering Indigenous communities. Image courtesy of the National Department ...

In the case of Brazil, a sophisticated mechanism allowed in the late 1990s the embezzlement of millions of dollars and contributed to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Phantom companies ...

unbranded - Newsworthy Brazil’s Ex-President Balsonaro To Stand Trial For Coup Attempt Posted: March 27, 2025 | Last updated: March 27, 2025 The First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court has ...