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In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

Brazilian environmental officials have followed a zero-fire strategy for land management in the Cerrado savanna in central and northern Brazil

The Independent UK · Jun 7

'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's Amazon

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

The Independent UK · Apr 8

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels

Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the year through July 2025 to its lowest level in nearly a decade, helped by stronger enforcement and monitoring

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025

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Brazil Greenlights Oil Drilling In Sensitive Amazon Region

Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.

International Business Times · Oct 20, 2025

Who Is Setting Fire To The Amazon?

"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.

International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025

Brazil Sells Exploration Rights To Oil Blocks Near Amazon River Mouth

Brazil sold exploration rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of the Amazon river Tuesday, at the start of an auction slammed by environmentalists months before the country is to host the COP30 climate summit.

International Business Times · Jun 17, 2025

Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut its green rhetoric, revealing mounting political pressure on the federal environmental agency and widening divisions within President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

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Brazil's Lula backs oil exploration in the Amazon ahead of hosting UN climate talks

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to finance a transition to green energy

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Lula Pushes Mega-oil Project As Brazil Prepares To Host COP30

Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November.

International Business Times · Feb 8, 2025

Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle

Brazil's environmental agency levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking and their suppliers companies for buying and selling cattle raised illegally on deforested land in the Amazon

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

Brazil's Lula to talk climate at U.N., but Amazon fires back home undermine his message

When Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opens the United Nations’ General Assembly on Tuesday, he is expected to call on the world to do more to combat climate change

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo

Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

Brazilian Court Halts Highway Project To Curb Deforestation

Brazilian court halts highway project over climate change concerns and deforestation risks, highlighting the need for environmental impact assessment in ma...

Top News · Jul 26, 2024

Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving

In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to climate change

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024

Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon

Brazil court freezes assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay climate compensation for illegal deforestation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?

The state’s dilemma sums up a core problem faced by the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: how to reconcile environmental commitments with the need for development

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024

‘Tomorrow’s our D-day’: on the frontline of the fight to save the Amazon

A Brazilian special forces unit marks the second anniversary of the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips with what they hope will be a famous offensive against the criminals obliterating the greatest tropical rainforest on Earth

France 24 · Nov 30, 2023

Ibama: Brazil's environmental police are back on the job

When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power in January, he revived Brazil's environmental police force. The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) is "back at work", says its president, Rodrigo Agostinho. After years of budget cuts under Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, Ibama has…

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023

Driving out the rainforest invaders: crackdown on illegal mining brings hope after Bolsonaro era

Ibama agent Hugo Loss says he and his team have neutralised mining equipment in Operation Xapiri

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Deforestation of Amazon down by a third in 2023 after Bolsonaro’s defeat, says Brazil government

‘We reversed the curve, deforestation isn’t increasing’

LiveScience · Jun 22, 2023

Record-breaking 63,300 pounds of illegal shark fins seized in Brazil

Brazilian officials confiscated over 63,000 pounds (28,500 kilograms) of shark fins that were destined for Asian markets, according to reports.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023

Brazil seizes world’s biggest consignment of illegal shark fins

Authorities confiscated nearly 29 tonnes of illegally caught fins thought to be on the way to Asia.

Reuters · May 24, 2023

Brazil's Petrobras to appeal decision blocking drilling at Amazon mouth

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Wednesday it will file this week an appeal against environmental agency Ibama's decision of blocking it from drilling a well at the mouth of the Amazon river.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Lula's coalition roiled by decision to block Petrobras' Amazon project

A decision by Brazil's environmental regulator to block state-owned oil company Petrobras' Amazon oil project has exposed tensions in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's coalition between green advocates and those prioritizing economic development.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Brazil's Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula's green ambitions

After his swearing-in ceremony earlier this year, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp to the presidential palace arm in arm with one of the world’s most famous Indigenous leaders

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