Technology to the rescue of the rainforest
Since taking office as president, Jair Bolsonaro has overseen the dismantling of Brazil’s already frail mechanisms for the curbing (...) READ MORE
Environment July 17, 2019
What is the Amazon Fund and why it could end
June was a busy month on Brazil’s diplomatic schedule. President Jair Bolsonaro attended the G20 summit on Osaka, in (...) READ MORE
July 4 | Amazon Fund could end soon
Good morning! The pension reform bill could finally be voted on by a House Special Committee. The possible end (...) READ MORE
Brumadinho investigation could lead to murder charge for Vale executives
Six months since a tailings dam collapsed in the Minas Gerais town of Brumadinho, spilling billions of liters of (...) READ MORE
July 3, 2019 | Who is to blame for Brumadinho
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know today in Brazil. A Senate investigation committee recommended indictments for the (...) READ MORE
Startups rekindle dream of a Brazilian-made electric car
The idea of a carbon-free automobile fleet is not new in Brazil. Since the government’s Proálcool program and the (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s controversial donkey slaughter ban
The slaughter of donkeys in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia became subject to new regulations in June 2016, (...) READ MORE
Amazon rainforest at the crossroads
The Pan-Amazonian region protects the world’s largest rainforest, accounting for 40 percent of the entire South American continent. It (...) READ MORE
The loss of the Amazon
As today is World Environment Day, The Brazilian Report is republishing a study by the Amazonian Georeferenced Socio-Environmental Information (...) READ MORE
Routes into the Amazon rainforest
As today is World Environment Day, The Brazilian Report is republishing a study by the Amazonian Georeferenced Socio-Environmental Information (...) READ MORE
