Group says adoption would be “monumental setback for human rights” 06/23/2022 A group of independent experts from the United Nations released a statement in Geneva on Wednesday urging the Brazilian Senate to reject a bill on pesticides, warning that its adoption will mean a “monumental setback for human rights in the country.” The experts are […]
Lawsuit is against Norwegian Norsk Hydro for pollution in Pará 06/23/2022 Tailings treatment system at the Hydro Alunorte mining facility that caused a spill in Barcarena, Pará — Foto: Igor Brandão/Agência Pará via Agência Brasil The courts in the Netherlands will decide this Friday whether to accept the lawsuit filed by quilombolas and indigenous people […]
Talks have also begun to increase emergency aid, plans are underway to increase gas voucher 06/23/2022 Rodrigo Pacheco — Foto: Roque de Sá/Agência Senado Pressured by the crisis of high fuel prices and the preventive detention, on Wednesday, of former Education Minister Milton Ribeiro on suspicion of corruption, the federal government and the governing coalition […]