The brutal spectacle of a Congress betraying the future
By 283 votes to 155, the House of Representatives approved unjust historic time limits on indigenous land demarcation
Anti-Marina politicians in Amapá spread disinformation over Amazon oil drilling plans
Deputies and senators in the state of Amapá have organized a public hearing to try to discredit the environment ministry’s decision to block exploration in the Mouth of the Amazon River. They allowed no counter-argument or scientific debate and left it too late for indigenous communities to build a consensus. Instead they hammered home a political message and campaigned for pro-drilling Randolfe Rodrigues to replace Marina Silva as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
How the Workers’ Party embraced the “Centrão” and left Sonia and Marina adrift
The Worker’s Party knew weeks ago that Congress would undercut the environmental area. But not only did the party abandon ministers. It also condoned changes that make the organizational structure of Lula’s administration look similar to Bolsonaro’s
If Lula sacrifices the environment, his government is over
Between heavy fire from a predatory Congress and friendly fire from the government leader in the Souse of Representatives, Marina Silva and the ministry she leads are suffering their first major attack. But it’s not just about Marina. It’s about our children and our existence on this planet-house.
Forest shields, an Indigenous movie theater, and other stories
A selection of news stories about the Amazon to be read in two minutes
To protect the forest, defend the defenders
Forest protectors and human rights activists in the State of Pará receive death threats and are humiliated by the very local authorities that are supposed to protect them
Demarcation now
The destroyers of the Amazon and of all the biomes are working together to keep their losses to a bare minimum under the new government and are already taking their first steps towards the 2026 election
On the ground, it’s harder
The destroyers of the Amazon and of all the biomes are working together to keep their losses to a bare minimum under the new government and are already taking their first steps towards the 2026 election
Lula faces civil society resistance to Amazon oil exploration
Eighty organizations have written to government ministers and public officials warning about the risks of exploration and the need to establish sound technical and scientific precautions to avoid catastrophe.
What will the agribusiness lobby do next?
Anthropologist Caio Pompeia, explains how Brazil’s leading agriculture industry think tank strengthened the political influence of the country’s farming sector and how it is planning to respond to the election of Lula.
