Indigenous people and environmental activists protested outside a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro where the auctions to sell oil exploration rights took place. Most of the 172 blocks for sale are ...

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in untapped regions despite protests from environmental and Indigenous groups.

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 ...

Effects of Amazon and central Brazil deforestation scenarios on the duration of the dry season in the arc of deforestation. International Journal of Climatology, 30 (13), 1970-1979. doi:10.1002 ...

Brazil's environmental authority has approved one of the final requirements for state-run oil company Petrobras to proceed with oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River.

Brazil's soy farmers raze Amazon rainforest despite deforestation pact By Stefanie Eschenbacher June 20, 20251:43 PM PDTUpdated June 20, 2025 Summary ...

BRASILANDIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River on Tuesday as it aims to expand production in untapped regions despite ...

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