SANTAREM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops ...

Brazil sold exploration rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of the Amazon river Tuesday, at the start of an ...

Brazil’s government announced that multiple oil companies secured the rights to develop 19 offshore oil fields near the ...

Critics fear oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River is a step backwards from Lula’s ‘zero emissions’ goal.

The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, ...

BRASILANDIA, Brazil — 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 protests ...

Given recent developments on the international stage, Brazil is emerging as a potential leader on environmental issues, says the UN ...

Indigenous people and environmental activists protested outside a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro where the auctions to sell oil exploration rights took place.

Likely approval of bill easing environmental licensing requirements enjoys leniency from federal government due to interest ...

Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Tuesday took their first steps toward exploring for oil in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, ...

Indigenous men protest against the auction of dozens of oil blocks, including blocks near the mouth of the Amazon River, ...

Brazil sold extraction rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of the Amazon river Tuesday, at an auction slammed by ...