Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that he would be sending a bill to Congress, providing for ...

The BR-319 highway, which runs through the rainforest, connects the states of Amazonas and Roraima to the rest of Brazil.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva partially vetoed a controversial law that campaigners warned would gut ...

Indeed, almost two years into Lula’s administration, the upward trend in deforestation has been reversed. In 2023, deforestation rates fell by 62 percent in the Amazon and 12 percent in Brazil ...

Lula da Silva partially vetoed a "devastation bill" passed by Congress, but Brazil still allowed weakened environmental ...

Brazil’s environment minister is battling over recent legislation that could gut national environmental protection rules, three months before the country hosts the world’s most important climate ...

Lula used his victory address to pledge to combat climate change and deforestation — issues observers say have not just been sidelined but severely worsened under Bolsonaro's tenure.

In a public letter, the US president urges the South American country to ‘immediately’ stop the legal proceedings against the ...

Brazil's environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data.

This year's United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a city facing high poverty and infrastructure challenges ...

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president, center, addresses supporters after winning the runoff presidential election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.