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UN Experts Urge Brazil to Veto Environmental Licensing Bill Over Rights Risks | Science-Environment
BRAZIL, JUL 25 – Human Rights Watch and over 350 groups warn the bill endangers Indigenous communities and risks repeating environmental disasters like the Brumadinho Dam collapse, with 267 deputies approving it.
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UN Experts Urge Brazil to Veto Environmental Licensing Bill Over Rights Risks | Science-Environment
UN Experts Urge Brazil to Veto Environmental Licensing Bill Over Rights Risks United Nations human rights experts have issued a stern warning to the Brazilian government over the newly approved General Environmental Licensing Bill (PL No. 2159/2021), describing it as a serious threat to environmental and human rights protections. The legislation, which passed Brazil's Chamber of Deputies on 17 July after Senate approval in May, now awaits the de…
Brazil president urged to reject environmental legislation weakening protections
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday pleaded Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto recently approved legislation that would significantly weaken environmental licensing requirements across the country. The group stressed that the bill undermines Brazil’s human rights and environmental obligations by weakening oversight of high-risk activities like fossil fuel production and cattle ranching in the Amazon, likely accelerating clima…
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