Brazil Supreme Court to hear cases that could weaken Amazon protections
Brazil's Supreme Court is due to hear several cases on Wednesday that could reshape legal protections for the Amazon rainforest and affect Indigenous land rights. The hearings come after lawmakers overrode several environmental vetoes issued by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. They also follow a separate round of motions the court began reviewing on Friday linked to a 2025 ruling that rejected the so-called time limit thesis on Indigenous land claims.The cases place some of Brazil's most consequential environmental disputes before the country's top court. One issue concerns the future of the soya moratorium, an agreement that barred major... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Aug 2026 20:00 LONDON
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