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WATER FOR ALL

World Water Day: Federal Government advances water security projects, policies

Mar 25, 2025 - Water for All, Cisterns and São Francisco River Diversion Project ensure access to clean water, strengthen water security for millions in vulnerable Brazilian regions
Tags: Water Security Cisterns Program São Francisco River Diversion Project World Water Day
CLIMATE

Summer 2024/2025 was one of hottest in Brazil since 1961

Mar 25, 2025 - According to National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), high temperatures, above-average rainfall marked this season
Tags: High Temperatures Climate Change Heavy Rains
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

Federal Government partnership strengthens fight against deforestation in 70 priority Amazon municipalities

Mar 22, 2025 - With BRL 61 million investment, initiative will structure Municipal Governance Offices to increase surveillance
Tags: Municipal Governance Offices Legal Amazon Deforestation Prevention and Control
CONTROL

Attorney General’s Office ensures stricter supervision of gold trade in Brazil

Mar 22, 2025 - Supreme Federal Court ruled that, for purchasing the mineral, presumption of legality and good faith based on archived information is unconstitutional
Tags: Oversight Gold trade General Attorney’s Office
AFRICA-BRAZIL DIALOGUE

Brazil strengthens agricultural cooperation with Africa, expands its international influence

Mar 22, 2025 - Research, technology, trade strengthen Brazil's role in global food security
Tags: Agribusiness Africa International cooperation
ENVIRONMENT

"Now the only way forward is implementation", says Marina Silva about climate change actions

Mar 22, 2025 - Minister talked to radio journalists from various regions, discussed environmental investment, challenges faced by Brazil in organizing COP30 in Belém
Tags: Environment and Climate Change COP30 Fire Management Climate Plan Legal Amazon
CONGRESS

Intellectual property rights at core of economic development, says MDIC executive secretary

Mar 20, 2025 - Márcio Elias Rosa spoke at XXIV International Congress on Intellectual Property about IPR as instrument of New Industry Brazil
Tags: Congress Intellectual property Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services MDIC Commerce Industry
ARARIBÓIA INDIGENOUS LANDS

Disintrusion at Araribóia Indigenous Lands: how removing invaders can reduce fires, protect water cycle

Mar 20, 2025 - Combating illegal cattle grazing, logging essential to prevent fires, mitigate drought impacts
Tags: Araribóia Indigenous Land Maranhão Disintrusion Inpe Indigenous
E30

Silveira: E30 to lower gasoline prices, free Brazil from importation

Mar 20, 2025 - Minister highlighted that new ethanol-gasoline mix can help control inflation, prevent 1.7 million tons of greenhouse effect gas emissions annually
Tags: Ethanol E30 Fuels Ministry of Mines and Energy MME
HUMAN RIGHTS

Federal Government welcomes 127 repatriated citizens from the United States

Mar 17, 2025 - A task force with representatives from various ministries received the Brazilian citizens, following President Lula’s directive. They landed in Fortaleza, Ceará, and part of the group continued to Belo Horizonte (MG).
Tags: Human rights Foreign Affairs Repatriated Brazil United States Fortaleza Belo Horizonte Task Force MDS
ENVIRONMENT

Ireland announces BRL 91 million donation to the Amazon Fund

Mar 17, 2025 - There are 123 supported projects — worth a total of BRL 3.1 billion — in the environmental financing mechanism’s portfolio, and more than BRL 200 million in 2024 alone
Tags: Amazon Fund Ireland Donation Protection Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change MMA
ENVIRONMENT

Deforestation in the Amazon hits lowest February rate in historical records

Mar 17, 2025 - Alerts were issued by the Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (Sistema de Detecção de Desmatamento em Tempo Real /Deter) of the National Institute for Space Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais /Inpe)
Tags: Environment Deforestation Legal Amazon National Institute for Space Research Inpe Cerrado Deter
INTERNACIONAL

UN Tourism opens regional office in Brazil to boost this activity in Americas, the Caribbean

Mar 11, 2025 - Rio de Janeiro office, first in South America, will play strategic role in promoting regional tourism
Tags: UN Tourism Americas and Caribbean EMBRATUR Rio de Janeiro
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Disintrusion at Arariboia Indigenous Land: meetings answer questions, reinforce commitment to indigenous peoples

Mar 11, 2025 - Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, other government agencies held sixth meeting with local communities. Activities will run until Sunday (9).
Tags: Indigenous peoples Arariboia Indigenous Land Maranhão Disintrusion Guajajara
FOREIGN TRADE

Brazil sets 2024 record for number of exporting companies

Mar 11, 2025 - Country records over 28,800 companies in its five regions. Together they moved more than USD 337 billion in exports. Data come from MDIC report Exports and Imports by Companies' Fiscal Size
Tags: Foreign Trade Exports Manufacturing Industry Extractivist Industry
INTERNATIONAL

Brazil, European Union sign Federal Police-Europol cooperation agreement

Mar 07, 2025 - Instrument to leverage joint investigations into drug trafficking, environmental crime, human trafficking, child sexual abuse
Tags: Cooperation Agreement Privacy Personal Data Protection
RECOGNITION

In India, Marina Silva receives global award for contributions to sustainable development, climate action

Mar 07, 2025 - In her speech, minister highlighted Federal Government achievements in environmental, climate change agenda over recent years
Tags: Environment Climate Change Sustainable Development India COP30
YANOMAMI PEOPLES

Government House marks one-year historic drop in illegal mining at Yanomami Indigenous Land

Mar 07, 2025 - Coordinated actions have reduced illegal mining at Yanomami Indigenous Land by 94.11%. More than 4,000 operations have been carried out since 2024. Federal operations ongoing.
CLIMATE CHANGE

Federal Government takes action to tackle heat waves

Mar 07, 2025 - Ministries of Environment and Climate Change, Health, and Education seek to raise public awareness about global warming, implement measures to mitigate effects of high temperatures
Tags: Environment Climate Change Education Health Schools Heat waves
ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

Alckmin announces BRL 3 billion for second phase of industrial park modernization program

Mar 06, 2025 - Through loans, program encourages companies to acquire more advanced equipment towards productivity, decarbonization, energy efficiency
Tags: MDIC Loans Companies Factories Accelerated Depreciation
HUMAN RIGHTS

Federal Government received another flight bringing repatriated citizens back from the USA

Feb 25, 2025 - Teams from ministries and the Federal Police welcomed the 94 Brazilians who arrived in Brazil on Friday (21)
Tags: Human rights Repatriation Brazil United States Fortaleza Belo Horizonte FAB
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Federal government launches strategy to expand surveillance of contamination by pesticides

Feb 22, 2025 - Initiative will generate data to subsidize elaboration of public policies in the area
Tags: Environment IBAMA EMBRAPA Pesticides PFOS
POPULAR PARTICIPATION

Federal Government listens to traditional communities ahead of COP30

Feb 21, 2025 - The meeting gathered input on the conference’s legacy in Brazil and beyond
Tags: COP 30 Social Participation Listening Traditional Peoples and Communities Indigenous Peoples Pará
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Brazil reaffirms commitment to freedom of expression during OAS rapporteur’s work visit

Feb 18, 2025 - With representatives from all three branches of government, Inter-American Court of Human Rights special rapporteur discussed measures undertaken by Brazil
Tags: Freedom of expression Foreign Affairs OAS Human Rights
ENVIRONMENT

Brazil’s Federal Government launches initiative to support states, municipalities in climate change adaptation

Feb 14, 2025 - During Meeting of New Mayors on Wednesday (12), eleven states, Federal District signed expression of interest in joining AdaptaCidades project
Tags: Environment AdaptaCidades Meeting of New Mayors Climate Plan
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Brazil, European Union strengthen cooperation in digital governance, reaffirm legal frameworks for digital area
Feb 14, 2025 - Federal Government officials participated in 13th Edition of Bilateral Digital Dialog on Wednesday (12) in Brussels, where Work Plan for 2025-2026 biennium was approved
Tags: Digital European Union Artificial Intelligence Governance Data economy Partnership
SECURITY

Federal Government intensifies fight against piracy and reports blocking of 393 illegal websites to the UN

Feb 13, 2025 - Initiative was the largest inclusion of illegal websites in Wipo Alert — international monitoring tool to protect consumers from fraud and cyberattacks — in the last seven years
Tags: Combating piracy MJSP CNCP National Council for Combating Piracy and Crimes against Intellectual Property UN
CULTURE

Brazil wins another three international film awards with I'm Still Here

Feb 12, 2025 - Motion picture garnered awards in Spain, Netherlands last weekend; Fernanda Torres was honored in United States
Tags: I'm Still Here Culture Cinema Fernanda Torres Walter Salles
SECURITY

Federal Government gives humane reception to Brazilians repatriated from U.S.

Feb 10, 2025 - Joint effort ensured assistance to 111 Brazilians who arrived in Fortaleza (CE) this Friday, February 7
Tags: Citizenship Foreign Affairs Brazil United States Flight Repatriated individuals Fortaleza Belo Horizonte Federal Government
COP30

Rui Costa details Federal Government actions for COP30 in meeting with UN Climate Summit representative

Feb 07, 2025 - Chief of Staff Minister met this Wednesday, February 5, with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, highlighted increased presence of State Ministers in Belém

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