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

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions ...

Brazil is pursuing significant oil and gas expansion plans despite its role as host of the COP30 climate summit, raising concerns about its commitment to environmental policies.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama this week or the next to discuss Petrobras’ bid to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon river ...

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

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...

while the Madeira River was alive. We can’t leave two capitals isolated. But we will do it with the utmost responsibility,” Lula said this week during a visit to an Indigenous community in ...

Lula responded by criticising the agency for ... Moraes/Reuters] But critics have argued that the area where the Amazon River surges into the ocean comprises a delicate ecosystem, lush with ...

Brazil's Lula to Meet With Agency on Petrobras' Bid to Drill Near Mouth of Amazon River SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama ...

SAO PAULO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with ... to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon river, he told a local radio station on Wednesday.