Environment

Agribusiness

Loans contracted in 2025/26 with lower interest rates for producers adopting good practices totaled R$1.7bn

Discounted ‘green’ farm loans make little headway in Brazil

Environment

Organization calls for greater investment in forest restoration, biofuels, electrification, sustainable finance to boost competitiveness

Business groups urge green growth agenda for presidential candidates

Environment

Federal initiative brings together ministries and local leaders across five regions to map vulnerabilities and improve policy

Society joins search for how to respond to ‘Super El Niño’

Environment

Arminio Fraga and Marcelo Medeiros believe the country can lead global CO₂ removal

Brazil must define its role in solving climate crisis, investors say

Environment

Energy companies are preparing for El Niño and want to discuss ways to make operations more resilient

Brazil needs stronger power grids to withstand extreme weather, ONS says

Environment

Rio Grande do Sul is the most emblematic case, leaving R$6.5bn from federal government unspent; pace of construction explains situation

Climate prevention funds remain unused amid bottlenecks

Environment

Regulator tells carriers to prepare contingency plans as low river levels threaten navigation and port operations

Shipping firms weigh drought surcharge as Amazon risks rise

Environment

João Paulo Capobianco says fire prevention and climate monitoring have improved since 2023 and 2024, but warns risks remain immense

Brazil better prepared for El Niño, environment minister says

Environment

Heat waves killed about 50,000 people in major urban areas over two decades, with poorer communities facing greater exposure and fewer ways to protect themselves

Climate extremes hit Brazil’s most vulnerable hardest

Environment

Technology enables more efficient operations, lower fuel use, and better logistics planning