New Brazil Congress Poses Risk to Environmental Legislation, Campaign Group Says
The study said 64 of 81 senators and 345 of 511 lower-house members had low or very low environmental commitment.
- Brazil's next Congress is expected to hinder environmental legislation following elections this month, according to a study by Observatorio do Clima finding nearly 70% of elected lawmakers demonstrate little or no commitment to environmental issues.
- The Liberal Party, home to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, holds the weakest environmental credentials among major parties, with all 28 senators elected on Sunday classified as having 'very low' commitment to environmental issues.
- Analysis of legislative records revealed 64 of the Senate's 81 members have 'very low' or 'low' commitment to environmental issues, while 345 of 511 lower house lawmakers fall into the same category.
- Right-Leaning parties including Novo, Republicanos, Progressistas, and Uniao Brasil also showed low support for environmental causes, as Bolsonaro prepares to face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a presidential runoff election later this month.
- Suely Araujo, public policy coordinator for Observatorio do Clima, warned that 'This picture points to four years of difficult work for those focused on climate and environmental issues.
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New Brazil Congress poses risk to environmental legislation, campaign group says
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a study by climate advocacy group Observatorio do Clima, ...
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Jornal Toda PalavraClimate Observatory points out that 409 of the 594 congressmen of the next legislature have low convergence regarding climate and environment issues
The analysis of the Congress Working Group, the Climate Observatory, indicates that 68.9% of parliamentarians in the next parliamentary term have low or very low environmental convergence.
With the new composition of 54 Senate chairs, four out of every five members of the House (79%) in the next legislature are in the low or very low bands of environmental convergence. It is what shows the survey of the NGO Climate Observatory, whose index measures the performance and the votes of parliamentarians are approaching the environmental agenda. Environment: The world's largest cassiterite garimpo has ‘high risk' in five of seven dams an…
Brasilia, Oct 7 (Latin Press) The Brazilian Congress that will assume in 2027 will have less convergence with the environmental and climate agendas, as projected today by the Climate Observatory, after the general elections that renewed both houses of the legislature. The post Brazilian New Congress will be furthest away from the environmental agenda first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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