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28 Cases found

Arayara Association of Education and Culture vs. Copelmi Mineração Ltda. and FEPAM (Guaíba Mine Project and hydrological risks)

At issue: Whether an open pit mine project impacts the balance of water resources and climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • Court of Justice of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS)
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Arayara Association of Education and Culture and others v. FUNAI, Copelmi Mineração Ltda. and FEPAM (Mina Guaíba Project and affected indigenous communities)

At issue: Whether the permitting of a open-pit coal project has been conducted without the participation of indigenous communities and considerations of GHG emissions.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • 9th Federal Court of Rio Grande do Sul
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Workers Party vs. National Environment Council (ADPF 749 on CONAMA Resolutions)

At issue: Whether a new resolution restricting environmental measures is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
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ABRAGET vs. State of Rio de Janeiro (Decree on Energy Compensation Mechanism)

At issue: Whether a state energy compensation mechanism imposes an excessive legal burden on energy companies.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
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ADI 6932 (Eletrobras Privatization)

At issue: Whether a law privatizing a national electric company and making changes to the electricity plans in Brazil is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Clara Leonel Ramos and Bruno de Almeida de Lima vs. State of São Paulo (Families for the Climate and IncentivAuto Program)

At issue: Whether the State of São Paulo had the obligation to share documents related to the implementation of the IncentivAuto Program.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Sao Paulo
      • Court of Justice of Sao Paulo
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ADPF 746 (Fires in the Pantanal and the Amazon Forest)

At issue: Whether forest fires in the Pantanal ecosystem and the Amazon rainforest violate human rights of traditional and Indigenous communities.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Conectas Direitos Humanos v. BNDES and BNDESPAR

At issue: Whether the Brazilian development bank and it's investment arm should align their investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal District
      • 9th Federal Civil Court of the Federal District
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Carbonext Tecnologia em Soluções Ambientais Ltda. v. Amazon Imóveis (Voluntary Carbon Market)

At issue: Enforcement of contractual obligations related to carbon credits.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Sao Paulo
      • 44a Vara Civel
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Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo v. KLM

At issue: Whether airlines should remediate climate damage done during takeoff/landing given governmental authorization to perform such activities.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Superior Court of Justice
  • Brazil
    • Regional Federal Court, 3rd Region
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Associação Brasileira dos Membros do Ministério Público de Meio Ambiente vs. Ministro de Estado do Meio Ambiente ADPF 814

At issue: Change in the composition of the Climate Fund and allocation of resources.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Minister of Environment and Brazil

At issue: Whether Brazil is violating fundamental rights and the national legal climate framework by decreasing mitigation targets in the country’s NDC.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Amazonas
      • 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas
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Brasilcom et. al. v. Ministério de Minas e Energia

At issue: Whether to allow for further reduction of decarbonization targets due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Superior Court of Justice
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Ministério Público Federal v. IBAMA

At issue: Asking for increased command-and-control measures to reduce illegal deforestation in hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Amazonas
      • 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas
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Instituto Preservar et. al. v. Copelmi Mineração Ltda. and IBAMA

At issue: Whether climate change should be included as a necessary requirement in developing EIAs for thermoelectric power plants.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • 9th Federal Court of Rio Grande do Sul
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Ministério Público Federal v. de Rezende

At issue: Whether a Brazilian farmer is responsible for climate and environmental damages stemming from deforestation in the Amazon.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Amazonas
      • 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas
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Six Youths v. Minister of Environment and Others

At issue: Whether Brazil's updated NDC violated the Paris Agreement and Brazil's constitution by decreasing its ambition.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Sao Paulo
      • 14th Federal Civil Court of Sao Paulo
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Parents for Future Brazil v. State Government of Sao Paulo

At issue: Whether the State of Sao Paulo must disclose climate and budget impacts of an automaking fund.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Sao Paulo
      • Court of Justice of Sao Paulo
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Institute of Amazonian Studies v. Brazil

At issue: Whether the Brazilian Constitution guarantees a fundamental right to a stable climate and whether the Brazilian government may be compelled to meet emission and deforestation reduction goals
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Curitiba
      • Federal District Court of Curitiba
  • Brazil
    • Federal Regional Court, 4th Region
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PSB et al. v. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights)

At issue: Whether Brazil's failure to curb deforestation and resulting climate change violates fundamental constitutional rights of indigenous peoples and current and future generations.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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