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9 Cases found

ADI 7332 (Policy for “just energy transition” of the State of Santa Catarina)

At issue: Whether the Policy for Just Energy Transition of the State of Santa Catarina, which provides subsidies to coal, is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Fabiano Contarato, Randolph Rodrigues and Joenia Batista v. Ricardo Salles

At issue: Whether the Minister of the Environment committed high crimes and misdemeanors (crime de responsabilidade) by failing to implement policy that proactively achieves Brazil's targets for reducing GHGs in violation of Brazil's international commitments to combat climate change, in particular the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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ADI 7095 (Complexo Termelétrico Jorge Lacerda)

At issue: Whether the Just Energy Transition Program, which provides subsidies to a coal generating complex, is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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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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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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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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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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PSB et al. v. Brazil (on Climate Fund)

At issue: Four political parties filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutional Omission to the Federal Supreme Court to compel the Ministry of the Environment to resume the activities of the Climate Fund.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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PSB et al. v. Brazil (on Amazon Fund)

At issue: Four political parties filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutional Omission before the Federal Supreme Court to compel the Ministry of the Environment to resume the activities of the Amazon Fund.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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