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8 Cases found

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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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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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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Instituto Socioambiental et al v. IBAMA and the Federal Union

At issue: Plaintiffs sought reversal of an act issued by the federal environmental agency that eased requirements for the exportation of timber.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Amazonas
      • 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas
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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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Public Prosecutor’s Office v. Oliveira & Others

At issue: Decision to prohibit sugar cane burning as a harvesting and processing method
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Superior Court of Justice
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