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6 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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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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