At issue: Whether the permitting of open-pit coal project has been conducted in violation of the National Policy on Climate Change and without proper participation and prior consultation to traditional fishermen communities.
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.
At issue: Seeking to prevent the continuation of illegal deforestation in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve (RESEx), to recover the deforested areas and to hold the defendants responsible for their failure to protect the environment.
At issue: Whether a government decree allowing for the expansion of sugarcane activities in the Amazon and Pantanal biomes violates the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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.
At issue: Brazil seeks to hold a steel company and its manager liable for environmental damages (promoting illegal deforestation) and climate damages (greenhouse gases derived from the illegally sourced coal)