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4 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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Public Ministry of the State of Rio Grande do Sul vs. State of Rio Grande do Sul and FEPAM (Carbochemical Complex)

At issue: The Public Prosecutor’s Office seeks to declare the illegality of the construction of the Carbon Chemical Complex in Rio Grande do Sul and the implementation of the State Policy on Mineral Coal
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • Court of Justice of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS)
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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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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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