PoliticsBrazil’s Supreme Court to weigh cases that could weaken Amazon protections

Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to consider cases that could reduce protections for the Amazon rainforest. The rulings may affect Indigenous land rights, soya farming and environmental safeguards across the region. Their outcome could therefore reshape existing arrangements in all three areas. The cases place legal decisions at the centre of disputes over land use and rainforest protection.

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