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Brazil Ties Agribusiness Credit to Amazon Deforestation Monitoring with Satellite Data
Brazil's National Monetary Council has mandated that financial institutions use official satellite data from INPE's PRODES system to check for illegal deforestation before granting subsidized rural credit.
Brazil Supreme Court Upholds State Laws That Effectively End Amazon Soy Moratorium
Brazil's Supreme Court dealt a major blow to conservation, validating tax penalties for companies that adhere to the successful Amazon Soy Moratorium.
Brazil STF Upholds Voluntary ESG Standards But Allows States to Punish Adherence
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled the Soy Moratorium is constitutional, but affirmed state laws that can penalize companies for using stricter private standards.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Upholds Amazon Soy Moratorium, But Cripples It By Validating State Tax Penalties
Brazil's top court ruled the voluntary Amazon Soy Moratorium is constitutional but upheld state laws that strip tax benefits from companies that adhere to its zero-deforestation standards.
Brazil’s Record Harvest and High Global Stocks Create Buffer Against Looming ‘Super El Niño’
Substantial worldwide grain inventories and Brazil's role as the top soybean supplier are mitigating the risks of food shortages from a major El Niño event.
Native Vegetation Loss Amplifies Brazil's Harvest Exposure to El Niño Extremes, MapBiomas Finds
A new study from MapBiomas links decades of native vegetation clearing to increased vulnerability for Brazilian agriculture during El Niño events, citing the 2023/2024 drought and floods.