Brazil has seen heartbreaking environmental disasters — like the dam collapses in Brumadinho and Mariana — that took lives, polluted rivers, and devastated communities. These tragedies showed what happens when nature and people are not protected by strong laws.
Now, a new bill — known as the “Devastation Bill” — could make things even worse. Bill 2159/2021 would allow companies to approve their own high-risk projects without proper checks, ignoring expert advice and silencing Indigenous and local voices.
This bill would gut environmental protections and open the door to more destruction, putting people, forests, rivers, and Brazil’s future at risk — and hurting our shared climate.
The world needs Brazil’s leadership in protecting nature — not rolling back protections.
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