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Our Voice —

The real Brazil Risk

Eliane Brum ,

Xingu River, Altamira, the Amazon ,

22 June 2023

As long as we fail to understand that the environment - rather than the economy - is everything, we will continue to race toward self-extinction

Nature's Rights —

Petrobras’ plans at the mouth of the Amazon River: What’s happening?

Claudia Antunes ,

Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro ,

Mateus Camillo ,

Pinheiros River, São Paulo ,

19 June 2023

With help from readers, SUMAÚMA put together a Q&A of your questions on this topic

Micélio —

Opinion —

Mycelium: the invisible force nourishing the visible life of the forest

Noemia Kazue Ishikawa ,

Ruby Vargas-Isla ,

15 June 2023

Underground, hidden from sight, fungi are silently doing a remarkable job, associating with plant roots

ReXistence —

Video: two women joined by the war for the Amazon

SUMAÚMA staff

7 June 2023

SUMAÚMA brought together Bruna e Alê, the widows of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, to talk about life after losing their husbands in a brutal and still unpunished murder

Our Voice —

Don’t talk to us about ‘governability.’ That excuse is bathed in blood

Eliane Brum ,

Xingu River, Altamira, the Amazon ,

7 June 2023

President Lula must resist efforts in Congress to diminish environmental governance. The Chamber and the Senate are dominated not by conservatives, but by predators. They are on the wrong side of the war against nature.

Our Voice —

Don’t talk to us about ‘governability.’ That excuse is bathed in blood

SUMAÚMA

7 June 2023

President Lula must resist efforts in Congress to diminish environmental governance. The Chamber and the Senate are dominated not by conservatives, but by predators. They are on the wrong side of the war against nature.

SPECIAL REPORT —

Anti-Marina politicians in Amapá spread disinformation over Amazon oil drilling plans

Leandro Barbosa ,

Oiapoque ,

Amapá ,

30 May 2023

Deputies and senators in the state of Amapá have organized a public hearing to try to discredit the environment ministry’s decision to block exploration in the Mouth of the Amazon River. They allowed no counter-argument or scientific debate and left it too late for indigenous communities to build a consensus. Instead they hammered home a political message and campaigned for pro-drilling Randolfe Rodrigues to replace Marina Silva as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

SPECIAL REPORT —

How the Workers’ Party embraced the “Centrão” and left Sonia and Marina adrift

Rafael Moro Martins ,

Cerrado, Brasília ,

26 May 2023

The Worker’s Party knew weeks ago that Congress would undercut the environmental area. But not only did the party abandon ministers. It also condoned changes that make the organizational structure of Lula’s administration look similar to Bolsonaro’s

Our Voice —

If Lula sacrifices the environment, his government is over

Eliane Brum ,

Xingu River, Altamira, the Amazon ,

25 May 2023

Between heavy fire from a predatory Congress and friendly fire from the government leader in the Souse of Representatives, Marina Silva and the ministry she leads are suffering their first major attack. But it’s not just about Marina. It’s about our children and our existence on this planet-house.

SPECIAL REPORT —

Environment agency bars oil drilling in the Amazon

Claudia Antunes ,

Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro ,

17 May 2023

Ibama chief Rodrigo Agostinho says Petrobras oil project is “infeasible” from an environmental standpoint, in line with technical report first covered exclusively by SUMAÚMA. The decision is a boost to Environment Minister Marina Silva