Journalism
The agribusiness behind the Pantanal fires
According to an investigation by Repórter Brasil, blazes in the Brazilian tropical wetland started on cattle farms whose owners supply giants like JBS, Marfrig and Minerva
It's not just Covid-19 that threatens to indigenous
American religious organizations map indigenous peoples in Brazil and do not disrupt actions with respect to uncontacted tribes, even during the pandemic. Contact with isolated groups was criticized by entities
One year after ‘Fire Day', impunity prevails
No one has been arrested one year after the attack by ranchers and businessmen. Conflict between State and Federal Police as well as suspects’ ties to politicians may have hindered investigations
BB and BNDES and deforestation
The two financial institutions are the largest providers of credit to commodity industries, which are the chief driver of forests destruction in Brazil, according to a study conducted by the international coalition Forests & Finance
The beach scheduled for demolition
Tax exemptions on pesticides in Brazil
Companies that manufacture and sell pesticides in Brazil are protected by a package of benefits that, counting just tax exemptions and reductions, add up to nearly R$10 billion (US$ 2.2 billion) every year
JBS, Marfrig and Frigol buy cattle from deforesters
New survey by Repórter Brasil reveals cases of farmers fined for environmental crimes that link deforestation and burning to global meatpacking companies
Families face risk of evictions in Pará
Agropecuária Santa Bárbara Xinguara – a company led by the banker who owns the Opportunity group – was granted an injunction to repossess a farm occupied in 2008 by 212 families in Eldorado dos Carajás
Slave labor
Brazilian labor inspectors found six employees in Minas Gerais state working in conditions analogous to slavery in farm certified by both Starbucks and Nestlé-controlled brand Nespresso
Bolsonarista crusade
Lumberjack and politician bolsonarista, Silvério Fernandes, announces an accusatory campaign against Father Amaro, successor of the missionary Dorothy Stang, in Anapu (Pará)
Lives in Danger
Slave labor at Starbucks-certified coffee plantation
Major Brands Linked to Slave Labor
‘Transparency List of Slave Labor’
Good practice: slavery
Belo Monte
Proposed Amazon dam attracts illegal loggers
Munduruku fighting dams
Tapajós dams
Tapajós dam puts species at risk
A landmark victory for indigenous rights
Kayapó and Panará peoples win in court the right to renew a plan to minimize the impacts of BR-163, a highway that threatens their territories. The Federal Government must present a plan to mitigate damages
Between health and profit
Investigations by Repórter Brasil about the pharmaceutical industry reveal strategies to maximize profits and secure millionaire contracts with the federal government
Zero illegal deforestation target flops
Shy actions by the Mato Grosso state government and the Bolsonaro administration’s anti-environmental agenda encourage degradation of the Amazon forest in the state
Chocolate with slave labour
Workers living in terrible accommodation, with no bathrooms or drinking water, and paid below the minimum wage: that is the sad reality of cocoa production in Brazil that benefits agribusiness giants
Power of the military in the Amazon Rainforest
Gradual dismantling of state policies, with dismissal of experienced technicians and lower transparency, encourages actions by sectors that keep devastating the forest illegally and expect pardon and profits
Pesticides found in water of Brazilian cities
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other 1,300 cities found pesticides in the water supply. Data from the Health Ministry shows that Brazilian drinking water is contaminated with ingredients associated with chronic diseases
Supermarkets and the slave labor
Carrefour, Pão de Açúcar and another major supermarket chain bought products from meatpackers whose suppliers include ranchers charged with slave labor offencers
JBS and Amazon-deforesting companies
Punished for buying livestock from deforested areas in 2017, the company still sources livestock from Amazon-deforesting companies. In the Amazon, an area equivalent to Brasilia is cleared annually to be converted into pasture
‘Ruralist’ police
Bolsonaro is harmful to the environment
The 21st Century Settlers
Meat industry encroaches on Paraguayan Chaco
The Amazon rots away
The crooked paths of Suape
100 years of servitude
Acre against Chico Mendes
Rural War
Escalation of rural violence foretells climate of war in 2017. Brazil is the champion in deaths of leaders in the field. We investigate the stories behind the numbers.
Massacre in Pará
There is no Regulation
Leading expert on modern-day slavery Kevin Bales talks about the lack of tools available to stop the flow of money from consumers to networks facilitating human rights abuse and environmental destruction
The life of cows turned into meat at JBS
Impunity one year after ‘Fire Day'
State Police investigation concludes that the fire was spread by the wind; Federal Police, in turn, seized documents and cellphones from businessmen and farmers in Novo Progresso but has not advanced in their investigation
The beach scheduled for demolition
Tax exemptions on pesticides in Brazil
Companies that manufacture and sell pesticides in Brazil are protected by a package of benefits that, counting just tax exemptions and reductions, add up to nearly R$10 billion (US$ 2.2 billion) every year
JBS, Marfrig and Frigol buy cattle from deforesters
New survey by Repórter Brasil reveals cases of farmers fined for environmental crimes that link deforestation and burning to global meatpacking companies
Families face risk of evictions in Pará
Agropecuária Santa Bárbara Xinguara – a company led by the banker who owns the Opportunity group – was granted an injunction to repossess a farm occupied in 2008 by 212 families in Eldorado dos Carajás
Slave labor
Brazilian labor inspectors found six employees in Minas Gerais state working in conditions analogous to slavery in farm certified by both Starbucks and Nestlé-controlled brand Nespresso
Bolsonarista crusade
Lumberjack and politician bolsonarista, Silvério Fernandes, announces an accusatory campaign against Father Amaro, successor of the missionary Dorothy Stang, in Anapu (Pará)
Lives in Danger
Slave labor at Starbucks-certified coffee plantation
Major Brands Linked to Slave Labor
‘Transparency List of Slave Labor’
Good practice: slavery
Belo Monte
Proposed Amazon dam attracts illegal loggers
Munduruku fighting dams
Tapajós dams
Tapajós dam puts species at risk
Between health and profit
Investigations of Repórter Brasil about the pharmaceutical industry reveal strategies to maximize profits and secure millionaire contracts with the federal government
Pesticides found in water of Brazilian cities
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other 1,300 cities found pesticides in the water supply. Data from the Health Ministry shows that Brazilian drinking water is contaminated with ingredients associated with chronic diseases
Supermarkets and the slave labor
Carrefour, Pão de Açúcar and another major supermarket chain bought products from meatpackers whose suppliers include ranchers charged with slave labor offencers
JBS and Amazon-deforesting companies
Punished for buying livestock from deforested areas in 2017, the company still sources livestock from Amazon-deforesting companies. In the Amazon, an area equivalent to Brasilia is cleared annually to be converted into pasture
‘Ruralist’ police
Bolsonaro is harmful to the environment
The 21st Century Settlers
Meat industry encroaches on Paraguayan Chaco
The Amazon rots away
The crooked paths of Suape
100 years of servitude
Acre against Chico Mendes
Rural War
Escalation of rural violence foretells climate of war in 2017. Brazil is the champion in deaths of leaders in the field. We investigate the stories behind the numbers.
Massacre in Pará
There is no Regulation
Leading expert on modern-day slavery Kevin Bales talks about the lack of tools available to stop the flow of money from consumers to networks facilitating human rights abuse and environmental destruction
The life of cows turned into meat at JBS
GIG - The Uberization of Work
APP-based services and digital platforms grow worldwide. But the advance of the so-called “gig economy”, also known as “uberization”, has promoted debates on precariousness and intensification of work
Under death threat
Ka'apor seek to break with the rest of society
The indigenous people of Maranão, one of the poorest regions of the country, got tired of waiting for help and decided to break with the society of Karaís, as non-indigenous call it
Massacre in Pará: survivors describe the killings
Survivors describe what happened during the Pau D´arco massacre, where 10 landless people were killed by the police during an operation in the Santa Lucia farm
Wood and Slavery
The ashes of Belo Monte
Edge of a cliff
To the bone
Jaci, sevens sins of an Amazonian work
During four years, this documentary collected stories on a small town in the Amazon that was radically changed since the beginning of a huge hydroeletric plant nearby
Do not breathe - Contains Asbestos
Brewing up a sustainable coffee supply chain
The social responsibility of coffee roasters and private label coffee in Finland. Human rights violations such as child labour continue to be directly associated with coffee cultivation
Monitor #2
Lack of a formal contracts, excessive working hours and unhealthy conditions are just some of the problems of Brazil’s poultry industry, the second largest poultry producer in the world
Monitor #1
Globalization and concentration in Brazil’s agri-food system. The emergence of large business groups is one of the most visible results of the changes undergone by Brazil’s food industry in the last two decades
From moral responsibility to legal liability?
Modern day slavery conditions in the global garment supply chain and the need to strengthen regulatory frameworks: The case of Inditex-Zara in Brazil and the conditions ‘analogous to slavery’
Brazil, new manufacturing hotspot?
In recent years many multinational companies in the electronics and electrical industry have found their way to Brazil. But workers face poor labor conditions
Brazil of Biofuels (2009)
A study on the use of animal fat to produce biodiesel, dedicating special attention to two crops that have not been covered: sunflower and rapeseed. Will the advancement of soybean not destroy the Cerrado and Amazon?
Brazil of Biofuels (2009)
Under the general aim of annually monitoring the effects of crops used to produce bioenergy, this is our first updating report concerning soybean and castor bean
Brazil of Biofuels (2009)
The impacts caused by the expansion of the sugar-alcohol industry in Brazil involve overexploitation of workers, disrespect for communities, traditional populations, and indigenous peoples, and environmental degradation
Brazil of Biofuels (2008)
Research on sugarcane, an expanding crop facing the ethanol global boom, brings an alert: one hand, high investments and technology development; on the other, environmental problems and laboural superexploitation
Brazil of Biofuels (2008)
Palms, Cotton, Corn and Jatropha. The report shows analysis, case studies and reports on the socio-economic, environmental, land related and labour related impacts