Brazil’s Mato Grosso farmers lobby Aprosoja-MT has filed a lawsuit against global grain companies over Brazil’s so-called “soy moratorium,” a voluntary agreement by traders that bans the purchase of ...

By Ana Mano, Manuela Andreoni and Andre Romani SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A lobby group for Brazilian grain trading and ...

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Abiove, which represents grain trading and crushing companies in Brazil, said many of its members plan to exit the soy moratorium agreement, which is intended to protect the Amazon ...

Brazil’s Mato Grosso state lost almost 50,000 hectares to illegal logging in one year, data shows. Criminal groups were ...

Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon ...

In Brazil’s 2018 elections, 422 candidates running in executive and legislative races at state and federal levels across the country received donations from individuals and partners of companies ...

An analysis of data on property size and type as well as land use reveals the distribution of deforestation, remaining forest cover and carbon stocks in Mato Grosso, Brazil’s third largest state.

WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2025 – The World Bank has approved a new financing package for the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul to expand access to sustainable, safe, and climate-resilient ...

Since World War II, the U.S. has been hailed as the world's breadbasket, pumping grains and meat from its fertile heartland out to the world. But another country is snatching that mantle away: Brazil.

More than 12,000 wild animals were killed on the roads in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state between 2017 and 2020, including threatened species such as tapirs and giant anteaters. The real death toll ...

Mato Grosso do Sul is among Brazil’s most strategic states for transnational crime. All manner of smuggling takes place in the seven cities scattered along the state’s extensive border with Paraguay .