[ [link removed] ]An Indigenous woman is part in a demonstration against the legislation
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John,
Brazil’s Congress just dealt a death blow to the Amazon – and we have only
days to save it!
Under the cover of night, lawmakers passed a sweeping anti-environmental
bill that would rip open the most preserved regions of the Amazon and
strip Indigenous lands of legal protections to fast-track
industrialisation.
President Lula can still veto the bill, but he has only *15 working days*
to do it.
The powerful agribusiness lobby is already circling, sparing no expense to
make sure this devastating bill becomes law. But if we move fast, we can
launch an all-out push to save the Amazon. Whether it’s flooding Lula’s
office with public outcry, pushing out ads to expose shady lobbying,
backing Indigenous-led groups defending their lands, escalating legal
challenges, or another tactic – we’ll double down and make it too costly
for Lula to sign this bill into law.
It won’t be easy, but together we can stop this bill before it’s too late
– and defend rainforests and the communities that guard them. Can you chip
in to save the Amazon and its people?
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This bill is so unpopular that Brazil’s Congress held the vote at 3 am.
Hundreds of organizations and Indigenous communities are calling it the
worst environmental setback for the country in over 40 years – and urging
President Lula to veto it.
If signed into law, this ‘devastation bill’ as it’s called would allow
oil, mining and agribusiness giants to sign off their own environmental
licensing...effectively eradicating independent oversight.
It’s not just the Amazon that’s under threat. The Pantanal and Cerrado
could also be wiped out. Some 3,000 territories, including more than a
third of Indigenous lands, would lose legal protections that have fended
off full-scale exploitation.
Right now the President is under growing pressure from big industry to
sign this bill into law.
So we need to move quickly and double up on our efforts to break through
the noise. It’s going to take a surge of coordinated public outcry to work
– but if everyone chips in what they can, we can race to amplify our
voices and show Lula that his people – and the whole world – are watching.
Lula promised to curb deforestation and protect Brazil’s natural heritage.
And as the host for this year’s make or break climate talks, Lula knows
what’s at stake. We just need to remind him, and to do that we need you.
Can you help us fight to save the Amazon and its people?
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.
Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]The Devastation Bill: proposal restricts the need for licensing process
for non-titled or non-ratified areas Brasil de Fato, 23 May 2025
[ [link removed] ]Amazon’s ‘tipping point road’ gets new push with ease on licensing
rules Mongabay, 14 July 2025
[ [link removed] ]Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental
law The Guardian, 17 July 2025
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