The Rights of Nature in Brazil: From Municipal Law Reform to Rights of Waves and the Movement for a Federal Constitutional Amendment

There are more than 23 Rights of Nature cases in Brazil that have been approved or are currently underway. Brazil’s Rights of Nature (direitos da natureza) movement includes such highlights as the recent approval for the rights of the Linhares waves and of the Amazonian Komi Memen River. This new blog post begins with a brief look at the history of environmental protection in modern Brazil. It then examines the current cases and approvals of RoN in the country, as well as the potential for a constitutional amendment to codify the recognition of Nature’s rights in the country.