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Brazil's Supreme Court joins the fight against forest fires

September 16, 2024, 9:42 a.m. 9 min read

Good morning! This week, the Supreme Court calls for extraordinary measures to combat Brazil's wildfires. The rise in VPN demand in Brazil. And Brazil's cuts to fossil fuel subsidies.

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Supreme Court joins fight against forest fires

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Firefighter in Iranduba. Forest fires ravage Brazil. Photo: Raphael Alves/Agencia Enquadrar/Folhapress

Flávio Dino, who left Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's cabinet at the end of last year to join the Supreme Court, issued a ruling on Sunday authorizing the federal government to use extraordinary loans to finance measures against wildfires that are destroying forest areas in several biomes in the country.

👉 Why it is important. Brazil is currently experiencing the worst drought in its recent history and a record number of forest fires have occurred in several regions.

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License to distribute. According to Judge Dino's ruling, the funds used for emergency response to the forest fires will be outside the spending ceiling and will not be included in the calculation of Brazil's budget targets (this year the government must achieve a zero-deficit budget).

Yes but … Before Sunday's decisions, the Planning Ministry was concerned about the impact of these additional funds on …

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