RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The technical staff at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama recommended that the body deny authorization for Petrobras to carry out drilling in the environmentally sensitive ...

Petrobras has has decided to appeal the decision by environmental agency Ibama to block it from drilling a well in the Foz do Amazonas sedimentary basin at the mouth of the Amazon River. The ...

By Karla Mendes BRASÍLIA — “Working on an acupuncture basis.” This has been the key strategy used by Rodrigo Agostinho, head ...

Supporting Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras’ PBR offshore drilling in Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas region, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has reportedly urged environmental regulator Ibama to ...

Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) has launched a public consultation on a draft regulation governing environmental controls for ship-to-ship (STS) operations in Brazilian jurisdictional ...

The 6,400 employees at Brazilian environmental regulator Ibama have started their threatened strike in protest over what they deem as government interference in the organization's structure, local ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The head of Brazil's environmental agency Ibama chose to not reject a request from state oil company Petrobras to drill near the Amazon river, documents seen by ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Rodrigo Agostinho, head of IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, for two years now, spoke with Mongabay about the progress of his agency ...