The Supreme Court of Brazil has ruled that the Paris Agreement, is a human rights treaty that must take precedence over national laws.
The international treaty adopted in 2015 seeks to limit global warming to 2°C.
"Treaties on environmental law are a type of human rights treaty and, for that reason, enjoy supranational status. There is therefore no legally valid option to simply omit to combat climate change."
- The Supreme Federal Court
Brazil is considered "highly insufficient" in its climate actions to meet the Paris Agreement targets, and deforestation is its main source of emissions.
