IBAMA Fines Firms Not Registered in CTF
Monday, August 24th, 2009Brazil’s federal environment agency, IBAMA, is sending a message to firms operating in Brazil that might be engaged in polluting activity, and therefore should be registered in the Federal Technical Registry (CTF) overseen by IBAMA. It just checked on CTF compliance by 84 firms in the Center-West state of Tocantins, in the process issuing 66 […]
Building a National Network to Prepare for Chemical Accidents
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Synopsis in English: After the bad accident at Cataguases that polluted 16 municipalities in three states, the Brazilian government finally got serious about getting the country better prepared for emergencies involving accidental releases of hazardous substances. The President adopted a decree in 2004 that led to the creation of the National Plan for the Prevention […]