Brazilian Environmental Policies and the New European Union Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products: Opportunities and Challenges

The document describes the context in which the EUDR was adopted and the criticisms regarding the EU’s unilateral approach to combat deforestation; the main rules of the EUDR; and how Brazilian environmental policies dialogue with the EUDR, considering the opportunities and challenges of the Forest Code, policies to control and combat deforestation, policies for sustainable agriculture, as well as initiatives for monitoring and traceability in the commodity chain.