At a time when Brazil is positioning itself as a leader in climate debates by hosting the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 30, the second edition of the study Na Linha de Frente (On the Front Line), conducted by the organizations Justiça Global and Terra de Direitos, points to a contradiction: the country remains dangerous for human rights and environmental defenders. 

Between 2023 and 2024, 486 cases of violence against human rights defenders were recorded — 80.9% of them against those working in environmental and territorial defense. In practice, it is the defenders who are fighting to preserve the environment and combat the intensification of the climate crisis who are most at risk. 

Based on data collection and news analysis, the new edition reveals a reduction in the number of cases compared to the previous period (2019-2022). Still, it shows that violence persists and reinvents itself, with more than 55 murders and new forms of violence and attacks.  

This research is a wake-up call and a call to action. May your data and analysis strengthen the fight against violence and the protection of those who defend human rights and the planet's future. 

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