Brazil advances climate policy and events as election coverage stays limited

Analyses of Brazilian media from May to June show that the October national elections received very little attention to climate issues, with only two mentions — former environment minister Marina Silva’s interview and candidate Flávio Bolsonaro’s call to ease environmental licences.

The NGO Time To Act has launched a "Climate Mental Health" campaign urging Congress to approve Bill 6151/25, which would create a National Climate Mental Health System, resilience and reconstruction centres, and integrate social, health, education and civil‑defence services for communities hit by extreme events such as the 2024 floods in Rio Grande do Sul.

Cuiabá’s 23rd Cinemato film festival (June 29–July 5) adopted the theme "Migration – Human Mobility and Climate Change" and presented 67 films, workshops and debates that link climate impacts to displacement.

Porto Alegre’s first Climate‑Action Week (July 20–26) opened registrations for workshops, panels and community actions, aiming to mobilise stakeholders around adaptation, climate justice and sustainable development after recent severe floods.

Researchers cite WHO and Lancet data that climate change is worsening mental‑health vulnerabilities in Brazil. A joint project by United for Global Mental Health and the Vertentes network is mapping national climate‑health policies to close gaps and strengthen public‑health responses.