Despite new installation licenses and construction milestones for Brazil Potash Corp.’s proposed $2.6 billion, 2.4 million mt/y Autazes Potash Project in Amazonas state in Brazil (GM May 3, p. 29; April 12, p. 1), Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit to suspend a license given to the company by Amazonas state, saying it is federal environmental protection agency IBAMA, not the state entity IPAAM, that decides the issue, according to Reuters.
The jurisdiction issue has been going on for some time, with Brazil Potash winning before an appellate court last year (GM Oct. 20, 2023). The company has asked for 10 days to counter the prosecutors’ request, according to Reuters.