Here's a (huge) dataset to start your investigations about deforestation in the Amazon region
(and many other environmental crimes)
Ibama is the brazilian agency responsible for issuing environment sanctions against companies and individuals, including several companies that operate in other countries.
Ibama is the brazilian agency responsible for issuing environment sanctions against companies and individuals, including several companies that operate in other countries.
There are more than 600,000 records in their database, starting from the 90's and it is updated every day. National IDs are included for every individual.
Cross referencing Ibama dataset and FSC companies
Cross referencing Ibama dataset and a list of international timber trade companies
Cross referencing with a list of people involved in cocaine trafficking
Three ways of using Ibama fines data
for those who use Python, here's a Google Colab repository with everything you need to start.
Online dashboard
For individual search, it's easier to use this platform. But it only allows search year by year, making it harder when you have a list of names.
Cruzagrafos
This platform made by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism makes it easier to find connections between sanctioned people and other companies/individuals through visual graphs. https://cruzagrafos.abraji.org.br/
Thank you!