Oscar Graça Couto

Oscar Graça Couto is a professor of Environmental Law at PUC-Rio, known for his expertise in legal frameworks surrounding environmental issues in Brazil. He has been actively engaged in discussions about the implications of environmental legislation and its constitutionality. Following President Lula's veto of parts of an environmental licensing project, Couto noted that the vetoes addressed constitutional issues, highlighting the polarized nature of environmental debates in the country.