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Environmentalists celebrate Lula's reelection in Brazil: 'The Amazon can breathe a sigh of relief' (www.pbs.org)
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Lula's government recently announced the lowest Amazon deforestation rate on record. However, he faces a Congress dominated by the far right and agribusiness interests, which often back measures weakening environmental protections.

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[–] 6 points 1 week ago

From what I recall, this dude bought something like 1500 sq km. The amazon rain forest is 6-7 million sq km.

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