Brazil election puts Amazon rainforest policy in focus
Brazil’s general election next month is widely viewed as a contest between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, according to New Scientist. The publication reports that the election’s outcome could affect the future of the Amazon rainforest, placing environmental policy among the issues linked to the vote.
Brazil is scheduled to hold a general election next month in a contest widely seen as being between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, New Scientist reported.
The publication said the future of the Amazon rainforest may depend on the election’s outcome. It did not provide further details in the supplied report about the candidates’ rainforest policies or the election result.
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