New president’s bid to protect the Amazon will face hurdles

Published October 31, 2022 4:20 PM

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE
Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promises to reverse the surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. To achieve that, he will have to boost environmental law enforcement, face a hostile Congress and deal with state governors with strong ties with the defeated far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

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