Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast
Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian…
The Guardian reports: Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher.
Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, heads to Roraima to hear what’s at stake for the rainforest and the communities that live there in the Brazilian presidential runoff on Sunday.
This environment story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include the Amazon, Latin America and Tom Phillips.
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Environmental stories like this can have long-term consequences for ecosystems, communities and climate policy.
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- Brazil · Americas
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- The Guardian
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- Key names
- the Amazon, Latin America, Tom Phillips, Roraima
- Section
- Environment
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