(Opinion) As Brazil collaborates with South American leaders at the recent Amazon Summit, there’s a pressing need to bolster the protection of the world’s largest rainforest. Political analyst Guilherme Simoes highlights to Sputnik that Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva, is striving for a careful balance between tapping into the Amazon’s wealth and preserving […]
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