By Joaquim Leite* (Opinion) The Amazon Rainforest, often imagined as an enchanted forest, is a region of breathtaking beauty but faces the dual challenge of oil exploration and environmental preservation. This includes severe challenges like drug trafficking, illegal deforestation, and insufficient basic services like security, health, and education. Alarmingly, almost half of the municipalities in […]
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