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Aerial drone view of the Xingu Indigenous Park territory border and large soybean farms in Mato Grosso, the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Concept of deforestation, agriculture, global warming and environment.; Shutterstock ID 1574596702; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

The Amazon has descended into lawlessness in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil

31 March 2022

A corruption scandal is the latest fallout from the Brazilian president's efforts to stifle institutions meant to protect the rainforest, fuelling a sharp increase in deforestation

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