Bill pending before the Chamber wants to ban oil and gas exploration in the Amazon

One of the main arguments of those who advocate oil exploration in the mouth of the Amazon is that the resource would bring development to the states (Amapá and Pará) and surrounding municipalities with the much-desired oil royalties. It is the dream of seeing a huge amount of money flow – as happened in Rio and São Paulo with the profits from pre-salt oil –, which will supposedly be used to improve local indicators, such as education, health an…

The topic is trending in Brazil after Petrobras was denied several requests to explore the Amazon river mouth region