Environmentalists Celebrate Lula's Reelection in Brazil: 'The Amazon Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief'
Environmentalists hailed the win as a boost for Amazon protection, but warned that seven in 10 incoming lawmakers oppose the climate agenda.
- On Sunday, Lula defeated Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in the presidential runoff, staging a comeback to win by 4.4 million votes after trailing in the first round.
- Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede on Monday, announcing plans to ask the electoral court to nullify the results despite facing high hurdles to overturn the winning margin.
- Claudio Angelo, head of international policy at the Climate Observatory, announced a $500 million pledge from the Netherlands to the Brazil-backed Tropical Forest Forever Facility, bringing total commitments to $7.8 billion.
- The Climate Observatory welcomed the election results but warned that seven in 10 incoming lawmakers oppose the climate agenda, potentially undermining forest protection efforts in Congress.
- While Lula is expected to curb deforestation, he has drawn criticism for supporting oil drilling in offshore waters near the Amazon, presenting a complex environmental path ahead.
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Environmentalists celebrate Lula’s reelection in Brazil: ‘The Amazon can breathe a sigh of relief’ – WTOP News
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are celebrating the reelection in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which brings the prospect of a continued focus on stopping the illegal cutting of the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world. But supporters also warned that a Congress increasingly dominated by...
Environmentalists celebrate Lula's reelection in Brazil: 'Th
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are celebrating the reelection in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , which brings the prospect of a continued focus on stopping the illegal cutting
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