Brazil: Election result stokes fears of reversal of progress on Amazon deforestation

Stuart Stone
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Right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro secures 47 per cent of the vote to President Lula's 45 per cent in the first round of Brazil’s Presidential Election

A stronger-than-expected showing by right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the first stage of Brazil's Presidential Election has stoked fears Amazon deforestation could surge once again, if the challenger...

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