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Brazil's updated climate plan seen lacking credibility as forests shrink

Continuing large-scale deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region suggests a new government aim to become "carbon neutral" by 2060 lacks credibility, Brazilian scientists have said.

Brazil's illegal miners demand Bolsonaro end environmental crackdown in Amazon
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Brazil's illegal miners demand Bolsonaro end environmental crackdown in Amazon

The protest is the latest challenge for a president caught between domestic demands for development and international pressure to protect the rainforest.
Bolsonaro pledges government shakeup, deregulation, Amazon development
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Bolsonaro pledges government shakeup, deregulation, Amazon development

President elect Jair Bolsonaro signals his government will be strongly pro-business, likely bringing major setbacks for the environment, indigenous groups and social movements in Brazil.
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