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Brazil’s environmental regulator rejects Amazon oil drilling project
A passenger boat departs from the port city of Breves, located on the island of Marajo, Para state, on the mouth of the Amazon river, Brazil, Thursday, December 3, 2020
BRAZIL’S environmental regulator has rejected a licence for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River.
The proposed project drew strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area.
The agency’s president, Rodrigo Agostinho, highlighted environmental concerns in announcing the decision on Wednesday evening to turn down the state-run oil company Petrobras’s request to drill the FZA-M-59 block.
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