Brazil presidential vote sparks rush to clear more of the Amazon rainforest
Houseboats sit amid drought-impacted land near the Solimões River, in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, Wednesday, October 19, 2022
CAMPAIGNERS are warning that the second round of voting in the Brazilian presidential elections has sparked a rush to destroy more of the Amazon rainforest.
The Workers Party candidate, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, is favourite to win the second round of voting against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on October 30.
President Bolsonaro has been accused of giving the green light to illegal loggers, gold-miners and ranchers.
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