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Activists worry that a carve-out for agriculture will limit the scheme’s environmental value
Comments contrast with government plan to become major crude exporter by 2029
Constitutional amendment will simplify one of world’s most complex regimes
Opposition from French president is latest setback to EU agreement with South American bloc
Works ranging from the Sámi in northern Europe to the Xingu in Brazil reflect the battle against colonialism and capitalism
Success on deforestation and agricultural reforms contrasts with country’s huge expansion in hydrocarbons
Brasília will use climate summit to push for creation of fund to reward preservation of areas such as the Amazon
Despite finally being recognised in the census, quilombolas face poverty, unemployment and discrimination
South American nation set to join world’s top crude producers by end of decade
Also in today’s newsletter, private capital struggles to rise to the global climate challenge
Despite earlier payouts Braskem still faces legal action over geological disaster that forced tens of thousands to evacuate
Two arrested in São Paulo after Hizbollah cell was alleged to have been planning an attack on Jewish targets
Online bank to focus on Europe in effort to reduce losses
Unprecedented dry spell plunges residents into crisis and highlights threats to rainforest’s role as carbon sink
A venture jointly owned by the miner and Vale faces alleged liabilities in the tens of billions of dollars
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In the footsteps of the BBC’s ‘Planet Earth’ team, Stanley Stewart goes in search of the secretive star of the savannah
Allowing political parties to buy boats and planes out of public funds is just one of Brasília’s moves away from accountability
New investigation shines light on an obscure corner of the green debt market in Brazil
Opaque rules and complicated land rights mean projects require serious due diligence
Brazil walks a tightrope between conservation and oil and gas exploration
Alexandre Silveira touts clean energy credentials and aim to become top oil producer
Paraguay’s president says Mercosur will end talks with Brussels if deal is not finalised by December 6
Fear and loathing towards Lula and the Supreme Court grips Latin America’s CPAC gathering
Green debt issuance will be a test of investor appetite for Lula’s environmental agenda
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