Flávio Bolsonaro Backs Fracking and Agency Review
Runoff candidate Flávio Bolsonaro wants to review three environmental agencies and allow fracking, with US energy, trade and climate ties in play. The post Flávio Bolsonaro Backs Fracking and Agency Review appeared first on The Rio Times .
Flávio Bolsonaro, the conservative presidential candidate, has proposed a plan titled "For Brazil to Overcome Backwardness" that suggests eliminating overlaps among three environmental agencies - Ibama, Funai, and ICMBio. The plan also includes allowing shale-gas fracking with environmental responsibility, which has raised concerns about potential contamination of rivers and underground water.
The runoff vote is scheduled for October 25, 2026, with prediction markets currently giving Bolsonaro an 89% chance of winning, compared to Lula's 11%.
Written by urgent.news from The Rio Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
