Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast
Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, heads to Roraima to hear what’s at stake for the rainforest and the communities that live there in the Brazilian presidential runoff on Sunday. Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher. Our…
In Brazil's upcoming presidential runoff, the fate of the Amazon rainforest and the communities that inhabit it hangs in the balance. Correspondent Tom Phillips traveled to Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, to gauge the sentiments of the region's voters, religious leaders, and politicians. Many are optimistic that far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, son of incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, will reintroduce mining activities that his father previously championed during his tenure.
This administration witnessed a significant loss of the rainforest, with 11 million acres (4.5 million hectares) of it being cleared.
Amidst this, Indigenous activists remain resolute in their determination to resist any return to the Bolsonaro regime, even if it re-emerges. Helen Pidd explores the implications of this election not only for Brazil but also for the global climate crisis.
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