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A Change in Brazilian Foreign Policy for the Amazon?

A Change in Brazilian Foreign Policy for the Amazon?

Since the summer, debates around the question of the protection of the Amazon forest have been at the centre of the international stage. Following the influx of news regarding the fires raging in the region and the heated debate between Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro and French president Emmanuel Macron, the question of the Amazon has gained new weight in a scenario characterised by the climate strikes and the rise of new discussions on environmentalism in international forums.