Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon
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Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 202629 min
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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 [email protected]. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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