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November 16, 2022

Lula Declares "Brazil Is Back" at COP27, Calls for Next Meeting to Take Place in Amazon
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Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed COP27
today, declaring, "Brazil is back on the world stage." Lula called for
the next COP to be held in the Amazon, which under the rule of far-right
President Jair Bolsonaro suffered major deforestation and deregulation
of extractive industries as Indigenous and environmental leaders were
systematically killed and attacked.


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