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Brazil's election raises global alarm over Amazon's future

Original: " # Brazil is globally relevant because more than 60 percent of the planet’s largest tropical rainforest lies within its

Concerns are mounting internationally after Brazil's far right advanced in the first round of the country's elections, with commentators stressing that more than 60 percent of the world's largest tropical rainforest lies within Brazilian borders. Observers argue the outcome matters to the entire planet, since the direction of Brazilian politics will shape the fate of the Amazon and global climate efforts.

Why now: The Brazilian election result is seen as having worldwide climate consequences because of the Amazon.

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• " # Brazil is globally relevant because more than 60 percent of the planet’s largest tropical rainforest lies within its borders. This is what makes the far right’s advance in the first round of the elections a concern to the entire world population. To fail to realize this is… · Persona@todon.nl · 68

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