Marina Silva on why Brazil’s presidential contest will decide the Amazon’s fate
The politician and former environment minister urges Brazilians to vote for a change of leader
THE WORLD is going through a series of crises, and we in Brazil are not immune. Of all the threats we face, from pandemics to the war in Ukraine, from disruptive technologies to rising inequality, the most troubling are the erosion of democracy and the destruction of the environment. And in Brazil they are linked.
This article appeared in the By Invitation section of the print edition under the headline “Marina Silva on why Brazil’s presidential contest will decide the Amazon’s fate”
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