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Even with a new Brazilian president, the Amazon isn't safe

An initiative in Brazil focuses on new roads, dams and industry that can threaten the region’s fragile rainforest ecosystem.
How Brazil’s army wants to "occupy" the Amazon
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How Brazil’s army wants to "occupy" the Amazon

Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s army are reviving an old dream of the dictatorship to bring industry, mining, and settlers to the Amazon.
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