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Brazil to set tougher climate change target, sources say

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to commit Brazil to a more ambitious climate change goal this year, addressing criticisms of the previous target set by his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazil faces international backlash over Amazon land reform bill

Brazil is facing a backlash from international businesses and activists over plans to pass a land reform that critics say risks fuelling a surge in deforestation in the Amazon.

Brazil's climate negotiators in dark on Bolsonaro's aims: Sources
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Brazil's climate negotiators in dark on Bolsonaro's aims: Sources

Brazil's negotiators already face a tough job at United Nations climate talks, given anger at President Jair Bolsonaro's stance on the Amazon, but it has become doubly difficult as they are in the dark on their own government's aims.

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