Bolsonaro Welcomes Big Business to Brazil, Alarming Environmentalists and Indigenous Groups

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By Lorraine ChowJan 23, 2019, 10:49 am250 pts
In his first major international speech, Brazil's new president Jair Bolsonaro told the politicians and business leaders gathered in Davos this week that he's opening up his country and its natural resources to foreign investment, all while—somehow—preserving the nation's environment and biodiversity. "It…

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