Brazil Using Pandemic as Smokescreen for New Attacks on the Amazon, Activists Warn

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By Tiffany DuongMay 8, 2020, 12:00 pm275 pts
Activists warn that the far-right government in Brazil is using the coronavirus pandemic as a smokescreen to undermine protections for the Amazon rainforest. With the world sheltered in place, the government assembled a "historic assault" on the Amazon and the indigenous tribes who live there, entities it is…

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Brazil Using Pandemic as Smokescreen for New Attacks on the Amazon, Activists Warn

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