Brazil fast-tracks paving controversial highway in Amazon with new licensing rule

Mongabay
Dec 5, 2025, 1:23 pm117 ptsTrending
Brazil’s Senate approved an environmental licensing bill that could expedite major infrastructure projects, including paving a highway that cuts through one of the most intact parts of the Amazon Rainforest in northwestern Brazil. The BR-319 highway runs through 885 kilometers (550 miles) of rainforest,…

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