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As Brazil votes for its next president, the Amazon is at stake

CBC News | Posted: October 14, 2022 8:00 AM | Last Updated: October 14, 2022

Election outcome could have dramatically different consequences for the rainforest

Image | Amazon rainforest aerial view

Caption: An aerial view of a deforested area of the Amazonia rainforest in the surroundings of the BR-319 highway at the city of Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Sept. 15, 2022. (Michael Dantas/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Audio | Nothing is Foreign : As Brazil votes, the Amazon burns

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Brazil's Amazon rainforest is in peril.
During incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's time in office, researchers say they've seen an increase in deforestation, land invasions and violence against Indigenous people in the area.
Ahead of the runoff vote in the country's presidential election, we speak with an Indigenous leader who says his tribe's very existence is at stake with this election.
Featuring:
  • André Karipuna, chief of the Karipuna tribe.
  • Claudio Angelo, former climate journalist.
Nothing is Foreign(external link), a podcast from CBC News and CBC Podcasts, is a weekly trip to where the story is unfolding. It's hosted by Tamara Khandaker.

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