Brazil's election: a last chance to save the Amazon?

Brazilians will go to the polls on Sunday with a stark choice to make about the future of their country. And it is one that will have far-reaching implications for the future of the planet, too, says Tom PhillipsOn Sunday, Brazilians will go to the polls to vote for their next president. After four chaotic years under the far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is running again, it's an election that could have huge consequences.It's a chance for voters to come to a verdict on Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid pandemic and the resulting economic crisis in Brazil. And it's also a chance to eject a president who has been disastrous for the Amazon rainforest, a vital resource for the future of humanity. With illegal logging and mining rampant, the "lungs of the world" are reaching a tipping point, and another four years of Bolsonaro could lead to a point of no return. Continue reading...