Brazilian president Lula pledges 'new Amazon dream' at rainforest summit

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sets out ambitious programme to repair damage done by Bolsonaro and tackle environmental crimeThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has vowed to haul the Amazon out of centuries of violence, economic "plundering" and environmental devastation and into "a new Amazon dream", at the start of a major regional summit on the world's largest rainforest.Addressing South American leaders gathered in the Brazilian city of Belém, Lula offered a bold blueprint for the future of the Amazon, a 6.7m sq km region that is home to nearly 50 million people spread across eight countries and one territory. Continue reading...