The announcement indicates the new administration will prioritize cracking down on illegal deforestation even if it means running afoul of powerful agribusiness interests.
Lula appears to have convinced her that he has changed tack, and she joined his campaign after he embraced her proposals for preservation.
President Joe Biden spoke in Egypt on Friday about his climate policy fresh off a strong performance by his party in the midterm elections. Others were more hopeful. Neri Geller, a lawmaker of the agribusiness caucus who acted as a bridge to Lula during the campaign, said things had changed since Silva's departure in 2008.
“We think the Amazon Fund can be opened quickly to support the government’s action plan once the Brazilian government reinstates the governing structure of the fund,” the embassy said in a statement to the AP.
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