Brazil supreme court ruling to reactivate Amazon Fund gives hope in fight to save rainforest
by Andrew Downie in São Paulo from on (#65EP4)
Fund was paralysed when far-right president Jair Bolsonaro wound up two committees in 2019
Brazilian environmentalists have celebrated a timely victory after the country's supreme court ruled for the reactivation of the Amazon Fund, a major weapon in the country's fight against deforestation.
The fund was paralysed in 2019 when far-right president Jair Bolsonaro wound up two of its key committees, citing unspecified irregularities.
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