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

Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the two front-runners in Brazils federal election, are neck-and-neck and the outcome could have dramatically different consequences for the Amazon rainforest.

Election outcome could have dramatically different consequences for the rainforest

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)

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 peoplein 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:

  • Andr Karipuna, chief of the Karipuna tribe.
  • Claudio Angelo, former climate journalist.

Nothing is Foreign,a podcast from CBC News and CBC Podcasts, is aweekly trip to where the story is unfolding. It's hosted by Tamara Khandaker.

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