BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court halted progress on a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, ruling it likely will contribute to climate change.
FILE - A man walks down an unpaved stretch of highway BR-319 in the Brazil ian Amazon between the cities of Manaus and Porto Velho on Aug. 10, 2018. A Brazil ian federal court on July 24, 2024, halted progress on the project paving this dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus with populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to climate change . a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, ruling it likely will contribute to climate change .
The license was issued in 2022, during the rule of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. In the decision, Federal Judge Maria Elisa Andrade sided with the plaintiff, stating that the license ignored analyses by Brazil’s environmental agency, Ibama, indicating the highway project lacks a governance plan to deter rampant deforestation in the region.
In a statement, Ibama said it wouldn’t comment on the decision until federal judicial officials formally send it.
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