Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourão offered a rare mea culpa regarding deforestation in the Amazon, saying the government hadn’t done enough to reduce the practice and vowing to aggressively use the country’s army to stop illegal logging
Hamilton Mourão, leader of the administration’s Amazon-protection task force, says he will keep the army in the rainforest this year to stop illegal logging
At the U.N. General Assembly, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro plans to address concerns about deforestation, the Amazon fires and economic development in his country. WSJ’s Jason Bellini previewed the topics with Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles. Photo: Getty
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