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Biden contemplates a climate deal with the ‘Trump of the tropics’
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a climate-scoffing populist whose allies are hacking away at the Amazon, the rainforest that sucks up vast amounts of the world s carbon pollution.
Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro. | AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
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Much of President Joe Biden’s ambitions to save the planet comes down to a delicate dance: Can he cut a deal with the Brazilian leader whose allies are slashing and burning the Amazon?
Biden may have little choice but to try despite warnings from U.S. allies and activists inside and outside of Brazil that he cannot trust the “Trump of the tropics.”
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